PASSAIC — On July 1, city planners will see whether the $4.4 million bet the city made when the urban enterprise zone bought a downtown landmark will start paying off — a gamble that officials made with the assumption the UEZ would not be made whole for years, if at all.

Property owner at odds with planning board over attempts to demolish buildings in way of 'transit-oriented' hub

BLOOMFIELD – The planning board has begun the tedious process of approving a sweeping redevelopment plan for Bloomfield Center — although one local merchant is fighting the municipality.