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Angus Vail has done the measurements, put in the work, and demonstrated that a theater with the dimensions and intimacy of the Globe can be built entirely out of shipping containers.
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Local Man Has a Theater for Jersey City. It’s Made of Shipping Containers.
When the Globe Theater was built in 1599 on the south bank of the Thames, there was no better place in the English-speaking world to see a play. The circular confines, tiers of seating, standing ro…
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November 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Angus Vail has done the measurements, put in the work, and demonstrated that a theater with the dimensions and intimacy of the Globe can be built entirely out of shipping containers.
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The rally drew support from the Friends of Liberty State Park, hundreds of local residents, and several elected officials who spoke out against the lease extension.
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Liberty State Park Advocates Rally to Oppose Boat Warehouse
With the New Jersey State House Commission potentially weeks away from approving a controversial lease extension deal for the operator of the marina in Liberty State Park, residents and activists r…
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November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The rally drew support from the Friends of Liberty State Park, hundreds of local residents, and several elected officials who spoke out against the lease extension.
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The new Target at Journal Square looks like it is near opening. Once again, JC Planning failed to learn from their mistake with Duane Reade at Grove Point & the new Target will be all or mostly at street level with deadening storefronts and streetscape.
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The new Target at Journal Square looks like it is near opening. Once again, JC Planning failed to learn from their mistake with Duane Reade at Grove Point & the new Target will be all or mostly at street level with deadening storefronts and streetscape.
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The seven mayoral candidates share their thought on Pompidou x and their big ideas for Jersey City.
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In Their Own Words: The Mayoral Candidates on Big Ideas and Pompidou
This is the fourth installment in a series entitled “In Their Own Words.” The series is based upon a questionnaire that the Jersey City Times recently sent to each of the candidates for…
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October 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The seven mayoral candidates share their thought on Pompidou x and their big ideas for Jersey City.
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NJ teachers union misused dues to fund chief’s bid for governor, lawsuit claims newjerseymonitor.com/2025/09/30/n...
NJ teachers union misused dues to fund chief's bid for governor, lawsuit claims • New Jersey Monitor
Two teachers allege their union broke its contract by sending dues to an outside group that backed the union chief's campaign.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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With a BRT system, cities use streets and city buses to create a light rail-like experience — without the rails.
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Mayoral Candidates Are Bullish on Bus Rapid Transit, Despite Challenges
HED Among the thorniest issues the next mayor will have to tackle is transportation in a city that has grown by more than 18 percent since 2010. One proposal that has already proven to be controve…
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September 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
With a BRT system, cities use streets and city buses to create a light rail-like experience — without the rails.
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Fulop scammed again to fuel his SuperPAC- "This should only come as a surprise to those who believed Secaucus-based HRH & its principal local booster, Mayor Steven Fulop, when they assured the public that an HRH takeover out of bankruptcy would secure Christ Hospital’s survival."
"The mayor predicted a bright future for the Palisade Avenue institution that provides care to many of the county's most vulnerable patients."
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Editorial: The Betrayal of Christ Hospital
Well, it’s happened. Christ Hospital is once again on life support, and the prognosis isn’t good. In a Friday afternoon press release, the hospital’s new owner, Hudson Regional He…
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September 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Fulop scammed again to fuel his SuperPAC- "This should only come as a surprise to those who believed Secaucus-based HRH & its principal local booster, Mayor Steven Fulop, when they assured the public that an HRH takeover out of bankruptcy would secure Christ Hospital’s survival."
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An attorney told the council that his client could not afford the two-tower development, between Marin Boulevard and Van Vorst Street, without an abatement.
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Grand Street High-Rise with 15% Affordable Units and Tax Abatement Presented at Council Caucus
If constructed, one new high-rise project would allow Saint Peter’s Prep to construct a new end zone for its football field on Grand Street. The additional space for the athletic venue, offer…
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September 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
An attorney told the council that his client could not afford the two-tower development, between Marin Boulevard and Van Vorst Street, without an abatement.
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According to information supplied to the city’s Planning Board, the proposed development at 180 Baldwin Ave. includes, “six mixed-use ‘tower-on-base’ structures.
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Six-Tower Development Planned for Historic Baldwin Avenue Site
ournal Square residents are bracing for the next mega-complex coming to their neighborhood: a proposed six-tower, mixed-use 2,088-unit development on Baldwin Ave. at the site of a once-historic fac…
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September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
According to information supplied to the city’s Planning Board, the proposed development at 180 Baldwin Ave. includes, “six mixed-use ‘tower-on-base’ structures.
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Atim Annette Oton has organized this year's JCAST, moving it south to be headquartered at 150 Pacific Avenue in the Liberty Arts District.
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Reoriented and Facing the Future, JCAST Returns for its Thirty-Sixth Year
It’s hard to imagine the fall without the Jersey City Art and Studio Tour. JCAST (Oct. 3-5), the citywide blowout of open studios, gallery exhibitions, and art-adjacent activities, has always been …
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September 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Atim Annette Oton has organized this year's JCAST, moving it south to be headquartered at 150 Pacific Avenue in the Liberty Arts District.
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"releasing the results of an independent audit of the special education department that was authorized by the board in June 2023"
Tensions ran high at Thursday night’s Jersey City Board of Education meeting as multiple Jersey City Public Schools (JCPS) parents emotionally recounted their negative experiences.
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Parents Demand Special Education Transparency, Reform at School Board Meeting
Tensions ran high at Thursday night’s Jersey City Board of Education meeting as multiple Jersey City Public Schools (JCPS) parents emotionally recounted their negative experiences with the district…
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September 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
"releasing the results of an independent audit of the special education department that was authorized by the board in June 2023"
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Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy Founder John Gomez asked Jersey City to recommit to a newly-minted campaign.
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Preservationists Call for Protection of The Powerhouse at Awards Ceremony
The founder was feisty. A fight was coming, John Gomez told the crowd gathered at Barrow Mansion (83 Wayne St.) on Thursday night, and he wanted to ensure that preservationists were properly girded…
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September 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy Founder John Gomez asked Jersey City to recommit to a newly-minted campaign.
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In accepting donations from in insurance broker and a law firm, Solomon may risk tarnishing the image of ethical rectitude he has built over his eight years in elective office.
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Campaign Contributions Could Tarnish Solomon’s Squeaky-Clean Image
Ward E Council Member and mayoral candidate James Solomon received thousands in contributions from a family of insurance brokers whose contract he voted to approve last year, public records show. I…
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July 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In accepting donations from in insurance broker and a law firm, Solomon may risk tarnishing the image of ethical rectitude he has built over his eight years in elective office.
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This is the same city that could not come up with 100 grand to save the Jersey City Museum.
July 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is the same city that could not come up with 100 grand to save the Jersey City Museum.
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Jersey City fights new allegations in fired aide's lawsuit • New Jersey Monitor
An ex-aide to Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop says he was fired in part for blowing the whistle on unethical behavior. Fulop says that's false.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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"The depicted struggle for balance between environmentalists, real estate people, politicians, developers, low-income tenant groups, and activists isn’t ours, exactly. But it sure looks like us."
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In ‘Gowanus Current,’ a Message to Jersey City From Brooklyn Filmmakers
WFMU doesn’t usually intervene in contemporary political debates. Many dedicated listeners don’t even realize that the legendary free-form radio station broadcasts from Downtown Jersey City. So whe…
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July 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"The depicted struggle for balance between environmentalists, real estate people, politicians, developers, low-income tenant groups, and activists isn’t ours, exactly. But it sure looks like us."
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Moody’s Ratings lowered the city’s long-term rating from stable to negative, and S&P Global Ratings lowered it from A+ to A.
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Jersey City’s Credit Rating Falls as Finances Deteriorate
Two agencies have downgraded Jersey City’s credit rating for its future general obligation bonds. Moody’s Ratings lowered the city’s long-term rating from stable to negative and S&P Globa…
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July 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Moody’s Ratings lowered the city’s long-term rating from stable to negative, and S&P Global Ratings lowered it from A+ to A.
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"What does a Trumpian Democrat do when he gets a win in court? Of course, he claims to be a victim, says it was all a hoax, and finishes with delusional puffery."
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Editorial: An Embittered, Trumpian Mayor Gives Jersey City The Middle Finger
Mayor Fulop wasted no time Wednesday when he saw the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision upholding Jersey City’s gerrymandered ward map. If you’re not up to speed on the case, go …
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June 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"What does a Trumpian Democrat do when he gets a win in court? Of course, he claims to be a victim, says it was all a hoax, and finishes with delusional puffery."
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Jersey City - We need municipal candidates to start to talk about and propose ideas on how to make the city run better.
June 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Jersey City - We need municipal candidates to start to talk about and propose ideas on how to make the city run better.
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In the end, Fulop was barely able to eke out a win in his hometown, garnering just 38% of the Democratic votes.
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Fulop’s Progressive Rebranding Fails; Brennan, Bhalla and Walker Prevail; McCann Stamato Leads as Davis Ousts Schillari
Years of strategizing, jawboning, and fundraising weren’t enough to carry Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop over the finish line last night in New Jersey’s Democratic gubernatorial primary…
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June 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In the end, Fulop was barely able to eke out a win in his hometown, garnering just 38% of the Democratic votes.
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Jersey City gave a no-bid contract that paid more than 10 times what the country paid to administer the free vaccines.
"mayor’s contracted program administered only 43% more vaccines for 1,660% of the cost."
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"mayor’s contracted program administered only 43% more vaccines for 1,660% of the cost."
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How a COVID vaccine startup with no track record landed $36.5 million from Jersey City • The Jersey Vindicator
Bespoke-run program spent more than 11 times the amount per shot that Hudson County’s Regional Health Commission paid for its vaccine program.
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June 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Jersey City gave a no-bid contract that paid more than 10 times what the country paid to administer the free vaccines.
"mayor’s contracted program administered only 43% more vaccines for 1,660% of the cost."
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"mayor’s contracted program administered only 43% more vaccines for 1,660% of the cost."
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The Jersey City Times has received a substantial grant from the Online Journalism Project that will enable it to significantly increase its staffing and the scope and volume of its reporting.
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Jersey City Times Receives Grant From Online Journalism Project
The Jersey City Times has received a substantial grant from the Online Journalism Project that will enable it to significantly increase its staffing and the scope and volume of its reporting. ̶…
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June 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Jersey City Times has received a substantial grant from the Online Journalism Project that will enable it to significantly increase its staffing and the scope and volume of its reporting.
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"How a COVID vaccine startup with no track record landed $36.5 million from Jersey City"
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How a COVID vaccine startup with no track record landed $36.5 million from Jersey City • The Jersey Vindicator
Bespoke-run program spent more than 11 times the amount per shot that Hudson County’s Regional Health Commission paid for its vaccine program.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"How a COVID vaccine startup with no track record landed $36.5 million from Jersey City"
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The Times compiled a list of journalism that residents can use to inform their decisions at the polls next Tuesday.
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A Voter Guide for Next Week’s Gubernatorial Primary
Just under a week out from New Jersey’s gubernatorial primaries and with early voting underway, Jersey City residents could justifiably feel overwhelmed by the choices. Six candidates are vying for…
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June 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Times compiled a list of journalism that residents can use to inform their decisions at the polls next Tuesday.
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