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Jersey City's Planning Board approved 753 units at Holland Gardens — up from 719, with 310 income-restricted units, a new 102-unit senior building, and JC's first mass-timber structure housing a public library. Project was originally announced in 2023. betterblocksnj.org/2026/07/30/p...

Holland Gardens Redevelopment: 753 Units Approved in Jersey CityJersey City Planning Board approves 753-unit Holland Gardens redevelopment, increasing affordable housing and boosting community benefits.betterblocksnj.org

New Details about Jersey City Housing Authority’s ‘Transformative’ Plan for Holland Gardens In 2023, Jersey City announced that the 3.31-acre site of the ‘outdated’… https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/03/12/new-details-about-jersey-city-housing-authoritys-transformative-plan-for-holland-gardens/

New Details about Jersey City Housing Authority’s ‘Transformative’ Plan for Holland GardensIn 2023, Jersey City announced that the 3.31-acre site of the ‘outdated’ 192-unit Holland Gardens complex would be “reinvented with innovative approaches to increase affordability, create homeownership opportunities, and add critical on-site services for historically underserved residents.” Now, nearly two years later, those plans have made substantial progress toward coming to fruition. Several of the details appear to break new ground for Jersey City.betterblocksnj.org

“The dramatic increase in PATH’s weekend ridership demonstrates that when public transportation is a viable option, people choose to ride. We hope NJ Transit takes note and works towards making similar improvements to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to achieve 10-minute off-peak headways.” —Jack McKee

PATH Weekend Ridership Smashes Modern-Era Records After Service Improvements Ridership surges 26% in June, after JC & Hoboken stations get 7-10 minute headways all day on weekends and direct Journal Sq-33 St service is reintroduced. betterblocksnj.org/2026/07/21/p...

PATH Weekend Service Improvements Drive 26% Ridership Surge YoYDiscover how recent PATH service improvements boosted weekend ridership by 26% in June, highlighting the impact of transit-oriented development.betterblocksnj.org

Are PILOT agreements the cause of Jersey City's budget crisis? We dug ran the numbers. The answer is not really. City Hall will have to find more revenue as PILOT agreements expire but taxpayers might get some relief as school taxes should stabilize. betterblocksnj.org/2026/07/20/h...

Nobody makes tough topics easy to understand quite like Nick Zurawski. Speaking about selling surplus city land land and the city's budget woes, Nick asks, "If you didn't have a deficit and you didn't have the land, would you go $80 million in debt to buy it?"

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Sell City Land to Lower the Tax Hike: A Better Path Through Jersey City’s Budget Crisis Dozens of residents spoke out against a planned 20% (now 15%) tax hike at the June… https://betterblocksnj.org/2026/07/01/sell-city-land-to-lower-the-tax-hike-a-better-path-through-jersey-citys-budget-crisis/

Sell City Land to Lower the Tax Hike: A Better Path Through Jersey City’s Budget CrisisDozens of residents spoke out against a planned 20% (now 15%) tax hike at the June 25, 2026 meeting of the Jersey City Municipal Council. The public demanded that City leadership re-examine potential revenue sources, alternate means of funding, and any other proposal that could ease the burden on city taxpayers. One suggestion that emerged is the possibility of Jersey City selling parcels of city-owned property as a way to increase revenue.betterblocksnj.org

Affordable Housing at Canal Crossing, Solomon’s PILOT agreements, and the Jersey City Budget There is much to admire in the planned redevelopment at Canal Crossing, a… https://betterblocksnj.org/2026/06/29/affordable-housing-at-canal-crossing-solomons-pilot-agreements-and-the-jersey-city-budget/

Affordable Housing at Canal Crossing, Solomon’s PILOT agreements, and the Jersey City BudgetThere is much to admire in the planned redevelopment at Canal Crossing, a post-industrial brownfield site that was subject to a decades-long environmental cleanup. Multiple Jersey City mayors have envisioned turning the 111-acre site from a chromium contaminated wasteland into a new, walkable neighborhood with easy access to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. The plan to build thousands of mixed-income housing units at the Canal Crossing site was first conceived during the Healy administration, and the current urban design and zoning for the site dates to the Fulop administration.betterblocksnj.org

Jersey City's council was warned by the city's own planning division that banning senior housing at the Christ Hospital site would invite a lawsuit. They passed it anyway. Now a court has struck it down as arbitrary and capricious. What comes next? betterblocksnj.org/2026/06/13/c...

Court Strikes Down Ban on Senior Housing on Christ Hospital SiteA judicial ruling has rolled back a downzoning that was passed last year to block redevelopment of the Christ Hospital site. Last December, then-councilmen Richard Boggiano and James Solomon propos…betterblocksnj.org

Glad to see Mayor Solomon carrying forward this initiative on Canal Crossing from the previous administration. Just a quick set of clarifications for readers because the mayor’s video is misleading: 1/4

Bus passengers are more than 70x safer per mile than car passengers. They save thousands of dollars a year. They log 30 million rides a year in Hudson County alone. So why are we still building parking decks? Today is election day. Read the case for BRT on JFK👇 betterblocksnj.org/2026/06/02/i...

Investing in Bus Rapid Transit for Hudson County's FutureExplore the urgent need for Bus Rapid Transit in Hudson County as residents demand better transit options on election day. Go vote!betterblocksnj.org

Income-restricted affordable housing is both a lottery and a tax that goes by a "feel-good" name.

We sent the Hudson County Commissioner candidates to go on record about housing, safer streets, BRT, and parks. Eight of the races are uncontested but four candidates submitted responses. Read where they stand on 🏠Housing 🚸Vision Zero 🚌BRT and 🌳County Parks betterblocksnj.org/2026/05/28/h...

Hudson County Commissioner Candidates Respond to Key IssuesExplore candidates' responses to Better Blocks' Hudson County questionnaire on key issues, ensuring you make an informed vote by June 2.betterblocksnj.org

Hudson County Commissioner Candidates Commit to Housing, Vision Zero and More Last month, Better Blocks sent questionnaires to all Hudson County Commissioner Candidates across the nine seats up for election this year. Eight of those seats are uncontested. Four candidates responded: Bill O'Dea…

Hudson County Commissioner Candidates Commit to Housing, Vision Zero and MoreLast month, Better Blocks sent questionnaires to all Hudson County Commissioner Candidates across the nine seats up for election this year. Eight of those seats are uncontested. Four candidates responded: Bill O'Dea (District 2 - Jersey City) Yraida Aponte-Lipski (District 4 - Jersey City) Ron Bautista (District 5 - Jersey City and Hoboken) Alex Valdez (District 9 - Harrison, Kearny)betterblocksnj.org

Hudson County is developing county-owned parking lots near Journal Square into new housing, adding thousands of homes, including income-restricted affordable. We took a detailed look at the proposed sites, including one that hasn't been previously reported. betterblocksnj.org/2026/05/19/t...

1/ The former Muller Pasta Factory in Jersey City saw a revised housing proposal this week. Five towers with 3,200 apartments, 93K sqft of retail, a public promenade, and a playground. The site has sat empty for over a decade. Here's what you need to know about the new plan.🧵

Very disappointed in Cm. Zuppa for siding with Frank Gilmore and voting against an amendment for SteelTech but very pleased @eleanalittle.bsky.social for her strong comments in support and Council President Ridley. We should have emailed our support in getting housing on this lot.

Bayonne votes for a new mayor on May 12. We sent Ashe-Nadrowski, Booker, and Desmond 10 questions on housing, PILOTs, BRT, Vision Zero, and parks. You can read their answers side by side, below. betterblocksnj.org/2026/05/05/a...

Bayonne Mayoral Election 2026Explore the Bayonne mayoral election candidates' views on housing, transit, and safety in our Better Blocks questionnaire.betterblocksnj.org

Ashe-Nadrowski, Booker, and Desmond Answer the Better Blocks Questionnaire Councilwoman Ashe-Nadrowski Councilman Booker Business Administrator MJ Desmond Bayonne Councilwoman Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski, Councilman Booker, and Bayonne business administrator M.J. Desmond are on the ballot and facing off…

Ashe-Nadrowski, Booker, and Desmond Answer the Better Blocks QuestionnaireCouncilwoman Ashe-Nadrowski Councilman Booker Business Administrator MJ Desmond Bayonne Councilwoman Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski, Councilman Booker, and Bayonne business administrator M.J. Desmond are on the ballot and facing off in Bayonne's May 12 non-partisan mayoral election. All three candidates took the time answer our questions on how they would resolve issues related to housing, transit, street safety, and parks for the residents of the Bayonne. Their unedited responses are reproduced below and displayed side-by-side for you to see how the mayoral candidates stack up on the issues.betterblocksnj.org