Op-Ed: Jersey City Birds is misleading the public on costs, impact of bird ordinance

In an editorial, Better Blocks NJ Co-Founder Eric Allen Conner stakes his claim that Jersey City Birds is misleading the public regarding the costs and impact of a bird-safe glass ordinance before the City Council.

Ever since the bird-safe glass ordinance was introduced in 2025, Better Blocks New Jersey has worked hard to make it a better, more targeted ordinance.

Our goal is to reduce bird strikes in high-risk areas without worsening the housing affordability crisis by adding costly regulations on all new construction, additions, and rehabilitations on residential and commercial buildings citywide.

We have offered proactive solutions based on currently enacted legislation recommended by the American Bird Conservancy (“ABC”)…

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