March 2016 – Civic Parent

Civic & Education Awesomeness in Jersey City: PS #5’s “Air Fresheners”

March 14, 2016February 26, 2023Brigid D'Souza

I’m taking my kids out of school early tomorrow so they can go into NYC and witness some stellar role models in action. These role models are Inventors. Technologists. Scientists. Civic Pioneers. They are the Air Fresheners of PS #5, and tomorrow they will be finalist presenters at the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. The Air Fresheners are Ivonne, Nancy,...Continue reading

Property Revaluation 301: Estimating Your Post-Revaluation Tax Bill

March 4, 2016February 17, 2023Brigid D'Souza

This is part of an ongoing series about property revaluation in Jersey City. Please note, an update given new state tax data reported in 2017: the 2016 equalized tax rate is reported to be 1.86%. This is the best predictor of what the new tax rate will be, post-Revaluation. I’ve been asked by a few people: “How...Continue reading