Three temporary parking lots approved during Monday night’s Planning Board meeting are expected to launch in time for the summer season. Presented by waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial, the parking lots are meant to help alleviate parking constraints brought on by the city’s revitalization. This winter, residents and business owners voiced concerns about increasingly limited parking […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

The Planning Board has formed a subcommittee to vet Madison Marquette’s proposed art wall project at the First Avenue Pavilion that houses Stella Marina, Cubacan, Blue Nami, Watermark, and Just Another Day’s Ice Cream Shop. The project received conceptual plan approval in May 2013 and artists Mel Stultz and Larry Potter of Landmark Studios are […]

The Stone Pony Summer Stage will undergo a bit of centering before this season’s May kick-off. Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette said it will not only center the stage but to also realign the bleacher seating. The boardwalk redeveloper plans on removing a utility pole that once cast lighting onto the boardwalk and surrounding area, which […]

Residents of the over 340 unit Asbury Tower which houses senior citizens say they welcome the proposed food truck court along the Asbury Park boardwalk’s north end. “It is our opinion and hope that the food trucks will be given the opportunity, with the strict guidelines, regulations, and specific hours of operation, as we’ve been […]

The City Council will present a resolution setting guidelines for Madison Marquette’s proposed food truck court at its next regular meeting, officials said Wednesday night. The boardwalk redeveloper needs the Council’s approval in order to advance to the Planning Board. The food truck court, proposed on land the redeveloper leases north of the vacant Sunset […]

The filing of a formal application to rehabilitate the Arthur Pryor Band Shell is still a few weeks away but the city’s Technical Review Committee [TRC] got its first glimpse of the project Wednesday night. Representatives of boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette came before the TRC to present conceptual plans. The bandshell is located above the […]

Boardwalk patrons and beachgoers can expect changes to the scenery this summer if boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette is granted municipal approval for the stalled First Avenue Pavilion Art Wall project. The art wall facing Ocean Avenue will be located on a wall of the pavilion that houses Stella Marina, Cubacan, Blu Nami, Watermark, and Just Another […]

Despite a few starts and stops on repairing the Arthur Pryor Bandshell, boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette is line to begin construction before year’s end. In charge of restoring and managing commercial properties that line the boardwalk area, the group gave a project update presenation during Tuesday night’s Council Workshop meeting. The plan to restore the […]

Holiday festivities on the Asbury Park boardwalk kick off on Saturday, Nov. 29 with a performance of the Nutcracker, the annual tree lighting ceremony and the Ugly Holiday Sweater Party. Shops in the Grand Arcade will open at noon on both Black Friday, Nov. 28, and Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29 and boardwalk representatives are […]