Jersey City mayor proposes 20% tax hike to close $255 million budget gap

June 26, 2026

According to Marc Pfeiffer at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, comparing the budget gaps of Jersey City and New York City is “not only apples and oranges, it’s cookies and vegetables.”

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NBC New York, June 23, 2026

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