Prior to his election on the municipal council, Fulop served as president of the Downtown Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (DCNA) in Jersey City, and as president of The Historic Paulus Hook Association. He has served on the boards of the Columbia University Alumni Association and the Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City. In 2010, he led grassroots and local government efforts to oppose the construction of a gas pipeline through downtown Jersey City. Fulop is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition.