Asbury Park developer Patrick Fasano got the final thumbs up from the City Council Tuesday on an application to extend the liquor license from Bond Street Bar to an adjacent building that once housed several retail stores on Cookman Avenue. Liquor licenses can be extended to contiguous properties that a license holder owns or leases. The […]

Second Life Bikes on Main Street has launched a crowdfunding campaign toward the purchase of the Asbury Park building in which it currently operates. The non-profit organization, which offers a bike-earning program for children as well as affordable bike sales and repairs, seeks to raise a minimum of $75,000 through the crowdfunding effort. That will […]

A memorial service for Asbury Park Realtor Jay Bernstein has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 4 at 6 p.m. at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel on Ocean Avenue. Bernstein, an agent at the John C. Conover Agency, fell to his death on Sunday from the ninth floor of the Santander condominium building on Deal Lake Drive. […]

Part of the controversy that led to a break in the relationship between the city and boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette is expected to be discussed during the Dec. 3 executive session meeting of the Asbury Park City Council, according to James G. Aaron, special waterfront redevelopment litigation counsel for the City of Asbury Park. At that time, […]

An old shopping center that fronts Memorial Drive between Fifth and Sunset Avenues is expected to get a major facelift. Representatives of property owners Ron-Vin LLC. made a presentation to the Asbury Park Planning Board Monday that outlined their intention to redesign the structure. A new complex would house nine businesses, including two anchor businesses […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for […]

Asbury Park Police are still investigating the death of a prominent city real estate agent who fell from the The Santander condominium building Sunday. Jay Bernstein, a local Realtor with the Conover Agency, fell from a fire escape that was connected to the penthouse unit he lived in on the ninth floor of the historic structure, Asbury […]

A resident of the Santander condominium building fell to his death today from the ninth floor, and police are investigating whether the incident was an accident or suicide, according to Detective Lt. David DeSane of the Asbury Park Police Department. The victim was Jay Bernstein, a local realtor, according to Councilwoman Amy Quinn, a friend […]

From Nov 12 to 19 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: NOV 12 • A 28-year-old male from West Long Branch was arrested and charged with shoplifting in the 900 block of Main Street. • A 44-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats in the 1500 […]

The fifteen handcrafted wooden tables local artist Molly Gaston Johnson created for her “Table Talk” community art initiative will be on display together at an art reception and exhibition this Saturday. Since the summer, Johnson has worked with residents, business owners and other members of the Asbury Park community and surrounding area, gathering insight to […]