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'We'll See Them In Court': Prosecutor Slams Jersey City Bars For Overcrowding, No Masks 'We'll See Them In Court': Prosecutor Slams Jersey City Bars For Overcrowding, No Masks
'We'll See Them In Court': Prosecutor Slams Jersey City Bars For Overcrowding, No Masks A Jersey City official has taken to Twitter to call out Jersey City bars for allowing overcrowding and failing to enforce the use of face masks. The Factory "regularly violated COVID restrictions throughout the pandemic," Jersey City Chief Prosecutor Jake Hudnut said in a tweet. Hudnut also tweeted a video of crowds gathered at Bistro. "This is 1 example of many pics/videos we’ve been sent about overcrowding at Bistro. Officers address it, but the moment they leave the Bistro lets more people in," Hudnut said.  "If this continues tonight: summonses will be issued and I will reque…

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by Cecilia Levine & Valerie Musson
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PRICE GOUGING: Hackensack Market Warned, Jersey City Store Fined $90K PRICE GOUGING: Hackensack Market Warned, Jersey City Store Fined $90K
Price Gouging: Hackensack Market Warned, Jersey City Store Fined $90K A Jersey City dollar store is facing more than $90,000 in fines after owners overcharged customers for cleaning supplies among COVID-19 fears, city officials said. Prices of disinfectant wipes, sprays and rubbing alcohol were increased at the 99 Cent Dream store on Newark Avenue, according to Municipal Prosecutor Jake Hudnut, who helms the city's Quality of Life Task Force. The dollar store was subsequently issued nine tickets at $10,000 per offense. "The city received concerns through social media that certain stores were raising the cost of cleaning and disinfectant supplies," Hudnut sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Neglectful Jersey City Landlords Will Pay To Relocate Tenants Under Law Neglectful Jersey City Landlords Will Pay To Relocate Tenants Under Law
Neglectful Jersey City Landlords Will Pay To Relocate Tenants Under Law Landlords in Jersey City who repeatedly fail to maintain their properties will have to help pay for alternate housing for affected tenants under an ordinance recently passed by the city council. “We’re cracking down on negligent landlords whose tenants all too often are left with poor, and sometimes dangerous, living conditions,” Mayor Steve Fulop said in a statement Thursday. “This is an extension of our recent efforts to tackle quality of life issues and take a stand for the otherwise voiceless. No one in Jersey City will be left displaced or without a home due to their landlord’s negli…

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by Paul Milo