Community News · Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City Gets $800K DV Grant, 1,000+ Housing Units Planned Near Journal Square
Jersey City will use an $800,000 federal grant to expand services for domestic violence survivors through its Peaceful Families Program and establish a specialized police unit. Hudson County officials are planning a publicly owned, mixed-income housing development with more than 1,000 apartments near Journal Square, modeled on Vienna's social housing approach. The Jersey City Planning Board unanimously approved adding 43 Black historical sites to the city's Master Plan. A new 85,000-square-foot ShopRite opened at 99 Provost Street in Jersey City, while Hoboken's City Council repealed its recently adopted waterfront amplified sound permit ordinance. Port Authority Midtown Bus Terminal construction began October 15, causing several weeks of commuter delays and schedule changes.