In an editorial, Jersey City council-at-large candidate Dr. Floyd Jeter speaks about growing up in the city and what led him to decide to run for office.
I was born on Monmouth Street in Jersey City, and I’ve walked every cracked sidewalk, passed every corner store, and felt the heartbeat of our neighborhoods.
Growing up here taught me early that community is built block by block with people showing up for one another. My first real job was with Pepsi. I didn’t feel worthy. I didn’t have the fancy credentials or lineage. I came from the streets.
Yet that opportunity, loading trucks, managing logistics, navigating a system far bigger than my world at the time, gave me more than a paycheck. It taught me discipline, accountability, how markets function, how people interact, and how systems work…