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JERSEY CITY TIMES

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The Jersey City Times is a local online news source that provides high-quality, in-depth coverage of Jersey City’s people, neighborhoods, politics, schools, businesses, culture, and cuisine.

Featured Articles:

The following are a selection of other pieces I have written for the Jersey City Times (you can find a full list of all my articles written for the JC Times here):

Climate Activists Rally in Hoboken to Push New Jersey Climate Superfund Act

From Jersey City to the Ivy League: Three BelovED Grads Reflect on the Long Road to Elite Colleges

Two Local High School Students Are Reshaping STEM Education

Construction Begins on Essex-Hudson Greenway Connecting Montclair to Jersey City

Heliport Agrees to Flight Reductions Following County Pressure, Hoboken Lawsuit Off For Now

Local Leaders Meet with HHI Heliport CEO Over Helicopter Noise, Hoboken to Sue

Three Jersey City Pharmacies to Pay $1.73M to Settle Fraudulent Billing Claims

$14.5M Mistake: Arbitrator Sides with Board of Ed in Case Against Former Admin

Menendez Leads Bill to Ban Non-Essential Helicopter Flights After Deadly Hudson River Crash


Rail Service Grinds to a Halt as NJ Transit Engineers Launch Strike

Over $6.8 Million in Real Estate Money Fueled Fulop’s Campaigns

Rep. Menendez Joins Jersey City Community in Calling for Action on Helicopter Noise

Jersey City Marathon Draws Record-Breaking Crowd of Nearly 10,000 Runners

Palm Sunday Conflict Forces Jersey City Marathon to Move to May For Next Year

Board of Ed Approves $1 Billion Budget With Cuts Amid Funding Challenges

Daoud-David Williams, Jersey City Arts and Justice Champion, Dies at 81

Jersey City Officials and Candidates Respond to ICE Raids, Call for Action

$1.9 Billion Federal Loan Paves Way for New Port Authority Bus Terminal 


Morris is Out as Velazquez Takes the Helm of Board of Ed

Jersey City Man Seriously Injured in Assault at Exchange Place Plaza

Transit Advocates Call for PATH Expansion and Off-Peak Service Improvements

Jersey City Board of Ed will Revise Policy on Students’ Cell Phone Use​

Jersey City Faces Housing Shortage of Up to 36,500 Units by 2032, Report Finds

A Holiday Shopping Guide to Jersey City’s Newest Independent Businesses

Jersey City Born Art Cashin Jr., Veteran Wall Street Executive and Philanthropist, Dies at 83

Hudson County Opens In-House DNA Laboratory to Expedite Investigations

Jersey City Documentary “Man on a Mission” Heads to Film Festival in Finland

Despite Empty Storefronts, Jersey City Gets High Marks for Small Business

Homeowners, Community Leaders to Gather at City Hall Tomorrow in Fight to Undo Deed Restrictions

Amidst Contract Negotiations, Acting School Business Administrator Resigns

Complaint Against Jersey City School Board President Dismissed by NJ Ethics Commission

Election Prompts Questions About the Power of Teachers’ Union

‘Zombie Opera’ Brings Sci-Fi Adventure to Jersey City This Weekend 

Activists to Honor Andrew Washington Tomorrow with Day of Action Against Police Brutality March


French American Academy to Offer First High School ‘Candidate’ IB Program in Jersey City

Service Workers Union Releases Report Denouncing “The Misdevelopment of Jersey City”

Hudson County Greenlights $8.5 Million for 24 Open Space Projects, Including Six in Jersey City


Jersey City Public Schools See Little Improvement in Student Test Scores

Jersey City Secures $2 Million in Funding for Mental Health First Response Program

Jersey City Medical Center Doctor Revealed to Be Subject of Popular ‘Catfishing’ Book

©2026 by Alexis McDonell

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