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The best of The Briefing 2025
With the new year upon us, we’re excited to bring you a look back at our most-read stories of 2025. You can catch up on our daily “best of” emails below.
Looking back: Fulop, outgoing Jersey City mayor, reflects on policies behind historic development boom, affordability push
With his time as mayor winding down, Steve Fulop feels Jersey City is better off after 12 years of pro-growth policies and a historic development boom that spread beyond the downtown and waterfront areas. He also acknowledged that the city and the region still face an affordability crisis and an undersupply of housing, issues that his successor will confront in the years ahead.
Fulop urges Solomon to embrace growth, leave ‘comfort zone’ as Jersey City’s next mayor
Outgoing Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop called on his successor, James Solomon, to be pragmatic about development and affordability as he moves ahead, following a campaign that was decidedly anti-development and stoked uncertainty in the private sector.
Steps taken: Fulop proud of record on affordability, but knows there’s more to be done in Jersey City
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has been unabashedly pro-growth during his 12 years in office. That’s clear from the city’s ever-changing skyline, but even he concedes that new development has overshadowed efforts to improve housing affordability.
Culture campus: Newark Museum update marks latest milestone as $100 million mixed-use project takes shape around it
New Jersey’s oldest museum has undergone a significant upgrade, solidifying its commitment to serve as a dynamic cultural hub for the region and beyond. It also is considered the cornerstone of the $100 million, blended-use project that’s poised to link two downtown neighborhoods.
