JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop announced today that Jersey City was ranked as one of the top ten cities for singles by Rent.com and as reported in Huffington Post. Jersey City was ranked ninth in a list of the largest and most notable American cities.
Who will be the next Bayonne Mayor will be decided by a runoff between incumbent Mark Smith and challenger James Davis on June 10.
Smith, who has been mayor since November 2008, is running for a second four-year term. Before becoming mayor, Smith served In the Bayonne Police Department for 25 years where he rose through the ranks to deputy chief. He is married and has two daughters.
Davis has been on the police force for over 25 years, currently holding the title of captain. His work has included leading a task force from 2007 to 2008 that made a number of arrests while dismantling a burglary and motor vehicle theft ring, and later helping to shut down cocaine distribution network operating partly out of Bayonne. He is married and is the father of three sons.
The River View Observer posed questions to both candidates about dealing with a prolonged campaign season in the Peninsula City, strategies the city’s highest office, and their respective plans for governing their hometown if one of them prevails.
Why do you think you ended up in a runoff with your opponent rather than had won the election outright?
Mayor Mark Smith
 Smith: We always knew this was going to be a challenging race. While we won the popular vote, there’s still some lingering effects from the national recession. People are still struggling. The outcome may have reflected a bit of that. We heard their concerns. Some people are still restless and we need to communicate our plan with them. We’re going to show them that our team has the plan and the ability to continue revitalizing or community.
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop announced today that Jersey City has been ranked the 8th Most LGBT-Friendly City in America by the financial website Nerdwallet.
 (Bayonne) The Bayonne City Council recently approved a request by the Administration of Mayor Mark Smith to authorize a redevelopment study of the southern portion of a city block bounded by East 21st Street, Broadway and Library Court. The redevelopment study is a pre-cursor to designating the area as “an area in need of redevelopment†which would permit the city to use all available redevelopment tools to spur redevelopment of the area. Included in the study area is a vacant parcel of land that was the site of a proposed movie theater but has been a vacant construction site for many years.
From patrolling the streets of Jersey City as a Jersey City Police Officer to surviving in Cagayan on CBS Survivor Season 28. Tony Vlachos has  emerged as the winner this season
. Starting out as one of 18 castaways on the Phillippine Province of Cagayan, Vlachos went on to win the million dollar prize.
The winner was announced from the CBS Lot in Studio City, California in front of a live audience.
Vlachos went into the final two with fellow castaway Woo Hwang  a Martial Arts instructor.
Friday, May 23rd at 8:00PMÂ The Buchmuller Park Amphitheater
Former Secaucus resident, Jon D’Amore, who returned 2 years ago for a Standing Room Only reading at the Secaucus Public Library of THE BOSS ALWAYS SITS IN THE BACK, his book that chronicles, “…some interesting things that took place in town a few decades ago,†had a conversation with Mayor Michael Gonnelli a couple of months ago about the free concerts Jon put on in Buchmuller Park and Kane Stadium in the early 1970s. Continue reading The Town of Secaucus & Jon D’Amore Presents BOBBY MESSANO→
Photo by Steve Mack- On Sunday May 11th, actor Chris Mulkey of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire fame met with Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop. The two Mayors, Mulkey, who  plays legendary Hudson County Boss Frank Hague in the HBO mega hit Boadwalk Empire  ,and Mayor Fulop discussed Frank Hague,(Mayor Fulop showed Mulkey around Jersey City’s City Hall  and they also talked about the  new independent Film “The Jersey Devil,” which stars Mulkey shot in Jersey City with the assistance of NJCU film students. Pictured above  Michael Billy, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Chris Mulkey and Jarl Haugedal. Billy and Haugedal are partners in the  Jersey City based production companies; Humanity Pride Productions and Green Light Films which produce The Jersey Devil  Indie Film . Fulop has given the green light on seeing Jersey City become the go to place for movies in New Jersey.
On SUN, April 27th at The Historic Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery , MOTHER EARTH was celebrated  from noon to 8pm with their annual Spring Festival fundraiser featuring Live Musical performances by The Levins, The Sensational Country Blues Wonders, The Porchistas, Pocketful, Scott Wolfson & Other Heroes, The Accidental Seabirds , & other special guests!
On hand was  herder Larry Cichanek & the little goats from Green-Goats- Rhinebeck NY -their eco-friendly solution to invasive weeds!
There was also Nature exhibits, Historic Walking tours (including the underground Bunker!!), Planting activities, facepainting by Danielle! food & refreshments with Honey Bakery & Famous Cals Hotdogs,
 The Rugters HC 4-H, The Sierra Club, Frogs are Green project, guests were also privy to enjoy the “ Goats du Roam” Wine Bar by Fairview Winery, & even Starbucks was on hand to help out!
 11th Annual Newport 10,000 - Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 at 8:30 a.m.
Newport Town Square, 100 Town Square Pl, Jersey City, NJ 07310
Known as the fastest course in the tri-state area, the Newport 10,000 is a 10K road race along the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City’s community of Newport. Recreational and elite runners will have the opportunity to compete at the highest level for their share of $15,000 in prize money. Continue reading 10th Annual Newport 10,000 in Jersey City→
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