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Police & Fire
Four Firefighters Injured In Four-Alarm Jersey City Fire (UPDATE) Four Firefighters Injured In Four-Alarm Jersey City Fire (UPDATE)
Four Firefighters Injured In Four-Alarm Jersey City Fire (Update) Four firefighters were injured after a four-alarm blaze broke out in a vacant building in Jersey City on Tuesday, May 30, authorities said. The fire began at 234 Montgomery St. before spreading to 236 Montgomery St., Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said.  The firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries when stairs collapsed and were all taken to a local hospital, Scalcione said. Five people, four adults and one child, were displaced and are being tended to by the Red Cross The Public Safety Department is requesting people avoid the area. Due t…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Shake Shack Opens Second Location In Jersey City Shake Shack Opens Second Location In Jersey City
Shake Shack Opens Second Location In Jersey City Jersey City is fast becoming Shack town. Shake Shack celebrated the grand opening of its new Jersey City location at 318 Grove St. on Thursday, April 27 with a ribbon cutting ceremony and free merchandise to the first 100 customers who showed up. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Historic Downtown Jersey City (@hdsid_jc) This is the second location in Jersey City. Shake Shack has another location at Newport Centre and 14 locations throughout New Jersey. Shake Shack said its new location will create more than 100 jobs.  Downtow…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Progresses To 7-Alarm Blaze In Jersey City Brush Fire Progresses To 7-Alarm Blaze In Jersey City
Brush Fire Progresses To 7-Alarm Blaze In Jersey City Hundreds of firefighters descended on the scene of an out-of-control Jersey City blaze that started as a brush fire but spread across the Newark Bay-Hudson County Turnpike Extension and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Tuesday, April 11. The blaze at Garfield and Bayview Avenue had progressed to a widespread, 7-alarm blaze as of 4 p.m. Please be advised: There is a fire impacting the Turnpike area at Garfield and Bayview ave.Motorists diverted and urged to avoid NJ TPK area at Garfield and Bayview aves (Caven Point) due to 6-alarm brush/factory fire. Air quality is being monitored. pic.twitter.…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Jersey City Officer Fired For Hitting Jogger Hopes To Be Reinstated, Lawyer Says Jersey City Officer Fired For Hitting Jogger Hopes To Be Reinstated, Lawyer Says
Jersey City Officer Fired For Hitting Jogger Hopes To Be Reinstated, Lawyer Says Supporters are rallying for a Jersey City police officer who they say was unfairly fired for hitting a jogger while responding to an emergency in February 2022. A GoFundMe for officer Edwin Hernandez says he is suffering "extreme punishment" as a result of his termination. Dashcam footage published by Real Garden State captured the Feb. 8, 2022 incident in which a jogger, later identified as Douglas Salom, ran directly in front of Hernandez's Crown Victoria on Jersey Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Real Garden State (@rea…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
TRIBUTE: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family TRIBUTE: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family
Tribute: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family A Jersey City police officer is not all that Morton Otundo was. The 40-year-old city resident killed in a motorcycle crash last week remembers him as a doting dad to his son, Andrew, and a coworker who treated his fellow officers as family, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched in his memory. More than $62,200 had been raised on that campaign -- started by Otundo's former colleague Melagne Ramirez -- as of Monday morning. All funds raised will go toward Andrew. "[Otundo] strived to educate and mold younger officers to be great at every turn," Ramirez writes. "Morton was a phenomenal…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family
Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family A Jersey City police officer is not all the Morton Otundo was. A GoFundMe campaign launched in memory of the 40-year-old city resident killed in a motorcycle crash last week remembers him as a doting dad to his son, Andrew. More than $62,200 had been raised on that campaign as of Monday morning. Otundo was rushed to the hospital after colliding with a Ford Escape while riding his motorcycle on Communipaw Avenue early Friday morning. He was pronounced dead at 2:30 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Officer Morton Otundo at his December 2013 police academy graduation, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Police Standoff Ends Peacefully Jersey City Police Standoff Ends Peacefully
Jersey City Police Standoff Ends Peacefully A Jersey City police standoff with a man in a vehicle who claimed to have a weapon ended peacefully around 3:30 p.m. It was not clear if the man had a weapon. The incident began around 10:55 a.m. at the 7-Eleven near JFK Boulevard and Clinton Avenue, according to initial reports. The suspect was reportedly in a vehicle and wanted out of North Bergen, reports say. Due to police activity, please avoid the area of Communipaw Ave & JFK Blvd until further notice. Expect street closures and many emergency personnel in the area. pic.twitter.com/2igufE3HVH — City of Jersey City (@JerseyC…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Police Standoff Ends Peacefully Jersey City Police Standoff Ends Peacefully
Jersey City Police Standoff Ends Peacefully A Jersey City police standoff with a man in a vehicle who claimed to have a weapon ended peacefully around 3:30 p.m. It was not clear if the man had a weapon. The incident began around 10:55 a.m. at the 7-Eleven near JFK Boulevard and Clinton Avenue, according to initial reports. The suspect was reportedly in a vehicle and wanted out of North Bergen, reports say. Due to police activity, please avoid the area of Communipaw Ave & JFK Blvd until further notice. Expect street closures and many emergency personnel in the area. pic.twitter.com/2igufE3HVH — City of Jersey City (@JerseyC…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Queen Latifah Spotted Filming In Jersey City Queen Latifah Spotted Filming In Jersey City
Queen Latifah Spotted Filming In Jersey City Queen Latifah is back in her home state. The Newark native was spotted this week in Jersey City to film upcoming crime drama "The Equalizer." The do-it-all entertainer and producer was seen Monday on Jersey Avenue, photos published in the Jersey City Times show. Flyers posted in the neighborhood around Van Vorst Park say the show will film this week at a home in the area. City officials said in a tweet the show will be filming in the following locations: Residents, please be advised: The film “Equalizer”, is filming on Wayne St btwn Barrow & Grove tomorrow (11/12) 8am-11pm. The p…

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by Cecilia Levine