Andy Milone

Staff Reporter - Jersey City Times | Call/text: 201-406-7222 | Hudson | Bergen | ATM04 (Substack) | Gettysburg '18 | 11:40 | #LGM

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Fun fact: The last time Jersey City called out a major bank was in Feb '25, when Fulop went after JP Morgan for allegedly delaying an affordable housing project in Liberty Harbor. Now, the city is divesting from Citizens Bank because it reportedly financed ICE detention centers.

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JCPD motorcycle sighting this afternoon in downtown. They are indeed back.

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This chart from the latest NW Financial Group study should give a person a sense how much water and sewer connection fees will increase for new development in 2027 due to the fees package recently approved by the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority Board of Commissioners.

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Someone asked me where Jersey City had been looking to construct its first community/rec centers. For those interested: Underused ballfields at Bayside Park off Garfield, former Joseph Connors Senior Center at 28 Paterson St. and “Boiler Building” at corner of Bay/Washington

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The Jersey City Council meets in caucus at 4 p.m. Monday inside City Hall, 280 Grove St. https://t.co/3rVvx4K5JZ

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Now that the NJ Symphony has officially obtained CAFE tax credits to help fund the outfitting of the Symphony Center space in Jersey City, it reminds me of how it was originally proposed that Pompidou's construction AND operations be afforded with state tax credits.

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The New Jersey Symphony is paying for construction of its Jersey City "Symphony Center" with NJEDA tax credits, fundraising and a developer contribution. Story: https://t.co/8yNsCDBlnD

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ICYMI: The NJ Symphony got some good news today from a state agency on funding the buildout of its future performance hall inside the mixed-use building at 151 Bay St. in Jersey City. The year's worth of construction is now slated to begin in Q4. Story likely coming tomorrow.

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The Jersey City MUA is spending up to $25K on TY Lin's study of trash and recycling collection. As part of what is being studied, Exec Dir John Metro told me, is the possibility of bringing sidewalk trash receptable emptying, bulk pickup and other special collection in-house.

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Solomon on Tommy Best as rec director in '25: "Extremely qualified" and "I don’t think we have a single African American appointee, and then if you look at the broader leadership across the city ... there are not nearly enough, given how diverse we are.” https://t.co/yipoQLqt7B

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Following up on some approvals and promises in Jersey City govt: Halladay St firehouse rehab is expected to wrap up in '26. Regional was never "fired." Now, Bayside Park Rec Center planning is expected to continue. What about 20 mph speed limits? Parking enforcement cameras?

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@LRubinsonWFAN @WFAN660 @DPLennon Who loses playing time as a result of Pham being called up to the Mets? Is this the first of many changes for the struggling ball club?

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From New Jersey Monitor's Terrence McDonald on a lawsuit filed by a Camden County school district against a journalist for filing 14 Open Public Records Act requests in 12 months: https://t.co/VI5H4itLQM

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Here's the full Moody's issuer comment on Jersey City's transitional aid request and overall deficit. Story: https://t.co/l7dNS4mPEc

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@ethan_petrik I’ll be supporting UNI. Just don’t tell anyone!

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Having three Iowa v. NJ/NY March Madness matchups is pretty great: Northern Iowa v. St. John's (NY) for the men's, and Iowa v. Fairleigh Dickinson (NJ) and Iowa State v. Syracuse (NY) for the women's. @ethan_petrik

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Jersey City's transitional aid application suggests the city will evaluate "automated enforcement" for parking violations to generate $$. In '25, the City Council contracted with Municipal Parking Services for a trial run of cameras, but for some reason, that didn't move forward.

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To achieve a "structurally balanced" budget, Jersey City believes it will need $150M in transitional aid in '26, on top of a significant municipal tax increase, tighter controls on filling vacancies and increased revenues through greater enforcement: https://t.co/hMamVnDnap

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@upzonenj Very true.