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Jersey City council votes 9-0 in support of a resolution to abolish ICE.
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Jersey City council votes 9-0 in support of a resolution to abolish ICE.
The Jersey City Council asked Portside Towers tenants to try to be reasonable with their testimony tonight (very often they will go 1 hr+ and completely monopolize the time.)
They have been talking for over 50 minutes now, and looks like they will be going for a while more.
They have been talking for over 50 minutes now, and looks like they will be going for a while more.
February 12, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The Jersey City Council asked Portside Towers tenants to try to be reasonable with their testimony tonight (very often they will go 1 hr+ and completely monopolize the time.)
They have been talking for over 50 minutes now, and looks like they will be going for a while more.
They have been talking for over 50 minutes now, and looks like they will be going for a while more.
Enshittification - Google Maps now only shows review counts if you're logged in.
February 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Enshittification - Google Maps now only shows review counts if you're logged in.
Does Maplewood really need 3 1/2 hours to decide whether or not to add one lot to a RDP? villagegreennj.com/development/...
Maplewood Planning Board Recommends Against Adding 11 Inwood Pl to Redevelopment Area - The Village Green
After nearly 3-1/2 hours of presentations, questions, comments and discussion, the Maplewood Planning Board…
villagegreennj.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Does Maplewood really need 3 1/2 hours to decide whether or not to add one lot to a RDP? villagegreennj.com/development/...
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A five week free bus "pilot" in NYC during the World Cup would permanently raise fare evasion rate on buses (just like it did after COVID) which would then cynically be used as further justification for free buses.
Transit advocates should fight this defunding of the MTA!
Transit advocates should fight this defunding of the MTA!
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A five week free bus "pilot" in NYC during the World Cup would permanently raise fare evasion rate on buses (just like it did after COVID) which would then cynically be used as further justification for free buses.
Transit advocates should fight this defunding of the MTA!
Transit advocates should fight this defunding of the MTA!
Very strange comments by the planner. They basically said the bird friendly glass is expensive, but he thinks it's no big deal? (Obv disagree) And that makes Better Blocks wrong? hudsoncountyview.com/jersey-city-...
hudsoncountyview.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Very strange comments by the planner. They basically said the bird friendly glass is expensive, but he thinks it's no big deal? (Obv disagree) And that makes Better Blocks wrong? hudsoncountyview.com/jersey-city-...
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Listen, I'm not going to complain that New York's governor has come out in favor of a bunch of projects that would help the whole region.
I just think they could have made it clear which of these are the priority, because we don't even have the funding for all of Gateway yet.
I just think they could have made it clear which of these are the priority, because we don't even have the funding for all of Gateway yet.
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Listen, I'm not going to complain that New York's governor has come out in favor of a bunch of projects that would help the whole region.
I just think they could have made it clear which of these are the priority, because we don't even have the funding for all of Gateway yet.
I just think they could have made it clear which of these are the priority, because we don't even have the funding for all of Gateway yet.
"It's finally melting!" - me, and every DPW head today, probably.
February 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"It's finally melting!" - me, and every DPW head today, probably.
Damn, the weekend forecast keeps getting better, I might spend a day in NYC (not counting work) for the first time in months.
February 11, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Damn, the weekend forecast keeps getting better, I might spend a day in NYC (not counting work) for the first time in months.
Newark's planning board, sometimes, is like, "that block has been blighted for decades, please do something." www.tapinto.net/towns/newark...
University Heights Development in Newark Accelerates with 83-Unit Housing Project
The Newark Central Planning Board unanimously approved a six-story, 83-unit residential development at 288 Central Avenue, between Norfolk and Newark streets.
www.tapinto.net
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Newark's planning board, sometimes, is like, "that block has been blighted for decades, please do something." www.tapinto.net/towns/newark...
Well, if CH is closing, central-ish to North Hudson probably desperately needs more emergency care. www.northjersey.com/story/news/h...
Newest North Jersey hospital ER opens to ease growing demand
A $50 million project will double the size of Palisades Medical Center's department to 22,000 square feet so staff can handle 56,000 patients a year.
www.northjersey.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Well, if CH is closing, central-ish to North Hudson probably desperately needs more emergency care. www.northjersey.com/story/news/h...
A little surprised this was approved, although maybe Holmdel's logic was they'd rather take senior apartments than the alternative. www.app.com/story/news/l...
Holmdel approves senior apartments in former Vonage building
The Holmdel planning board voted to redevelop a vacant office building formally occupied by Vonage. The building would house 104 senior apartments.
www.app.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM
A little surprised this was approved, although maybe Holmdel's logic was they'd rather take senior apartments than the alternative. www.app.com/story/news/l...
Damn, now that snow is starting to melt a tiny bit, the roads are in horrible shape, and will need a lot of work.
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Damn, now that snow is starting to melt a tiny bit, the roads are in horrible shape, and will need a lot of work.
Greg Lalevee (NJ Laborers, might have killed the Turnpike extension by opposing Sherrill) now has competition for most self-defeating union leader. John Samuelsen is going to endorse Blakeman, and soon enough every subway in metro NY will be using OPTO. I can't wait.
Transit union balks at endorsing Gov. Hochul
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ny/129399/
Stand clear of the closing doors, Governor. John Samuelsen, president of the International Transport Workers Union representing 60,000…
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ny/129399/
Stand clear of the closing doors, Governor. John Samuelsen, president of the International Transport Workers Union representing 60,000…
Transit union balks at endorsing Gov. Hochul - New York News Beep
Stand clear of the closing doors, Governor.
www.newsbeep.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Greg Lalevee (NJ Laborers, might have killed the Turnpike extension by opposing Sherrill) now has competition for most self-defeating union leader. John Samuelsen is going to endorse Blakeman, and soon enough every subway in metro NY will be using OPTO. I can't wait.
www.nj.com/education/20... Seems like we see a new variation on this story every day.
N.J. school district may cut sports, slash 30+ jobs if voters don’t approve tax hike
Advanced Placement courses, foreign language instruction, sports and student clubs could be scaled back or eliminated to fill a $5 million budget hole.
www.nj.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
www.nj.com/education/20... Seems like we see a new variation on this story every day.
Newark State Sen Teresa Ruiz is sponsoring legislation for a $10.5 billion bond measure for school construction. $7 billion would go to former Abbott/SDA districts, with $3.5 billion for the rest of the state. Newark recently has gotten the lion's share of available SDA funding.
Newark, other districts could get $10.5 billion for buildings under proposed vote
The proposal would allocate $7 billion to Newark and 30 other high-poverty districts for construction and urgent repairs, with the Schools Development Authority set to run out of funds by 2030 without...
www.nj.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Newark State Sen Teresa Ruiz is sponsoring legislation for a $10.5 billion bond measure for school construction. $7 billion would go to former Abbott/SDA districts, with $3.5 billion for the rest of the state. Newark recently has gotten the lion's share of available SDA funding.
@thenewjerseyer.bsky.social is Montclair changing their IZO? Someone said that, I haven't seen any articles.
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
@thenewjerseyer.bsky.social is Montclair changing their IZO? Someone said that, I haven't seen any articles.
Kind of annoyed that a decision I made a decade ago (buy mutual funds as a long term hold) will blow up my taxes this year, which apparently is a common thing. It paid me a balloon capital gain this year. I reinvested it, so no addl money in my pocket, but big fed tax bill.
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Kind of annoyed that a decision I made a decade ago (buy mutual funds as a long term hold) will blow up my taxes this year, which apparently is a common thing. It paid me a balloon capital gain this year. I reinvested it, so no addl money in my pocket, but big fed tax bill.
Realistically, it will be very hard to beat Mejia in a primary in June. Not unless she does something to make people mad before then. Given district makeup, more likely in '24 or '26 if she has flubs.
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Realistically, it will be very hard to beat Mejia in a primary in June. Not unless she does something to make people mad before then. Given district makeup, more likely in '24 or '26 if she has flubs.
If the left doesn't consolidate and pick a candidate in NJ-12, ironically we could very much end up in an opposite situation of NJ-11, where this time, a moderate wins a more progressive district.
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
If the left doesn't consolidate and pick a candidate in NJ-12, ironically we could very much end up in an opposite situation of NJ-11, where this time, a moderate wins a more progressive district.
My dream is TWA endorses Blakeman for NY Gov and we get OPTO as a result.
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
My dream is TWA endorses Blakeman for NY Gov and we get OPTO as a result.
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That angle is interesting enough, but what really caught my eye here is they might finally start on One45 (the infamous project in Harlem that was faux replaced with a truck stop) soon.
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 AM
That angle is interesting enough, but what really caught my eye here is they might finally start on One45 (the infamous project in Harlem that was faux replaced with a truck stop) soon.
That angle is interesting enough, but what really caught my eye here is they might finally start on One45 (the infamous project in Harlem that was faux replaced with a truck stop) soon.
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 AM
That angle is interesting enough, but what really caught my eye here is they might finally start on One45 (the infamous project in Harlem that was faux replaced with a truck stop) soon.
Every visit to an Israeli news site be like:
Headline 1: They've figured out how to use falafel extract to cure 27 different cancers.
Headline 2: Itamar Ben-Gvir announces new Hunger Games tribunal for Gaza.
Headline 1: They've figured out how to use falafel extract to cure 27 different cancers.
Headline 2: Itamar Ben-Gvir announces new Hunger Games tribunal for Gaza.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Every visit to an Israeli news site be like:
Headline 1: They've figured out how to use falafel extract to cure 27 different cancers.
Headline 2: Itamar Ben-Gvir announces new Hunger Games tribunal for Gaza.
Headline 1: They've figured out how to use falafel extract to cure 27 different cancers.
Headline 2: Itamar Ben-Gvir announces new Hunger Games tribunal for Gaza.
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This is very 2010s tech trauma and spiteful, but I don't mind that #$TEAM is in decline due to fears of being replaced by AI. No other company did more to create little dictatorships within the industry with more annoying software. Go ahead and drag JIRA and Confluence to the trash bin please.
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This is very 2010s tech trauma and spiteful, but I don't mind that #$TEAM is in decline due to fears of being replaced by AI. No other company did more to create little dictatorships within the industry with more annoying software. Go ahead and drag JIRA and Confluence to the trash bin please.