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Fire Escape Fallout at 87 Bright St | Jersey News
Jersey City’s Planning Board just shut down a controversial condo conversion at 87 Bright Street — a project that had already been partially built before approval, sparking a firestorm over safety, zoning, and a glaring conflict of interest. The original plan turned a two-story warehouse into a four-story building, but changes like a newly installed fire escape — built without prior approval and on disputed city-owned easement — triggered massive pushback. Neighbors and the Van Vorst Neighborhood Association raised alarms: the fire escape blocks emergency access, violates flood plain rules…
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