McGreevey outlines public safety plan for Jersey City

Former Gov. Jim McGreevey released a public safety platform as part of his campaign for Jersey City mayor. 

McGreevey said he would implement changes that improve the transparency, timeliness, and trust of law enforcement, including by updating the Jersey City Police Department’s website, modernizing the 911 call center, and establishing accessible “mobile” police stations. McGreevey is one of several Democrats seeking to succeed Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, who is running for governor.

“As my grandfather, uncle, and cousin served with JCPD, I am committed to strengthening the numbers, professionalism, and trust with which our police department and neighbors share these 21 square miles we call home,” McGreevey said in a release. “To execute this plan, Jersey City requires a Mayor and Council Team that will give the measure of their life’s work to be hands-on in implementing the strategy above to make our families and children safer while building a healthier partnership between our friends and neighbors and those who serve JCPD.”

McGreevey said he wants to improve pedestrian safety in the city—he outlined a traffic enforcement bureau for stricter traffic enforcement, an embrace of Vision Zero traffic programs to eliminate traffic fatalities, and cameras in school zones, among other programs. 

The former governor also said he would implement Project Green Light, a program in Detroit in which businesses installed cameras to deter crime and allow for faster police responses.