Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the City of Bayonne is switching to night-time pick-ups of recycling effective Tuesday, October 4. The new schedule will cover cans & bottles and mixed paper & cardboard. Mayor Davis said, “The major reason for the change is that night-time traffic is lighter than morning traffic. The recycling trucks will have an easier time getting around without commuter vehicles and school buses on the city streets at the same time.†Mayor Davis continued, “It will be easier to identify missed pick-ups, if they are still on the streets in the morning.â€
Bayonne’s existing three zones for garbage and recycling will remain the same.
Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the Bayonne Public Library is offering a series of free afternoon and evening summer movies on Wednesdays from July 6 through August 31 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the O’Connor Gallery on the second floor of the library. The building is located at 31st Street and Avenue C.
All of the movies scheduled for the library have been released in the last two years. The films to be shown include movies for adults in the afternoons and films for children and families in the evenings. Youngsters attending the children’s films must be accompanied by an adult. No children will be admitted for the R-rated movies.
The following films will be shown on Wednesdays. They are listed with their dates, ratings, and running times:
Fun Event for the Entire Family Returns to Bayonne in 2022
Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the 2022 Bayonne Hometown Fair will take place on Saturday, June 4, and Sunday, June 5. This will be the sixth fair in its current format. The event did not take place in 2020 or 2021, due to the Coronavirus. On Saturday, the fair’s hours will be from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. On Sunday, the fair’s hours will be from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. The fair will be located along Broadway, from 21st Street to 26th Street. The 2022 fair will feature food, games, rides, vendors, and musical entertainment. Mayor Davis said, “We are happy to welcome back the Bayonne Hometown Fair after a two-year hiatus. Local organizations, businesses, entertainers, and volunteers are working to make sure that this year’s fair is a great event. We can all look forward to the 2022 Hometown Fair.â€
Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the City of Bayonne, in conjunction with the Bayonne Memorial Day Parade Committee, have organized the return of the Bayonne Memorial Day Parade, on Monday, May 30, 2022. The parade has not taken place since 2019, due to concerns about the Coronavirus in 2020 and 2021.
Mayor Davis explained, “The parade has been a Bayonne tradition since 1918. We call upon the patriotic residents of Bayonne to turn out for the parade’s return on Monday, May 30. We look forward to seeing people out on Broadway again for this parade.â€
Pete Amadeo, Supervisor of the Bayonne Recreation Division, has been working on the parade with the veterans on the Bayonne Memorial Day Parade Committee. Barry Jones, an Army veteran, chairs the Memorial Day Parade Committee. Michael Wilson, a Navy veteran, will be the Grand Marshal of the 2022 parade.
The parade will assemble at 9:00 a.m. on East 5th Street between Broadway and Isabella Avenue, and will commence at 10:00 a.m. There will be a brief ceremony at the start of the parade to honor our deceased veterans and to place a wreath at the World War I Memorial. The parade will proceed north along Broadway and will then pass a reviewing stand setup in front of American Legion Post 19 and will end at 32nd Street and Broadway.
For more information, please contact Pete Amadeo at 201-858-6129 or email [email protected]. If any group or organization is interested in marching, please contact Pete immediately.
Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that he and the Bayonne City Council are inviting community members and groups to take part in a citywide Earth Day clean-up in Bayonne on Saturday, April 30. Mayor Davis said, “Earth Day 2022 will provide residents a great opportunity to volunteer to clean up and beautify our city. It’s a day when we can work together building community spirit and a cleaner Bayonne.â€
Mayor Davis continued, “There was an impressive turnout of 800 volunteers throughout the community for our previous Earth Day clean-up. I look forward to a continuation of that great effort in 2022.â€
City officials are inviting individuals, community organizations, and other groups of volunteers to sign up to clean a specific area of the community on Saturday, April 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Interested organizations and individuals are invited to register as a team. People can either form a team to participate, or the organizers can place individuals on a team near where they live. In recent years, various teams, local businesses, and community groups have taken part. Mayor Davis said, “We would like to encourage all of them to sign up again for the 2022 clean-up. We would also welcome new groups and individuals to join in the Earth Day clean-up activities.†Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to register as soon as possible, in order to get a designated clean-up area. The Department of Public Works is coordinating the clean-up with the Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ). To register, please contact Dee Dee Bottino in the UEZ Office at 201-858-6357 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Any businesses or organizations that would like to co-sponsor the clean-up should contact Dee Dee.
Teams will be asked to take photos of the garbage bags collected, so that they can be displayed on Facebook. The group with the most garbage bags will win a pizza party with Mayor Davis.
After taking part in the citywide clean-up, all participating teams and individuals are invited to an Earth Day celebration at the lower level of DiDomenico 16th Street Park, below the foot of West 16th Street, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. The park is located between Avenue A and Newark Bay. The celebration will include a bounce house ride, food, and entertainment, along with advocates promoting environmental education.
Mayor Davis concluded, “We should all help our community and our planet on Earth Day and throughout the year. Let’s have a successful, citywide clean-up on Saturday, April 30.â€
Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the City of Bayonne will hold an unveiling ceremony for its 20th anniversary September 11th Memorial on Wednesday, April 6, at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony will take place in front of Bayonne City Hall, which is located at 630 Avenue C, between 27th and 28th Streets.
Mayor Davis said, “Bayonne played an important role in providing emergency response on September 11, 2001 and in the days that followed the attack on the World Trade Center.†He continued, “It is most appropriate that the new memorial will include a piece of steel from the World Trade Center.â€
The public is invited to attend the unveiling ceremony. Mayor Davis concluded, “We look forward to welcoming everyone to the memorial event on Wednesday, April 6.â€
Bells on a roadtrip: The bells from the former St Joseph’s Catholic Church of Bayonne are shown on a truck that left the city recently to go to Cincinnati, Ohio. That’s where the bells will be polished and prepared for their new home in the soon-to-be- constructed bell tower in Fitzpatrick Park. That park is located on Avenue C between 26th and 27th Streets, across the street from City Hall. The park is named after former Mayor Francis G. Fitzpatrick. Mayor Jimmy Davis’s Administration saved the bells, so that they would be preserved for future generations in their new home. St. Joseph’s Church served Bayonne’s Slovak Catholic community.
In order to support the local economy, Mayor Jimmy Davis and the Bayonne City Council have announced that, beginning April 1, 2022, local food and/or beverage establishments may be able to establish temporary outdoor seating with the issuance of a temporary use permit. These permits may allow food and/or beverage establishments to expand the areas available for seating on a case-by-case basis. These temporary use permits were approved for most establishments for the past two years through an active mercantile license from the City of Bayonne. If a food and/or beverage establishment received approval in 2020 or 2021 for temporary outdoor dining, a new application is not required if the proposed use remains the same. However, proof of 2022 insurance must be provided. If the business proposal has changed, a new application will be required.
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