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A footprint is seen during a snow storm in Jersey City January 21, 2012.

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Youcef Zepug of Jersey City, N.J. , directs traffic as he stands in a barren snow- covered lot in Newark, N.J. , Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012.

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Nikki Exotika poses for a portrait outside Lincoln Center, the site of the Fall/Winter 2012 New York Fashion Week February 10, 2012. Exotika is a singer from Jersey City and this is her first trip New York's Fashion Week.

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - DECEMBER 03: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Daisy Fuentes celebrates the holidays at Kohl's Jersey City department store on December 3, 2011 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Philander Hampton, of Jersey City, right, is led out of a courtroom at Essex County Superior Court in Newark, N.J. , as he passes by his cousin Lee Evans, second from left, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Hampton testified in the case against Evans regarding the deaths of five Newark teenagers...

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Philander Hampton, of Jersey City, right, sits on the stand while looking at his cousin Lee Evans, of Irvington, left, during Evans' murder trial at Essex County Superior Court in Newark, N.J. , Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Hampton testified in the case against Evans regarding the deaths of...

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Philander Hampton, of Jersey City, left, is led into a courtroom at Essex County Superior Court in Newark, N.J. , Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Hampton testified during the murder trial of his cousin, Lee Evans, of Irvington, on in the case regarding the deaths of five Newark teenagers in...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - NOVEMBER 09: Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement disembark in Jersey City after leaving Zuccotti Park to begin a highway hike to Washington, D.C. on November 9, 2011 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Over twenty demonstrators, who hope to pick up supporters in towns...

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Robert James Carlson, left, of Jersey City, N.J. , shows a peace sign as he joined Occupy Wall Street protesters at Zuccotti Park in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. The movement is entering it's fourth week.

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 06: Glenn Olf, from Jersey City, New Jersey holds a sign during an 'Occupy NJ' protest outside the Goldman Sachs building at 30 Hudson Street October 6, 2011 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The protestors marched approximately a quarter of a mile along the...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 06: Erik-Anders Nilsson, director of the Jersey City Peace Movement, chants during an 'Occupy NJ' protest outside the Goldman Sachs building at 30 Hudson Street October 6, 2011 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The protestors marched approximately a quarter of a...

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Erik Anders Nilsson, of the Jersey City Peace Movement, looks through his wallet prior to the start of a rally led by the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, in front of the Goldman Sachs building, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Jersey City, N.J. The protest comes a day after colleges staged walkouts...

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Michael Pellagatti, of Jersey City, N.J. , holds the plastic handcuffs police used to arrest him for disorderly conduct while marching on the Brooklyn bridge along with the resultant court summons, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in New York. Over 700 protestors from the Occupy Wall Street...

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With Lower Manhattan's financial district to his back, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy addresses the crowd during a ceremony in which a plaque honoring Sept. 11 was unveiled at the Hoboken waterfront at the Hoboken Terminal, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, in Hoboken, N.J.

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Visitors at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. , view the "Empty Sky" memorial on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. The memorial, honoring New Jersey residents whot died on Sept. 11, 2001, was dedicated Saturday. Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the United States.

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 29: Chris Smith of Jersey City, NJ, waits for the second game of a single admission double header between the Florida Marlins and New York Mets at Citi Field on August 29, 2011 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: The sun sets over Jersey City and the World Trade Center site, with One World Trade Center to the right on August 28, 2011 in New York City. Hurricane Irene hit New York early Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane before being downgraded to a tropical storm.

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: A light mist shrouds Liberty Island and Jersey City just hours after Hurricane Irene blew through the region August 28, 2011 in New York City. Irene hit New York as a Category 1 hurricane before being downgraded to a tropical storm.

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A man cleans the street during a snow storm in Jersey City January 21, 2012.

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People shovel snow off a sidewalk in The Heights section of Jersey City, N.J. , Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. An overnight storm blanketed Jersey City with snow for the first time this winter. The previous snow accumulation happened during the rare snowfall on Oct. 29, 2011.

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FILE- In this Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 photo, people shovel snow off a sidewalk in The Heights section of Jersey City, N.J. When a winter storm is in the forecast, have a snow-removal plan before the flakes start falling.

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In this photograph taken Jan. 5, 2012, Josefa Rafaela Garcia Mejia, 44, of Jersey City, N.J. , poses with a portrait of her son, Josue Rafael Orellana Garcia, who she claims was killed by gang members in their native Honduras in July 2011. Garcia and her attorney Joshua Bardavid are...

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In this photograph taken Jan. 5, 2012, Josefa Rafaela Garcia Mejia, 44, of Jersey City, N.J. , shows a pocket watch that belonged to her son Josue Rafael Orellana Garcia, who she claims was killed by gang members in their native Honduras in July 2011. Garcia and her attorney Joshua...

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In this photograph taken Jan. 5, 2012, Josefa Rafaela Garcia Mejia, 44, of Jersey City, N.J. , talks to The Associated Press about her son Josue Rafael Orellana Garcia, who she claims was killed by gang members in their native Honduras in July 2011. Garcia and her attorney Joshua...

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Lights glow within the structure at the construction site of One World Trade Center, center right, in New York City against a red sky at sunrise seen from Jersey City, N.J. , Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011.