Jersey City's demolition ban overturned by court, clarifying rules on historic buildings and demolition.

Explore the fiscal impact of a proposed 20-story building on Jersey City's tax revenue amid ongoing development debates in the community.

Jersey City Planning Board approves 753-unit Holland Gardens redevelopment, increasing affordable housing and boosting community benefits.

In 2023, Jersey City announced that the 3.31-acre site of the ‘outdated’ 192-unit Holland Gardens complex would be “reinvented with innovative approaches to increase affordability, create homeownership opportunities, and add critical on-site services for historically underserved residents.” Now, nearly two years later, those plans have made substantial progress toward coming to fruition. Several of the details appear to break new ground for Jersey City.

Regional Plan Association works toward a better future for the tri-state region

Discover how recent PATH service improvements boosted weekend ridership by 26% in June, highlighting the impact of transit-oriented development.

Dozens of residents spoke out against a planned 20% (now 15%) tax hike at the June 25, 2026 meeting of the Jersey City Municipal Council. The public demanded that City leadership re-examine potential revenue sources, alternate means of funding, and any other proposal that could ease the burden on city taxpayers. One suggestion that emerged is the possibility of Jersey City selling parcels of city-owned property as a way to increase revenue.

There is much to admire in the planned redevelopment at Canal Crossing, a post-industrial brownfield site that was subject to a decades-long environmental cleanup. Multiple Jersey City mayors have envisioned turning the 111-acre site from a chromium contaminated wasteland into a new, walkable neighborhood with easy access to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. The plan to build thousands of mixed-income housing units at the Canal Crossing site was first conceived during the Healy administration, and the current urban design and zoning for the site dates to the Fulop administration.

A judicial ruling has rolled back a downzoning that was passed last year to block redevelopment of the Christ Hospital site. Last December, then-councilmen Richard Boggiano and James Solomon propos…

Explore the urgent need for Bus Rapid Transit in Hudson County as residents demand better transit options on election day. Go vote!

Explore candidates' responses to Better Blocks' Hudson County questionnaire on key issues, ensuring you make an informed vote by June 2.

Last month, Better Blocks sent questionnaires to all Hudson County Commissioner Candidates across the nine seats up for election this year. Eight of those seats are uncontested. Four candidates responded: Bill O'Dea (District 2 - Jersey City) Yraida Aponte-Lipski (District 4 - Jersey City) Ron Bautista (District 5 - Jersey City and Hoboken) Alex Valdez (District 9 - Harrison, Kearny)

Explore the Bayonne mayoral election candidates' views on housing, transit, and safety in our Better Blocks questionnaire.

Councilwoman Ashe-Nadrowski Councilman Booker Business Administrator MJ Desmond Bayonne Councilwoman Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski, Councilman Booker, and Bayonne business administrator M.J. Desmond are on the ballot and facing off in Bayonne's May 12 non-partisan mayoral election. All three candidates took the time answer our questions on how they would resolve issues related to housing, transit, street safety, and parks for the residents of the Bayonne. Their unedited responses are reproduced below and displayed side-by-side for you to see how the mayoral candidates stack up on the issues.

Explore how New Jersey can implement dynamic HOT lanes to ease congestion, fund transit, and enhance commuter experience based on successful models.

Congestion pricing in New York City has been a success. Traffic is down and over $500 million a year has been raised for transit. Ever since New York announced the toll, New Jersey’s politicians have generally fallen into one of two camps when pressed about the program: swearing complete opposition to the program on one end, or calling for punitive “reverse congestion” pricing on the other.