Originally Published May 7, 2015 Ever since I started this Chicpea journey I’ve been wanting to interview the mayor of our fine city. I wanted to learn more about him as a person and what he had to say as a longtime Jersey City resident. About a month ago, as I approached the one year anniversary of my blog, […]
Steven Fulop Announces Plans for 2017
On September 28th, press gathered in front of City Hall as Mayor Steven Fulop announced that he’ll be running for mayor of Jersey City in the 2017 elections. “Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what’s in best interest of Jersey City, what’s in the best interest of the state of […]
MLK Drive gets a face lift from City Hall Annex
At 3pm, Tuesday July 19, 2016, Mayor Steven Fulop hosted a ground breaking ceremony on the site of the new City Hall Annex on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. In attendance were city officials, community members, and residents. Assemblyman Raj Mukherji gave a few minutes of his time to describe what an investment like this […]
2016 State of the City Address
This evening, Steven Fulop, political leaders, and Jersey City residents gathered in the for the 2016 State of the City. Tonight Mayor Fulop utilized the event to give the attendees a snapshot at the city’s biggest improvements during his 2016 term in office. In his speech, the mayor zeroed in on the betterment of the […]
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From the Mayor’s Office Online Application for Annual Youth Summer Employment Mayor Fulop announced the online application process for Jersey City Summer Works is now available for youth. Jersey City Summer Works is a successful multifaceted program initiative that provides summer employment to about 1000 young people every year. The program also offers ongoing […]
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From the Mayor’s Office Warming Centers to Open for Declining Weekend Weather Mayor Steven Fulop and the Department of Human and Health Services would like to remind Jersey City residents that warming centers will be open for the duration of the below freezing temperatures. Warming Center Locations: The Mary McLeod Bethune Center, 140 MLK Drive: […]
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From the Mayor’s Office Mayor Fulop and City Officials Break Ground on State’s Tallest Building. Photos by Mike Demoya Didn’t we just go to the tallest building?! Craziness!! Already home to seven of the state’s ten tallest buildings, Mayor Steven M. Fulop yesterday joined with members of the Municipal Council and representatives of China Overseas America, as […]
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From the Mayor’s Office Jersey City “Snow Team” Rolls Out Snow Prep Plan With Winter Storm, Jonas quickly approaching Mayor Fulop and the Office of Emergency Management have coordinated with the Jersey City Incinerator Authority and the Department of Public Works to assign a “Snow Team” and winter storm prep plan in advance for the […]
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From the Mayor’s Office Workshop Series on Business Development In another effort to support the small business community, Mayor Fulop announced a new workshop series that will help with the development of small businesses. The courses will be bi-monthly and FREE! Better yet, these workshops will focus on things like social media, city ordinances, and […]
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There is always so much going on in Jersey City, it’s so hard to keep up sometime!! I am a huge fan of “The Skimm” a daily newsletter which delivers an abbreviated version of the news… so I thought we would do the same for our readers. If you would like this to be ongoing […]
Best of 2015 on ChicpeaJC
It’s been an incredible year!! ChicpeaJC is now a year and a half old and published over 590 articles to date!! Which is pretty insane. To celebrate the New Year, I wanted to roundup the top 10 most viewed articles on the blog this year as well as tell you guys some fun behind the […]
The Jersey City Wave by Shepard Fairey
Thursday marked the completion of the Jersey City Wave by world-renowned artist Shepard Fairey. The Jersey City Wave is amongst many of the larger murals throughout Jersey City and Fairey, David Barry, and Mayor Steven Fulop gathered at the Grove Street Plaza to express their admiration of the city and the artist. Mayor Fulop explained […]
Mayor of the Day
About a week ago, John Lynch a Jersey City “mover and shaker” contacted me to let me know his “little brother” would be Mayor for the day. John amongst all the other amazing things he does giving back to the Jersey City community, volunteers for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Hudson County. Every […]
National Immunization Awareness Month
The month of August basically means that school is out and kids are playing everywhere. We’ve got nice weather, lots of sun and probably some rain which is probably the perfect time for dormant diseases to get cozy for the school season. Immunization is important for all of us, especially our children. With school right […]
National Night Out, America’s Night Out Against Crime
The National Night Out was spanned throughout four parks in Jersey City: Arlington Park, Audobon Park, Hamilton Park, and Pershing Field Park. Yuvraj and I took to the streets and went to the parks that we’re closest to us, he visited Audubon Park and I strolled to Hamilton Park. The night was full of fun […]
Growth of the Jersey City Mural Program
At almost every corner you turn you see a new mural popping up in Jersey City. Between Green Villain, Savage Habbit and the Jersey City Mural program, Jersey City is on its way of becoming a mecca of street art. Most recently Mayor Steven Fulop announced the growth of the Jersey City Mural Arts program, which […]
The JCFD Unveils 6 New Fire Department Vehicles!
Today at Liberty State Park, Mayor Steven Fulop and Public Safety Director James Shea unveiled six new fire department vehicles. As some of you may know, I have a soft spot for the Jersey City Fire Department, especially after my Engine 9 and O’Leary’s Publik house posts…so when I got the press release from the […]
Berry Lane Park
When asked what my favorite hangout spots are in Jersey City my answer is always one of the many beautiful parks. When mini-chicpea and I want a quiet afternoon, we go to Van Vorst (post coming soon), when we want more action and play options we go to Hamilton Park, when we want to go […]
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra to Host FREE Concerts in Jersey City
Ever since Jennifer Morrill, the Mayor’s press secretary (and now new friend) added me to the press list, I feel like I hold a key to all the new things going on in Jersey City and that it is now part of my duty to relay the fun happenings that are going on in our […]
Swimming in Jersey City
The summer season is here!! After an epic winter it’s time to take advantage of the warm months! I was recently added to the city’s “press list” (I am so excited btw) and got a press release from Mayor Steven Fulop‘s press secretary Jennifer Morrill about the Opening of Pools & Park Sprinklers Citywide. I thought […]