Jersey City mayor reassigns ex-aide after DUI body-cam outburst

Jersey City Mayor James Solomon reassigned Phillip Orphanidis, a former deputy chief of staff to ex-mayor Steven Fulop, after body-camera footage from a September DUI arrest showed him slurring, demanding to speak with the city’s top public-safety official, and arguing the arrest was politically motivated. Orphanidis, now moved to a civil-service systems-analyst role and facing pending charges, had been serving as assistant director of community development. Solomon described an expedited external review into potential misconduct and said safeguards are being put in place, reflecting ongoing political tensions with Fulop, who did not comment.