To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: The two year saga of the membership pool club on the North end of the Boardwalk may be coming to a conclusion. The public has mounted a brave defense to prevent an exclusionary and environmentally unsound application from being approved. The NJDEP refused the argument that the CAFRA permit (from […]

The Asbury Park Property Owners Association issued a statement this morning regarding the passage of a rent control ordinance by the City Council last night. The following is the statement: Sadly, and without thorough investigation, the City Council today passed rent control in Asbury Park, a moment that will be remembered for its genesis in […]

The City Council has approved a rent control ordinance which would limit rent increases in covered units to 3.5 percent annually. If the inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index [CPI] exceeds 3.5 percent, then rents would be capped at the CPI.  The vote was 5-0.  The issue was suddenly elevated when the […]

Asbury Park Dinner Table — an Asbury Park-based nonprofit founded last year in response to the devastation of COVID-19 on the City’s hospitality industry, as well as individuals and families struggling financially — has been awarded a grant of $108,000 through the Sustain & Serve grant program administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority […]

Master waterfront redeveloper iStar is donating approximately 6,000 square feet of land to Asbury Park for a public pocket park. Located at the intersection of Cookman Avenue and Heck Street, the new park will serve as a passive amenity for residents and visitors as they approach Asbury Park’s mile long oceanfront. The community park will include two […]

After listening to input from landlords and affordable housing advocates, the City Council is scheduled to introduce its own rent control ordinance at tonight’s council meeting.  “We’re doing this because this is a council policy in the end, and we decided let’s dig down and let’s get it done,” Councilwoman Eileen Chapman previously told the […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: [The following letter was sent to the Asbury Park Mayor and Council, Asbury Park Police Chief David Kelso and the Asbury Park Equity Committee.] The Bible states in Isaiah 1:17 that all people, clergy, congregants & society should “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: The Asbury Park Housing Coalition ( Coalition) has requested relief on behalf of residents whose rent they contend has reached levels where it  is displacing and causing these residents, a number of whom are long-time residents, to leave our community.   At a recent Asbury Park Council meeting many in the virtual audience argued, correctly I believe, that without relief […]

Renowned New York City restaurant Patsy’s is scheduled to open a pop-up restaurant in the Berkeley Hotel on February 5 to run through the end of April for a trial run. So far, the trial has been a success — and the place hasn’t even yet opened.  Just from initial press coverage, the restaurant is […]

The City of Asbury Park has received a $250,000 Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Grant [MOSG] for improvements to the Sunset Lake Park and the Springwood Avenue Park, according to a news release issued by the city. Monmouth County awarded a total $3.47 million in grants to parks in 23 municipalities through the 2020 MOSG […]