Andre Sayegh Archives - New Jersey Globe

Pascrell rips Paterson councilman for ‘Jew us down’ comment

September 12, 2019 5:53 pmSeptember 12, 2019 7:04 pm

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) today slammed Paterson City Councilman Michael Jackson for an anti-Semitic slur at Tuesday’s council meeting when he accused a developer of trying to “Jew us down” on a major redevelopment project. “Antisemitism must be condemned at...

Currie seeks censure of Paterson councilman who said developers tried to ‘Jew us down’

September 12, 2019 2:59 pmSeptember 12, 2019 3:50 pm

Passaic County Democratic Chairman John Currie has called on the Paterson City Council to censure Michael Jackson for saying that developers tried to “Jew us down” on the price of the Hinchcliffe Stadium development project. “I am proud of New...

Akhter calls on Jackson to disavow anti-Semitism

September 11, 2019 5:48 pm

Passaic County Freeholder Assad Akhter called on Paterson Councilman Michael Jackson to disavow anti-Semitism after the councilman said a developer was trying to “Jew us down” during a debate on the redevelopment of Hinchcliffe Stadium Tuesday evening. “As a Passaic...

Paterson councilman said developer sought to ‘Jew us down’

September 11, 2019 1:03 amSeptember 11, 2019 8:50 am

Paterson City Councilman Michel Jackson said a developer was trying to “Jew us down” during a debate on the redevelopment of Hinchcliffe Stadium Tuesday evening, according to a report in TapInto Paterson. “I said, mister developer, I respect you, I...

MAYOR ANDRE SAYEGH, CONGRESSMAN BILL PASCRELL SHOWCASE NEW DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT

June 17, 2019 2:05 pm

PATERSON – On Monday, June 17th Mayor Andre Sayegh and Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. unveiled demolition equipment leased by the City of Paterson with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)....

Judge admonished for ethics violation about to take Paterson post

May 31, 2019 5:03 pm

Xavier Rodriguez, who became the city of Passaic’s first Latino judge in 2001, will be sworn in on Monday as the new Paterson municipal court judge. He was appointed to the post by Mayor Andre Sayegh. Rodriguez returns to the...

Phil Murphy, incoming DGA chairman, won’t say he backs pro-life, pro-gun Democrats in Louisiana, Mississippi

May 28, 2019 5:32 pmMay 29, 2019 9:00 am

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, slated to head the Democratic Governors Association in January, refused to say if he’ll support Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Louisiana and Mississippi who support abortion restrictions and oppose gun control. Murphy on Tuesday sidestepped a...