Paterson defeated an ordinance that critics said would criminalize homelessness by imposing fines and jail time for camping ...

City Council President Alex Mendez, who sponsored the ordinance, removed the bill from the agenda on Tuesday night even ...

Councilman Michael Jackson is asking the court to hear an appeal in his legal battle with the New Jersey attorney general.

Elected officials in Paterson, New Jersey have voted down a proposal that would fine or jail people sleeping in public spaces ...

Paterson is at least the third New Jersey city where ICE raids have been reported since President Donald Trump was sworn in ...

But the council first needs to develop a plan for how the city will handle its homeless. In Paterson, I'm Joanna Gagis, NJ Spotligth News.

Instead of renovations, Paterson decided the entire inside of a warehouse needed to be reconstructed for the center.

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — Fear of deportation in Paterson, New Jersey, is impacting school ... said Luis Velez, a member of the Paterson City Council. “We are also receiving reports that ...

PATERSON — Facing strong opposition, the City Council on Tuesday night backed ... and I guess in the state of New Jersey, that you can come from everywhere and build a tent on the sidewalk ...