Ward C Address Focuses on Revitalizing Journal Square and Moving the Neighborhood Toward Becoming the Most Important Arts Community in New Jersey

JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop will continue the series of 2017 State of the City Addresses today in Ward C, taking the message directly to the residents to emphasize the important role each community and individual plays in the progress Jersey City is making. A total of six speeches, one in each ward, will be delivered over the course of the next several weeks.
Monday’s speech will highlight the development occurring in the Journal Square neighborhood with the focus on arts and culture, including:
◠Announcing new RFP with the Friends of Loew’s for the Loew’s Theater management and renovations to be released this Spring
â— New museum in Journal Square to open in the Pathside Building; Purchase of land from County underway
â— Revisiting zoning changes for both Journal Square 2060 and the Journal Square Arts District
â— Finalize plans for the Apple Tree House re-opening
While the speech will address results citywide, new development and social service outreach to the homeless community in Journal Square will also be major focuses for Ward C in the upcoming year.
“We have seen incredible growth begin to occur within this neighborhood, and our hope is that Journal Square will once again become the economic heart of our city,†said Mayor Fulop. “Through investing in arts and culture, improving neighborhood infrastructure, and collaborating with community groups, we are making incredible progress in building a dynamic and inclusive Journal Square.â€
The State of the City Addresses will take place at 6:30 p.m. on each of the following dates:
â— Ward C, Monday, February 27th, Franklin L. Williams M.S. 7, 222 Laidlaw Avenue
â— Ward D, Thursday, March 2, Christa McAuliffe School P.S. 28, 167 Hancock Avenue
â— Ward E, Tuesday, March 7th, Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie Street
â— Ward B, Tuesday, March 14th, Hank Gallo Community Center, Lincoln Park
â— Ward A, Monday, March 20th, CityLine Church, 1510 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
On February 3rd, 2017 Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop signed an Executive Order re-affirming and strengthening Jersey City’s Sanctuary City status and outlining a detailed policy on the matter for the Police Department and other city departments and agencies who work with the immigrant community. Here is the Executive Order: 
Jersey City Summer Internship Program (JCSI), a youth employment initiative started by the Fulop administration in 2014 that connects Jersey City public high school students to paid internships at the city’s leading companies and institutions while also earning academic credit was announced today by Mayor Steven M. Fulop that the opening of the online application process has begun. JCSI is a part of the city’s broader Jersey City Summer Works initiative, which has provided summer employment and enrichment for more than 3,000 young people in city departments and agencies, corporations and nonprofits since the initiative began.


  JERSEY CITY – Already home to seven of the state’s ten tallest buildings, the City of Jersey City today announced an ambitious plan for a 95-story residential tower that at 950 feet would be “by far the tallest building in New Jersey, dramatically remaking the Jersey City skyline,†according to Mayor Steven M. Fulop. 
