Innovation and Responsive Government in Jersey City
Food for Thought Policy Lecture Series – Innovation and Responsive Government in Jersey City
Mayor Steven Fulop, a SIPA EMPA alumnus, was just reelected to a historic third term – the first mayor in modern history to do so in Jersey City – with overwhelming support at the polls again. He continues to promote progress amid one of the greatest renaissances Jersey City has ever seen and he is doing so in a thoughtful and community-centric way – from creating new schools, public parks, and libraries to expanding transit, increasing affordable housing, eliminating tax abatements and many other major projects underway. Most cities would hope for one transformational project, and in Jersey City there are multiple billion dollar projects coming to fruition. In this conversation, Prof. William B. Eimicke of SIPA and Mayor Fulop will discuss the Mayor’s role is in this historic transformation of Jersey City and his ongoing commitment to the current residents.