Steven Fulop
@StevenFulop
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Mayor of Jersey City, U.S. Marine, former Ironman triathlete, husband to Jaclyn, dad to Jaxon, Stassi & Sage. Running to be the next Governor of New Jersey.
Joined February 2009
My closing argument from last night’s debate. Some may not want to hear it — but it’s the truth. I know many people feel an emotional connection to certain candidates in this race. But we can’t afford to let emotion cloud strategy. The reality is this: in today’s political
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We used Covid-19 shutdown to do projects that would’ve been inconvenient for residents regularly (street paving, park renovations etc). One project was ripping up the 1960s vinyl floor at city hall. We thought we’d find garbage but instead we found the original from 100 yrs ago
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Valentina - first your brother WAS an “at-will” employee for the city - as of tomorrow he no longer works there bc he doesn’t reflect the values of the city. Second, You can see how strongly I feel about the LGBTQ community and I’ll share the text messages we exchanged so ppl
🚨@StevenFulop it’s ILLEGAL to threaten your employees. Huge lawsuit incoming. God & the truth are with us.
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Gov Murphy… this is out of touch. You have potential ICE Raids as the Governor of the most diverse state in the country, you have potential attacks on the LGBtQ community, you have a president that doesn’t prioritize the environment…. And you prioritize congestion pricing which.
Today I sent a letter to President Trump urging his Administration to reexamine New York’s congestion pricing scheme. Congestion pricing is a disaster for New Jersey commuters and must receive the close look it deserves from the federal government.
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This is my aunt (my mom’s sister). We had 35 members of our immediate family taken to Auschwitz + 7 survived. This was a nice surprise to see this post from @AuschwitzMuseum + may all of their memories live forever. #NeverForget.
2 July 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eva Kohn, was born. In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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This was a massive missed opportunity for NJ to have been smart in how the state approached congestion pricing. If the state was strategic we would have been able to gain funding for NJT, encourage mass transit for the region + move away from a car centric culture for the.
“In a nutshell, denied,” U.S. Senior Judge Leo Gordon said, rejecting New Jersey’s arguments for a delay of the tolls. Read more:
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Another step towards the end. I just went to a supermarket by my in-laws and this. They have this robot named “Marty” that cruises around the store - up and down aisles reporting things that spilled or out of normal. #YangGang @AndrewYang has a point about robots.
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Welcome Stasha Mae Fulop to the world. Stassi is 7lb 6oz. Jaclyn is doing great and I’m absolutely in love with this little girl.
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Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The baby is Eva. My Aunt. She was put in the gas chamber not long after this pic w/my grandparents. I had 35 in my family taken to Auschwitz, 7 survived. Afterwards, my family came to the USA bc it was a place of tolerance/hope #NeverForget
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I’m Jewish and proud to live in a community like #JerseyCity that has always welcomed everyone. It is the home of #EllisIsland and has always been the golden door to America. Hate and anti-semitism have never had a place here in JC and will never have a place in our city,.
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I told @AndyKimNJ it’s not always comfortable to admit a mistake but clearly I made one here and this convention season has demonstrated he is the better candidate to represent NJ. The backbone of our party volunteers and activists have spoken loudly and we should listen to.
Breaking: Jersey City Mayor @StevenFulop has rescinded his endorsement of Tammy Murphy for U.S. Senate and will support @AndyKimNJ in the Democratic primary.
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Today’s game changes very little for us. We couldn’t be prouder of @PeacocksMBB + we’ll 100% do a parade/keys to the city for this team to say THANK YOU properly from all of us in #JerseyCity + NJ. You showed the best of our city to the world + we ❤️ you for that.
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Veteran Issues are a passion of mine not only because I served but because I feel such personal gratitude to the “greatest generation” before us that served. Over the last year we raised $30k to renovate our VFW Post in #JerseyCity and today was opening/appreciation day.
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We started this week the installation of Jersey Barriers for protected bike lanes throughout #JerseyCity. As we continue to build out the network citywide, this approach of better protection will result in more riders overall as this significantly increases safety
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This is wrong and ICE actions should be condemned in the strongest sense. Regardless of your views on ICE, the law is the law—and any facility operating in a New Jersey municipality must follow it. If Delaney Hall doesn’t have proper local authorization, Mayor Baraka had every.
#BREAKING: ICE just arrested Newark Mayor @RasBaraka as peacefully entered the Delaney Hall Geo Group ICE prison, accompanied by hundreds of community members and a congressional delegation. Trump's ICE henchmen are coming for judges, mayors, parents. Who is next?.
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As a mayor of Jersey City, I don't think anyone in the state has more direct experience in the state than I do when it comes to mass transit. As Governor, I would cancel the turnpike widening project and reallocate the money to create a system that is safe, reliable and clean.
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I just left the JCMC and we paid respects to the officers and their families. I just want to say something about the officer we lost. His name was Joe Seals. He was a husband, a dad of 5. He was a great cop. I know everyone always says xyz was great after they pass but in this. .
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At tonight’s City Council meeting Bayfront is moving forward. It is an 8000 unit site on the west side of Jersey City of which 35% of the units will be true affordable housing. It is a major milestone for Jersey City and I couldn’t be more proud to see this project finally
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NYC from Ogden Ave in Jersey City - taken at 7pm tonight when people went outside to cheer on front line workers - better days ahead. (Photo cred a neighbor)
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It doesn’t take a genius to realize that AR-15 assault style rifles are used in virtually every mass shooting in this country. It also doesn’t take a genius to come to the conclusion that it would HELP if maybe they weren’t so easy to obtain.
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Reading about the Corona Virus Relief Bills in DC. Seems like they’re proposals have tax breaks for large corporations + for small businesses LOANS. This seems backwards. Tax breaks can be real money/meaningful while a loan is just more debt to be repaid (w/lots of. .
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I’ll be a transit focused governor - This news below is hard to accept. Why? Over the past 20 years there has been a steady decline in PATH service despite an increase in demand. Frequency of service, weekend service all have become more difficult. It’s the reason I strongly feel.
Don’t forget today is @PATHTrain fare hike Sunday- single rides now $3. Use a SmartLink card to get a discount
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We have the JCPD cars in Philly now to properly escort the @PeacocksMBB bus back home to #JerseyCity later tonight. Also this is the signage that is up for them on the turnpike for their drive. Thank you from a grateful city + state.
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What a great start to 2019. Jaxon James Fulop was born last night at 11:55pm. 6lbs 11 ounces. Jaclyn and J.J are both doing great. Our newest #JerseyCity resident.
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1/3 Was reading all the Presidential candidates platforms on affordable housing/rent control + listening to @BernieSanders most recent comments - he is spot on. I’m thankful that he is elevating the conversation around rent control at the federal level at this point in time cont.
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Not my normal subject matter in a post but I’ll share anyway - the question on whether Crypto/Bitcoin is here to stay is largely over + crypto/Bitcoin won. The #JerseyCity pension fund is in process of updating paperwork to the SEC to allocate % of the fund to Bitcoin ETFs.
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So brave of you to tweet at @NYGovCuomo after sneaking across the river to hide in NJ in order to hold a party that you wouldn’t disclose the location of. Nevertheless JC law enforcement will be visiting the Maritime Parc this AM + will follow appropriate steps within laws of NJ.
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If you didn’t believe… You better start now! See ya at the #EliteEight - @PeacocksMBB nation. #JerseyCity #MarchMadness2022.
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Circumstance. Today we tragically lost Joe as he was serving the ppl of Jersey City that he volunteered to serve. I know I speak for all the residents that we are grateful for all he has done for our city. Rest In Peace.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with Joe’s family during this Christmas season and beyond. We take for granted sometimes the selfless work a police officer does when they wear that uniform. In the end they are people that volunteered to keep everyone else safe regardless of the. .
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Last night after extensive review of our CCTV system it has now become clear from the cameras that these two individuals targeted the Kosher grocery location on MLK Dr - the 2 JCPD officers that were on a foot post one block away immediately responded/engaged.
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The long term vision + a plan to get there is crucial . Jersey City has a second large pedestrian plaza under construction called the Homestead in Journal Square. It will be a corridor from Van Reipen Avenue to Cottage Street with no cars + will be retail only. It was part of our
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Totally misguided headline + no leadership from Murphy - fact is 98% of NJ commuters lose here. Congestion pricing was a fee on the wealthiest 2% of commuters that could afford to drive their personal vehicles and pay $1500 per month to park. Most regular ppl use mass transit.
Trump ends NYC congestion pricing toll, giving N.J. commuters a break
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🧵 On congestion pricing…. I’m in an entirely different place than the press releases in opposition from Trump, Sherrill, Gottheimer, and Murphy. First, This NJ Governor election is about bold leadership and solutions. The question is whether you want someone that just repeats
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Not to pile on but worthwhile to contrast this with #JerseyCity just across the river and a fraction of the size of NYC - we continue to outperform relative to everywhere else in the region. In July we had . - 576 new units approved, .- 97 permits for building construction.
Latest #'s are out on new residential buildings approved in NYC. For entire month of July:.* Citywide: 10 (small) buildings totaling only 279 units.* Manhattan: Zero buildings. Zero units. This should be considered a crisis. We have to fix this.
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The Boss @springsteen + Patti visited us in #JerseyCity City Hall today. They’re such nice ppl. We got to spend some time in my office talking about music but more than that they’re proud parents of a new JC Firefighter. Congrats to all the new FF joining the best FD anywhere.
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This week, we completed major improvement to Newark Ave with pedestrian safety and bike lanes. We have 10 more miles of bike lanes on deck for 2022 - #JerseyCity
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Based on our initial investigation (which is ongoing) we now believe the active shooters targeted the location they attacked. Due to an excess of caution the community may see additional police resources in the days/weeks ahead. We have no indication there are any further threats.
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I’ll point out that the hypocrisy on the congestion pricing opposition from Murphy, Sherrill, and Gottheimer is that in their opposition they always reference pollution + congestion concerns yet why doesn’t the same reasoning apply to the $12 Billion tax payer funded turnpike
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Just provided a brief update to press as scene is still active but secure. 2 officers struck by gun fire. One of the officers tragically has given his life. 2 other officers receiving medical treatment at the jcmc for injuries unrelated. Please keep these officers in your prayers.
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We are in the process of buying jersey barriers for all of our protected bike lanes. We are planning on moving from flex posts to more substantial protection in 2022. Pricing is coming back now to make the change as we think it will be safer for the network + cheaper in long term.
Concrete concrete bus boarding island for the downhill section. But only flex posts for the bike lane on that section, Jersey barriers on the flat section.
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Re-Allocation of the $10B NJ Turnpike widening project into mass transit investment instead is the next step towards correcting our mass transit issues. Our campaign was the first to float the idea of the CBT dedication to NJT last year that will now be law and now we must
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case Joe’s performance speaks for itself. He prob is responsible for more guns being removed from the streets than any. He was an officer that loved JC, was involved in the city, and one that everyone knew regardless of their precinct.
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.@PeacocksMBB landing in about 20 minutes back in NJ. Port Authority is escorting them out of the airport + turning the bus over to JCPD. We’ll escort into the school. We’ll also give them the proper JCPD escort down to Philly later in the week so NJ can salute them on the move.
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My grandmother passed away last week. She was 95yo + had lived independently in Bloomfield NJ till 94yo. Thank u @GovMurphy for including her in the eulogy part of your daily press conf as it shines a light on personalities of the ppl lost during #Covid_19 - not just a statistic
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Governor - I’m pretty sure we (#Jerseycity) actually connect/provide the sewer/water/power here (not NY). Just an FYI. We’re happy to help w/whatever you u want to do + however NY wants to use these symbols. Maybe one day a big thank you to JC residents for their support? 😉.
New York is going to keep the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island open during the #TrumpShutdown. We can’t allow Washington Republicans to close these two symbols of hope and freedom.
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Turnpike Widening - There are alternatives that would create just as many jobs but actually be better for environment + actually help traffic. In 2019 JC started pushing NJ for this light rail expansion per picture below. Imagine the impact this would have + better use of $
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Jersey City is one of the most diverse cities in the country and it is a place of love and inclusivity - its a special place. As a city, we’ve overcome challenges before and we will do it here as well.
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I love this picture from City Hall #JerseyCity today A postal worker is cheered by a crowd gathered at City Hall to celebrate Joe Biden being declared the winner of the presidential election. Picture by Instagram: @jbrophoto
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I also said I’m not going to mix words. My opinion is she should resign. That type of language has no place in our schools and no place amongst elected officials. Imagine she said this about any other community - what would the reaction be? The same standard should apply here.
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The celebratory parade for @PeacocksMBB will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday in #JerseyCity. The parade will start at the Statue of Abraham Lincoln and proceed down JFK Boulevard. The parade will end in front of Saint Peter’s University - more info to follow. Hope to see you there.
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As we finish shiva today for my brother + try to get back to work, I reflect on how short our time is here. I’ll try to be a little more thoughtful, kinder + a little more thankful for moments we’re in w/people specifically in that moment - that to me is the best way to honor him
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In #JerseyCity - We are creating new parks and making our streets safer. Today we did the formal ribbon cutting for the new park located at Fairmount Ave - we eliminated car access, acquired property behind the park, and designed a new space for families in the area. #JerseyCity
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That’s true - the plan we are experimenting with is that If you get off the turnpike to use our streets to cut through to the Holland Tunnel we will push you down Columbus to Washington ( no left turns beforehand) and loop you behind Target to the back of the Holland Tunnel line.
Jersey City has started an incredible experiment to deter Turnpike traffic *and* make Columbus Dr safer for commuters & kids: No left-turns going north on Columbus between 6am-9am. It's finally *faster* to stay on the Turnpike vs cutting-through JC. Thank you Mayor @StevenFulop
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Today is my birthday. This is me 43 years ago. I feel exactly the same today as I did then.
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My opinion is that as more info comes out it’ll become increasingly clear that the target was the 50 children at the Yeshiva attached to that store. We will never know 100% but the doorway to the yeshiva was 3 feet away + it seems he goes in that direction 1st.
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It’s w/a heavy heart that we share that Councilman Yun has passed away. He was a great co worker and a tireless advocate for the people of #JerseyCity - More than that he was a great father, husband, and grandfather. I can speak for the entire JC community that we are devastated.
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We are continuing to build out the bike lane network and of course, this will also be protected - the more we can build a safe alternative to cars the more people will be encouraged to use those alternatives. The data shows a consistent increase and we want this to continue -
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If you care about mass transit, the environment or health issues - This is good news and when I’m Governor we will implement a regional plan to benefit the regional transportation system. Just quick recap only one of the candidates for governor had political courage/leadership to.
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It’s good to see a viable alternative - who knows where this goes but I will say that people underestimate Andy Kim at their own peril. Nobody expected him to win initially, nobody thought he would win re-election, he has a compelling story, and he just comes across as a good.
After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said “I am not going anywhere.” As a result, I feel compelled to run against him. Not something I expected to do, but NJ deserves better. We cannot jeopardize the Senate or compromise our integrity. Please join me:.
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Happy Hanukkah to those celebrating. Just now: #JerseyCity Police Officer Raymond Sanchez, who was wounded when responding to the shooting at a Kosher grocery store, is given an award by the children he protected at a menorah lighting in front of Jersey City Kosher Supermarket
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As mayor I'm pretty sure of the city's history w/@realDonaldTrump and museum. I'd be comfortable w/you adding "never" by 366
#380. I'm still looking for proof @realDonaldTrump gave millions of his own to charity. Dwyer HS Band doesn't have it
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PATH should be taken over by NJ with a gradual phase in of a negotiated $ transfer to NJ…. The current construct of PATH is not working and there has been a steady deterioration of service since 9/11. we need to be thinking of a regional transportation system that NJ is proud.
08:19 AM: All PATH service is operating with delays. Dispatch has reported signal problems. NJT rail is cross honoring PATH at HOB, NWK, NYPS. HBLR is cross honoring PATH at HOB, NWPT, EXPL. Next update within15 min. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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From my time serving as a U.S. Marine to leading Jersey City as Mayor, my career has always been guided by a strong desire to take on difficult challenges and find solutions that help improve peoples’ lives. Now I’m running for Governor to bring those same values to Trenton.
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Bill. My family is Holocaust survivors, 35 of my closest family were taken by the Nazis to Auschwitz + 7 lived. Regardless of politics, u do a disservice to fighting anti-semitism, hatred + the history of the Holocaust by so simply comparing things to Nazis. Pls think about it.
So funny. @GovMurphy so triggered he replied to his own tweet. Hey @mattgaetz, thanks for showing how ludicrous Murphy's orders are. and for standing up for hard working men and women in our hospitality industry being crushed by Nazi-esque policies of mayors like @StevenFulop.
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This is the latest from our restoration to the original city hall that we started during the Covid-19 shutdown, I shared some of the earlier mid 1800s original tile we found hidden in hallways underneath the 1960s vinyl tile. Here’s the next section we found of historical tile
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Thank u #JerseyCity. There’s no better city + I’m forever grateful for the trust you have placed in me. A 3rd term is never easy to be entrusted to lead + today we’re the 1st admin since the 1940s to achieve this in JC. I’ll continue to work hard, make you proud + move JC forward
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Pretty soon we will be a “Fulop party of 5 please”. Jaclyn and I couldn’t be more excited, For me, being a dad is the best thing ever even if now we will be out numbered
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They say “April showers bring May flowers” - May is already off to a great start!.
We are so excited to share the news that we will soon be a family of 4‼️JJ is going to be the best big brother!! We can’t wait to meet our sweet baby girl this October 💗💗
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🧵- I’m going to be the first to comment on this bc I know front office is preparing it. There is a major problem with Transit policy in NJ overall and it is unacceptable for NJTransit to push a large fare increase on regular residents within months of a massive tax break on the
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I’m w/ Prosecutor @JakeHudnut + JCPD issuing tickets for price gouging. We won’t accept people taking advantage of residents. Tissues, Clorox, cleaning items, all doubling +. Rubbing alcohol went from $2.99 to $6.99. People sometimes can be terrible in how they treat eachother.
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It’s a substantial cost for us but the reality is constantly replacing the flex posts isn’t reasonable $$ spend and the rate the flex posts get knocked down in some places speaks to the safety issues for users .
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1/3 We’ve learned during #COVID19 many things about our work force + city. One big change going forward is that we’re giving the option to our 3000 municipal employees to go to a 4-day work week permanently instead of the antiquated 5 day work schedule. Going forward (cont)
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These 2 sets of same pictures tell an an amazing story. We are proud of this one as the change is significant. There were plenty of critics/naysayers when we 1st proposed eliminating cars and turning the street into a 2+ block pedestrian plaza. Here we are.
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Sharing the next step for the pedestrian plaza as we are formally expanding the sidewalks on Grove street to make it permanent instead of the planters/paint we put in place during COVID - this change along with the expansion of the green space around City Hall into a park should
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We don’t live in a perfect world + we’re realistic about our options. We have three BAD choices 1) SLOWLY restore some normalcy to protect the long term health of the city 2) pretend ppl will stay inside indefinitely + wait for vaccine 3) rely on @realDonaldTrump for clarity.
The Mayor of Jersey City knows there aren't enough tests to ensure safe lifting of lockdown measures. And he’s OK with that. He’s moving to slowly reopen the city anyway.
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Gov Murphy needs to fix this mess he signed. He 100% knew about this - that’s a fact + he still signed it. It’s beyond disappointing that @GovMurphy + legislators would use a pandemic as a smokescreen to privatize Liberty State Park. This is where goodwill u built is destroyed.
On the Liberty State Park privatization deal in the stop-gap budget that @SenatorLorettaW decried but @GovMurphy just signed. "There was no time for public pressure," @StevenFulop says. "It was put in there at the last minute and rammed through.".
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We did this but prior to our admin wasn’t political will for change. Now we’re going to extend the area further w/constructing a large playground as an extension on the stretch on Barrow Street between Newark/Columbus. It will energize with children/parents. Will attract family.
Newark Street in Jersey City went car free a few years ago and I just wonder why we didn’t do it earlier…
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We’re continuing to install more Jersey Barriers to protect our bike lanes (this is Washington St). A better/safer environment is a win for all as it will lead to more cyclists/less cars. Note: Jersey Barriers in Jersey City in New Jersey - lots of Jersey which is a good thing.
Concrete protected bike lanes in Jersey City. This is outstanding.
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Maybe I’m wrong but I think residents would prioritize trains that work before a train fare holiday. Probably the worst option is a train fare holiday on a dysfunctional train system…. Nevertheless, we are only the campaign for governor that has provided policy details (at all).
Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York, is subject to up to 45-minute delays due to Amtrak signal issues in one of the Hudson River Tunnels.Customers should visit for available alternate service information.
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Best part of my day (and year). Came home before the community meetings to see this guy + someone decided to take his first steps.
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Either @realDonaldTrump has memory issues or willfully distorts the truth, either of which should be concerning for the Republican Party.
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Sage Montana Fulop entered the world yesterday and made it so much brighter and better for Jaclyn, Jaxon, Stassi + me. Both Jaclyn and Sage are doing great. (I also still can’t believe I now have 3 car seats in our car - the best of times)
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We made a choice that we weren’t going to treat the crowd like opposition. Why would we ever do that? We know that we work for the ppl in this crowd + we know their points are valid. We decided that the path forward starts very much w/us listening.
Let me give draw some contrast between Jersey City now & NYC. Cops are NOT in riot gear, don’t see any walls of officers blocking paths, no barricades. In fact: members of Blacks in Law Enforcement Servicing the Community (org of black cops) are helping keep people safe
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The question is who are you fighting for? I understand the NJ political rhetoric on this from @GovMurphy + others (and I’m an outlier in my view) BUT if you look at it fairly it is the wealthiest 2% of people that can afford to drive their personal vehicle every day to work in.
Arguments begin in congestion pricing lawsuit brought by N.J. Gov. Murphy.
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If elected Governor, I will push right away for Ranked Choice Voting and same day voter registration statewide. I’ve been on the record a long time for these common sense changes. If we are going to get a better government that works for the people and not a govt controlled by
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A year ago today my older brother Dan suddenly died at 43 years old. As a result, I focus more today on family + less on work or titles. Life is very short/fragile so spend time w/people u love + w/ppl that love you - that’s the most important. My one thought for the day to share
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For parents: We still have an active scene but all the schools in the area are secure and all children are accounted for. We will provide more information later.
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What a bad take + being unclear as the governor to the damage that Bashaw can do is harmful to the state… to be clear… .There is only ONE good candidate running for senate. The differences are clear… .- One candidate publicly endorsed Trump and one didn’t .- One outlines the.
. @GovMurphy says that there are “two very good candidates running” in the NJ Senate race (@AndyKimNJ and @Bashawforsenate). “I happen to know both of them well! But obviously, I’m a Democrat, so you can imagine where I’m going to be.”.
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and prevented the perpetrators from leaving that location and harming any further civilians. At this time we have no credible further threats from this incident but out of an abundance of caution we will be increasing our police presence in the community.
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I’ll actually articulate the obvious that we all know but unspoken… Considering $2500 per hour for this lawyer and the millions this will cost to take to the SCOTUS. so figure… to make this lawyer worth it financially, just imagine how much money certain ppl make off the.
Scoop: @neal_katyal, the former acting Solicitor General under President Obama, will lead the legal fight to preserve organization lines.
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