Newark Civic Intelligence

Analysis Report

Full corpus analysis: resolutions, housing, HUD funds, redevelopment, controversies, ward impacts, and council activity.

Citizens Forum

Public testimony extracted from council meeting recordings.

Pre-Council Sessions

Working session deliberations: housing, infrastructure, safety, zoning, tax abatements, environment, and more.

Planning Board

33 meetings transcribed. Where development projects and PILOT abatements originate — before they reach the council.

Education

9 findings on how development, PILOT abatements, overcrowding, and funding gaps intersect with Newark's schools.

Housing Authority

NHA RAD IA, LLC: 495 public housing units converted to Section 8. $38.9M debt, $3M annual loss, Path Home program, and tenant accountability findings.

PILOT Abatements

1,242 properties paying reduced city fees instead of property taxes — with nothing going to the school district. Top holders, assessed values, and developer portfolios.1,242 properties pay reduced fees to the city instead of full property taxes — and none of that money goes to the school district. See the biggest holders, property values, and developer portfolios.

Rent Control Board

Rent-adjustment petitions, illegal rent-increase findings, and board rulings — sourced from City Bureau's Documenters.org, with tenant names never collected.

Procurement & Budget

Contract actions, vendor spend, grant inflow, OMB appropriations, and settlement patterns.

Health & Wellness

Ryan White, HOPWA, ESG, FQHC, and public health grant analysis.

PVSC Agendas

60 Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission meetings analyzed, 2018–2026. The $232.7M gas plant halted by EJ litigation, $1B in NJ Water Bank financing, contract change-order ledger, and the council–PVSC board interlock.60 Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission meetings analyzed, 2018–2026. Covers the $232.7 million gas plant a court stopped after environmental-justice lawsuits, over $1 billion in NJ Water Bank financing, a ledger of contract amendments, and the two council members who sit on PVSC's board.

Drinking Water

EPA enforcement record + lead service line replacement data. 14,289 properties with confirmed lead pipes replaced across all 5 wards. North Ward: highest lead prevalence (53%). Ironbound: 92% of East Ward replacements. Enforcement gap since 2023.The EPA's enforcement record plus the city's lead pipe replacement data. 14,289 properties with confirmed lead pipes were replaced across all 5 wards. The North Ward had the most lead (53% of properties). The Ironbound made up 92% of East Ward replacements. No enforcement actions since 2023.

Federal Grants

$7.4M/year CDBG — largest in NJ. Four consecutive annual performance reports missing from HUD’s public record. Who gets the money, and what’s not being reported.Newark gets $7.4M a year in federal community development money (CDBG) — the most in New Jersey. Four years of required spending reports are missing from the federal public record. Who gets the money, and what's not being reported.

Power Map

Interactive D3 network of every major actor and relationship in Newark’s civic power structure — derived from the full corpus. Click nodes to explore findings.An interactive map of who holds power in Newark — every major person, organization, and connection found in the meeting records. Click any node to see the findings behind it.

Civic Map

Interactive OpenStreetMap of redevelopment zones, HOME housing projects, and tax abatement locations.