N.J. mall Easter Bunny fight started after child slipped from chair ...
JERSEY CITY -- A brawl between a mall Easter bunny and customer at Newport Centre Mall started when a young girl slipped out of the photo-op chair after having her picture taken, a Jersey City spokeswoman said this morning. Just after 5 p.m. yesterday, police were called to the mall on reports of a fight, spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. A 22-year-old man playing the role of the mall's Easter bunny told police a 1-year-old girl had slipped out of the chair after she had her photo taken wit..>> view originalWhere is Citi Bike most popular in Jersey City?
JERSEY CITY — Downtown Jersey City loves Citi Bike. The rest of the city? Eh, not so much. Data about the citywide bike-sharing system, launched with much fanfare in September, show the city's 13 Downtown bike stations are nearly three times as popular as the 22 stations elsewhere in the city. Of the top 10 most popular stations, all but one are located Downtown. Citi Bike Jersey City subscribers who live in the two largest Downtown ZIP codes make up nearly 70 percent of the 4,727 subscribers ..>> view originalSlain Jersey City mother of 3 honored as 'angel' at funeral service
JERSEY CITY -- Amelia Holmes would have told her family and friends not to cry during her funeral service, but instead, to simply enjoy the time they have together. That was the prevailing message delivered during Holmes' funeral at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church this morning, one week after the 29-year-old mother of three was shot to death on Monitor Street. "She was the life of the party," Holmes' cousin, Taneisha Washington, said. "(She) would want us to enjoy each other's company." F..>> view originalSmall blaze in basement of Jersey City apartment building
Jersey City firefighters made quick work of a fire that was started in a basement by plumbers working on a boiler this afternoon, Jersey City officials said. Firefighters responded to a four-story apartment building at 445 Ogden Ave., two blocks from Mayor Steve Fulop's home, just after 1:30 p.m. City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said it appears that workers using a plumber's torch accidentally ignited some materials in the basement. The fire was contained to the area of origin in the baseme..>> view originalJersey City finds lead in more parks, but kids continue to play
A Downtown playground that Jersey City officials said was supposed to be closed yesterday after investigators found lead chips nearby remained open to the public well into the evening, The Jersey Journal found. Yesterday afternoon, city officials announced that lead chips — believed to be falling from the New Jersey Turnpike Extension — had been found near Enos Jones skate park and the same park's baseball fields. Yesterday's announcement came after county health officials on Thursday had Mary..>> view originalWhy helicopter buzzed over power lines in Jersey City
Perhaps you noticed a small helicopter buzzing over an industrial portion of Jersey City near the North Bergen border Wednesday afternoon. If so, you inevitably asked yourself, "What in the world is that thing doing?" Using ropes, a contracted helicopter was helping PSE&G install conductors at a substation in the area, Jaye Cavallo, a spokesman for the utility company said. The work is part of PSE&G's $1.2 billion Bergen to Linden Corridor Upgrade Project to build a transmission system running..>> view originalJersey City's Changing Face Raises Questions About Impact of ...
With more and more of the city’s 15 square miles of habitable land being consumed, Jersey City could supplant Newark as the state’s largest city by the next census, which is good or bad, depending on whether you’re looking at things from street level or the penthouse. Downtown’s dramatic transformation continues at a remarkable rate. Gentrification has brought hip new cafes, bars and restaurants to old neighborhoods and luxury housing has raised rents and property values across the board. But ..>> view originalJersey City councilwoman to run for county register
Ward F Councilwoman Diane Coleman has announced she plans to run for Hudson County register in November, an election she is likely to win with backing from the local Democratic Party. Coleman, 68, would replace Pamela Gardner, who was first elected county register in 2011. The councilwoman was elected to the council in November 2012. It's not clear if Gardner intends to seek re-election. "During my time on the City Council, I have tirelessly devoted myself to the constituents of Ward F, and I ..>> view original$4K in computers stolen from Downtown Jersey City 'boutique hotel ...
A pair of backpacks containing $4,000 in computers were stolen from a Downtown Jersey City apartment being rented for a few days, a police report said. A 22-year-old New Hampshire man called Jersey City police early Thursday morning after his roommate returned to the 30 Regent St. apartment after a night out and found their bags had been stolen, police said. Each of the backpacks contained a $2,000 Macbook Pro computer, and one of them also had college textbooks valued at $500 and a checkbook,..>> view originalJersey City cop dragged by car while breaking up crowd, 2 arrested ...
A police officer was sent to the hospital Saturday night after being dragged by a fleeing suspect's car while breaking up a large crowd on Martin Luther King Drive, a city spokeswoman said. At about 11:30 p.m., officers were called to disperse a disruptive crowd of 20 to 25 people near the Salem-Lafayette public housing complex, spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. Jeremy Rinnick, 25, of Salem Lafayette Court, began cursing and yelling at officers, she said. A short time later, police noticed Ri..>> view original
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