September 21, 2022
We have more than one pandemic in Newark. As if COVID’s not enough, we have an escalating disease of car-jacking, car theft, and violence, particularly among […]
March 29, 2022
In my last post, I wrote about the developing educational crisis here in New Jersey. Thanks to Governor Murphy’s decision to cancel the planned growth of […]
February 28, 2022
You all know I wear a lot of hats. Housing developer. Community activist. Political observer. But by far my most important role is that of father […]
February 4, 2022
Not sure if everyone has been reading their emails or seeing the reports in the news, but if things were not challenging enough, it looks like […]
January 19, 2022
As a housing developer and a community activist, I have a lot of reasons to walk around our city. It is something I really enjoy. I […]
January 7, 2022
While it is not a very happy time for many of us right now, I do want to begin with wishing everyone a Happy New Year. […]
October 15, 2021
Newark community, we have critical learning and safety needs for our students and families, and we DEMAND HELP through a transparent process conducted with community input. […]
September 2, 2021
Don’t Worry Newark, Nothing Has Changed….I Sure Ain’t Done! As many of you may remember, I started this blog for really one reason — like so […]
June 15, 2021
Newark is in line to potentially receive hundreds of millions of dollars between President Biden’s already passed COVID-19 stimulus legislation and his pending infrastructure bill. That […]
June 14, 2021
Before I talk about how happy I am that our kids will be going back to school, I want to start with a quote from the […]
June 14, 2021
Last week I shared my prayers for a safe return to school. But we need far more than a prayer. Today, I will share some […]
June 13, 2021
One of my mentors and political godfather was the great Carl Sharif. We lost the great Carl over five years ago. There are two Carl Sharif’s […]