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“The public’s right to participate in public meetings was compromised [at Liberty State Park].”

“The public’s right to participate in public meetings was compromised [at Liberty State Park].”

“I think that taking these already existing green spaces and activating them will sort of build it into the urban fabric [in Jersey City].”

“I love to walk around and contemplate, you know, the world or my mind. I love to walk around Jersey City, and Jersey City feeds that to me.”

“Sometimes, if it was between having to pay the electricity bill or the wifi, we would have to sacrifice the wifi.”

“Jersey City has almost defined how I see the world and how I see art, and that has a direct impact on where I am today.”

“West Side [Jersey City] is special to us… Let us show you what we can do,” James said.

“For decades, New Jersey’s affordable housing system was bogged down by delay and litigation. This new law is working exactly as intended.”

“I know my father is pretty happy that his hometown is recognizing the Muslim community.”

“What we’re witnessing right now in America is an assault on immigrant families,” said James Solomon, mayor of Jersey City.

Slice of Culture attended both of the Hoboken and Jersey City inauguration ceremonies where both Jabbour and Solomon outlined goals of putting the people first.
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