The city council has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle an unfair labor practice claim filed by the emergency medical technicians’ union.
Sayegh appoints Javier Fernandez to run Paterson hotline
Mayor Andre Sayegh is keeping his predecessor’s re-instituted Office of Constituent Services, a hotline for residents to lodge complaints 24 hours a day. He appointed Javier Fernandez, a leader in the city’s Colombian community, to run the hotline on Thursday afternoon.
Developer willing to buy Paterson Armory, Leader Dye site for $8 million
The Paterson Armory on Market Street for $3 million. The Leader Dye factory site on Madison Avenue for $5 million. These are the offers prominent developer Charles Florio made on Thursday morning for both sites that have been described as neighborhood eyesores.
Paterson: Davila tries to shut-down Velez
Council president Maritza Davila startled her colleagues early Wednesday morning by bringing down the gavel at full strength on the dais. She sought to shut-down councilman Luis Velez, who wanted to speak during a discussion on a bazaar license for the Peruvian Festival.
City to auction off Paterson Armory, Leader Dye factory site
The city is looking to sell-off the Paterson Armory and the former Leader Dye factory site through a public auction.
Paterson to impose business curfew at violence-plagued Main-Weiss intersection
The most violence-plagued intersection in the 2nd Ward – site of three non-fatal shootings in 2018 — is slated to be designated as a hotspot business curfew zone to restore some peace and quiet for Lackawanna neighborhood residents.
Paterson looks to raise taxes by 2-percent
Mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration presented a preliminary 2-percent tax levy increase measure to the City Council early Wednesday morning, triggering criticism from two of his opponents from the recent mayoral race.