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Hudson County, N.J., says vendor added the extra IT staff it later cited to justify a higher Hindsight price

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Hudson County, N.J., says vendor added the extra IT staff it later cited to justify a higher Hindsight price

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The three extra computer technicians that Hudson County cited to justify a higher first-year price in its new $25.6 million information technology contract were added by the vendor on its own in 2023, not at the county’s request, County Executive Craig Guy’s office told Hudson TV.

The Board of County Commissioners approved the seven-year, $25,593,480.20 contract with Hindsight, Inc. on Oct. 8 to run the county’s management information systems and related telecommunications. Hindsight, the current vendor, was the only company to submit a proposal.

What the county’s memo said

An Oct. 1 memo recommending the award, written by First Assistant County Counsel Christine Moro to County Administrator Abe Antun and other officials, said the final year of Hindsight’s current contract cost $2,488,170. It said the first year of the new deal would cost about 12% more and that “this increase is justified by the fact that, due to increased demand for services, the County increased the minimum number of assigned FTEs (Full Time Equivalent employees) by 33% (from 9 to 12) from the previous term to this contract period.”

The new contract’s first year is $2,833,237.04. That is $345,067.04, or 13.9%, more than the $2,488,170 figure in the memo, according to Hudson TV’s math.

But in June, while the county was taking bids, it told prospective bidders in a written answer that “the incumbent currently employs 12 FTEs with a role mix consistent with that described in the RFP.” The request for proposals set 12 full-time equivalents as the minimum.

What Guy’s office said

Hudson TV asked the County Executive’s office how the staffing change affected the price. Mark Cygan, the office’s communications director, answered by email on Oct. 19.

“In 2023, following the sale of Hindsight to Johnston Communications, an internal decision was made between the two parties to increase assigned staff from 9 to 12,” Cygan wrote. “This decision was not made at the request or in consultation with the County.”

Because the old contract required “a minimum of 9 FTEs” and its prices were fixed through 2026, “no remuneration was requested from the County to account for the additional staff,” he wrote. “In 2026, when evaluating requirements for the new RFP, service levels were positive with the 12 assigned FTEs, so the decision was made to maintain the existing staffing model so as to maintain the current level of service.”

Cygan also said support for the county’s Department of Family Services, about 750 employees, was added to Hindsight’s work in 2021 without raising the required staff. The county’s memo says Family Services accounts for 30% of county employees and that the county is reimbursed for that share of the cost.

The county’s written answers to bidders also said that “currently, there are no published SLAs or performance metrics” for the work, referring to service-level agreements. The county said it reserves the right to add one, with penalties, if performance problems arise.

The $175,000 gap

Hudson TV also asked why the memo puts the final year of the 2021 contract at $2,488,170 when the 2021 resolution and contract set Year 5 at $2,663,170, a difference of $175,000.

Cygan said Hindsight’s 2021 pricing included $175,000 per contract year for a project management consultant. “This service was never required/requested; therefore, the $175,000 fee was never paid,” he wrote. “The $2,488,170 cited in the memo accurately reflects fees paid for services provided.” At $175,000 a year, that consultant allowance would have totaled $875,000 over the five-year, $11,659,334 contract.

2021 contract2026 contract
Total$11,659,334.00$25,593,480.20
Term5 years (Oct. 28, 2021 to Oct. 27, 2026)7 years (Oct. 28, 2026 to Oct. 27, 2033)
Average per year (Hudson TV math)$2.33 million$3.66 million
Minimum staff required9 (per the county)12
Proposals received11

Why it matters

When commissioners voted Oct. 8, Commissioner Bill O’Dea abstained. He said on the meeting video that he couldn’t get past the 12% and 10% increases in the early years, and asked whether the county now required 12 employees, since “the vendor on their own and at their own expense added employees a couple years ago.” The 2026 request for proposals does require 12. Prices in the new contract rise 10% a year through Year 5, then stay flat at $4,148,142.36 for Years 6 and 7.

What’s next

  • The new contract starts Oct. 28, 2026, according to the resolution.
  • The county’s Oct. 15 records release to Hudson TV did not include a signed 2026 contract. Hudson TV will report on the signed contract when it is released.

Hudson TV asks: Should Hudson County require service-level standards, such as response times and uptime targets, in a seven-year, $25.6 million IT contract? Share your take in the comments.

Got a tip? Email info@hudsontv.com or text 862-417-6695.

Photo of County Executive Craig Guy in the graphic: Hudson County. Graphic by Hudson TV.

Sources
  • Hudson County Law Department memo, Christine Moro to County Administrator Abe Antun and others, “RFP 303-2026,” Oct. 1, 2026, pages 2-3 (final-year value, “approximately 12%” increase, staffing justification, Family Services share). Released to Hudson TV under OPRA request #7691, Oct. 15, 2026.
  • RFP 303-2026, Management Information Systems and Related Telecommunication Systems Administration, and Addendum No. 1 (answers A1, A2 and A11 on current contract value, incumbent staffing and service levels). OPRA #7691.
  • Resolution 517-10-2026 (2026 award, $25,593,480.20, term and yearly prices) and Resolution 621-10-2021 with the executed 2021 contract ($11,659,334.00; Year 5 $2,663,170). OPRA #7691.
  • Email answers from Mark Cygan, Communications Director, Hudson County Executive’s Office, to Hudson TV, Oct. 19, 2026.
  • Board of County Commissioners regular meeting, Oct. 8, 2026, video and agenda item *11; Hudson TV’s Oct. 8 report.
  • What we checked: every dollar figure against the county records; percentages and averages calculated by Hudson TV.

Jersey City, N.J. council OKs acting CFO, ice rink chiller and crisis-response contract step; County Plaza lots named redevelopment area

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Jersey City, N.J. council OKs acting CFO, ice rink chiller and crisis-response contract step; County Plaza lots named redevelopment area

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Jersey City Council late Wednesday, Oct. 21, approved city controller Walkidia Staten as acting chief financial officer, the $193,511 chiller rental to open the Pershing Field ice rink and the first step toward a mental health crisis response program, all 9-0 near the end of a meeting that ran past 10:30 p.m.

The council also voted 9-0 to declare the Hudson County Plaza area, which Ward C Councilman Thomas Zuppa Jr. described as county-owned land that is mostly surface parking lots, an area in need of redevelopment without the power of eminent domain.

Acting CFO approved, with a warning on pay

Resolution 26-716, a late item, approves Mayor James Solomon’s appointment of Staten as acting CFO. A companion late item, Resolution 26-717, names the city’s official signatories. Both passed in the final block of resolutions, 10.25 through 10.36.

Zuppa voted yes but said his disappointment was not with Staten. He said that when the council raised salaries in the salary ordinance, it meant to attract top talent, and said that “to pay anyone who does not have those years of experience or those relationships with the state or with DCA in a time of crisis is foolish to do.” He added, “We’re not prepared for the budget crisis that we’re going to see next year” (about 4:16:15 in the recording).

At-large Councilman Rolando Lavarro Jr. said the combined acting salaries are less than the outgoing official’s total but said “we need to be more judicious” and should look again at the salary ordinance “as we have another trying budget cycle” (about 4:25:30).

As Hudson TV reported Wednesday, Staten and acting Finance Director Kyle Greaves are both receiving acting pay after Finance Director Bill Viqueira’s resignation.

Ice rink chiller

Resolution 26-715 hires Herc Rentals under a state contract to rent and run a chiller for the Pershing Field rink. “Hopefully, this is the end of a long saga to keep the ice rink open,” Zuppa said. Ward D Councilman Jake Ephros said he hopes it is the end of renting and “that we can get a permanent one as soon as possible.”

Mental health crisis response

Resolution 26-718, added as a late item at the start of the meeting, authorizes competitive contracting to procure a community mental health crisis response for 911 and other calls where behavioral health is the reported issue. Ward E Councilwoman Eleana Little, who presented it, said it is “not for approval of the RFP itself,” only the step needed to release it.

Little said the request for proposals must go out quickly to allow a “mandatory 20-day public advertising window” and get response teams “out in the field, ideally before the winter holidays, which is a known peak season for mental health crises.” She said the proposal reflects meetings with faith leaders, mental health advocates, city health officials and family members, “particularly of Drew Washington” (about 4:18:57).

Hudson County Plaza lots

Resolution 26-707 designates the Hudson County Plaza Study Area, a group of lots on four blocks, as a non-condemnation area in need of redevelopment and directs the Planning Board to prepare a redevelopment plan. The resolution says the Planning Board held a hearing Sept. 8 and no members of the public appeared. The study was prepared for the Hudson County Improvement Authority, according to the Planning Board’s resolution.

Zuppa said the land is county-owned: “The city does not own any inch of this land.” He said the council’s role would be to review and vote on a redevelopment plan, the next step, and that the next community meeting will be Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. at County Plaza (about 4:14:34).

Little said she has been “advocating building social housing on this county owned parking lot since early 2023” and called it “a much better use of the land.”

Other votes

  • Resolution 26-692, renewing local support for Downtown Flwr LLC’s Class 5 retail cannabis business, passed 7-2. Ephros and Little voted no, citing concerns workers raised with their offices. Several members who voted yes said the Cannabis Control Board had approved the renewal and that workplace complaints belong in other forums.
  • The accelerated tax sale resolution, 26-704, passed 8-0-1, with Council President Pro Tempore Frank Gilmore abstaining. The electronic tax sale resolution, 26-705, passed 9-0.
  • All five second-reading ordinances were adopted 9-0, including $200,000 for snow removal equipment (Ord. 26-085). Three first-reading ordinances, including an amendment to the Powerhouse Arts District Redevelopment Plan (Ord. 26-087) and a standing council finance committee (Ord. 26-088), were introduced 9-0.
  • The rent control exemption repeal, Ord. 26-089, was not added to the agenda. Its sponsors said it will come back Nov. 12.
Jersey City Municipal Council, Oct. 21, 2026: final block of resolutions, including the acting CFO, chiller, crisis response and County Plaza votes (official Jersey City TV recording, starts at 4:14:04).

Hudson TV asks: Should Jersey City send mental health teams instead of police to some 911 calls? Reply A: Yes. Reply B: No, keep police on those calls.
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Sources
  • Jersey City Municipal Council regular meeting, Oct. 21, 2026, official recording (Jersey City TV, YouTube): late items at about 0:07–0:12; resolution votes at about 3:45–4:26.
  • Jersey City Council Oct. 21, 2026 agenda and packet, revised Oct. 20, including Res. 26-707 and the Planning Board resolution (CivicWeb).
  • Earlier: acting CFO and chiller, Hudson TV, Oct. 21, 2026.

Jersey City, N.J. council sponsors pull rent control exemption repeal, promise it Nov. 12 as Newport tenants pack City Hall

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Jersey City, N.J. council sponsors pull rent control exemption repeal, promise it Nov. 12 as Newport tenants pack City Hall

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The ordinance that would end Jersey City’s permanent rent control exemption for new towers in redevelopment areas did not come up for a vote Wednesday night, Oct. 21, after its two sponsors said colleagues and the administration asked for more time to review it.

Ward D Councilman Jake Ephros and Ward E Councilwoman Eleana Little had put Ordinance 26-089 on the agenda as a late item for first reading. A late item needs a council vote to be added, and when the clerk asked for a motion at the start of the meeting, Ephros said he and Little would not make one.

“We’ve heard from colleagues in the administration to have some more time to be able to review this,” Ephros said. “We are not going to delay indefinitely. So I’ll be making sure to put this on the November 12th next City Council meeting for introduction.” He added, “We have a lot of work to do in between now and then to organize, to fight and to win.”

Little told the Newport tenants in the room, “We hear you and we are taking your concerns seriously,” and said, “This is not the end.” She said the two would use the coming weeks “to work directly with city departments, our fellow council members and constituents.”

Jersey City Municipal Council, Oct. 21, 2026: Ephros and Little explain why Ord. 26-089 was not moved (official Jersey City TV recording, starts at 4:08).

What the ordinance would do

As Hudson TV reported Wednesday morning, the ordinance text strikes two permanent exemptions from Chapter 260, the city’s rent control law: one for new buildings with 25 or more units in a redevelopment area, and one for hotels, motels and guesthouses converted to apartments. In their place, it would apply the 30-year limit in New Jersey’s Newly Constructed Multiple Dwelling Law. Its fact sheet says a similar measure, Ordinance 19-128, was introduced in 2019 but never adopted.

Hours of tenant testimony

The agenda listed 80 people signed up to speak, and the public portion ran about three hours. Most of the speakers who addressed the ordinance asked the council to introduce it on Nov. 12. Many said they live in Newport and Portside, where, they said, affordable-housing programs in their buildings are expiring.

“I am disappointed that ordinance 26-089 was not introduced tonight. Please introduce it on November twelfth. I stand with the tenants of Newport,” said Daniel Feldman (about 1:44:04 in the recording).

Michele Hirsch told the council the Newport Redevelopment Plan, adopted in February 1985, carried a 40-year limit, and that a December 2023 ordinance, 23-124, deleted it. She said the city wrote to a Newport tenant on Oct. 6 that the exemption “will remain in effect so long as the area is classified as a redevelopment zone.” She asked members to “put it on the November 12th agenda as a regular first reading, introduce it, and adopt it before the year ends” (about 2:39:43). Hudson TV has not independently reviewed the 2023 ordinance’s effect on the plan’s time limit.

Not every speaker agreed. Ivan Ovalle said he came “to speak against the rent control measure proposed the last minute and added to the agenda just hours before the meeting tonight” (about 2:49:50). Darío Gutiérrez urged the council to “hire some economists to do the math” before acting, citing rough estimates by residents that the change could cost the city tens of millions of dollars a year in revenue, figures he said to “take with a grain of salt” (about 3:17:09). He called the ordinance “the equivalent of using a shotgun to swat a fly.”

Before voting on the night’s resolutions, Ward B Councilman Joel Brooks thanked the tenants. “We heard you loud and clear,” he said (about 3:45:43).

What comes next

The council’s next regular meeting is Thursday, Nov. 12, with a caucus Monday, Nov. 9, at 4 p.m., according to the agenda. A first reading only introduces an ordinance. It would need a second reading and public hearing at a later meeting before it could be adopted, and would take effect 20 days after final adoption, according to its text.

Hudson TV asks: Should Jersey City end the forever rent control exemption for new towers in redevelopment areas? Reply A: Yes, apply the 30-year limit. Reply B: No, keep the exemption.
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Sources
  • Jersey City Municipal Council regular meeting, Oct. 21, 2026, official recording (Jersey City TV, YouTube): late-item motions at about 0:04–0:07; public speakers about 0:38–3:42; statement that item 3.4 was not added at about 0:35:54.
  • Jersey City Council Oct. 21, 2026 agenda, revised Oct. 20, Ord. 26-089 and speaker list (CivicWeb).
  • Earlier: Hudson TV, Oct. 21, 2026.

Hoboken, N.J. Zoning Board approves 18 apartments, restaurant space at old Aspen Market site on Washington Street

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Hoboken, N.J. Zoning Board approves 18 apartments, restaurant space at old Aspen Market site on Washington Street

First reported by Hudson TV

HOBOKEN, N.J. — The Hoboken Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a plan to tear down the former Aspen Market grocery at 226-228 Washington St. and replace it with a mixed-use building of 18 apartments, a large first-floor restaurant, bar or retail space and a basement fitness space, with no on-site parking.

The board voted on the application from 226 Wash Realty, LLC (file HOZ-26-11) after a public hearing on Sept. 15, according to the board’s written resolution of approval. The resolution, which puts the decision and its conditions in writing, was listed for formal adoption at the board’s Oct. 20 meeting. The roll call on the original motion in the resolution shows seven members voting yes and none voting no, with four members absent.

The approval covers preliminary and final major site plan approval, demolition, a conditional use, three “d” variances for use, density and height, and a long list of bulk variances.

What’s planned

The lot at Block 201, Lot 13 is a single “through lot” that runs from Washington Street back to Bloomfield Street. About two-thirds of it sits in the C-2 Central Business District and about one-third in the R-1 residential district, the resolution says. The ground slopes down toward Bloomfield, so the Bloomfield frontage sits at the Washington Street basement level.

According to the resolution, the project includes:

  • 18 apartments: 11 on the C-2 (Washington Street) part of the lot and 7 on the R-1 (Bloomfield Street) part, where the zoning allows a maximum of 2;
  • a 6,478-square-foot first-floor commercial space that may hold a permitted retail or service use, such as a Class I restaurant or a Class II bar;
  • a basement commercial space of about 2,673 square feet meant for a health or fitness use such as a yoga studio, gym or spa;
  • indoor storage for 24 bicycles, a landscaped central courtyard for residents, roof terraces and green roofs; and
  • no on-site parking.

All commercial customers will enter from Washington Street, and all residential access will be from Bloomfield Street, according to the resolution. Commercial trash goes out to Washington Street; residents’ trash goes down chutes and out to Bloomfield.

Taller than zoning allows

On the Washington Street side, the zoning allows 52 feet and five stories. The approved building is 64 feet, 1 inch, at five stories. On the Bloomfield Street side, the R-1 zone allows 40 feet and four stories. The approved building there is 68 feet, 10 inches and six stories, measured from the city’s design flood elevation.

The board also allowed 100% impervious coverage where 60% is the limit, no rear yard where one is required, more rooftop mechanical equipment and roof-deck coverage than allowed, and a facade of 65.3% masonry where 75% is required. The board’s resolution says the steep grade change between the two streets, the split zoning and the courtyard justified the height and bulk relief, and that a shadow study showed no substantial adverse impact.

Parking and traffic

Zoning requires six parking spaces for the 11 apartments on the C-2 part of the lot; the developer will provide none. The applicant’s traffic engineer testified that curb access is not permitted from Washington Street and parking access is not allowed from the R-1 frontage, making on-site parking impracticable. He also pointed to the site’s roughly eight-minute walk to Hoboken Terminal and nearby buses and municipal garages.

For the commercial space, which could need up to 53 spaces under the most conservative restaurant-and-fitness scenario, the developer must join the city’s Park and Shop program and show proof before a certificate of occupancy is issued.

Conditions

Among the board’s conditions, the developer must:

  • submit an affordable-housing compliance plan and provide any required affordable units, fees or other compliance under city ordinance and state UHAC rules (the resolution does not say how many affordable units, if any, will be required);
  • follow the Historic Preservation Commission’s conditions; the Washington Street part of the lot is in the Hoboken Terminal-Washington Street historic overlay district, and the commission gave the project a positive recommendation;
  • keep the commercial windows on Bloomfield Street non-operable and sound-attenuated, and never black them out or use them for advertising or product displays;
  • install a rooftop ventilation system with odor control for any restaurant use and follow its acoustical report;
  • keep stormwater detention at about 1.35 times the North Hudson Sewerage Authority requirement; the applicant’s engineer testified it would cut peak runoff by about 75% in a two-year storm and 77% in a 100-year storm; and
  • record a deed restriction requiring the green roofs to be maintained for the life of the building.

The variances expire if construction does not begin within one year after the resolution is memorialized, according to the resolution.

What residents said

Members of the public who spoke generally supported the design, the resolution says. Two residents praised the architecture, the new residential frontage on Bloomfield Street, the housing and the stormwater improvements. Another urged the board to be careful about granting variances and to weigh what each application gives back to the city. A Bloomfield Street neighbor asked about noise from people outside and restaurant odors; the architect said there would be no commercial entrance on Bloomfield and that ventilation would run to the roof with an odor-control unit.

The applicant was represented by attorney Jason Tuvel of Prime, Tuvel & Miceli. The building was designed by architect John Nastasi of Nastasi Architecture.

Hudson TV asks: Should a new 18-unit building on Washington Street be approved with no parking? Reply A: Yes, it’s near transit. Reply B: No, it needs parking.
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Sources
  • Hoboken Zoning Board of Adjustment, Resolution of Approval, 226 Wash Realty, LLC, HOZ-26-11, 226-228 Washington Street, Block 201, Lot 13 (PDF).
  • Hoboken Zoning Board of Adjustment agendas, Sept. 15, 2026 (public hearing) and Oct. 20, 2026 (resolutions) (City of Hoboken meeting portal).

GWB upper level closed after fatal crash; Secaucus, N.J. police warn of heavy delays on Route 3, Paterson Plank Road eastbound

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GWB upper level closed after fatal crash; Secaucus, N.J. police warn of heavy delays on Route 3, Paterson Plank Road eastbound

Graphic: Secaucus Police Department

SECAUCUS, N.J. — Secaucus, N.J. police on Thursday morning, Oct. 22, warned drivers to expect heavy delays on Route 3 eastbound and Paterson Plank Road eastbound after the George Washington Bridge was closed following a fatal collision.

“Due to the George Washington Bridge being closed for a fatal collision, expect heavy delays,” the Secaucus Police Department said in a traffic advisory. “Please plan an alternate route.”

All upper-level lanes of the bridge into New York were closed as of 6:48 a.m., according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as reported by Gothamist. The lower-level lanes into New York had heavy traffic as a result.

The crash involved a motorcyclist who was struck by a truck on the upper level around 5 a.m., according to the FDNY account reported by Gothamist. The motorcyclist was found dead at the scene. The victim has not been identified.

Officials in Fort Lee asked drivers to avoid the bridge until at least noon, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police told motorists to expect delays of about six hours, NJ.com reported. As of 8:15 a.m. ET, Hudson TV found no report that the upper-level lanes had reopened.

Drivers heading into Manhattan from Hudson County may want to consider the Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel or mass transit. The Port Authority also reported congestion delays at the Holland Tunnel Thursday morning.

This is the second closure on the bridge this week. Upper-level lanes were shut for hours Tuesday night during an unrelated police investigation.

This story will be updated.

Sources
  • Secaucus Police Department traffic advisory graphic, Oct. 22, 2026 (Route 3 and Paterson Plank Road eastbound delays).
  • Port Authority of New York and New Jersey closure notice as of 6:48 a.m. ET and FDNY account, as reported by Gothamist, Oct. 22, 2026, 7:28 a.m. ET.
  • Fort Lee officials and Palisades Interstate Parkway Police guidance, as reported by NJ.com, Oct. 22, 2026.
  • Graphic: Secaucus Police Department.

Hoboken, N.J. council puts off short-term rental rules and $997K garage contract until Nov. 4

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Hoboken, N.J. council puts off short-term rental rules and $997K garage contract until Nov. 4

HOBOKEN, N.J. — The Hoboken City Council on Wednesday night, Oct. 21, held off on two of the biggest items on its agenda: the short-term rental ordinance that had been added as an urgent item, and a two-year contract worth up to $997,728 a year to run four city parking garages. Both are now expected back at the council’s Nov. 4 meeting.

Short-term rental ordinance pulled for public feedback

At the start of the meeting, the council’s presiding officer told the audience the short-term rental item “has also been carried. So, if you’re here thinking that the council is going to be voting on that this evening, we are not going to be voting on that this evening.”

“We got a lot of feedback from a lot of people,” the presiding officer said. People “thought that it made sense not to hear it on an emergency basis but rather to get feedback from the community. So it should be heard at our November 4th meeting as well on first reading at that time.” Near the end of the meeting, the presiding officer repeated that the council anticipates taking it up on Nov. 4 in regular order.

As Hudson TV reported Wednesday morning, the ordinance in the agenda packet would cap any short-term rental at 60 nights a year, allow one permit per owner, bar tenants from renting their apartments short-term, keep rentals out of rent-controlled buildings and apply the city’s 3% hotel and motel occupancy tax. The agenda listed Councilman Joe Quintero as sponsor. The proposal followed the Oct. 18 police response at a short-term rental on the 500 block of Garden Street.

Residents still spoke about short-term rentals during the public portion. One speaker, who said they own a short-term rental out of state, cited figures he attributed to the data firm AirDNA, “approximately 522 active short-term rentals in this town,” and urged a registration system. Another speaker said the city should plan for more hotels, saying the W is “the only formal hotel” in Hoboken now.

Hoboken City Council, Oct. 21, 2026: agenda changes, including the short-term rental ordinance (official City of Hoboken recording, starts at 8:45).

Garage contract carried after notice problem

Resolution T1 would hire LAZ Parking New York/New Jersey, LLC to manage Garages B, D, G and Midtown for up to $997,728 a year over two years, with two one-year renewal options. Three bids came in Sept. 24, according to the resolution: Metropolis/SP Plus LLC at $956,672, LAZ at $997,728 and Propark America at $1,309,313.34. The resolution called the low bid “non-responsive.”

During the public portion, a representative of Metropolis SP Plus told the council the company was the low bidder and “there has not been any communication since the opening bid,” and that it learned only that day of the vote “to award the contract to the higher operator.” The representative said the company’s estimate of the extra cost to Hoboken over the next five years was more than $1 million, and asked the council to postpone the vote.

A council member responded that the Metropolis proposal “included multiple exceptions to the original bid requirements,” which “would have significantly changed the original terms of the bid,” so it was deemed nonresponsive after review by the city’s corporation counsel. The council member said no bidder had protested the selection.

When the council reached T1 later in the meeting, the city’s corporation counsel told the council, “We have been able to determine that the notification for the bid disqualification was not sent.” Counsel recommended carrying the resolution to the next meeting “so that the notification can be sent and the disqualified bidder can assert their rights.” The council voted by voice to carry T1 to Nov. 4.

Hoboken City Council, Oct. 21, 2026: corporation counsel recommends carrying the garage contract (official City of Hoboken recording, starts at 2:10:25).

A separate resolution on the agenda, T3, would extend LAZ’s current garage contract for up to 90 days, for no more than $260,000.

Also carried to Nov. 4, according to the presiding officer’s announcement: an ordinance amending the city’s heating-of-buildings chapter, an ordinance creating a new “Willow Terrace” zoning district, and resolutions on the 2025 audit and its corrective action plan.

Hudson TV asks: Should Hoboken cap short-term rentals at 60 nights a year, as proposed? Reply A: Yes, cap them. Reply B: No, the limit is too strict.
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Sources
  • Hoboken City Council meeting, Oct. 21, 2026, official recording (City of Hoboken, YouTube): agenda changes at about 0:08–0:11; Metropolis remarks at about 0:34–0:38; T1 carried at about 2:10–2:11; short-term rental public comments at about 2:25–2:27 and 3:16–3:20; closing announcement at about 3:54.
  • Hoboken City Council Oct. 21, 2026 agenda and packet, Resolutions T1 and T3 and the short-term rental ordinance (meeting page).
  • Earlier: Hudson TV, Oct. 21, 2026.

Hoboken, N.J. council approves redevelopment deal for first new Housing Authority building on Harrison Street

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Hoboken, N.J. council approves redevelopment deal for first new Housing Authority building on Harrison Street

HOBOKEN, N.J. — The Hoboken City Council on Wednesday night, Oct. 21, approved the redevelopment agreement for the first new building in the Hoboken Housing Authority’s plan to replace its aging public housing, a 164-unit, all-affordable building at 331–333 Harrison St.

The agreement, Resolution CD3, names Hoboken Forward One Urban Renewal Associates, LP as redeveloper of the site, land the Housing Authority owns at Block 36, Lot 13. The resolution describes the partnership as a joint venture of the Housing Authority and RPM Development, LLC. The council approved it as part of its consent agenda, according to the meeting’s official recording.

What the deal calls for

As Hudson TV first reported Tuesday, the agreement in the council packet calls for:

  • 164 affordable homes, deed-restricted under the federal low-income housing tax credit and HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration programs;
  • about 2,050 square feet of ground-floor retail;
  • about 41 parking spaces under the building, which the developer “shall use reasonable efforts” to build, roughly half the 84 garage spaces in renderings shown publicly in June; and
  • a public plaza of about 5,750 square feet south of the building, built “at no cost to the City.”

In written answers to Hudson TV before the vote, the city said the parking spaces “were reduced during the design process, but remain within the redevelopment plan’s maximum parking ratio.” A tax deal for the project, a payment in lieu of taxes, would need a separate financial agreement and its own council vote. It was not part of Wednesday’s approval.

Housing Authority: ‘This moment belongs to you’

Housing Authority leaders spoke during the public portion before the vote. Frank Merchand, the authority’s director of development, read a statement addressed to residents. “This moment belongs to you,” Merchand said.

Merchand called the first phase “a 12% down payment on this dream,” saying the new building would house about 12% of the authority’s residents. Merchand told residents who won’t move into the first building that the authority would “maintain, repair, and upgrade your existing homes until a new home is ready for you,” and said families who will move would be contacted in advance.

Barbara Reyes, who said she chairs the Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners and lives in authority housing herself, told the council, “Our residents deserve more than promises. They deserve progress.” She added, “Reaching this milestone does not mean the work is finished.”

A Housing Authority commissioner who spoke after Reyes said, “Nobody will be displaced. There’s a one-for-one replacement,” and said that is required both by city ordinance and by HUD.

Hoboken City Council, Oct. 21, 2026: Housing Authority officials address the council before the vote (official City of Hoboken recording, starts at 42:35).

What comes next

The agreement requires a “parking relocation plan” for Harrison Gardens residents who now park on the lot, but says that relocation “is ultimately a matter to be addressed separately between HHA and the City.” The agreement defines the next phase as including the demolition of the buildings of the existing Andrew Jackson Gardens complex.

Hudson TV asked the city before the vote where Harrison Gardens residents who park on the lot will park during construction. The city’s written answers did not address that question.

Hudson TV asks: Is about 41 parking spaces enough for a 164-unit building in Hoboken? Reply A: Yes, it’s near transit. Reply B: No, it needs more.
Share your take in the comments.

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Sources
  • Hoboken City Council meeting, Oct. 21, 2026, official recording (City of Hoboken, YouTube): consent agenda pull list and roll call at about 1:22–1:24; Housing Authority speakers at about 0:42–0:53.
  • Hoboken City Council Oct. 21, 2026 agenda, Resolution CD3 and attached redevelopment agreement (meeting page).
  • City of Hoboken written answers to Hudson TV, Oct. 21, 2026.
  • Hoboken Housing Authority staff page (myhhanj.com) for Frank Merchand’s title.
  • Earlier: Hudson TV, Oct. 20, 2026.

Former Hudson County Parks seasonal worker charged with 28 counts of wire fraud in alleged ‘no-show’ job scheme

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Former Hudson County Parks seasonal worker charged with 28 counts of wire fraud in alleged ‘no-show’ job scheme

NEWARK, N.J. — A Rutherford, N.J., man who prosecutors say held a "no-show" seasonal job with the Hudson County, N.J., Parks Department has been charged with 28 counts of wire fraud, accused of collecting county paychecks for work he did not do and then claiming unemployment benefits for that same job, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey said Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Alfonso A. Zamarra, 58, had his initial appearance Wednesday in federal court in Newark before U.S. Magistrate Judge José R. Almonte and was released on a $100,000 bond, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office release. He is charged by criminal complaint.

"Zamarra received tens of thousands of dollars in wages and unemployment benefits to which he was not entitled," the release says.

What the complaint alleges

According to the criminal complaint, sworn by an FBI task force officer on Oct. 20:

  • Zamarra was hired as a Parks Department "Seasonal Assistant" and worked three stints on the county payroll: about Dec. 16, 2019, to July 18, 2020; Oct. 23, 2021, to April 23, 2022; and March 27, 2023, to Sept. 9, 2023.
  • Over about 49 pay periods, Hudson County paid him about $45,327.45 in wages by direct deposit.
  • Seasonal workers could not work more than six months in any 12-month period. The complaint says Zamarra filed three unemployment claims with the New Jersey Department of Labor from 2020 through 2023, each listing his county job, and that in the 2022 and 2023 claims he said he had been laid off when his six-month terms had simply ended. It says he received about $57,021 in unemployment benefits from 2020 through 2024, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Phone location data showed Zamarra was rarely in Hudson County during the periods he was supposedly working, the complaint says. Examples put him in Rutherford, in Bergen County, during shifts he claimed to be working, and in Worcester, Mass., on June 23 and 24, 2023.
  • United Airlines records show he flew to Naples, Italy, on June 29, 2023, and returned July 9, while attendance sheets claimed 70 hours of work in each of the two pay periods covering that trip.
  • His signature "varies widely" across 29 attendance sheets, and the complaint says there is probable cause to believe other people sometimes signed them for him.
  • About 16 of the 29 sheets had no supervisor signature. A longtime Parks supervisor whose name appears on others told investigators he or she did not sign them and never supervised Zamarra.
  • Many shifts on his sheets, such as 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., are not shifts that seasonal Parks workers actually work, the complaint says.

Taken together, the complaint’s figures come to about $102,000 in county wages and state unemployment benefits.

A ‘high-ranking’ Parks official as reference

The complaint says a "high-ranking official" in the Parks Department, identified only as Individual-1 and described as a longtime personal associate of Zamarra, was listed as his reference and signed his hiring form.

When a county employee emailed in September 2021 to ask about Zamarra’s attendance and work before rehiring him, Individual-1 replied, "My referral has to be good I wouldn’t have anything less," according to the complaint. The complaint does not name Individual-1 or say whether that official faces charges.

The complaint also says Zamarra was president of Apex Apparel Services, Inc., a New Jersey corporation. In his first unemployment claim, filed in April 2020, he said he had worked for Apex until March 2020 and that the "business closed due to Covid-19." The complaint says that conflicts with his 2019 county job application, in which he said he was unemployed.

The charges and penalties

Twenty-six counts involve county paycheck deposits and two involve unemployment claims filed online in May 2022 and November 2023. Each wire fraud count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the release says.

U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer credited the FBI Newark Field Office, the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Port Authority Police Department with the investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Senior Trial Counsel Francesca Liquori and Unit Chief Jason Goldberg. Zamarra’s defense lawyer is listed as Alyssa A. Cimino.

The charges and allegations in the complaint are only allegations, and Zamarra is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Other federal cases involving the Parks Department

This is not the first federal case involving the county Parks Department. In July, Hudson TV reported that former Parks Director Russell Fallacara pleaded guilty in a bribe and kickback scheme with contractor William A. Murray. Former Parks Director Thomas DeLeo and Murray had already pleaded guilty. Hudson TV also reported this week on county work that kept going to Murray’s company.

Liquori, Goldberg, the FBI and the Labor Department’s Inspector General’s office also worked on the Fallacara case, according to the office’s July release. The Zamarra complaint does not mention that bribery case.

Hudson TV asks: Should Hudson County publish an outside audit of who approved and signed off on seasonal Parks hires and timesheets? Share your take in the comments.

Got a tip? Email info@hudsontv.com.

Sources
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, "Former Hudson County Parks Department "No-Show" Worker Charged with 28 Counts of Wire Fraud," Oct. 21, 2026 (also emailed to Hudson TV). Source of the charges, age and hometown, initial appearance, bond, maximum penalties, agencies, prosecutors, defense counsel and presumption of innocence.
  • Criminal complaint, United States v. Alfonso A. Zamarra, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, sworn Oct. 20, 2026. Source of the employment dates, job title, wage and unemployment totals, phone-location, flight and timesheet allegations, the Individual-1 email and the Apex details.
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, release on Russell Fallacara’s guilty plea, July 8, 2026 (prosecutors and agencies on that case).
  • Hudson TV: Fallacara guilty plea (July 8, 2026); Murray Paving county jobs (Oct. 20, 2026).
  • Wage and benefit total of about $102,000 is Hudson TV’s sum of the complaint’s figures ($45,327.45 in wages plus $57,021 in benefits).

Jersey City, N.J., planners say closed Heights hospital site qualifies for eminent domain; hospital operator calls it unnecessary

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Jersey City, N.J., planners say closed Heights hospital site qualifies for eminent domain; hospital operator calls it unnecessary

Photo: Christ Hospital, now the closed Heights University Hospital, at 176 Palisade Ave. in 2011. Jim Henderson / Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jersey City’s planning staff has concluded that the closed Heights University Hospital campus on Palisade Avenue, the former Christ Hospital, can be designated an area in need of redevelopment with the power of eminent domain, according to a city report publicized Oct. 16 ahead of a Planning Board hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

The hospital’s operator, Hudson Regional Health (HRH), says that power isn’t needed. “HRH believes a resolution can be achieved and eminent domain is unnecessary,” the company said in a written statement to Hudson TV attributed to Otto Angulo on behalf of Hudson Regional Health.

The 23-page report, prepared by Planning Director Tanya Marione, covers 14 tax lots, mostly along the east side of Palisade Avenue from 112 to 218 Palisade, plus 169 and 179 Palisade on the west side. It recommends condemnation power for 12 of the lots, including the main hospital parcel at 176 Palisade. The other two, 188 and 202 Palisade, are homes that show signs of current occupation, the report says; it recommends including them in the redevelopment area without eminent domain.

The hearing is item 16 on the board’s Oct. 27 agenda, case P2026-0156, and the agenda says “formal action may be taken.” The Planning Board makes a recommendation; the City Council makes the final decision. The council authorized the study 8-0 on March 25 (Res. 26-130).

What the report found

  • Main hospital parcel (176 Palisade, about 4 acres): “The structure is abandoned, with boarded up windows on the ground floor,” with peeling paint, debris, “unrepaired holes in the building, and cracks in the beams that cantilever the structure over the Palisades Cliff.” An unsafe-structure violation issued Oct. 21, 2024, “remains open and fine is unpaid,” and a new summons was issued Oct. 13, 2026. An engineer’s report submitted for the owner found the structural framing safe but listed needed repairs, including a rusted steel column, damaged brick and rusted lintels.
  • 206 Palisade (Lot 9, including vacant buildings at 190–210 Palisade): vacant, boarded structures and a partly abandoned parking lot, with vacant-property violations dated Oct. 12, 2024, Nov. 14, 2024, and April 2, 2026.
  • 218 Palisade (Lot 13, a little over 2 acres): a mostly vacant medical building, cracked parking-lot asphalt and an abandoned security kiosk.
  • 216 Palisade (Lot 8): vacant land with Planning Board approval for a 10-story, 51-unit senior building (P22-189, memorialized April 30, 2024, with a one-year extension granted May 12, 2026). It is in the recommended condemnation area.
  • The report cites statutory criteria a, b, c, d, e and h, including the “diverse ownership” of the real estate and the hospital operation.

What Hudson Regional Health says

HRH’s full statement: “Hudson Regional Health is committed to restoring health care in the Heights community with a new hospital. HRH is working with the Department of Health, the Mayor’s Office, local and state elected officials and the community to bring about this goal. Because the facility has lived well beyond its useful life, a redevelopment plan is appropriate. Furthermore, HRH believes a resolution can be achieved and eminent domain is unnecessary.”

The statement was sent to Hudson TV on Oct. 21 by HRH Chief Strategy Officer Adam Alonso.

Ownership and history, according to the report

  • The certified owner list shows the hospital lots held by J.C. Opco, LLC and Castle Realty Partners LLC, both in care of Alaris Health. Other lots in the condemnation area are owned by Palisade Avenue Properties, LLC (192 Palisade), Palisades Ave. Properties LLC (194 Palisade), Gullo Realty Inc. (212 Palisade) and 214-216 Palisade Ave., LLC (216 Palisade).
  • In December 2022, the real estate was sold to J.C. Opco, CH 750 Park and CH Castle. In May 2025, HRH took over operations and renamed the hospital Heights University Hospital.
  • On Oct. 13, 2025, HRH asked the planning division to begin a redevelopment study for the campus. The report quotes HRH citing “a yearly loss of over $60 million attributed to the Jersey City facility alone” and warning that without a plan “we unfortunately must preserve our option to proceed forward with alternative proposals for the land.” The report says that alternative was a senior-housing proposal with no medical or hospital facilities.
  • On Nov. 14, 2025, all services except the emergency department closed. The emergency department closed March 14, 2026. On April 14, 2026, the state Health Department wrote that the hospital “ceased operating as a licensed general hospital.” The State Health Planning Board held its public hearing on Aug. 27, 2026, and the Health Department had issued no final decision as of the report.

When the study was announced in March, Mayor James Solomon called it “the beginning of a process, not the end,” according to a city release. News 12 New Jersey reported in April that HRH said eminent domain “would be an extraordinarily costly and time consuming process for Jersey City.” Jersey Digs reported in February that the property’s owners sued over the city’s medical-zone changes.

The city

Hudson TV emailed city spokesperson Kimberly Wallace Scalcione on Saturday, Oct. 17, asking for a copy of the report; what it found for the condemnation and non-condemnation areas; when the administration expects to bring a designation to the council if the Planning Board recommends one; and whether the city plans to use eminent domain and has estimated the cost. A response will be added if received.

How to weigh in

The Planning Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5:30 p.m. at 4 Jackson Square (also known as 39 Kearney Ave.). The report is on the city’s online permitting portal under case P2026-0156 and at the Division of City Planning, 1 Jackson Square; questions go to 201-547-5010.

Hudson TV asks: Should Jersey City use eminent domain to take the Heights hospital site, or work out a deal with the owners? Reply A: Use eminent domain. Reply B: Negotiate a deal.
Share your take in the comments.

Sources
  • City of Jersey City Division of City Planning, “Report Concerning the Determination of the ‘176 Palisade Avenue Study Area’ as an Area in Need of Redevelopment,” prepared by Planning Director Tanya Marione, publicized Oct. 16, 2026 (case P2026-0156, 23 pages).
  • Public notice of the Oct. 27, 2026 Planning Board hearing on the 176 Palisade Avenue Study Area, and the Jersey City Planning Board agenda for Oct. 27, 2026, item 16.
  • Jersey City Res. 26-130, adopted March 25, 2026, authorizing the study.
  • City of Jersey City press release, March 20, 2026.
  • News 12 New Jersey (April 2026) and Jersey Digs (February 2026), as cited.
  • Written statement from Hudson Regional Health, attributed to Otto Angulo on behalf of Hudson Regional Health, emailed to Hudson TV by Chief Strategy Officer Adam Alonso on Oct. 21, 2026.
  • Comment request emailed by Hudson TV to the City of Jersey City (Kimberly Wallace Scalcione) on Oct. 17, 2026; a response will be added if received.
  • Photo: Jim Henderson, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (public domain dedication), June 4, 2011.
  • What we checked: every lot, owner, date, violation and quoted phrase against the city’s report and hearing notice; HRH’s statement against its email.

Jersey City breaks ground on Canal Crossing: 508 homes, 102 affordable, under twin 30-year PILOTs

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Jersey City breaks ground on Canal Crossing: 508 homes, 102 affordable, under twin 30-year PILOTs

JERSEY CITY — Mayor James Solomon joined state and county officials, housing advocates, labor leaders and community representatives Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, to break ground on Canal Crossing, the Bergen-Lafayette redevelopment the city is pitching as a jump-start for affordable housing. The first phase will deliver 508 homes, including 102 affordable homes with units renting below $1,000 and $1,500 a month, according to the city’s release.

Those 508 homes come with two 30-year tax exemptions. The Municipal Council gave final approval Sept. 23 to Ordinances 26-045 and 26-046, and the mayor approved both Sept. 24. Under the financial agreements Hudson TV reviewed last month, for the first 15 years each building pays the city the greater of a minimum charge or 10% of its annual gross revenue instead of conventional property taxes.

Rendering of Canal Crossing’s first phase. Image: City of Jersey City.

What the city says it is getting

The release says one in five homes in the initial phase will be affordable, that the development will include family-sized housing with three-bedroom units, and that the project is expected to use union labor.

“Every Jersey City resident deserves the opportunity to find a home they can afford and build a future in the city they love,” said Mayor James Solomon. “Canal Crossing is an important step toward making housing more affordable for working families. Through developments like Canal Crossing, we are moving forward with housing that serves our residents, strengthens our neighborhoods and keeps Jersey City accessible to the people who call it home.”

The city says the project advances the mayor’s Building for Working Families initiative.

“I’ve said it time and again: development in Ward F has to benefit the people of Ward F,” said Councilman Frank “Educational” Gilmore. “Canal Crossing checks all the boxes—cleaning up a brownfield, creating good union jobs, delivering much-needed affordable housing, and providing larger homes for growing families. But most importantly, it’s about making sure the people who helped build this community have an opportunity to remain here and share in its future. That’s what responsible development and real progress should look like.”

The council’s roll calls show Gilmore voted yes on the Phase 1A exemption, Ord. 26-045, which passed 9–0 on Sept. 23. He and Council President Denise Ridley abstained on the Phase 1B exemption, Ord. 26-046, which passed 7–0–2.

“It’s important that any development in Greenville reflects and serves the needs of the people who live here,” said Sandra Lovely of the Greater Neighborhood Association. “I’m looking forward to seeing Canal Crossing become part of the neighborhood and the community we continue to build together.”

“Canal Crossings is a brownfield-cleaning, job-creating, home-building project that only happens when government operates at its best,” said Mike Hellstrom, Vice President, Laborers’ International Union of North America. “LIUNA is proud of its long-time support of Canal Crossing and looks forward to providing the skilled, safe and productive workforce to help build this important housing project–a project that supports families and strengthens communities.”

“For families across New Jersey, finding an affordable home determines whether they can stay near their jobs, keep their children in the same schools and remain close to the people they love,” said Jacquelyn Suarez, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. “By creating more opportunities for families at different income levels, we can help build more stable communities across the state.”

What the tax deals say

The release’s 508-home and 102-affordable figures match the two financial agreements attached to the ordinances:

  • Phase 1A (Ord. 26-045): Garfield Phase 1A Urban Renewal LLC, 850–870 Garfield Avenue. A six-story building with 215 rental units, including 43 affordable units at or below 50% of area median income. Total project cost estimated in excess of $141 million; about 275 construction jobs and 30 permanent jobs.
  • Phase 1B (Ord. 26-046): Garfield Phase 1B Urban Renewal LLC, 874–902 Garfield Avenue. A ten-story building with 293 rental units, including 59 affordable units at or below 50% of area median income. Total project cost estimated in excess of $176 million; about 350 construction jobs and 50 permanent jobs.

Both agreements use the same payment schedule, called the Annual Service Charge, which runs for 30 years from its start date:

YearsEach building pays the greater of…
1–15the minimum charge, or 10% of annual gross revenue
16–18the minimum charge, 11% of gross revenue, or 20% of conventional taxes
19–21the minimum charge, 11% of gross revenue, or 40% of conventional taxes
22–24the minimum charge, 11% of gross revenue, or 60% of conventional taxes
25the minimum charge, 11% of gross revenue, or 80% of conventional taxes
26–30the minimum charge, 12% of gross revenue, or 80% of conventional taxes

The minimum charge is defined as the taxes levied on each parcel in its last full year of conventional taxation; the agreements give a formula, not a dollar amount. The city sends 5% of what it collects to Hudson County, and the developer pays the city an administrative fee of 2% of each year’s charge. Once payments begin, the land is also exempt from regular land taxes.

The council vote followed a heated public hearing, where residents spoke both against and for the deals. Hudson TV covered that Sept. 23 meeting.

In January, Mayor Solomon ordered an audit of more than 100 active long-term tax abatements, with a July 1, 2026 completion target, according to a city release.

Want to know if you’re overpaying on property taxes in Jersey City? Check your address at gardenstate.ai/property-tax

Hudson TV asks: Canal Crossing gets 30-year tax deals in exchange for 102 affordable homes. Should the city publish what each building actually pays every year once the payments start, or are the affordable homes the return that matters? Share your take in the comments.

Got a tip? Email info@hudsontv.com or text 862-417-6695.

Sources
  • City of Jersey City press release, “Jersey City Breaks Ground on Canal Crossing, Bringing over 100 New Homes with Affordable Rents to Bergen-Lafayette,” Oct. 21, 2026 (emailed to Hudson TV by the Mayor’s Office). Source of all quotes, the 508/102 figures and the rent levels.
  • Jersey City Ordinance 26-045 and Phase 1A Financial Agreement (PDF): units, affordability level, cost and jobs estimates, §4.04 Annual Service Charge schedule, county 5% and 2% admin fee, Sept. 23 roll call (9–0), mayoral approval Sept. 24, 2026.
  • Jersey City Ordinance 26-046 and Phase 1B Financial Agreement (PDF): same terms for Phase 1B; Sept. 23 roll call (7–0–2, Gilmore and Ridley abstaining).
  • City of Jersey City, January 2026 release on the PILOT audit executive order.
  • Hudson TV: Canal Crossing twin PILOTs financial agreements (Sept. 30, 2026); Sept. 23 council meeting coverage (Sept. 24, 2026).
  • Images: renderings provided by the City of Jersey City with the release.
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