Mayor Fulop shared details on Wednesday around Jersey City’s projected financial exposure amid the COVID-19 health crisis with the anticipated budget impact totaling $70 million – $50 million in revenue loss coupled with $20 million in added expenses in response to the health crisis. As cities large and small all across the nation can expect […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 24, 2020
Many healthcare professionals are reusing masks due to a shortage of masks. If you have spare medical masks available, please consider donating them to local hospitals and Hackensack University Medical Center, which has been handling many COVID-19 patients and are currently running low on masks. Local Jersey City currently has 85 cases. Hudson County has 38 […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 23, 2020
For all state updates, please visit covid19.nj.gov. Please stay home if you can, and wash your hands! Local Murphy has reported 7 additional deaths. Total casualties for COVID-19 in NJ: 27. Total cases in New Jersey: 2,844 There are currently 190 cases in Hudson County. A testing center in Hudson County will open on March 24th […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 20, 2020
Local Parking regulations in Jersey City are suspended, included meters and residential zone parking. The number of total statewide cases is now 890. There are 2 additional deaths, bringing the total fatalities to 11. The rise is the number of positive cases are a result of more testing and results coming in from private labs. […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 19, 2020
If you’re interested in looking at the number of cases by location in the United States, check out this map on NPR.org. It’s regularly updated to reflect accurate numbers. Local There are 742 confirmed cases in New Jersey, 9 confirmed deaths. Hudson County is reportedly up to 55 cases. There are now 25 confirmed cases […]
Local and international COVID-19 updates – March 18, 2020
Be sure to keep up with any updates from local and national news sources, but don’t forget to take breaks from the overwhelming amount of information being provided on a daily basis. If you think you qualify for testing, find local health centers and call first to see if they have screening and testing available – […]
Updates and measures as the city prepares for COVID-19
We’ve been staying on top of the news, obsessively hitting refresh on every platform out there, analyzing data, talking to city officials and people in the community. The truth is, people are getting sick, this is not “just the flu” and we don’t believe the Jersey City is taking this as seriously as they should. […]
Top 10 Headlines in Jersey City this Week
Catch up with some of this week’s headlines and updates in the area. 1. Sports might be cut from schools due to budget cuts Back in 2018, freshman teams were cut and the number of assistant coaches reduced. We might be seeing more sports cut soon if the budget doesn’t have the room for them. […]