40 minutes feels like an unreasonably long time to be on hold.

🎶"They unpaved paradise and put in a little park" njbiz.com/union-city-s...

"President Donald Trump’s second Cabinet was never exceptionally diverse from the start. And in the past two months, three women have been fired or resigned." via @19thnews.org 19thnews.org/2026/04/wome...

"U.S. Customs has estimated that it owes a total of $166 billion in tariff refunds, and the agency's legal filings suggest that the initial phase would tackle the majority of affected imports." www.npr.org/2026/04/19/n...

"No other major New York City area airports’ scales come close ... public records show. While NYC officials conduct annual weight tests at LaGuardia and JFK airports, the [NJ] watchdog ... hasn’t done an examination since 2023." www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/04/phan...

Driving through #NewBrunswick and telling the pickle about how it all used to be and how it’s all going to be

The Crossings at Brick Church Station in East Orange continues to gain steam following nearly 75,000 square feet in #retail #leasing activity at the transformative East Orange transit-oriented development. njbiz.com/crossings-br...

If we post it, will you click? www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/soci...

Can confirm

The Senate just rejected a resolution to block Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran. All Republicans opposed the measure except for Rand Paul. All Democrats supported the measure except for John Fetterman.

I hadn't gone to Starbucks in a long time, but I had a gift card so I've gone to two recently. It made me really sad. Like someone sucked the life and vibrancy out of both locations, which used to be filled with local art, chatter and community postings. Oh, and the latte also sucked.

📣 NJHMFA Tax Credit Auction is live! $100M in state tax credits available—bid by May 15, 2026 (5 PM ET). This is more than a tax advantage – this is an opportunity to fund critical investment in the Garden State. Submit your bid here: njhmfa.bonfirehub.com/opportunitie...

The proposed $3B Meadowlands convention center project advances with a completed design, major economic impact plans and more.

Congratulations to #RutgersSPH Dean Perry N. Halkitis and Vice Dean Deanna Kerrigan on being recognized by NJBIZ as the most influential health leaders in New Jersey. 🔗 Learn more about their impact: sph.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers...

Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces tough challenge from a pair of anti-trust lawsuits.

Saving local news means saving our shared memory. When archives disappear, communities lose their history. Learn about the librarians & archivists helping safeguard local history, & the collaboration between @archive.org, @poynterinstitute.bsky.social, & @ire.org that’s providing tools & training ⬇️

New Jersey is officially recognizing April 9 as #LocalNews Day📰 The visibility comes along with an appetite for the service. A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds most want MORE — no matter their gender, race, ethnicity, age, income, region, education or even political party ⤵️ njbiz.com/new-jersey-l...

Shout out to the woman that cut me off making her left hand turn, drove 15 mph under the speed limit to “show me” and then gave me the finger in front of my 5 year old.

The fact remains that yesterday, Donald Trump threatened genocide. His party did nothing to push back. A two-week delay doesn't change either of those things.

if you break the embargo, should you still get to say you're first?

obsessed with the banner situation from #bayonne:

Pam Bondi...

World War Trump An analysis by The Intercept reveals that the “peace” president has embroiled the U.S. in more than 20 military interventions, armed conflicts, and wars. theintercept.com/2026/03/30/t...

The children are the what now?

Real quote from Trump: "We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We have 50 states. We have all these other people. We're fighting wars, we can't take care of daycare. You got to let a state take care of daycare, and they should pay for it, too. They should pay."

Fellow travelers Rutgers grad sues school over ‘gross negligence’ in racking up $516 million sports debt: www.nj.com/rutgers/2026... FDU Poll finds 67% of voters support cutting state subsidies to Rutgers football njbiz.com/fdu-poll-she...

seasons greetings🌸 thedigestonline.com/new-jersey/n...

Sauer claims that new technology (like airplanes) and new "problems" (like birth tourism) should counsel against reading the 14th Amendment broadly since its framers couldn't have foreseen them. Roberts quips back: “It’s a new world. It’s the same Constitution.”

That’s good news, since the forecast is sunshine for the next 5 billion years. www.wired.com/story/most-o...

Improving maternal health outcomes requires listening to the communities most impacted. Join us for our virtual MAP work session, “Shifting Power: Centering Community Voices in Maternal Health Reform,” on Tuesday, April 21, from 12-2 p.m., featuring Perinatal Community Advisory Board (PCAB) members:

ICYMI: Tom Frank's incredibly reported story revealing Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in FEMA history. Not challengeable in court as federal law "gives presidents complete authority" over approving disaster requests. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

The Pentagon's revised policy adds mostly meaningless window dressing while retaining the core constitutional violation — subjecting journalists to punishment for doing their jobs. It's not a good faith effort to comply with the judge's order. Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/meet-...

I've never understood this one, but day 2 Strokes, Pixies, Kim Gordon line up has me sweating already.

Leqaa Kordia returns to Paterson after year in ICE detention linked to Columbia University protest

CBS News said Friday it is shutting down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation as part of a round of layoffs, citing a shift in radio station programming strategies and challenging economic times.

ICYMI: #DataCenter #leasing in NJ njbiz.com/exclusive-cr...

NJ’s first COO Kellie Doucette offers an update on the Sherrill administration’s first weeks in office at #NAIOP #NJ’s Annual Policy Meeting.

The FCC is using old and largely unenforced regulations to punish TV networks for perceived anti-Trump bias. On "The Daily," our reporter explains how the Trump administration is trying to shape media coverage to fit its agenda.

In this week's @njbiz.bsky.social, @setonhall.bsky.social Assistant Professor of #Economics Danielle Zanzalari details why the Kenvue + Kimberly Clark tie-up could be good for #consumers njbiz.com/opinion-kimb...

A Cresa team recently represented Russo Development in a full-building lease for a #datacenter in Carlstadt, via @njbiz.bsky.social njbiz.com/exclusive-cr...

BuzzFeed dying after chasing profits into a sinkhole vs. Gawker getting killed for challenging entrenched power is the perfect conclusion to the 2010s content philosophy wars.

school night shenanigans for best dressed ghost

"Hotel executives were already expressing their worries that the U.S. wasn't doing enough to be a welcoming country for international visitors ahead of major events such as the World Cup... Since then, it's taken a turn for the worse." www.costar.com/article/1608...

“Robbing them blind, baby,” he said, “that’s how we do it.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Exxon Mobil Corp. announced plans to redomicile to Texas — drawn by a business-friendly climate to consolidate after nearly 150 years of incorporation in #NewJersey. njbiz.com/exxonmobil-r...

BREAKING NEWS: As Gov. Mikie Sherrill prepares to deliver her first budget address today in Trenton, NJBIZ has learned more about key items the governor will include in her administration’s first state spending plan. Find out here ➡️ bit.ly/4b135ur

Most Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of Iran, and a majority sees Iran as either only a minor threat or no threat at all, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds.