The Hudson County Winter Emergency System will be in effect continuously from November 15, 2016 - March 31, 2017. The system may also be enacted before or after this time period if the forecast calls for temperatures below 32 degrees. The intent of the system is to provide shelter for those who seek it, and provide outreach to engage those who typically refuse shelter with the goal of preventing anyone from sleeping on the street throughout the winter months. Official System Protocols

Put out curbside Wed night for Thurs AM pickup. This will happen for the entire month of January.

Our Christmas Party is December 15th, at Renato?s behind Pizza Masters. 7pm until ? $25.00 per person.

The salary is $12.50 per hour. Weekly pay on Fridays / Must pass drug screening and background check. Must have steel toe boots. Apply at 17 Academy Street 5th Floor Newark,  Monday-Friday:  9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Bring original social security card, valid photo I.D.

Come to the meeting on November 17th and grab some. Pick up days for the North District are: November 17th, December 1st, December 15th, December 22nd. Put bags at curbside Wednesday night for Thursday morning pick up

Save The Date Monday, 24 October 2016. Board of Education Candidate Forum in The Heights! 7:00pm - 9:00pm at the Hope Center, 112 Cambridge Avenue. Doors Open to the Public @ 6:30pm.

The first Heights Parking Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18 at PS 28 the ChristaMcAuliffe school, 167 Hancock Street. Doors open at 6:30 and the meeting will start promptly at 7 pm. The purpose of this meeting will be to review solutions to the parking issues in the Heights, explore what other cities have done and start to move some of these ideas forward.

? Breast Health for Women in Jersey City ? Thursday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m. - Conducted by Michelle Ashley, RN, MS/MPH, CN-BN, CTTSMichelle is the Oncology Nurse Navigator at JCMC, RWJ Barnabas Health  Learn the Facts about Breast Cancer! Healthy habits that may reduce the risk for breast cancer - Changes in your breast to discuss with your doctor - When to start having a mammogram - Where to get a mammogram and find support groups in the community

"After much thought and a thorough review of our commitments for the remainder of 2016, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year's Flea Market and Park Fest. We have recently received the construction schedule for the gazebo rebuild and there are also plans in the works to renovate Riverview Park as well. These upcoming improvements, in addition to our other projects and commitments were all factors in this decision. 

We will, of course, provide refunds of confirmed payments and we appreciate your understanding and continued support."

~Sincerely, Kern Weissman, President RNA |  More Info HERE

The purpose of the meeting if to get a sense of the issues facing our Heights community as we head into the Fall season, and 2017. Open Meeting, all invited. Hosted by Michael Yun, Councilman Ward D. 

Wednesday, Sept. 21 @7pm P.S. #28 Auditorium 167 Hancock Ave., Jersey City.

Help put a smile on someone?s face and warm a heart this Winter Season!  New or gently used, and clean: Coats, Hats, Gloves & Scarves for Men, Women & Children are greatly needed! New Socks are also needed!  Please drop off your donations at St. John's Lutheran Church. Located at 155 North Street, Jersey City. Sundays from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon through December 4, 2016 or call 201.589.1781.

If you would like to make a non-perishable food donation or a monetary donation for this winter Season--help put food on someone?s table, please call 201.589.1781. Sponsored by St John's Community Food Pantry.

Hunger Has No Season!

Save the Date: THURSDAY OCTOBER 13TH at Wonder Bagel, 321 Central Avenue from 7 to 9 pm. "Building relationships one cup at a time."

 14 Zabriskie Street, Jersey City  •  201-547-4556  •  [email protected]

As of June 25, 2016, the #119 will begin providing 24-hour service on weekdays and Saturdays, with overnight frequencies operating every hour at some times, and approximately every 2 hours later in the overnight.  119 Bus Schedule.  Please support this new, expanded service - it will make a big difference as go forward and ask for more improvements in our transportation system. Read more in the NJ.com article here.

These maps provide synthesized insights and easier understanding of the most important and relevant information: from shooting incidents to tax abatements to bike lanes and light rail stops. And street closings! This is where the Affordable Housing Navigator, see below, is located. Jersey City OPEN DATA. See: Police Calls by Neighborhood.

June Pets from the Star-Ledger

This map provides information on City-funded affordable housing units throughout Jersey City. Navigator dashboard.

Click to add text, images, and other content

We want to help you keep your pet healthy!  Liberty Humane Society offers low-cost preventative pet health services to the public every Wednesday from 4pm-6pm.  Pets are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The Great Jersey City Cleanup will be held in honor of Earth Day on April 23, 2016 and will take place throughout Jersey City.  We hope to mobilize thousands of residents alongside neighborhood and civic organizations, community leaders, and elected officials to roll up their sleeves and help clean our City on a single day! More info HERE

Here's a gallery of photographs of animals who need homes: Slideshow. More adoptable pets can be viewed here and here. From The Star-Ledger, on Facebook, by Greg Hawala, [email protected] Follow him on Twitter @GregHatala. 

The other well deserving honorees are: Kathy Mazza, deceased, who received a special tribute for her heroic actions on 9/11, Noemi Velazquez, Mira Prinz Arey, Lilia R. Diaz, Cheryl DB Murphy, Pamela Nicole Johnson, Cleotilde Beltran, Asheenia Johnson, Virginia Calabrese, Rosalind Castagna, Gaye Dunstan, Sandra Sung, Maria Pilar Salamanca, Bernadette Lynch, Maria Elena Aguilar-Ambrossi, Mamta Singh, Michele LaMonica Egar, Shantá T. Pressley, and Barbara T. Ervin. Other events for Women's History Month can be found here: jerseycityculture.org/events 

For more information and to register go HERE.

Property Reval 101: Equalization Ratio

This the first post in a series about property revaluation in Jersey City by Brigid D'Souza who blogs about property taxes, public schools, and local government.

Jersey City has been growing at a breakneck speed for the past fifteen years.  As a city grows, it is required to stop along the way and revalue its real estate.  This process is termed “revaluation.”  Revaluation is about ensuring that tax assessed values – the number you see on your tax bill – are equal to current market values.  As Jersey City has grown, it has failed to revalue itself. As a result, current market values have been allowed to grow grossly out of synch with outdated tax assessed values.  But in November 2015, Jersey City’s 15-year joyride was put on notice: NJ treasury officials turned on their proverbial police car sirens and ordered Jersey City to pull over.  The charge: Jersey City was deemed to be “dramatically out of compliance with Constitutional and statutory provisions requiring fair and uniform property tax assessments.” MORE 

Fill out this form to be listed as a volunteer for the City of Jersey City’s program: JC SHOVELS. Volunteers are to provide their services to help disabled and senior homeowners that cannot shovel snow. Click here for online application.

"Yet the park has been a battleground since it opened. Developers’ attempts to build a golf course, an amusement park and condominiums have all been defeated. Now, according to some supporters of the park, there is a new threat: a last-minute addition to a bill passed by the New Jersey Legislature shortly before Christmas that proposes a merger of two agencies....." Full article.

Attention Heights Residents: Your attendance is requested!
This is your opportunity to pose community questions and provide feedback in person. Brought to you by the Washington Park Association and Riverview Neighborhood Association

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 155 North Street, Jersey City, NJ 07307 
Enter North Street, Upstairs gymnasium, Free parking in the lot on Summit Ave.

Also! Bring donations to support the St John’s Food Pantry!
Coats, warm clothing, non-perishables, toiletries, toys…

Also! Sock Hop 1950s DANCE Food Pantry Fundraiser! Feb. 6 from 6 to 10 PM Only $25.00 and all proceeds benefit the Food Pantry. Tickets here.

Join Sara Mutnik, Yelp New Jersey Community Manager, in the second business development workshop from the Office of Innovation!

As part of this new, twice monthly series throughout 2016, Sara will be discussing using Yelp to grow your business!

January 27, 3 to 5 PM at 280 Grove St., Jersey City City Hall

TUESDAY 8 December @ 7:30pm a 178 Ogden Avenue All Are Welcome!

Live music from composer/guitarist Terrence McManus and The Ground Floor Trio will be playing Jazz with Catering by Patsey's

RNA will also be accepting nominations for their 2016 RNA Board

SPEAKER: Michael Yun will join us to answer questions and speak about the new Central Avenue Redevelopement Plan. There will be a discussion on what is in the Plan, and why, and what it means to the rest of the Heights.

Neighbors helping Neighbors: The Holidays are here!  Can & Clothing Drive: Please bring cans and clothing to donate to St. John's Lutheran Church Food Pantry. They will assemble holiday packages so we all can celebrate, and they always offer bags of groceries or sandwiches to needy people on the 2nd Saturday of every month but will be.  Hours are 8am - 1:30pm. If you can volunteer, or donate food or money please contact St. John's Lutheran Church Food Pantry, 155 North Street: 201-589-1781

The North District Captain’s meeting is scheduled for Wednesday November 18th and will be held at School No. 7. The meeting will begin at 7pm. School No. 7 is located at 222 Laidlaw avenue between Summit avenue and Collard street. Please invite a friend or neighbor! Come voice your compliments and concerns!

LEAF BAGS ARE IN! ...and still available; Leaf Pick-up dates are November 19, and December 3, 17 and 24. Put out the evening before for early morning pick-ups. 

Our Annual Christmas Party! Sign up for the holiday dinner at Renato's Restaurant on December 17th from 7 pm until? Only $25.00 

For no-cost Senior Snow Shoveling, P. [email protected]

GUEST SPEAKERS: There will be two representatives from the Department of Public Works, who will speak and answer questions. Sonia Dublin is the Operations Manager, and Brooke Hansson is the mural coordinator for the City, and is involved in all of DPW’s quality of life improvements.  Senator Brian Stack will NOT be speaking.
 
Neighbors helping Neighbors: St. John's Lutheran Church Food Pantry offers bags of groceries or sandwiches to needy people on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Hours are 8am - 1:30pm. If you can volunteer, or donate food or money please contact St. John's Lutheran Church Food Pantry, 155 North Street - 201-589-1781

• Food Pantry Can Drive: Local Taverns will be collecting canned goods one day a Month in October and November, possibly December. Details at the meeting. 

Movies | Thursdays 1:00 p.m.
October 8        Beetlejuice
October 15      Little Shop of Horrors
October 22      Practical Magic
October 29      Witches of Eastwick
 
Good Posture Workshop | Thursday, October 8 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Do you have poor posture, but don't know how to change it? Does your neck, back and shoulders hurt causing you to slump? In this evening’s workshop, Nationally Certified Alexander Technique teacher, Morgan Rysdon,
will introduce you to the tools you need to improve your posture and sustain a natural, upright poise. Learn how to use your body with more ease and freedom to get the posture you want!
 
Guess the Halloween Candy Contest October 12 to 26
Winner will be announced on Wednesday, October 28
Open to Children from Kindergarten through 8th Grade: Only one entry per child
 
Saturdays at the Movies for Children and Young Adults
October 10      Nightmare Before Christmas
October 25      Cinderella (2015 Live Action)
 
Special Program for Children and Families
• Halloween Pajama Night and Movie Time | October 22 6:30 p.m.
We invite children and parents to come hear Halloween themed stories and to watch the Halloween classic, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.
• Halloween Craft for Children and Young Adults | Friday, October 30 at 3:30 p.m. Pre-Registration is Required- Limit of 30 children ages 5 and up

• Brian Stack, N.J. State Senator & Union City Mayor will be at the October meeting.

• Leaf Bags and Pick-up dates will be at the October meeting, too. 

• Jersey City Art & Studio Tour 2015 Kick-off weekend: Oct. 3rd & 4th | Celebrating Jersey City Arts through the month of October.  We will post the Heights locations and events on the website as soon as we get more info.

• Annual Christmas Party at Renato’s December 17th, 2015 from 7 pm until?  $25.00 per person. The food is great and it’s a lot of fun!

• The Food Pantry at St. John's Lutheran Church distributes bags of groceries and/or sandwiches on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Bring a donation, large or small, to the meeting or we will pick it up from you! Neighbors help neighbors - that’s what we do! Hours are 8am - 1:30pm. If you can volunteer, please contact St. John's Lutheran Church Food Pantry, 155 North Street - 201-589-1781 

• Monthly Service Reports Our Police and the Resident’s Response Center are among the Community Resources that attend the meeting every month.

• AARP Meetings are the first Saturday of each month. The AARP bus trip to Atlantic City is Monday October 12th, and leaves at 8:30 am from the corner of Summit Ave. and North Street.

This is a new, affordable transportation option for Jersey City that will be linked with New York City’s CitiBike program. Local bike stations are at Riverview Park, the Light Rail Elevator at Congress, Pershing Field, North Street at Central Avenue as well as Christ Hospital and Oakland Avenue. More information at click here.

• The competition is open to everyone (amateurs and professionals).

If you’d like to compete, you should bring enough of your dessert to make 50-75 small samples and you should bring a label or sign noting the name of your dessert in large type (to be placed next to your dessert). The Market will provide cups/utensils for attendees to use for sampling.

Feel free to repost this announcement and to help spread the word! We’ll be looking forward to seeing many of you and your apple creations on October 4th.

The Jersey City Reservoir is hosting Kayaking Days in August! The final event is August 22nd (Saturday)

From 10AM - 3PM. As always, kayaking is free at the JC Reservoir but donations are always appreciated and help us to fund more of these events for the community to enjoy!

For anyone unfamiliar with Kayaking Day at the Reservoir, the event is operated on a first come first serve basis. There are both single and tandem boats available for use for periods of fifteen-twenty minutes (if no one is waiting for a boat you may stay in the water longer). A life jacket will be provided which all paddlers must wear at all times in the water. All participants must also sign a waiver prior to getting in the water. Anyone under the age of 18 must have an adult, parent or guardian, sign their waiver as well as be accompanied by an adult. Personal kayaks are not allowed in the Reservoir. More information on the website www.jcreservoir.org

This year marks the first time QuestBridge is able to launch their National College Match application EARLY for applicants. The application is now open and is due on September 28, 2015, to give you and your students more time to complete it. 

This month features several brand new videos featuring Quest Scholars and admissions officers, with more to come over the next couple months. For more information go to the website www.questbridge.org

HEIGHTS BRANCH EVENTS IN AUGUST

Movies – Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.

August 6         Woman in Gold

August 13       Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

August 20       Longest Ride

August 27       Spare Parts

Movies for Children and Young Adults

Children’s Movie – Paddington –Tuesday, August 4 at 10:30 a.m.

YA Movie – Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 – Wednesday, August 5 at 2:30 p.m.

Two Special Programs for Children

Friday, August 7 at 1:00 p.m 

Presley and Melody Children’s Music Program

Presley and Melody Interactive Musicals deliver the performing arts in a magical and whimsical, hands-on, musical experience that creates smiles for miles!   Their musical and educational format showcases the performing arts and promotes the love of reading and learning with live music, and projected graphics with lyrics.  An instantaneous audience connection transforms fans from spectators to participators, as children become stars on stage in this unique and creative concert experience.  Get ready to sing, dance, and “rock n roll” to creative originals and favorite pop tunes.

Thursday, August 27 at 6:30 p.m.

Sleepy Time Pajama Movie and Story Night

We invite children and parents to come hear and see classic bedtime stories including Bark, George, Dot the Fire Dog, and No Roses for Harry.  Children are welcome to come in their pajamas!

A DOT map showing designated bike lanes - if you are in the Heights take the Congress Street Light Rail elevator down to 9th Street and jump on the route! For the Map for the tour click here!

Palisade Lumber, 432 Palisade Ave., 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.  Copied from the Jersey Journal.

This Jersey City Heights concert series started out a couple years ago as a small outdoor affair and has grown into a full-blown sensation, with about 300 attending last year's season finale. Organizer Nick Ciavatta says there's no way but up from here.

"We're putting on a bigger show. We need more people, more equipment, we'll have local projection artists beaming their work on the walls, local food trucks at every concert. It's really, really blown up," said Ciavatta

"The Heights, which everyone used to forget about, has become a music mecca. There's acoustic music at the Distillery, blues and rock bands at the Lincoln Inn...there's stuff going on everywhere in Jersey City now, not just downtown." Full article here.

Join the "PICNIC-IN" at Liberty State Park on Saturday, May 16, Noon to 2pm. 

 Liberty State Park is for picnics, not privatization. That's the central message of the Friends of Liberty State Park's "picnic-in" protest set for May 16, when the park advocacy group and community take a stand against potential privatization plans for the park. Rain or Shine.

"We hope people come to have picnics or just to hang out to make the statement that Liberty Park is for picnics, not privatization," said Sam Pesin, president of the Friends of Liberty State Park. 

The concerns of the park's large scale commercialization have arisen in recent months. Gov. Chris Christie recently signed a bill into law called the Hackensack Meadowlands Agency Consolidation Act, whose main purpose is to combine the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission into a new agency. ~ via nj.com

For the safety of pedestrians and the motoring public, left turns will no longer be permitted at the intersection of Palisade Avenue and Route 139. This prohibition affects all approaches at Palisade Avenue. Traffic will be permitted to continue to make right turns or travel straight through the intersection. A new pedestrian push button has been installed at the southeast corner and an additional crosswalk has been added for pedestrians.

This change will go into effect the evening of Friday, April 24th at the request of Jersey City Police. Please obey all traffic laws and travel safely through work zones.

LOOK AHEAD:
Please be reminded that the intersection of Palisade Avenue and Route 139 will be taken out of service in late spring/early summer for reconstruction.
If you have any queries, please contact the Community Outreach Advisory at [email protected]

Breakfast Fundraiser for Reservoir 3 at Applebees. May 2nd from 8 to 10am at Applebees, 700 Route 440. The cost is $13.00 per person, $9.00 of which goes directly to the Reservoir to help fund all events.• Reservoir 3 will reopen Saturday, April 4. Like facebook.com/jcreservoir for info. 

Thursday, April 16 at 7 PM  Location: Christa McAuliffe Elementary (P.S. 28) School Auditorium, 167 Hancock Ave, Jersey City Heights

There will be a Town Hall meeting on Heights’ Western Side Parking: We need community input on Residential Parking: from Manhattan Ave. to Paterson Plank Road  And Central Avenue to J.F.Kennedy Blvd. Organized by Councilman Michael Yun.

Neighbors helping Neighbors: St. John's Lutheran Church Food Pantry offers bags of groceries or sandwiches to needy people on the 2nd Saturday of every month! Hours are 8am - 1:30pm. If you can volunteer, or donate food or money please contact 

St. John's Lutheran Church Food Pantry, 155 North Street - Tel. (201) 589-1781 

The Pulaski Skyway southbound will be shut down for eight weekends this spring, starting at 9 p.m. this Friday, March 27 so that floor beams can be installed on the 83-year old string of bridges between Jersey City and Newark. Details here: nj.com.

Traffic leaving the Holland Tunnel will have two choices of detour around the Skyway. Drivers may stay to the far right and take the NJ Turnpike-Hudson County Extension to connect to I-78 and the Turnpike mainline.

Traffic can also keep left and follow signs for Route 139 West, then stay left to get on Route 1&9 Truck south towards Newark, and to access Route 7 and I-280. Motorists should avoid the upper level of Route 139. Heavy congestion is expected at the Tonnelle Circle.  ~ all infer from nj.com

Breast Health for Women in Jersey City – Saturday March 28 at 2:00 p.m
Salud de los Senos para Las Mujeres en Jersey City,  Sabado March 28 a las 3:00 p.m.

Conducted by Michelle Ashley, RN, MS/MPH & Amanda Mia Marin-Chollom
Michelle is the Oncology Nurse Navigator at Jersey City Medical Center & Amanda is a PhD candidate in Psychology and Curémonos Community Research Advisor

Learn the Facts about Breast Cancer!
• Healthy habits that may reduce the risk for breast cancer 
• Changes in your breast to discuss with your doctor
• When to start having a mammogram
• Where to get a mammogram and find support groups in the community

Presentado por Michelle Ashley  & Amanda Mia Marin-Chollom
Michelle es una enfermera de oncología de Jersey City Medical Center & Amanda es una estudiante de doctorado en Psicología y Asesor de la Comunidad para Curémonos
¡Aprenda la ‪información sobre el cáncer de seno!
• Los hábitos saludables que pueden reducir el riesgo de cáncer de seno 
• Los cambios en el seno que usted debe discutir con su médico
• Cuando empezar a hacerse malograrías
• Donde obtener una mamografía y encontrar grupos de apoyo en la comunidad

Jersey City Free Public Library
14 Zabriskie Street, Jersey City   201-547-4556    l[email protected]

 The City Council approved a $35 million plan to build a City Hall Annex on Martin Luther King Drive. The 7-2 vote came after a roughly two-hour public hearing.  We will have more information on the ramifications of the deal at the meeting. Details here.

The North District’s Police Captain’s Meeting will be held this Wednesday March 18th, 2015. It will take place at Public School No. 7,  located at 222 Laidlaw Ave . The meeting will start at 7pm and end at 8pm. Please attend if possible and tell a friend. Contact: P.O. Dave Calton, JCPD North    

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 • 7:00 PM • Centennial Hall 

Movies, Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.
March 5 Dolphin Tale 2
March 12 The Judge
March 19 Gone Girl
March 26 Best of Me
 
Children’s Movie, Saturday March 14 at 2:00 p.m
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
 
St. Patrick’s Day Craft, Friday March 13 at 3:30 p.m.
Registration is required – Limit of 30 children ages 5 and up
 
Special Program Celebrating Dr. Seuss
1 Fish, 2 Fish Guessing Contest for grades Pre-K to 8, Guess the number of fish in the bowl Closest answer will win!
Program runs March 2 to March 21 • Winner will be announced March 25

Special Programs for Women’s History Month
Celebrating Women’s Health and Wellness!
Women’s Health 2015 – Thursday March 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Join the Heights Branch Library & Vibrant Life Holistic for a discussion on Women’s Health including… Preventing illness by eliminating toxins in our lifestyle
Hormonal Health • Moon Cycle and honoring our bodies
 
Breast Health for Women in Jersey City – Saturday March 28 at 2:00 p.m
Salud de los Senos para Las Mujeres en Jersey City,  Sabado March 28 a las 3:00 p.m.

Conducted by Michelle Ashley, RN, MS/MPH & Amanda Mia Marin-Chollom
Michelle is the Oncology Nurse Navigator at Jersey City Medical Center & Amanda is a PhD candidate in Psychology and Curémonos Community Research Advisor

Learn the Facts about Breast Cancer!
• Healthy habits that may reduce the risk for breast cancer 
• Changes in your breast to discuss with your doctor
• When to start having a mammogram
• Where to get a mammogram and find support groups in the community

See NorthJersey.com article for details

From Councilman Michael Yun: Seniors are important to society for various reasons and they can also be our most vulnerable citizens. So my Council office and team have arranged for free tax preparation for senior citizens and free tax filing for those with income less than $7,500. 

This service is ongoing and will end on March 15, 2015 at 366 Central Ave, 2nd floor. If you have any queries, please contact my aide, Tamia @ 201-222-3534 

Movies Thursdays 1:00 p.m. Celebrating Black History Month

The vote will not be before the City Council this Wednesday, the 17th: A petition to "Protect Jersey City Taxpayers from Variable Interest Rates and Inflated Rent Costs” was posted on the page Annex Facts. It was forwarded along with several letters from members of community, and it seems to have raised a few questions. The fight is not over, so stay tuned. In the meantime the City Council can’y vote on what was not approved. Jersey Journal story.

NB: it needed approval from the State's Local Finance Board because the financing was, well, unusual. 

Great article; what can we do? If we can waste over $20,000,000.00 on rent surely there is a way to find funds to do something? Homeless.

For local resources and ways to help, contact Riaz Wahid

The vote is scheduled for December 17th. If you are trying to sort through the complex financial proposal, this site breaks out it out clearly and stresses the questionable parts of this deal civicparent.org. More to come!

Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health EMTs, officials and supporters applauded, shouted and jumped from their seats tonight, Nov. 12, 2014, after the Jersey City City Council awarded the hospital the city's emergency medical services contract over CarePoint, which had partnered with McCabe Ambulance of Bayonne. Story HERE.

"Many people ask about Jersey City's growth, the PATH system, the abatement program and this was an interview that explains some of our focus. Granted, at a high level but certainly explains how we are looking at issues." ~ Mayor Fulop

Full article: click here.

Theme: Your artwork can be about frogs, amphibians, rainforests, climate change, pollution, etc., and how you (or all of us) can help them. Deadline for submissions is December 15, 2014 and the winners will be announced by January 15, 2015. The winners will be featured in a post and their artwork shared online and through social media. We’re looking for drawings, paintings, sculpture, collage, or whatever format helps you express yourself. For more info click HERE. 

The City Hall Annex Ordinance that was originally introduced, and tabled, will be brought back before the City Council for a rereading and passage. The Council paid no attention to Councilman Yun's alternative proposal, or any other civic opposition to this plan.

EMS debate and vote is back for a vote this Fall A representative for JCMS EMS spoke at our meeting last winter. The other bidders were invited to come and declined). This is a meter of live and death so you might want to check out this link: Save Our EMS

A second Jersey City councilman to abstain on ambulance contract vote The contract will be voted on as a resolution which only requires a simple majority to pass. A post from the first time this issue was on the table is reposted, below.

It was a very well attended meeting on Tuesday the 16th, and the discussion on the contract for EMS providers got heated. Roger Luckritz from Jersey City Medical Center spoke and answered questions; no one came from McCabe. The basic information that emerged, both from the meeting's attendees as well as our speaker, is as follows:

• JCMS will continuing doing the service it has been providing at no cost to the city as it has been doing for 130 years
• they have a fleet of 39 ambulances, a 6 minute response time which has been documented by independent agencies (9 is the national average)
• they have a computerized system that "predicts" where ambulances will be needed most at any given time
• JCMS a NON-Profit healthcare, is operating in the black and plans to reopen it's Greenville branch in the near future.

McCabe's information, albeit in absentia is:

• they will pay the City 2.6 million to get the contract (every year, it seems)
• they have 17 ambulances (and no documented response time)
• they are located in Hoboken and are associated with the FOR-PROFIT CarePoint system  
  
• they were significant backers of the Mayor's bid for election

Denial to CarePoint's Application for a Managed Healthcare Contract: Response from the State of New Jersey. Excerpt:

"Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) remains concerned about CarePoínt’s continuing pattern of misrepresentation to State agencies about: its readiness, its Competencies, its corporate ownership and its failure to accept responsibility for prior misrepresentations. Given the importance of this contract to thousands of New Jersey's poorest and most vulnerable Citizens and the impact on their health care and decisions about their health care, DMAHS cannot Currently grant CarePoint a MCO Contract"

 A One Day Celebration of Art, Music and Community 

Details on website www.wpanj.org

Flyer with times and locations: 

Welcome Back! Ward D Councilman Michael Yun will speak on a variety of hot topics: the EMS contract and the proposed City Hall Annex among them. Elections! We will have a petition supporting The Friend’s of Loew’s. Plus the usual monthly service reports from our police and the Mayor's Response Team.

For those that use the Rt. 7 Wittpenn Bridge between Jersey City / Kearny / North Arlington: here's the phone number to call prior to venturing out only to find out the bridge is closed and there's a detour.  Whittpenn-Rt.7 Office (201) 795-0631

A representative for JCMS EMS spoke at our meeting last winter. The other bidders were invited to come and declined). This is a meter of live and death so you might want to check out this link: Save Our EMS

- Friday, September 5th - 5:30-7:30pm

JC Friday's at the Reservoir is finally here! Come out tomorrow from 5:30-7:30pm to the Reservoir (Pershing Plaza/Reservoir Avenue) in the Jersey City Heights. The JC Department of Recreation will be providing free transportation (white vans) between the Heights and Downtown Jersey City during the event.

There will be no Homestead Rebates this year. Why? Our top investigative team is looking for answers and will have an update.

Support the Farmer’s Market in the Park! Vegetables, baked goods, information tables and more! Riverview Park Sunday mornings until 2 PM.

2014 June Trail Clean Up Come out to help keep your local Reservoir beautiful for all to enjoy! When: Saturday, June 21, 10:00am to 12:00pm. Get involved!

From Councilman Yun: NJ Transit will be providing reduced fare for people with disabilities. If you qualify, you can come to my 366 Central Avenue office location starting Monday, June 9 and pick up an application, or you can email me, [email protected] and I will forward the application to you.

The Food Pantry at St. John's Lutheran Church distributes bags of groceries and/or sandwiches on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Bring a donation, large or small, to the meeting or we will pick it up from you! Neighbors help neighbors - that’s what we do! St. John’s is at 155 North Street, Jersey City. Tel. (201) 798-0540

Plenty of time to get all the answers and help you need: 

The Heights Branch Library in conjunction with The Urban League of Hudson County presents ACA, The Affordable Care Act: A program of Questions and Answers. Guest speaker: Niyonu Boateng, Project Director ACA Navigator Program (ULOHC)

Attend the program to find out more about the Health Insurance Marketplace in New Jersey • Thursday, December 5, 2013 • 6:00 PM

Saturday, Dec. 7th from 11AM -5PM, Farms in the Heights hosts the Heights Holiday Market featuring local crafts and food vendors, kids activities, music and more. It will be held at The Elks Club, 83 Hutton St (corner of Hutton & Cambridge). RNA is pleased to be a sponsor of the Heights Holiday Market. For more information call 510-452-7178 or email[email protected] 

• Our annual Christmas Party Thursday December 19th, at Renato’s, 7 pm through...? Cost $25.00 per person

The Food Pantry at St. John's Lutheran Church offers bags of groceries or sandwiches to needy people on the 2nd Saturday of every month! If you would like to help our neighbors in need by making a Monetary Donation or If you would like to Volunteer please contact Debra Goidel at [email protected]. St. John’s is at 155 North Street, Jersey City. and the phone is  201.589.1781

STEEPED IN HISTORY, FORMER ‘HUDSON CITY’ THRIVES IN THE 21ST CENTURY Many Jersey City residents know the Heights dates back to the 1600s, but a lesser-known fact is that this district was actually an independent municipality. Situated at the north end of the city, atop the New Jersey Palisades and overlooking Hoboken, the neighborhood comprising most of the Heights was originally known as “Hudson City” from 1855 to the time it merged with Jersey City in 1873. Read the full article in the Jersey City Independent.   Note: The Jersey City Independent is on hiatus now through January 1st, 2014. 

Also check out Atlantic Monthly's Cities article on JC:  Jersey City: Cheaper, Yes, But Also a Real Sense of CommunityPhoto © dajamist

A Pedestrian Safety Education & Enforcement Campaign is taking place in Jersey City, one of five municipalities participating in a statewide program to pilot and evaluate a pedestrian safety education and enforcement campaign. For more info go to bestreetsmartnj.org or contact Police Officer Jaclyn Marcazo, Jersey City Police Department. Phone: (201) 547-4736 Email: [email protected]

As you know the JC Parks Coalition will be holding it's 3rd ANNUAL BIG DIG next Saturday October 26th from 9am-12pm

On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, neighborhoods throughout Jersey City are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities for the “Annual National Night Out” crime and drug prevention event.  Our intent is to involve each and every citizen of Jersey City in the events whether as individuals or, more hopefully, as part of an organized activity. The event is also intended to promote Police Community Partnerships, Violence Prevention, Safety and Neighborhood Unity.

Additionally, there will be free food, beverages, giveaways, entertainment, and an awards ceremony. It will be a night focused on crime prevention, but will also be a fun event for families and individuals alike.  The Heights sponsored event is taking place at Pershing Field. We hope to see you at the park,
 
P.O. David  Calton, JCPD, North District Community Relations Office

Meet Mayor-elect Fulop and his transition team: it includes two former governors along with notable academics, community leaders, and professionals. This is the complete list of transition meetings that the new Mayor has scheduled:

• June 5, 7pm City Hall Council Chambers, 280 Grove   
• June 13, 7pm Bethune Center, 140 MLK Dr.                                  
• June 20, 7pm Christa McAuliffe School 28, 167 Hancock                  
• June 2, 7pm Gallo Center in Lincoln Park  

Several community organizations are coming together to hold both a Mayoral and a City Council debate. Both debates will be held on our regular meeting nights, the third Thursday of the month at 7pm in our usual location. The Mayoral Debate will be on March 21st, and the City Council debate will be on April 19th. 

The sponsors are: Central Ave Special Improvement District, Farms in the Heights, Heights Community Coalition, Hope Center, Pershing Field Garden Friends & Jersey City Parks Coalition, Heights Arts District, Riverview Community Garden, Riverview Neghborhood Association, and the Washington Park Association. 

Volunteer opportunities are available - a complete list and who to contact are in the Breaking News Blog, tab to the left.

As part of continuing efforts to reduce crime in the city, a gun buyback will be held tomorrow at a local church.Officials say residents can turn in rifles for $100, handguns and automatic weapons for $150, respectively, with no questions asked at the buyback. The event will be held at the Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church at 661 Montgomery St. from 12 pm noon to 4:30 pm. Story JC Independent

Thursday, January 17th at 7 PM. Location: PS 28 Christa McAufiffe School at 167 Hancock St., in the Auditorium. Details to come - the Mayoral race is going to start heating up, so stay tuned for dates for debates, and more information on all of the local races. 

State officials are planning on constructing Jersey City’s 15th elementary school, on a lot at Summit and Laidlaw avenues that was once set for a Stop and Shop grocery store. Full story from the Journal here: New School in Heights

The Jersey City Free Public Library is holding monthly workshops where residents can get free legal information from a local law firm. Each monthly session is held at a different branch from 5 to 7 p.m., capped by two workshops, one in English and one in Spanish, at the Main Library. The law firm of Omojola & Associates will cover three topics: foreclosure defense and bankruptcy in the first hour and immigration law in the second hour. Each workshop will include a question-and-answer session.

Dec. 20: Heights branch, 14 Zabriskie St. • Jan. 14: Five Corners branch, 678 Newark Ave. • Feb. 13: Miller branch, 489 Bergen Ave. • March 5: Greenville branch, 1841 Kennedy Blvd. • April 3: Main Library (Biblioteca Criolla) 

For further information, contact Omojola & Associates at (973) 955-4721 or by e-mail at [email protected]associates.com  

Our Annual Christmas Party is this December 20th at Renata's Restaurant, which is Pizza Masters dining room, from 7 PM on. We have our annual get-together instead of a monthly meeting. Join us!

Free legal hotline for Hurricane Sandy survivors opened November 12th. New Jersey State Bar Association, ABA Young Lawyers Division and FEMA set up a toll-free legal aid line is now available for people facing legal issues due to Hurricane Sandy. Residents who cannot afford to pay an attorney can call the help line to request free legal assistance at 888-541-1900 For more info go to www.njsba.org

"The Washington Park Association of Hudson County has been addressing other concerns with Mayor Stack in regards to landscaping, lighting, bathroom facilities, ADA accessibility, parking, and noise and light pollution, and we support them in their continued efforts. We ask Mayor Stack (our State Senator) to work with all concerned Jersey City and Union City residents to address our legitimate issues. By working together we can all improve our community." ~ Becky Hoffman

Letter to the JC Independent

We only found out on Sunday that these meetings were planned for this week. This has been discussed at many local Neighborhood groups along with our own, and we were told we would be kept informed.  Please show up if you can - as our sister group RNA points out: "Several groups in our area are working hard to call attention to the planned destruction of open green space and 43 trees in Washington Park in order to expand the current Little League Field. (Park No. 3)"

Your voice, "yay" or "nay" either way, matters!

GUEST SPEAKER: Laura Skolar of the Jersey City Parks Coalition will speak on The Big Dig 2012 a citywide event for National Make A Difference Day.

The 100 Steps: Riverview Neighborhood Association is asking for sister neighborhood associations, such as ours, to e-mail our elected officials at citizenspeak.org and tell them to enforce the agreement to rebuild the 100 Steps.

We extend our condolences to the family of Joan Balans who passed away September 4th. Joan was one of the Founders of the Heights Hope Neighborhood Association and a vital and active member of her community. Thanks Joan, and we will miss you.

Columbus Day Casino Trip. AARP has  arranged for an Atlantic City bus ride to the Showboat Casino this October 8th. Cost $25.00. Bus leaves from the corner of Central Ave. and Bowers St. at 8:30 AM. 

Leaf Bags and Schedules available at the October 18th meeting. It's that time again!

Our Annual Christmas Party is this December 20th at Renato’s Restaurant, from 7 PM on. Sign up early!

It's Fall and it's time to get serious. Election Day is only a 8 weeks away, and there are issues and platforms to discuss.

Meantime there is Taste of the Heights sponsored by our friends at Riverview Neighborhood Association; Friday Game Night on Sept. 14 and the 26th Annual Flea Market & Festival this Saturday, the 15 at Riverview-Fisk Park.

New photos have been placed in the Photo section of this site. Maybe there is one of you!

 We will be putting up information on some of the local groups and vendors that participated along with contact information. It was a great day and the festival was a great success.

Jersey City is hosting a town hall on public safety Monday night at School 28, the fourth in a series of meetings called to address complaints about city crime. Mayor Jerramiah Healy and Police Chief Tom Comey will discuss how they have addressed fears of crime, which include sending police detectives regularly to local community meetings and implementing an online police blotter so residents can track arrests.

 The meeting will begin Monday, April 30th, at 6 p.m. at School 28, 167 Hancock Ave., in The Heights. Read coverage from the last, third, meeting in Bergen-Lafayette.

Federal Judge Selects Hudson Hospital Holdco Bid for Christ Hospital: Save Christ Hospital posted the following on their website:

"The sale now includes a lengthy commitment to operate as an acute care hospital, retention of 100% of nurses and 90% of all staff, and assumption of accrued paid time off. Holdco also committed to reach agreements with all Medicaid HMOs, helping ensure coverage for many low-income patients."

The Police Department announced their new online resource for reporting non-emergency issues.  You can check crime statistics with the Compstat page, pay a ticket, find  precencts and phone numbers, and get the latest updates and tips. Come meet our new neighborhood liaison, Detective Silver, at the next meeting.  JCPD Online

A Highland Avenue victim*, Hanussak, reached out to the Jersey City Police department about setting up a meeting between the police and residents to assist with neighborhood block watching training. The meeting will be held Monday, February 6th, in the Old Bergen Church (1 Highland Avenue) at 7 pm. While the meeting will be open to the public, Hanussak requests attendees RSVP to [email protected] ahead of time.

More: Concerned Residents Plan Crime Rally At Council Meeting On Wednesday, Feb. 8th 

Tax Revaluation Summit! Come and get some answers to your questions! Details to come and watch for the flyer. Tell your neighbors!

Christ Hospital’s plan to abandon its charitable mission and sell the hospital to a for-profit corporation calls for substantial community involvement and oversight. Save Christ Hospital has drawn together 14 community organizations and formed a community board to represent ordinary residents of Hudson County in the plans to sell this important community asset.

 The Episcopal Church founded Christ Hospital 139 years ago to serve the critical medical needs of the north Hudson area. The City of Jersey City, Hudson County, and the State of New Jersey have invested in that mission, provided direct financial support and forgiven taxes on the hospital’s real estate and business operations. As a not-for-profit institution, Christ Hospital’s duty has been to put its patients and community first, and reinvest any surplus into that mission.

1. An open, transparent review process with substantial and meaningful public participation; A community needs assessment to determine essential services that must be provided;
2. A formal bid process that state government, local government, and the public can see prior to any sale; and 
3. That any sale completely meet CHAPA standards of no negative impact on the public interest, and that the state impose strong conditions to ensure:

• continued access to all existing healthcare services for at least 10 years
• quality health care and health care outcomes
• access to services for the uninsured
• protection of existing staffing levels and workplace rights for employees
• the use and governance of this important non-profit community asset based on community need. 

Save Christ Hospital will work with Governor Christie, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to safeguard the public interest as required by the Community Health Care Assets Protection Act (CHAPA) , and with the Hospital and potential buyers to help preserve the hospital’s and its historic mission of quality healthcare accessible to the whole community.

About us: Save Christ Hospital is a grassroots organization focused on the preservation of community-based health care in Hudson County. For more information contact Paul Bellan-Boyer:  201.238.5987 or [email protected] 

The Central Avenue Special Improvement District has joined forces with us. Welcome Michael Yun and William Clarke! Come meet them at our next meeting on Thursday, January 19, 2012 or find everything you need, and much more at the excellent C.A.S.I.D. website: www.jcheights.com

Meantime come to our annual Holiday Party at Renata's on Thursday, December 15th at 7pm. Call Vinnie to reserve (201 656-2076) There will be no regular meeting in December, the next scheduled meeting is January 19th, 2012. See you there!

 • The 99S is now the 119 - the service is limited to rush hours with no service on Central to NYC after 10am until 4pm to 9pm. For schedule, click: Timetable.  If you would like to have expanded service, sign CASID's online petition here: Petition or sign the petition at DC Travel, where you can also purchase a 10 pack.

• In addition to the 119 Bus there is now the 88C bus line that runs down Central from North Bergen to Journal Square during midday on weekdays and every 90 minutes on the weekend.

Residents have two options: Effective January 1, 2011 residents are no longer permitted to place E-Waste (Electronic Waste) at the curb with their regular garbage. This includes: old computers, televisions, stereos, radios, copy machines, fax machines.

1. Drop-off their E-Waste at the JCIA, 501 Route 440, Jersey City, New Jersey, Monday thru Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Proof of residency is required; i.e. utility bill, driver's license. 

2. Call the JCIA Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
201-432-4645 ext. 600 to schedule a pickup.

Come and discuss how well you think the Candidates did at last Thursday’s Special Election Event forum. The Special Election for the two At-Large City Council seats is Tuesday, November 8th!

Join the Jersey City Independent, Riverview Neighborhood Association, Washington Park Association and the Heights Community Coalition for a forum featuring candidates running for two At-Large Seats in the November 8 special election.

Christa McAuliffe Elementary (P.S. 28) School Auditorium, 167 Hancock Av, Jersey City Heights  7 PM Click for More info

We will still have our regular monthly meeting on Thursday, October 20th at 7 pm.

Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. The public comment deadline is October 31, 2011. In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, FERC staff invites you to attend one of the public comment meetings conducted in the Project area, the one for Jersey City is scheduled as follows:

Wednesday October 19, 2011 7:00 p.m. @ James J. Ferris High School in the Auditorium,
 35 Colgate Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 

For more information and other area hearing dates go to the Sane Energy Project by clicking www.saneenergyproject.com

Dear Jersey City Heights residents, businesses, and community leaders:

• Police are cautioning women, especially, to be careful about taking the Light Rail alone at night. Try to have a traveling companion if you must take the LR.

• ReVal has started - you can find the current status of our Jersey Revaluation and a list of authorized inspectors, with photos, by going to their website or clicking here:  Field Inspector Identification

Christa McAuliffe Elementary (P.S. 28) School Auditorium,167 Hancock Ave, Jersey City Heights, NJ 07307 

Monthly Service Reports Our Police, the NID and the Mayor's Action Committee are among the Community Resources that attend the meeting - they keep us up-to-date on what the City is doing that affects us; they take questions and also take reports on problem areas and police concerns.

Tax Revaluation:  Appraisals have begun in the Jersey City Heights. For more information call 201.867.3870 or 201.547.5101 (Jersey City) for information. 

Information about the AVIA Prescription Drug Card will be available at the meeting, thanks to Flo Lockheed.  This card can save up to up to 75% on Rx drugs.

Upcoming Events: 

• RNA’s Flea Market, Riverview Park September 17th - info & forms on website.

• Leaf bags and pickup dates at October meeting.

• AARP bus to Showboat Casino, Tuesday October 18th - corner of Bowers & Central 8:30 AM. Cost: $25.00, receive $25.00 back.

• Our annual Christmas Party Thursday December 15th, Renato’s, details soon!

• Union City Mayor Brian Stack has received the funding to make plans for the proposed recreational facility in Washington Park. Updates to follow. 

Theresa Haywood, from Mayor's Action Bureau, was slated to be laid off on June 30th. Thanks to our neighborhood community groups taking action and writing letters of support, along with some fortuitous shuffling - Theresa will be continuing on as our Mayoral liaison. The letter we sent read in part: 

The Board and Members of the Heights Community Coalition are asking Mayor Healy, The City of Jersey City and the members of the City Council of Jersey City to reconsider the layoffs planned for the Mayor’s Action Bureau.

Theresa Hayward attends our monthly neighborhood meetings and is our direct conduit to all the City Departments and their Directors. She answers all questions, and when a matter requires further action she notes details and phone numbers and resolves the issue in a timely fashion. She is extremely knowledgeable on Jersey City regulations, resolutions and ordinances and brings us information about City, State and Federal programs that benefit our members and neighborhoods.

Our organizations, as well as the taxpaying members, will be much the poorer for losing these dedicated and valuable public servants.

We are very grateful to have her in our community!

Vote for the Embankment! [click here]The National Trust for Historic Preservation selected the Embankment for the "This Place Matters" Community Challenge.

YOUR VOTE will help us win $25,000 to preserve the Embankment. Voting ends June 30th. Anyone with a vaild email address may vote. You do not need to live in NJ! Please vote, and then forward.The grant money is nice, but the National recognition would be a real boost to this project, and this project would be a real asset for Jersey City. For background, the JC Independent has been covering the project [click here!] extensively. 

Bob Murgittroyd, a founder of the Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society, will present The Greening of Hudson City. Between 1897 and 1927, four major parks were established in what was then known as the Hudson City section of Jersey City: Riverview Park, Leonard Gordon Park, Washington Park and Pershing Field. Bob will present the story of the struggles and triumphs of the citizens who worked to make these parks a reality.

Bob Murgittroyd is a life-long resident of Hudson City. He has been an active local genealogist and one of the founders and first president of the Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society. He is also active with the Pershing Field Garden Friends. Bob's presentation will include historical photos and documents from the period. All are welcome. 

Harbor View Health Center, 178 Ogden Ave, 1st Floor Cafeteria 

June RNA Meeting June 14 , 2011 We have a very special presentation at our monthly meeting tonight on the history of Riverview-Fisk Park and other Heights Parks. Bob Murgittroyd, a founder of the Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society, will present The Greening of Hudson City-1897 to 1927. Between 1897 and 1927, four major parks were established in what was then known as the Hudson City section of Jersey City: Riverview Park, Leonard Gordon Park, Washington Park and Pershing Field. Bob will present the story of the struggles and triumphs of the citizens who worked to make these parks a reality. Bob Murgittroyd is a life-long resident of Hudson City. He has been an active local genealogist and one of the founders and first president of the Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society. He is also active with the Pershing Field Garden Friends. Bob's presentation will include historical photos and documents from the period. Don't miss it! All are welcome.

June RNA Meeting June 14 , 2011 We have a very special presentation at our monthly meeting tonight on the history of Riverview-Fisk Park and other Heights Parks. Bob Murgittroyd, a founder of the Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society, will present The Greening of Hudson City-1897 to 1927. Between 1897 and 1927, four major parks were established in what was then known as the Hudson City section of Jersey City: Riverview Park, Leonard Gordon Park, Washington Park and Pershing Field. Bob will present the story of the struggles and triumphs of the citizens who worked to make these parks a reality. Bob Murgittroyd is a life-long resident of Hudson City. He has been an active local genealogist and one of the founders and first president of the Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society. He is also active with the Pershing Field Garden Friends. Bob's presentation will include historical photos and documents from the period. Don't miss it! All are welcome.

Check out some of the good stuff going on around here at RNA's website.

Mark Duda from Realty Appraisal, the firm hired to do the appraisals for the Tax Revaluation, was our guest speaker at the coming May 19th meeting. He had a very informative presentation, and stayed quite a while answering the many questions. Ed Toloza, CTA, Jersey City Assessor, was also there to help clarify the evaluation process. Realty Appraisal Company

For upcoming events and more info go to the website. At 1pm we’ll have a tour, as nature unfurls her petals and invites us outside. Also come fish at the Jefferson Avenue gate and try your luck for sunnies and large-mouth bass, with Andy and the Department of Recreation. 

Jersey City will be having their second annual bicycle tour presented by BIKE JC on Saturday June 4th. Information the following links: www.bikejc.org/WardTour  and Bike Tour jconline

The COMPSTAT (Computer Statistics) program is a tool used by the Jersey City Police Department in our efforts to reduce crime. The computer statistics system is utilized to track crime incidents, generating electronic pin maps of crime locations. The police department is then able to analyze this information and develop strategies to structure a response utilizing appropriate resources.

Website: www.njjcpd.org (Comstat link is on the right hand side of the page)

Hudson County is planning a multi-purpose sports complex in the 100 year old historic Park. "Under Union City’s proposal, the tract known as Washington Park Number Three, which includes the Cal Ripken Little League Field, would be gutted, enclosed by 20-foot-high concrete walls, and flooded with stadium lighting."

If you would like to have a forum to have your input and opinions heard, sign the petition linked below. We hope to have  printed copies to sign at the next meeting November 18th.

Monthly Meetings:  Monday, April 4,  2011 • 7:30 pm • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
155 North St. Jersey City, NJ 07307  •  www.wpanj.org

Spectra's website, in answer to Newport concerns, has all the legal updates and proceedngs. Yes Gas Pipeline!

From RNA: Founders Dale Hardman and Stephen Musgrave gave a presentation about the proposed pipeline and answered questions at our meeting.

For more information visit No Gas Pipeline (www.nogaspipeline.org)

Our Gang Specialist, Det. Benjamin Wilson Jr., was terrific - clear and informative with a no-holds-barred approach to a tough subject - he left us with new insights on a growing problem, and a feeling that we can help by being aware and reporting any bit of gang related activity we see. For more information and resources, or to check out what you missed, go to http://datsgangster911.com. Lots of good stuff on this sharp website.

• Lock up when you park your car - it's easy enough as it is, why extend an invitaion? And car thefts are up.
• Call in graffiti when it appears, it will be photographed for possible gang links and then removed. Let the gangs and graffiti markers know we are watching!
• Cars are legally parked when they are 25 feet from the corner curb. Closer they are a hazard and will be ticketed, whether the curbs are painted, or not.
• Loud music is not allowed anytime, not just at night. For details check out: City Codes - Chapter 222 Noise
• If you see any suspicious or unusual activity the Police want you to report it - they need our help.

Working together for a Pleasant, Cleaner, Greener and Safer Jersey City! 

Location: Christa McAuliffe Elementary (P.S. # 28) School Auditorium,

167 Hancock Ave, Jersey City Heights, NJ 07307

Meetings at Pershing Field and P.S.#8 will no longer continue.