Jersey City residents protest at City Hall

August 05, 2009

Hundreds of Jersey City residents crowded the steps of City Hall calling for elected officials arrested in the FBI’s massive corruption sweep to step down. The protest coincided with the National Night Out, a rare occasion when law enforcement and local communities mingle in an effort to raise awareness about crime prevention. Jersey City Mayor Jeremiah Healy, who attended an event honoring three policemen injured in a fatal police shootout, said the protesters were hijacking the annual event with their political agenda. But Ward E Councilman Steven Fulop, who organized the rally, said that crime in City Hall is as important as crime on the streets. Fulop demanded council president Mariano Vega, who was indicted in the corruption sting, to resign. (Video by Nyier Abdou/The Star-Ledger

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