Stories Tagged as
New jersey
The Mount Laurel Doctrine and the quest for affordable housing
by
Amy Scott
and Sofia Terenzio
Jul 31, 2024
Journalist Roshan Abraham tells the story of a New Jersey resident who fought City Hall to get 70,000 units eventually built.
New Jersey offers residents incentives to sue New York
Apr 25, 2024
The move centers around taxes paid by New Jersey residents whose jobs are in New York and had to pay taxes there.
What's the deal with "Seinfeld" laws?
Feb 2, 2024
New Jersey’s new telemarketer law isn’t the only example of lawyers taking inspiration from the TV sitcom that aired in the 1990s.
Tax breaks promised jobs in New Jersey's poorest city — they mostly didn't deliver
by
David Brancaccio
and Ariana Rosas
Mar 27, 2023
The city of Camden was supposed to bring jobs from some of America's biggest companies. So far, that's mostly gone unfulfilled.
American Dream mall rises as retail struggles
Oct 21, 2019
Can an indoor amusement park and ski hill hold off the death spiral that's dragging other malls under?
Atlantic City benefits from early wager on legal sports betting
by
Miles Bryan
Jul 29, 2019
Total gaming revenue at Atlantic City’s casinos is up about 20% on last year, but the city is now starting competition from neighboring states.
Fixing infrastructure: short-term pain, long-term gain
Aug 20, 2018
Crucial upgrades to the busy Route 495 bridge leading to the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey will snarl traffic.
For public good, not for profit.
Short-term rentals spur businesses around new services for visitors
by
Nina Keck
Apr 2, 2018
As more and more vacationers book private residences for trips, using sites like Airbnb or HomeAway, there’s no front desk to call when they need something. So online concierge services and other support businesses are springing up in response. The New Jersey-based concierge service Stock the House, for example, provides somebody who will do grocery […]
New leaders want to add their states to carbon trading program
by
Jed Kim
Nov 9, 2017
As the United Nations climate change talks continue in Germany, the U.S. could see an increase in commitments to the cause — from states, not federal programs. The governors-elect of Virginia and New Jersey want to add their states to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The cap-and-trade program includes nine states already, and the addition […]
U.S. is locked in to an aging highway system
Jun 15, 2015
Even after rehab, New Jersey's Pulaski Skyway will be functionally obsolete.