NEWARK, NJ — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka presented the first phase of the plan to reopen New Jersey’s largest city beginning June 1 during a press conference at NJPAC on May 21. The mayor called the phase “preparation” to look at how the city might eventually reopen. “Phase One is about us getting prepared to […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras Baraka announced May 13 a dramatic series of interventions to aid tenants in desperate need of help during the COVID-19 crisis and to keep Newark development on track during reopening and beyond. The three actions are: emergency grants to provide rental assistance for affected families; an executive order declaring a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras Baraka and the Newark Housing Authority have begun a program to offer COVID-19 testing at all of the city’s public housing complexes. The program began at the end of April at two senior housing locations under the leadership of NHA Executive Director Victor Cirilo, as has continued testing seniors at […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The neighboring municipalities of Newark, Irvington, Orange and East Orange are adamant about their safety measures surrounding the fight against COVID-19. So much so, that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and East Orange Mayor Ted Green have banded together and announced a “lockdown” of […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of his ongoing COVID-19 financial stimulus package, Mayor Ras Baraka announced April 1 that Newark will inject $1 million into its “Live Newark” program, designed to give city residents access to home ownership. The new program will provide $5,000 down payment forgivable loans to first-time home buyers and forgivable loans […]
NEWARK, NJ — In the first of a series of sweeping economic initiatives to ease the financial pain of Newark residents due to the COVID-19 shutdown, Mayor Ras Baraka recently announced a program that will provide small businesses and small nonprofit agencies with emergency grants. With $2 million earmarked for this small business grant program, […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Performing Arts Center announced March 13 that it will suspend operations, both on and off its Newark campus, for the next 30 days, starting Friday, March 13. The arts center will postpone all performances and events through Monday, April 13, to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in the community. NJPAC’s […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Student representatives from the West Orange High School Unity Club, Student Council and African American Heritage Club attended the ninth annual Garvey/Nkrumah Lecture Series on Feb. 19, featuring Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. West Orange resident Akil Khalfani, director of the Africana Institute and associate professor of sociology at Essex County College, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The mayors of Irvington, East Orange, Orange and Newark have something in common: Their wives are eager to take active roles in the communities their husbands serve. With that in mind, the women came together for the inaugural meeting of the First Ladies Summit at Echo Tap & Grille on Saturday, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington, East Orange and Orange are taking action in response to a controversial New York City program that relocates homeless families from city shelters and into dilapidated homes here in New Jersey. Local mayors have had enough. New York City’s Department of Homeless Services’ Special One Time Assistance program, or SOTA, aims […]