David Mosca joined NJ Urban News in March 2025, covering New Jersey’s Black and underserved communities, along with arts and culture. He previously spent seven years as a staff writer for the Jersey Journal, reporting on arts, grassroots organizations and local businesses until the paper closed in February 2025. He now works as a freelance writer. Mosca earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in journalism from New Jersey City University, where he wrote for the Gothic Times.
Entrepreneurs and business leaders discussed how AI can support daily operations, reduce costs and improve efficiency without replacing human expertise.
A newly approved ordinance in Mayor Baraka's “Keeping Newark Affordable” legislation will prevent owners and agents from charging tenants looking to rent brokers fees.
The nation’s largest poetry festival returns to NJPAC Oct. 15–17, bringing more than 100 poets, free community events, workshops and performances to Newark as the city welcomes its first poet laureate, Mia X.
The Theater Project’s production, running Aug. 6–17 in Union, tells the true story of a librarian who defied political pressure to ban a children’s book—and sparks conversations about censorship that continue today.