Six months into the revitalization of Liberty State Park, two groups funded by billionaire golf course owner Paul Fireman have ramped up a misinformation campaign that claims the state agency managing the project plans to flood the Hudson River waterfront park with dozens of acres of water.
On Monday, eight days before the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hosts another public design task force forum, hundreds of local residents received a text message saying the DEP “wants to FLOOD (the park) — and destroy active recreation opportunities for Jersey City’s children and families.”