Banner supporting Bayonne woman's cancer battle finds new home after landlord ordered it removed

Janelle Green hung a pink and white banner that read "stop and say a prayer, a person battling cancer lives here" outside her apartment but her landlord made her take it down.

News 12 Staff

Mar 19, 2022, 2:22 AM

Updated 788 days ago

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A banner that was forced to be removed from outside a Bayonne woman's apartment has found a new home outside City Hall.
Janelle Green hung a pink and white banner that read "stop and say a prayer, a person battling cancer lives here" outside her apartment but her landlord made her take it down.
Now the banner is hanging in front of Bayonne City Hall. Mayor James Davis saw News 12's report about Green and decided to speak with her.
The 38-year-old is in chemotherapy three times a week as part of her treatment for stage three breast cancer.


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