Editing Union City, New Jersey (section)

===Public safety===
The Union City Police Department consists of over 200 officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unioncitypd.org/|publisher=Union City Police Department|author=Luster, Nichelle|title=Welcome to the Union City Police Department!|access-date=November 16, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115224700/https://unioncitypd.org/}}</ref> Union City's Chief of Police is Nichelle Luster, the city's first female Police Chief, who replaced former Chief Richard Molinari. Luster had been a captain since 2013, when she became the first female to attain that position.<ref>Conte, Michaelangelo. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/11/union_city_may_see_hudson_countys_first_female_pol.html "Female captain named acting chief of police in Union City"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', November 21, 2018, updated January 21, 2019. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Hudson County is one step closer to having its first female police chief. Union City police Capt. Nichelle Luster has been named acting chief of the department following the retirement of Chief Richard Molinari, who held the post since 2013 and named Luster as his temporary replacement."</ref>

Until 1999, the Union City Fire Department consisted of 100 firefighters, and four fire stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nj1015.com/union-city-fire-department-remembered-with-t-shirts/|title=UNION CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT REMEMBERED WITH T-SHIRTS|publisher=[[New Jersey 101.5]]|author=Trevelise, Steve|date=January 19, 2021|access-date=November 16, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120031903/https://nj1015.com/union-city-fire-department-remembered-with-t-shirts/}}</ref> In January 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/cresskill/police-fire/north-hudson-regional-fire-and-rescue-has-first-chief-from-north-bergen/628736/|publisher=[[The Daily Voice (American hyperlocal news)|The Daily Voice]]|title=North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue has first chief from North Bergen|author=DeMarco, Jerry|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=November 16, 2021|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211116171741/https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/cresskill/police-fire/north-hudson-regional-fire-and-rescue-has-first-chief-from-north-bergen/628736/}}</ref> Union City and four other cities in [[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson]] merged their fire departments into [[North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue]]. The other municipalities include [[Guttenberg, New Jersey|Guttenberg]], [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]], [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]] and [[West New York, New Jersey|West New York]].<ref>[http://northhudsonfire.com/about-north-hudson-regional-fire-rescue/ About], [[North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue]]. Accessed August 28, 2017. "In 1999, North Bergen, Union City, West New York, Weehawken and Guttenberg combined their fire departments into an award-winning and nationally recognized fire-protection unit called North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue."</ref> Three of the NHRFR's fire stations are located in Union City:<ref name=NHRFRLocations>{{cite web|url=https://www.northhudsonfire.org/locations/|title=NHRFR Locations|publisher=[[North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue]]|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818182315/https://www.northhudsonfire.org/locations/}}</ref>

* Battalion 1 / Squad 2 / Ladder 1 – 1600 New York Avenue
* Deputy 1 / Engine 4 – 541–29th Street
* Battalion 2 / Rescue 1 / Squad 1 – 4300 [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|Kennedy Boulevard]]<ref name=NHRFRLocations/>


<big>'''Pollution'''</big>

Brian P. Stack leaflets continue to pollute local mailboxes with unsubstantiated claims that more light equals less crime and has brought upon permanent daylight, using city funds that should be going to improving road conditions and instead blinding it's supportive citizens after 6pm with poorly installed layouts featuring lumens over national limits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucnj.com/News/View/2064/bright-lights-key-to-reducing-crime|title=Bright Lights = Key to Reducing Crime|website=www.ucnj.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scenic.org/2024/03/14/new-jersey-and-illinois-propose-outdoor-lighting-regulations-leave-room-for-improvement-with-digital-billboards/#:~:text=The%20New%20Jersey%20bill%20in,that%20are%20considered%20environmentally%20sensitive | title=New Jersey and Illinois Propose Outdoor Lighting Regulations, Leave Out Digital Billboards | date=March 14, 2024 }}</ref>