Several months ago, before the budget crisis took over city politics for the summer, I had been emailing with my council member and their staff about trash collection. I had not gotten far in the p…

Discover the key differences between Hudson County Commissioner candidates Yraida Aponte-Lipski and Aaron Weiner ahead of the November election.

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

Map of Jersey City property taxes paid, per sqft / per year. Exposed as 3D bar heights on a block, lot, or unit level, with customizable color gradient.

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

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In 2023, Jersey City announced that the 3.31-acre site of the ‘outdated’ 192-unit Holland Gardens complex would be “reinvented with innovative approaches to increase affordability, create homeownership opportunities, and add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 impact of James Solomon's affordable housing plan in Jersey City and its potential fiscal consequences on taxpayers and development.