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Jersey City Police & Fire Depts. work together to arrest woman, 23, for arson

The Jersey City Police and Fire Departments worked together to arrest a 23-year-old woman for arson after a blaze broke out under a Tonnelle Avenue underpass, authorities said. By...

Jersey City Fire Department promotes six captains to the rank of battalion chief

The Jersey City Fire Department recently promoted six captains to the rank of battalion chief, which was made possible due to collaborative efforts between state agencies and the c...

Jersey City first responders make 69 water rescues of drivers caught in flash flooding

Jersey City first responders made 69 water rescues of drivers caught in flash flooding last night, responding to 44 calls for service during peak storm hours between 6 p.m. and 8 p...

Fire-Rescue Vehicle Sits Idle in Elizabeth as Repair Shop Awaits Payment; Fire House Work Reported

Jersey City Police Department & Jersey City Fire Department Work Together to Stop Aggravated Arson, One Woman Arrest...

23-Year-Old Charged with Aggravated Arson, Aggravated Assault, and Criminal Restraint Following July 19 Fire Beneath Tonnelle Avenue Underpass JERSEY CITY, NJ (July 20, 2026) — The...

5-Alarm Fire Damages Two Houses on West Side, Sends Two Firefighters to Hospital

A five-alarm fire broke out Friday, leaving two West Side homes severely damaged and landing two firefighters in the hospital. The fire was reported at 5:38 p.m. and is believed to...

Smoke-filled Jersey City fire displaces families, injures 6 firefighters and 1 resident

The fire started around 5:30 p.m. and climbed three floors before breaking through the roof, according to fire officials.

UWUA Local 409 starts GoFundMe for Jersey City family who lost everything in fire

UWUA Local 409 started a GoFundMe page for a Jersey City family that includes one of their members lost everything in a fire on Saturday. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “Ramon M...

Jersey City Council holds budget hearing on $219.5M public safety allocations

The Jersey City Council held their first budget hearing of the season this morning, reviewing the roughly $219.5 the preliminary budget allocates to the Department of Public Safety...

Jersey City Council mulls sharing public safety training facility with Port Authority

The Jersey City Council contemplated an agreement to share its public safety training facility with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, one of several important topics d...

Flooding on Route 440 and Tonnelle Avenue Gets Agency’s Attention

53 cadets graduate from Jersey City Police Department’s Junior Police Academy

53 cadets graduated from the Jersey City Police Department’s Junior Police Academy at a ceremony at the Franklin L. Williams Middle School, also known as Public School No. 7, this...

Jersey City Council seeks ways to retain crossing guards, reel in police overtime

The Jersey City Council sought ways to retain crossing guards and reel in police overtime, among other initiatives, during another budget hearing for the Public Safety Department t...

Grilled at First Budget Hearing, Public Safety Department Officials Tout Cost Savings

Members of the Jersey City Council had their first opportunity to comb through the 2026 budget for the Department of Public Safety on Tuesday morning and to hear from top brass abo...

LETTER: From humble beginnings, the Jersey City PD ‘has grown alongside the city’

In a letter to the editor, Jersey City Police Superior Officers Association President Capt. Pawel Wojtowicz discusses the history of the city’s local law enforcement agency. Dear E...

N.J. city proposes workforce housing for first responders

A proposed 48-unit development would provide attainable housing for Trenton firefighters, police officers, EMS personnel and other essential workers

Jersey City Council Adopts Budget With 15.15% Municipal Tax Hike

Woman Charged with Arson, Assault, After Starting Fire Near Man Sleeping Below Underpass

A Jersey City woman has been charged with arson and assault after starting a fire near a man who was sleeping below an underpass. According to a press release from the Jersey City...

Jersey City could place lien on developer after building collapse and demolition

The Jersey City Council is contemplating placing a lien on a property owner and developer after a building under construction partially collapsed onto an adjacent building and requ...

Jersey City Council inquires about consequences of major health department cuts

The Jersey City Council inquired about the consequences of major cuts within the Department of Health and Human Services at another budget hearing this afternoon, poised for up to...

Cadets Graduate from Police Department Junior Police Academy

Fifty-three Jersey City middle-schoolers graduated Thursday from the Jersey City Police Department’s (JCPD) Junior Police Academy. The three-week program included visits from sever...

JP Morgan Trims Jersey City Staff, Maintains Local Workforce of Over 10k People

Jersey City Council reviews $4M budget for ‘profoundly understaffed’ law dept.

The Jersey City Council held a budget hearing for the $4,059,803 allocated to the Law Department in the preliminary $886.5 million spending plan that comes with a 15.5 percent tax...

Jersey City Council Enacts Data Center Ban, Bergen-Lafayette ‘Steel Tech’ Study Advances