{"id":353899,"date":"2026-09-22T20:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/353899\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T20:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:54:28","slug":"jersey-city-communications-director-styer-and-the-city-part-ways-after-8-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/353899\/","title":{"rendered":"Jersey City Communications Director Styer and the city part ways after 8 months"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jersey City Communications Director Nathaniel Styer and the city have parted ways after just over eight months, an official confirmed this afternoon. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo via X.<\/p>\n

By John Heinis\/Hudson County View<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to comment on personal matters. We thank Nathaniel for his service to Jersey City,\u201d Laura Bustamante, chief of staff to Mayor James Solomon, said following an inquiry from HCV.\u00a0 Styer declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Bustamante will serve as acting communications director for the rest of this week, with Megan Malloy \u2013 currently the city\u2019s digital director \u2013 set to take over the role on Monday.<\/p>\n

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The Hudson County Chronicles wrote that Solomon \u201crelieved \u2026 Styer from his duties\u201d today, citing sources. Styer and Chronicles publisher Bruce Alston sometimes sparred on Facebook over his coverage of the Solomon administration.<\/p>\n

Styer, a former press secretary for the New York City Public Schools, was the spokesman for Solomon\u2019s transition team after he won the December 2nd runoff last year, before being announced as the Jersey City communications director in January, as HCV first reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The role of leading the public relations efforts of New Jersey\u2019s second largest city comes with an annual salary of $130,000, according to public records from earlier this year that reflected compensation shortly after Styer and other city directors were hired.<\/p>\n

Solomon\u2019s most recent campaign finance report<\/a> from July 20th shows that Styer was paid $2,500 a month in April, May, and June for a \u201cGusto contractor payment.\u201d Gusto is a San Francisco-based company that handles payroll for the mayor\u2019s campaign staff.<\/p>\n

Sources familiar with the situation, who spoke under the condition of anonymity since they were not authorized to speak on the matter, said that Styer would also no longer be a part of Solomon\u2019s campaign team.<\/p>\n

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