{"id":333516,"date":"2026-08-31T02:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T02:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333516\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T02:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T02:14:26","slug":"during-interview-solomon-talks-budget-abatements-public-safety-schools-socialists-regrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333516\/","title":{"rendered":"During Interview, Solomon Talks Budget, Abatements, Public Safety, Schools, Socialists, Regrets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a wide-ranging interview Thursday with the Jersey City Times, Mayor James Solomon shared his thoughts on the budget, abatements, public safety, schools, and working with the Democratic Socialists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Get two free articles a month!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newspack-registration__description\">Get the the news you won\u2019t find anywhere else! 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Your account was created and you\u2019re signed in.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcitytimes.com\/author\/andy-milone\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1788142466_92_f94522e67a2a9a3b8b474fad26b145d65ae7da9c8148868127c4a22281154e22.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-120 photo\" height=\"120\" width=\"120\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndy Milone is a staff reporter for the Jersey City Times who primarily covers local government. You can reach him at 201-406-7222 (call\/text) or amilone@jcitytimes.com. 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