Nathaniel Styer
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Nathaniel Styer
@necs
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DUI case for former top #JerseyCity aide pushed 2 weeks, may pursue new venue hudsoncountyview.com/dui-case-for-f…











It’s a delicate balance: affordability and rising taxes are both squeezing NYC’s entrepreneurial engine. If talent can’t afford to live here, founders leave. If startup taxes run nearly 2x New Jersey a mile away (as proposed), they build elsewhere. The real fix is serious government efficiency - politically hard, but that’s leadership. inc.com/leah-carroll/n…




Jersey City, we promised to always be honest with you—even when the news is hard. Today, we're keeping that promise. After weeks of working with outside financial experts, we can now share the full picture of our city's finances. The truth is serious: Jersey City faces a structural budget deficit of approximately $250 million. That's roughly 28% of our entire operating budget—one of every three dollars we need to keep our city running. This crisis didn't happen by accident. It was built through years of deliberate choices that prioritized short-term political wins over our city's long-term financial health: -> By 2023, nearly 26% of city revenue came from one-time gimmicks—property sales, depleted reserves, emergency borrowing—that can't be repeated -> $20 million was spent on consultants for a museum that was never built -> Over $3 million in overpaid taxes that they for forgot to get back -> Health insurance was underbudgeted by over $34 million in 2025 alone -> Six union contracts expired with no money set aside for back pay -> The city's reserves—our rainy day fund—are essentially gone -> All three credit rating agencies have downgraded Jersey City in recent years We didn't create this problem. But we're not going to hide from it either. Our approach going forward is guided by four principles: (1) Tell the truth—always. (2) Lead by example—no more vanity projects. (3) Protect working families. (4) Find real solutions—no tricks or gimmicks. The full budget report is now available at JCNJ.ORG/BUDGET. We've also created a video that explains exactly how we got here and what comes next. This will be hard. But Jersey City has faced hard things before—and we've always come through when we faced them honestly, together. No spin. No tricks. Just the truth.


“We will not be doing Pompidou,” said Solomon. “To be clear, it is dead.” jcitytimes.com/solomon-pompid…





