Steven Fulop Archives

Fulop vaults onto Jersey City ballot with 6,000 nominating signatures

August 25, 2021 1:20 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop submitted more than 6,000 nominating petitions today in his bid for re-election to a third term, far surpassing the minimum of 1,650 signatures and all but assuring his place on the November ballot. “Jersey City...

Jersey City Downtown Ward E population skyrockets, causing huge imbalance with other wards

August 13, 2021 9:22 pmAugust 17, 2021 9:35 am

Jersey City will elect six ward councilmembers in November, but not necessarily to four-year terms. The city’s population jumped by 18% over the last decade, from 247,597 to 292,449, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released on Thursday. But the...

Fulop raises minimum wage to $17 for Jersey City employees

August 5, 2021 11:04 amAugust 5, 2021 1:30 pm

Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop announced today that, effective August 23, the minimum wage for all municipal employees in the city will be raised to $17 per hour, up from $15. The increase will not impact private businesses in the...

After Surfside, Fulop to propose measures to protect waterfront high rises

July 6, 2021 3:31 pm

The collapse of a waterfront apartment in Surfside, Florida has caused Jersey City to review local policies surrounding older, high-rise buildings, Mayor Steven Fulop said on Tuesday Fulop said that he’ll introduce new procedures at the July 14 city council...

Norcross, Sweeney meet with Hudson legislators in early stages of 2025 gubernatorial campaign

June 24, 2021 12:30 pmJune 28, 2021 8:02 pm

The race for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2025 has begun, with Senate President Steve Sweeney and Democratic powerbroker George Norcross travelling to Hudson County on Wednesday for a private meeting with legislators. Press play to hear a narrated...

Jersey City Democratic organization win most of county committee fights

June 11, 2021 11:51 amJune 11, 2021 11:53 am

A slate of various progressive candidates for Democratic County Committee in Jersey City picked up about 20 seats with off-the-line candidates in Tuesday’s election, and leads in 20 of 53 contested races. Some races are single-digit close – as county...

Fulop endorses Joshi for Edison mayor, raises $10k for his campaign

April 28, 2021 12:13 pmApril 29, 2021 9:14 am

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is returning to the town where he grew up to urge Democrats to nominate Sam Joshi for mayor. This morning, Fulop held a breakfast fundraising event that brought an estimated $10,000 into Joshi’s campaign coffers....