Geoff

Someone ran over this Citibike, please remove or fix.

The whole street is closed to pedestrians with no notice posted or police signs posted

Dear Jersey City Authorities,

I am the owner of Kimchi Guys located at 172 Newark Ave. In front of our restaurant, there is a bench installed near a tree about 3.5 meters from our entrance, where homeless individuals frequently gather.

Every morning around 10:30 AM when I arrive at work, I find these individuals already there drinking alcohol, sleeping on the bench, urinating, and leaving leftover food and trash on the ground. Since opening the business six months ago, we initially tried to accommodate their needs by providing utensils and straws. However, the situation has worsened to the point where we no longer feel safe or comfortable offering help.

These individuals are often intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, causing fear among our staff and customers. When we deny requests such as restroom use, we fear potential retaliation. Despite police visits to encourage restraint, they often ignore these warnings. We want to keep our glass doors open during the summer for ventilation, but the strong odor of urine makes it impossible.

On one occasion, a homeless man entered our premises and, after being denied restroom access, urinated inside the restaurant before leaving. Additionally, some have made threatening gestures, causing further discomfort.

We kindly request that the bench be removed to prevent these issues from continuing. Operating a new business in an expensive rental location is already challenging, and the current environment is severely impacting our operations and well-being.

We appreciate your prompt attention and support in resolving this matter.

Thank you very much.

tree guards have been installed without permits as confirmed earlier. they have not been removed.

A request for urgent action due to possible structural damage to an old residential building.

Pile driving from 808 Pavonia Ave KRE Development is causing large NEW cracks to appear in our 100-year old apartment building.

Despite affirmations not to pile drive close to our property, this developer has been pile driving at or extremely close to our property line for the past two weeks. Now, we are noticing large new cracks and I’m extremely concerned.

In the past 2 days, multiple residents (including myself) have noticed large, new cracks appearing inside our apartments, in rooms closest to the construction, as well as on stairways in the main area. These cracks were not present before this pile driving started, and some are substantial.

One of the cracks is in my toddler’s nursery, running across the window wall.

We are requesting that a city inspector examine the damage immediately and that pile driving be halted until the building is inspected and it is deemed safe to continue.

I have photos and videos documenting the cracks and damage, taken from multiple units, and I can provide them (as well as contact info to my neighbors who have consented to being reached out to). The cracks are huge and at least one of them got worse TODAY.

Our condo president has contacted the developer directly, but I strongly believe city intervention is necessary to ensure resident safety and compliance.

Please, advise.

The pile driving has been distressing but if the damage is “just” cosmetic, it must be confirmed by a city inspector, not an engineer sent by the developer. I’d be happy to have that confirmed (and for the developer to pay to fix it), but if there’s any chance of the damage being structural, work must stop and the damage must be fixed immediately.

Enforcement is needed of dangerous bike riders without lights after dark. Monday 9/8/25 I from HCC on Sip Ave. to my home on Dey St., about 9:30 pm, a distance of 8 - 9 blocks. In that time I was endangered by FIVE bike riders, wearing all dark clothing, with NO LIGHT on their bikes while also breaking traffic laws. 1 -- dark bike on Pavonia, ran fed light at JFK corner while I was crossing the street. 2 -- JFK southbound , dark bike no lights directly across the street from PATH, ran the light at Pavonia while I and others were in the crosswalk. 3 -- bike riders on sidewalk, wearing dark clothing, no lights, whizzed past me going south. 4 -- again dark bike on sidewalk, coming around the corner from Newark Ave. onto JFK south, no lights, whizzed past no lights. 5 -- Newark Ave. first block from JFK, going east, dark bike, no lights, whizzing past. Why are bikes allowed in the road with no lighting after dark? We need ENFORCEMENT.