Jersey City, NJ assigned this issue to Forestry - Tom

Speaking of is this invasive

People that destroy our City trees must be fined and made to plant & pay for new trees !!! Trees Clean the Air and this City needs more trees !

Bindi
This is the spotted lantern fly and must be destroyed if you see it.

https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/pests-diseases/spotted-lanternfly/

There’s a church next door with a tree full of t them

Then you should call the state, unless the city is doing something about this issue.

The City is doing Nothing to help kill these lantern flies or the "Trees of Heaven " which is the lantern flies tree of choice !
These are not really trees they are invasive large weeds that grow to the size of a tree !! Destroy them & destroy the Lantern Flies !

No idea if they are

Melanie
You are correct.
Also known as Sumac or railroad trees.
They are nothing more than invasive weeds.

Thank you for reporting an issue to the City of Jersey City.

The lantern fly pic was a mistake. Didn’t mean to post it but yes, they’re bad news. This post is about the sad, weird, decapitated tree.