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Op-Ed: Jersey City Should Take Back Prime Land ‘Sold’ to Liberty Science Center for $10

Op-Ed: A former mayor’s take on Jersey City’s budget crisis

In an editorial, former Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy gives his take on the city’s current “budgetary disaster,” contrasting now to what was happening locally back in 2009. I w...

Op-Ed: With Tax Hikes, Jersey City Businesses May Lose Their Competitive Edge

Jersey City is at an economic crossroads. Compounding fiscal and tax policies are a direct threat to the economic vitality of Jersey City and the quality of life for all of its res...

Op-Ed: Jersey City is still wearing a blindfold when it comes to their gov’t

In an editorial, Jersey City Heights residents Kevin Davis contends that the city is still wearing a blindfold when it comes to their government and elected officials. At a Jersey...

Op-Ed: Hudson County Should Justify Another Delay in Building Courthouse Park

Op-Ed: Jersey City passed ‘painful budget’ that ‘hurts,’ but it could’ve been worse

In an editorial, Jersey City resident Kevin Bing gives his take on the city approving a $886.4 million “painful budget” with a 15.15 percent tax hike, acknowledging that it “hurts,...

Op Ed: Jersey City Must Unite in Trenton to Resolve Our Budget Crisis

The labor movement has come out strongly against layoffs and cuts, and for fairness. Homeowners will not consent to pay for developers’ tax cuts. Jersey City’s budget crisis cannot...

Jersey City Council votes unanimously for ban on standalone data centers

The Jersey City Council voted unanimously (9-0) for a ban on standalone data centers in the early going of last night’s nearly six-hour meeting. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “...

Op-Ed: Jersey City’s economic recovery depends on investing in public safety

In an editorial, Jersey City Police Superior Officers Association President Capt. Pawel Wojtowicz makes the argument that the city’s economic recovery depends on investing in publi...

High Costs Make Jersey City One of the Country’s Worst Cities to Retire In

Op-Ed: Mayor Solomon, Let’s Talk About the Noise Ordinance

Peace, Mayor Solomon, I moved to Jersey City in 2007. Not because I had some grand vision of urban living. I moved here because my mother lived here. I landed in the Heights with n...

People on Streets of Jersey City Have Range of Reactions to 15% Property Tax Hike

The recent news that Jersey City’s municipal property tax rate will increase by 15% in 2026 has caused a stir among locals. To better understand what people are thinking, the Jerse...

Jersey City Council OKs $886.5M budget intro with 15.5% tax hike, $105M loan MOU

The Jersey City Council unanimously approved (9-0) introducing a $886,546,594.16 municipal budget with a 15.5 percent tax increase and a memorandum of understanding with the state...

Letter: Issuing Bonds to Pay for Affordable Housing Makes Jersey City Less Affordable for Others

Dear Editor: As a councilman, Mayor Solomon knew Jersey City had fiscal problems. As a councilman, he knew the city needed state approval for bond ordinances, and many bond ordinan...

Op-Ed: Make polluters pay in Jersey City before engaging in political theater

In an editorial, Jersey City Republican Party Co-chair Boris Ioffe explains why polluters should have to be held accountable locally before electeds push state legislation. Every h...

LETTER: Vision Zero is not as far along as some people think in Jersey City

In a letter to the editor, Jersey City resident Yvonne Balcer gives her opinion on why Vision Zero is not as far along in the city as some people think. Dear Editor: I do not agree...

LETTER: The introduced Jersey City budget is irresponsible for homeowners

In a letter to the editor, Jersey City resident Yvonne Balcer explains why she feels the city’s introduced $886.5 budget with a 15.5 tax increase is irresponsible for homeowners. D...

News Analysis: A Newly Muscular City Council Kills the Good Vibes on Grove Street

Money troubles are famous for driving good marriages onto the rocks. Happy partnerships descend into acrimony when faced with unpaid bills and insufficient income to pay them.  Suc...

Op-Ed: Jersey City Taxpayers Need Solutions, Not Excuses

Mayor James Solomon’s letter accompanying this year’s third-quarter property tax bills missed an opportunity. Rather than presenting a credible plan to address Jersey City’s fiscal...

LETTER: ‘The small property owner pays a lot of taxes’ in Jersey City

In a letter to the editor, Jersey City resident Yvonne Balcer voices her grievances over how “the small property owner pays a lot of taxes.” Dear Editor, Taxpayers are being saddle...

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

LETTER: The tax increases in Jersey City are ‘crushing and unsustainable’

In a letter to editor, Hudson County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Emory Edwards gives his take on what the tax increases in Jersey City are “crushing and unsustainable.” A...

As Jersey City cuts workers amid budget crisis, unions make their voices heard

A view of Jersey City from above. Most of the city's unions are currently without contracts or negotiating expiring ones soon. [ more › ]

Jersey City Obtains More Favorable Terms on $105M State Loan to Close Deficit