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New Brunswick, New Jersey

April 13, 2023

This article is about the city in New Jersey. For the Canadian province, see New Brunswick. For other uses, see New Brunswick (disambiguation).

New Brunswick is a city in and the seat of government of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[23] A regional commercial hub for central New Jersey, the city is both a college town (the home of Rutgers University, the state's largest university) and a commuter town for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan area.[24] New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor rail line, 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Manhattan. The city is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River in the heart of the Raritan Valley region.

New Brunswick, New Jersey
City
The skyline of New Brunswick seen at sunset along the Raritan River, the longest river solely within New Jersey
Nickname(s): 
Hub City, Healthcare City
Location within Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey.
Interactive map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick
Location in Middlesex County
New Brunswick
Location in New Jersey
New Brunswick
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°29′12″N 74°26′40″W / 40.486678°N 74.444414°W / 40.486678; -74.444414Coordinates: 40°29′12″N 74°26′40″W / 40.486678°N 74.444414°W / 40.486678; -74.444414[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
EstablishedDecember 30, 1730
IncorporatedSeptember 1, 1784
Named forBraunschweig, Germany, or King George II of Great Britain
Government
[8]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (mayor–council)
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorJames M. Cahill (D, term ends December 31, 2022)[3][4]
 • AdministratorMichael Drulis[5][6]
 • Municipal clerkLeslie Zeledón[5][7]
Area
[9]
 • Total5.75 sq mi (14.90 km2)
 • Land5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2)
 • Water0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)  9.06%
 • Rank264th of 565 in state
14th of 25 in county[1]
Elevation
[10]
62 ft (19 m)
Population
 (2020)[11][12]
 • Total55,266
 • Estimate 
(2021)[11][13][14]
55,708
 • Rank32nd of 565 in state
6th of 25 in county[15]
 • Density10,561.1/sq mi (4,077.7/km2)
  • Rank707th in country (as of 2021)[13]
37th of 565 in state
2nd of 25 in county[15]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
08901–08906, 08933, 08989[16][17]
Area code(s)732/848 and 908[18]
FIPS code3402351210[1][19][20]
GNIS feature ID0885318[1][21]
Websitewww.cityofnewbrunswick.org
New Brunswick is the county seat for Middlesex County.

If I had to fall I wish it had been on the sidewalks of New York, not the sidewalks of New Brunswick, N.J.

— Alfred E. Smith to Lew Dockstader in December 1923 on Dockstader's fall at what is now the State Theater.[22]

As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,266,[11][12] an increase of 85 (+.2%) from the 2010 census count of 55,181,[25][26] which in turn reflected an increase of 6,608 (+13.6%) from the 48,573 counted in the 2000 Census.[27] The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 55,708 in 2021,[11] ranking the city the 707th-most-populous in the country.[13] Due to the concentration of medical facilities in the area, including Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and medical school, and Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick is known as both the Hub City and the Healthcare City.[28][29] The corporate headquarters and production facilities of several global pharmaceutical companies are situated in the city, including Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb. New Brunswick has evolved into a major center for the sciences, arts, and cultural activities.

New Brunswick is noted for its ethnic diversity. At one time, one-quarter of the Hungarian population of New Jersey resided in the city, and in the 1930s one out of three city residents was Hungarian.[30] The Hungarian community continues as a cohesive community, with the 3,200 Hungarian residents accounting for 8% of the population of New Brunswick in 1992.[31] Growing Asian and Hispanic communities have developed around French Street near Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

History

Etymology

The area around present-day New Brunswick was first inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans, whose Minisink Trail intersected the Raritan River and followed a route that would be taken by later colonial roads.[32] The first European settlement at the site of New Brunswick was made in 1681. The settlement here was called Prigmore's Swamp (1681–1697), then known as Inian's Ferry (1691–1714).[33] In 1714, the settlement was given the name New Brunswick, after the city of Braunschweig (Brunswick in Low German), in the state of Lower Saxony, now located in Germany. Braunschweig was an influential and powerful city in the Hanseatic League and was an administrative seat for the Duchy of Hanover. Shortly after the first settlement of New Brunswick in colonial New Jersey, George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Elector of Hanover, became King George I of Great Britain. Alternatively, the city gets its name from King George II of Great Britain, the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.[34][35]

Colonial and Early American periods

Centrally located between New York City and Philadelphia along an early thoroughfare known as the King's Highway and situated along the Raritan River, New Brunswick became an important hub for Colonial travelers and traders. New Brunswick was incorporated as a town in 1736 and chartered as a city in 1784.[36] It was incorporated into a town in 1798 as part of the Township Act of 1798. It was occupied by the British in the winter of 1776–1777 during the Revolutionary War.[37]

The Declaration of Independence received one of its first public readings, by Colonel John Neilson in New Brunswick on July 9, 1776, in days following its promulgation by the Continental Congress.[38][39][40] A bronze statue marking the event was dedicated on July 9, 2017, in Monument Square, in front of the Heldrich Hotel.[41]

The Trustees of Queen's College (now Rutgers University), founded in 1766, voted by a margin of ten to seven in 1771 to locate the young college in New Brunswick, selecting the city over Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey.[42] Classes began in 1771 with one instructor, one sophomore, Matthew Leydt, and several freshmen at a tavern called the 'Sign of the Red Lion' on the corner of Albany and Neilson Streets (now the grounds of the Johnson & Johnson corporate headquarters); Leydt would become the university's first graduate in 1774 when he was the only member of the graduating class.[43] The Sign of the Red Lion was purchased on behalf of Queens College in 1771, and later sold to the estate of Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh in 1791.[44] Classes were held through the American Revolution in various taverns and boarding houses, and at a building known as College Hall on George Street, until Old Queens was completed and opened in 1811.[45][46] It remains the oldest building on the Rutgers University campus.[47] The Queen's College Grammar School (now Rutgers Preparatory School) was established also in 1766, and shared facilities with the college until 1830, when it located in a building (now known as Alexander Johnston Hall) across College Avenue from Old Queens.[48] After Rutgers University became the state university of New Jersey in 1945,[49] the Trustees of Rutgers divested itself of Rutgers Preparatory School, which relocated in 1957 to an estate purchased from the Colgate-Palmolive Company in Franklin Township in neighboring Somerset County.[50]

The New Brunswick Theological Seminary, founded in 1784 in New York, moved to New Brunswick in 1810, sharing its quarters with the fledgling Queen's College. (Queen's closed from 1810 to 1825 due to financial problems, and reopened in 1825 as Rutgers College.)[51] The Seminary, due to overcrowding and differences over the mission of Rutgers College as a secular institution, moved to a tract of land covering 7 acres (2.8 ha) located less than 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) to the west, which it still occupies, although the land is now in the middle of Rutgers University's College Avenue Campus.[52]

New Brunswick was formed by royal charter on December 30, 1730, within other townships in Middlesex and Somerset counties and was reformed by royal charter with the same boundaries on February 12, 1763, at which time it was divided into north and south wards. New Brunswick was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 1, 1784.[36]

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    Old Queens, the oldest building at Rutgers University

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    Building the Streetcar line, c. 1885

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    Aerial view of New Brunswick, 1910

African-American community

Slavery in New Brunswick

The existence of an African American community in New Brunswick dates back to the 18th century, when racial slavery was a part of life in the city and the surrounding area. Local slaveholders routinely bought and sold African American children, women, and men in New Brunswick in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century. In this period, the Market-House was the center of commercial life in the city. It was located at the corner of Hiram Street and Queen Street (now Neilson Street) adjacent to the Raritan Wharf. The site was a place where residents of New Brunswick sold and traded their goods which made it an integral part of the city's economy. The Market-House also served as a site for regular slave auctions and sales.[53]: 101 

By the late-eighteenth century, New Brunswick became a hub for newspaper production and distribution. The Fredonian, a popular newspaper, was located less than a block away from the aforementioned Market-House and helped facilitate commercial transactions. A prominent part of the local newspapers were sections dedicated to private owners who would advertise their slaves for sale. The trend of advertising slave sales in newspapers shows that the New Brunswick residents typically preferred selling and buying slaves privately and individually rather than in large groups.[53]: 103  The majority of individual advertisements were for female slaves, and their average age at the time of the sale was 20 years old, which was considered the prime age for childbearing. Slave owners would get the most profit from the women who fit into this category because these women had the potential to reproduce another generation of enslaved workers. Additionally, in the urban environment of New Brunswick, there was a high demand for domestic labor, and female workers were preferred for cooking and housework tasks.[53]: 107 

The New Jersey Legislature passed An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in 1804.[54] Under the provisions of this law, children born to enslaved women after July 4, 1804, would serve their master for a term of 21 years (for girls) or a term of 25 years (for boys), and after this term, they would gain their freedom. However, all individuals who were enslaved before July 4, 1804, would continue to be slaves for life and would never attain freedom under this law. New Brunswick continued to be home to enslaved African Americans alongside a growing community of free people of color. The 1810 United States Census listed 53 free Blacks and 164 slaves in New Brunswick.[55]

African American spaces and institutions in the early 19th century

By the 1810s, some free African Americans lived in a section of the city called Halfpenny Town, which was located along the Raritan River by the east side of the city, near Queen (now Neilson) Street. Halfpenny Town was a place populated by free blacks as well as poorer whites who did not own slaves. This place was known as a social gathering for free blacks that was not completely influenced by white scrutiny and allowed free blacks to socialize among themselves. This does not mean that it was free from white eyes and was still under the negative effects of the slavery era.[53]: 99  In the early decades of the nineteenth century, White and either free or enslaved African Americans shared many of the same spaces in New Brunswick, particularly places of worship. The First Presbyterian Church, Christ Church, and First Reformed Church were popular among both Whites and Blacks, and New Brunswick was notable for its lack of spaces where African Americans could congregate exclusively. Most of the time Black congregants of these churches were under the surveillance of Whites.[53]: 113  That was the case until the creation of the African Association of New Brunswick in 1817.[53]: 114–115 

Both free and enslaved African Americans were active in the establishment of the African Association of New Brunswick, whose meetings were first held in 1817.[53]: 112  The African Association of New Brunswick held a meeting every month, mostly in the homes of free blacks. Sometimes these meetings were held at the First Presbyterian Church. Originally intended to provide financial support for the African School of New Brunswick, the African Association grew into a space where blacks could congregate and share ideas on a variety of topics such as religion, abolition and colonization. Slaves were required to obtain a pass from their owner in order to attend these meetings. The African Association worked closely with Whites and was generally favored amongst White residents who believed it would bring more racial peace and harmony to New Brunswick.[53]: 114–115 

The African Association of New Brunswick established the African School in 1822. The African School was first hosted in the home of Caesar Rappleyea in 1823.[53]: 114  The school was located on the upper end of Church Street in the downtown area of New Brunswick about two blocks away from the jail that held escaped slaves. Both free and enslaved Blacks were welcome to be members of the School.[53]: 116  Reverend Huntington (pastor of the First Presbyterian Church) and several other prominent Whites were trustees of the African Association of New Brunswick. These trustees supported the Association which made some slave owners feel safe sending their slaves there by using a permission slip process.[53]: 115  The main belief of these White supporters was that Blacks were still unfit for American citizenship and residence, and some trustees were connected with the American Colonization Society that advocated for the migration of free African Americans to Africa. The White trustees only attended some of the meetings of the African Association, and the Association was still unprecedented as a space for both enslaved and free Blacks to get together while under minimal supervision by Whites.[53]: 116–117 

The African Association appears to have disbanded after 1824. By 1827, free and enslaved Black people in the city, including Joseph and Jane Hoagland, came together to establish the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and purchased a plot of land on Division Street for the purpose of erecting a church building. This was the first African American church in Middlesex County. The church had approximately 30 members in its early years. The church is still in operation and is currently located at 39 Hildebrand Way. The street Hildebrand Way is named after the late Rev. Henry Alphonso Hildebrand, who was pastor of Mount Zion AME for 37 years, which is the longest appointment received by a pastor at Mount Zion AME.[56]

Records from the April 1828 census, conducted by the New Brunswick Common Council, state that New Brunswick was populated with 4,435 white residents and 374 free African Americans. The enslaved population of New Brunswick in 1828 consisted of 57 slaves who must serve for life and 127 slaves eligible for emancipation at age 21 or 25 due to the 1804 Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery. Free and enslaved African Americans accounted for 11% of New Brunswick's population in 1828, a relatively high percentage for New Jersey.[53]: 94  By comparison, as of the 1830 United States Census, African Americans made up approximately 6.4% of the total population of New Jersey.[57]

Jail and curfew in the 19th century

In 1824, the New Brunswick Common Council adopted a curfew for free people of color. Free African Americans were not allowed to be out after 10 PM on Saturday night. The Common Council also appointed a committee of white residents who were charged with rounding up and detaining free African Americans who appeared to be out of place according to white authorities.[53]: 98 

New Brunswick became a notorious city for slave hunters, who sought to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Strategically located on the Raritan River, the city was also a vital hub for New Jersey's Underground Railroad. For runaway slaves in New Jersey, it served as a favorable route for those heading to New York and Canada. When African Americans tried to escape either to or from New Brunswick, they had a high likelihood of getting discovered and captured and sent to New Brunswick's jail, which was located on Prince Street, which by now is renamed Bayard Street.[53]: 96 

Hungarian community

 
The Committee of Hungarian Churches and Organizations of New Brunswick commemorating the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

New Brunswick has been described as the nation's "most Hungarian city", with Hungarian immigrants arriving in the city as early as 1888 and accounting for almost 20% of the city's population in 1915.[58] Hungarians were primarily attracted to the city by employment at Johnson & Johnson factories located in the city.[59] Hungarians settled mainly in what today is the Fifth Ward and businesses were established to serve the needs of the Hungarian community that weren't being met by mainstream businesses.[60] The immigrant population grew until the end of the immigration boom in the early 20th century.

During the Cold War, the community was revitalized by the decision to process the tens of thousands refugees who came to the United States from the failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution at Camp Kilmer, in nearby Edison.[61] Even though the Hungarian population has been largely supplanted by newer immigrants, there continues to be a Hungarian Festival in the city held on Somerset Street on the first Saturday of June each year; the 44th annual event was held in 2019.[62] Many Hungarian institutions set up by the community remain and are active in the neighborhood, including: Magyar Reformed Church, Ascension Lutheran Church, St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church, St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church, Hungarian American Athletic Club, Aprokfalva Montessori Preschool, Széchenyi Hungarian Community School & Kindergarten, Teleki Pál Scout Home, Hungarian American Foundation, Vers Hangja, Hungarian Poetry Group, Bolyai Lecture Series on Arts and Sciences, Hungarian Alumni Association, Hungarian Radio Program, Hungarian Civic Association, Committee of Hungarian Churches and Organizations of New Brunswick, and Csűrdöngölő Folk Dance Ensemble.

Several landmarks in the city also testify to its Hungarian heritage. There is a street and a park named after Lajos Kossuth, one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. The corner of Somerset Street and Plum Street is named Mindszenty Square where the first ever statue of Cardinal József Mindszenty was erected.[31] A stone memorial to the victims of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution stands nearby.[63]

Latino community

In the 2010 Census, about 50% of New Brunswick's population is self-identified as Hispanic, the 14th highest percentage among municipalities in New Jersey.[25][64] Since the 1960s, many of the new residents of New Brunswick have come from Latin America. Many citizens moved from Puerto Rico in the 1970s. In the 1980s, many immigrated from the Dominican Republic, and still later from Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and Mexico.

Demolition, revitalization, and redevelopment

 
The Gateway Project under construction
 
College Avenue, a juxtaposition of old and new structures

New Brunswick is one of nine cities in New Jersey designated as eligible for Urban Transit Hub Tax Credits by the state's Economic Development Authority. Developers who invest a minimum of $50 million within a half-mile of a train station are eligible for pro-rated tax credit.[65][66]

New Brunswick contains a number of examples of urban renewal in the United States. In the 1960s–1970s, the downtown area became blighted as middle class residents moved to newer suburbs surrounding the city, an example of the phenomenon known as "white flight." Beginning in 1975, Rutgers University, Johnson & Johnson and the city's government collaborated through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to form the New Brunswick Development Company (DevCo), with the goal of revitalizing the city center and redeveloping neighborhoods considered to be blighted and dangerous (via demolition of existing buildings and construction of new ones).[67][68] Johnson & Johnson announced in 1978 that they would remain in New Brunswick and invest $50 million to build a new world headquarters building in the area between Albany Street, Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, Route 18, and George Street, requiring many old buildings and historic roads to be removed.[69] The Hiram Market area, a historic district that by the 1970s had become a mostly Puerto Rican and Dominican-American neighborhood, was demolished to build a Hyatt hotel and conference center, and upscale housing.[70] Johnson & Johnson guaranteed the investment made by Hyatt Hotels, as they were wary of building an upscale hotel in a run-down area.[citation needed]

Devco, the hospitals, and the city government have drawn ire from both historic preservationists, those opposing gentrification[71] and those concerned with eminent domain abuses and tax abatements for developers.[72]

New Brunswick is home to the main campus of Rutgers University and Johnson & Johnson, which in 1983 constructed its new headquarters in the city.[73][74][75] Both work with Devco in a public–private partnership to redevelop downtown, particularly regarding transit-oriented development.[76][77][78][79][80][81][82] Boraie Development, a real estate development firm based in New Brunswick, has developed projects using the incentives provided by Devco and the state.[citation needed]

Tallest buildings

Christ Church, originally built in 1742, was the tallest building at the time of construction.[83] A steeple was added in 1773 and replaced in 1803.[84]

The six-story First Reformed Church, built in 1812 was long the city's tallest structure.[85] One of the earliest tall commercial buildings in the city was the eight-story 112.5 ft (34.29 m) National Bank of New Jersey built in 1908.[86][87] The 4 nine-story 125 ft (38 m) buildings of the New Brunswick Homes housing project, originally built in 1958, were demolished by implosion in 2000 and largely replaced by low-rise housing.[88][89][90]

While there no buildings over 330 feet (100 meters) in the city, since the beginning of the new millennium, a number of high-rise residential buildings[91] clustered around the New Brunswick station have joined those built in the 1960s on the city's skyline.[92][93][94][95][96]

Since the advent of the 21st century, New Brunswick has rapidly developed high-rise skyline. In 2008, there was a proposal to construct a 34-story 466-foot (142 m) New Brunswick Cultural Center Tower, which would have been the city's tallest building.[97][98] In 2017 it was announced that the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center would be built on the site of the George Street Playhouse and Crossroads Theatre and would include 25 stories of residential and office space.[99][100][101] A new complex, The Hub, will contain the city's tallest buildings upon completion.[80][102]

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    New Brunswick station and The Gateway, a transit-oriented development

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    First Reformed Church, built in 1812, long the tallest building in the city

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    National Bank of New Jersey, 1908

Rank Name image Height
m/ft 		Floors Year Notes
1 The Vue   299 ft (91 m) 24 2012 Louis Berger Group[103][93][104][105][106]
2 One Spring Street   256 ft (78 m) 23 2006 Costas Kondylis[107][93][108][109][110]
3- New Brunswick Performing Arts Center   248.1 ft (75.62 m) 23 2019[111] Elkus Manfredi Architects[112][113][114][115][116]
3- Colony House   246 ft (75 m) 20 1962 [93][117]
4 1 Johnson and Johnson Plaza   230 ft (70 m) Building of the headquarters of Johnson & Johnson. 16 1983 I. M. Pei[93][118][119]

[81][120][73][75][121]

5 Skyline Tower   194 ft (59 m) 14 1967/2003 [93][122][123][124]
6 Schatzman-Fricano Apartments   194 ft (59 m) 14 1963 [93][125]
7 The George   14 2013 [126][127][124]
8 Riverside Towers 177 ft (54 m) 13 1964 [93][128][129]
9 The Heldrich   160 ft (50 m) 11 2007 [93][130][131]
10 Rockhoff Hall/SoCam290   160 ft (50 m) 12 2005 [93][132][133][134][135][136]
11 Aspire   161 ft (49 m) 16/17 2015 Bradford Perkins[137][138][139][140][141][80]
12 The Yard[142]   161 ft (49 m) 14 2016[143] Elkus/Manfredi Architects[144][145][146]
13 410 George Street   154 ft (47 m) 11 1989 Rothe-Johnson Architects[93][147]
14 University Center   149 ft (45.3 m) 12 1994 [93][148][149]

Under construction and proposed

Name image Height
m/ft 		Floors Year Notes
The Standard 249 ft (76 m) 22 2014 (approved) Mark S. Carelli[150][151][152]
The Hub (1) 300.0 ft (91.44 m) 25 (proposed) Kohn Pedersen Fox[153][154][155][156][157][158]
The Hub (2) 300.0 ft (91.44 m) 25 (proposed) Kohn Pedersen Fox[153][154][158]
The Hub (3) 14 (proposed) Kohn Pedersen Fox[153]
Rutgers Cancer Center 12 (proposed) [159]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 5.75 square miles (14.9 km2), including 5.23 square miles (13.5 km2) of land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km2) of water (9.06%).[1][2] New Brunswick is on the south side of Raritan Valley along with Piscataway, Highland Park, Edison, and Franklin Township. New Brunswick lies southwest of Newark and New York City and northeast of Trenton and Philadelphia.

New Brunswick is bordered by the municipalities of Piscataway, Highland Park and Edison across the Raritan River to the north by way of the Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges, and also by North Brunswick to the southwest, East Brunswick to the southeast, all in Middlesex County; and by Franklin Township in Somerset County.[160][161][162]

While the city does not hold elections based on a ward system it has been so divided.[163][164][165] There are several neighborhoods in the city, which include the Fifth Ward, Feaster Park, Lincoln Park,[citation needed] Raritan Gardens, and Edgebrook-Westons Mills.[163]

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification, New Brunswick falls within either a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) if the 0 °C (32 °F) isotherm is used or a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) if the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm is used. New Brunswick has humid, hot summers and moderately cold winters with moderate to considerable rainfall throughout the year. There is no marked wet or dry season.

Climate data for New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1893–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 73
(23) 		79
(26) 		88
(31) 		95
(35) 		99
(37) 		102
(39) 		106
(41) 		106
(41) 		103
(39) 		95
(35) 		82
(28) 		76
(24) 		106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 63.0
(17.2) 		63.1
(17.3) 		72.5
(22.5) 		83.9
(28.8) 		89.3
(31.8) 		93.5
(34.2) 		96.6
(35.9) 		94.4
(34.7) 		90.4
(32.4) 		82.3
(27.9) 		73.8
(23.2) 		65.1
(18.4) 		97.7
(36.5)
Average high °F (°C) 40.3
(4.6) 		42.8
(6.0) 		50.6
(10.3) 		62.5
(16.9) 		72.1
(22.3) 		81.2
(27.3) 		86.5
(30.3) 		84.7
(29.3) 		78.4
(25.8) 		66.5
(19.2) 		55.5
(13.1) 		45.4
(7.4) 		63.9
(17.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 31.6
(−0.2) 		33.4
(0.8) 		40.8
(4.9) 		51.7
(10.9) 		61.3
(16.3) 		70.8
(21.6) 		76.1
(24.5) 		74.3
(23.5) 		67.4
(19.7) 		55.4
(13.0) 		45.4
(7.4) 		36.9
(2.7) 		53.8
(12.1)
Average low °F (°C) 22.9
(−5.1) 		24.0
(−4.4) 		31.0
(−0.6) 		40.8
(4.9) 		50.6
(10.3) 		60.4
(15.8) 		65.6
(18.7) 		64.0
(17.8) 		56.5
(13.6) 		44.2
(6.8) 		35.2
(1.8) 		28.4
(−2.0) 		43.6
(6.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 6.3
(−14.3) 		8.8
(−12.9) 		16.7
(−8.5) 		28.3
(−2.1) 		36.7
(2.6) 		46.4
(8.0) 		54.9
(12.7) 		53.0
(11.7) 		42.2
(5.7) 		30.3
(−0.9) 		21.1
(−6.1) 		14.3
(−9.8) 		4.1
(−15.5)
Record low °F (°C) −15
(−26) 		−16
(−27) 		2
(−17) 		11
(−12) 		28
(−2) 		38
(3) 		45
(7) 		40
(4) 		33
(1) 		22
(−6) 		6
(−14) 		−15
(−26) 		−16
(−27)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.74
(95) 		2.97
(75) 		4.40
(112) 		3.89
(99) 		4.03
(102) 		4.83
(123) 		4.83
(123) 		4.66
(118) 		4.18
(106) 		4.11
(104) 		3.40
(86) 		4.49
(114) 		49.53
(1,258)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 8.3
(21) 		9.3
(24) 		5.2
(13) 		0.6
(1.5) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.2
(0.51) 		0.5
(1.3) 		4.9
(12) 		29.0
(74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 11.1 9.6 10.8 11.5 12.6 11.4 10.7 10.1 8.8 9.8 8.7 10.3 125.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 4.2 4.0 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 2.0 13.3
Source: NOAA[166][167]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18405,866—
185010,01970.8%
186011,25612.3%
187015,05833.8%
188017,16614.0%
189018,6038.4%
190020,0057.5%
191023,38816.9%
192032,77940.2%
193034,5555.4%
194033,180−4.0%
195038,81117.0%
196040,1393.4%
197041,8854.3%
198041,442−1.1%
199041,7110.6%
200048,57316.5%
201055,18113.6%
202055,2660.2%
2021 (est.)55,708[11][13][14]0.8%
Population sources:
1860–1920[168] 1840–1890[169]
1850–1870[170] 1850[171]
1870[172] 1880–1890[173]
1890–1910[174] 1860–1930[175]
1930–1990[176] 2000[177][178]
2010[25][26] 2020[11][12]

Census 2010

The 2010 United States census counted 55,181 people, 14,119 households, and 7,751 families in the city. The population density was 10,556.4 per square mile (4,075.8/km2). There were 15,053 housing units at an average density of 2,879.7 per square mile (1,111.9/km2). The racial makeup was 45.43% (25,071) White, 16.04% (8,852) Black or African American, 0.90% (498) Native American, 7.60% (4,195) Asian, 0.03% (19) Pacific Islander, 25.59% (14,122) from other races, and 4.39% (2,424) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.93% (27,553) of the population.[25]

Of the 14,119 households, 31.0% had children under the age of 18; 29.2% were married couples living together; 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 45.1% were non-families. Of all households, 25.8% were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.91.[25]

21.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 33.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 12.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 105.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 105.3 males.[25]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $44,543 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,356) and the median family income was $44,455 (+/− $3,526). Males had a median income of $31,313 (+/− $1,265) versus $28,858 (+/− $1,771) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,395 (+/− $979). About 15.5% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.[179]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 48,573 people, 13,057 households, and 7,207 families residing in the city. The population density was 9,293.5 per square mile (3,585.9/km2). There were 13,893 housing units at an average density of 2,658.1 per square mile (1,025.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 51.7% White, 24.5% African American, 1.2% Native American, 5.9% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.0% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. 39.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[177][178]

There were 13,057 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.69.[177][178]

20.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 34.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 11.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.[177][178]

The median household income in the city was $36,080, and the median income for a family was $38,222. Males had a median income of $25,657 versus $23,604 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,308. 27.0% of the population and 16.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.9% were under the age of 18 and 13.8% were 65 or older.[177][178]

Economy

Healthcare industry

City Hall has promoted the nickname "The Health Care City" to reflect the importance of the healthcare industry to its economy.[180] The city is home to the world headquarters of Johnson & Johnson, along with several medical teaching and research institutions.[181] Described as the first magnet secondary school program teaching directly affiliated with a teaching hospital and a medical school, New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School is a public high school, that operates as part of the New Brunswick Public Schools, focused on health sciences.[182]

Urban Enterprise Zone

Portions of the city are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. New Brunswick was selected in 2004 as one of two zones added to participate in the program.[183] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6+5⁄8% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.[184] Established in December 2004, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2024.[185][186]

Arts and culture

Theatre

Three neighboring professional venues, Crossroads Theatre designed by Parsons+Fernandez-Casteleiro Architects from New York. In 1999, the Crossroads Theatre won the prestigious Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Crossroads is the first African American theater to receive this honor in the 33-year history of this special award category.[187] George Street Playhouse (founded in 1974)[188] and the State Theatre (constructed in 1921 for vaudeville and silent films)[189] also form the heart of the local theatre scene. Crossroad Theatre houses American Repertory Ballet and the Princeton Ballet School.[190] Rutgers University has student-run companies such as Cabaret Theatre, The Livingston Theatre Company, and College Avenue Players which perform everything from musicals to dramatic plays to sketch comedy.

 
Looking north from the corner of New and George Streets. The Heldrich Center is on the left.

Journalism

Owing in part to its abundance of Rutgers University graduates, New Brunswick has developed a rich history in homegrown journalism over the years. One current news outlet is New Brunswick Today a print and digital publication launched in 2011 by Rutgers journalism alumnus Charlie Kratovil[191] which uses the tagline "Independent news for the greater New Brunswick community". The publication has covered issues with the city's water utility among others and was featured on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.[192]

Museums

New Brunswick is the site of the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University (founded in 1966),[193] Albus Cavus, and the Rutgers University Geology Museum (founded in 1872).[194]

Fine arts

New Brunswick was an important center for avant-garde art in the 1950s–1970s with several artists such as Allan Kaprow, George Segal, George Brecht, Robert Whitman, Robert Watts, Lucas Samaras, Geoffrey Hendricks, Wolf Vostell and Roy Lichtenstein; some of whom taught at Rutgers University. This group of artists was sometimes referred to as the 'New Jersey School' or the 'New Brunswick School of Painting'. The YAM Festival was venue on May 19, 1963, to actions and Happenings. For more information, see Fluxus at Rutgers University.[195][196]

Grease trucks

 
The "Grease Trucks" at Rutgers University's College Avenue campus

The "Grease trucks" were a group of truck-based food vendors located on the College Avenue campus of Rutgers University. They were known for serving "Fat Sandwiches," sub rolls containing several ingredients such as steak, chicken fingers, French fries, falafel, cheeseburgers, mozzarella sticks, gyro meat, bacon, eggs and marinara sauce. In 2013 the grease trucks were removed for the construction of a new Rutgers building and were forced to move into various other areas of the Rutgers-New Brunswick Campus.[197]

Music

New Brunswick's bar scene has been the home to many original rock bands, including some which went on to national prominence such as The Smithereens and Bon Jovi, as well as a center for local punk rock and underground music. Many alternative rock bands got radio airplay thanks to Matt Pinfield who was part of the New Brunswick music scene for over 20 years at Rutgers University radio station WRSU. Local pubs and clubs hosted many local bands, including the Court Tavern[198] until 2012[199] (since reopened),[200] and the Melody Bar during the 1980s and 1990s. As the New Brunswick basement scene grows in popularity, it was ranked the number 4 spot to see Indie bands in New Jersey.[201] The independent record label Don Giovanni Records originally started to document the New Brunswick basement scene.[202][203] In March 2017, NJ.com wrote that "even if Asbury Park has recently returned as our state's musical nerve center, with the brick-and-mortar venues and infrastructure to prove it, New Brunswick remains as the New Jersey scene's unadulterated, pounding heart."[204]

Government

New Brunswick City Hall, the New Brunswick Free Public Library, and the New Brunswick Main Post Office are located in the city's Civic Square government district, as are numerous other city, county, state, and federal offices.

Local government

 
City Hall

The City of New Brunswick is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.[205] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member City Council, all of whom are elected at-large on a partisan basis to four-year terms of office in even-numbered years as part of the November general election. The City Council's five members are elected on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election every other year and the mayor up for election at the same time that two council seats are up for vote. As the legislative body of New Brunswick's municipal government, the City Council is responsible for approving the annual budget, ordinances and resolutions, contracts, and appointments to boards and commissions. The Council President is elected to a two-year term by the members of the Council at a reorganization meeting held after election and presides over all meetings.[8][206]

As of 2022, Democrat James Cahill is the 62nd mayor of New Brunswick; he was sworn in as mayor on January 1, 1991, and is serving a term that expires on December 31, 2022.[3] Members of the City Council are Council President Suzanne M. Sicora Ludwig (D, 2024), Council Vice President Rebecca H. Escobar (D, 2022), John A. Andersen (D, 2024), Kevin P. Egan (D, 2022) and Glenn J. Fleming Sr. (D, 2024).[207][208][209][210]

Emergency services

Police department

The New Brunswick Police Department has received attention for various incidents over the years. In 1991, the fatal shooting of Shaun Potts, an unarmed black resident, by Sergeant Zane Grey led to multiple local protests.[211] In 1996, Officer James Consalvo fatally shot Carolyn "Sissy" Adams, an unarmed prostitute who had bit him.[212] The Adams case sparked calls for reform in the New Brunswick Police Department, and ultimately was settled with the family.[213] Two officers, Sgt. Marco Chinchilla and Det. James Marshall, were convicted of running a bordello in 2001. Chinchilla was sentenced to three years and Marshall was sentenced to four.[214] In 2011, Officer Brad Berdel fatally shot Barry Deloatch, a black man who had run from police (although police claim he struck officers with a stick);[215] this sparked daily protests from residents.[216]

Following the Deloatch shooting, sergeant Richard Rowe was formally charged with mishandling 81 Internal Affairs investigations; Mayor Cahill explained that this would help "rebuild the public's trust and confidence in local law enforcement."[217]

Fire department

The current professional city fire department was established in 1914, but the earliest volunteer fire company in the city dates back to 1764. The department operates out of three stations, with a total of approximately 90 officers and firefighters.[218]

Federal, state and county representation

New Brunswick is located in the 6th Congressional District[219] and is part of New Jersey's 17th state legislative district.[220][221][222]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch).[223][224] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[225] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[226][227]

For the 2022–2023 session, the 17th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Bob Smith (D, Piscataway) and in the General Assembly by Joseph Danielsen (D, Franklin Township, Somerset County) and Joseph V. Egan (D, New Brunswick).[228]

Middlesex County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners, whose seven members are elected at-large on a partisan basis to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects from among its members a commissioner director and deputy director.[229] As of 2022, Middlesex County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year, and residence listed in parentheses) are Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios (D, Carteret, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as commissioner director ends 2022),[230] Commissioner Deputy Director Shanti Narra (D, North Brunswick, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2022),[231] Claribel A. "Clary" Azcona-Barber (D, New Brunswick, 2022),[232] Charles Kenny (D, Woodbridge Township, 2022),[233] Leslie Koppel (D, Monroe Township, 2023),[234] Chanelle Scott McCullum (D, Piscataway, 2024)[235] and Charles E. Tomaro (D, Edison, 2023).[236][237] Constitutional officers are County Clerk Nancy Pinkin (D, 2025, East Brunswick),[238][239] Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (D, 2022, Piscataway)[240][241] and Surrogate Claribel Cortes (D, 2026; North Brunswick).[242][243][244]

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 22,742 registered voters in New Brunswick, of which 8,732 (38.4%) were registered as Democrats, 882 (3.9%) were registered as Republicans and 13,103 (57.6%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 25 voters registered to other parties.[245]

Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2016[246] 14.1% 1,516 81.9% 8,776 4.0% 426
2012[247] 14.3% 1,576 83.4% 9,176 2.2% 247
2008[248] 14.8% 1,899 83.3% 10,717 1.1% 140
2004[249] 19.7% 2,018 78.2% 8,023 1.4% 143

In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 81.9% of the vote (8,779 cast), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 14.1% (1,516 votes), and other candidates with 4.0% (426 votes), among the 10,721 ballots cast.[250] In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 83.4% of the vote (9,176 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 14.3% (1,576 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (247 votes), among the 11,106 ballots cast by the township's 23,536 registered voters (107 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.2%.[251][252] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 83.3% of the vote (10,717 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 14.8% (1,899 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (140 votes), among the 12,873 ballots cast by the township's 23,533 registered voters, for a turnout of 54.7%.[248] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 78.2% of the vote (8,023 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 19.7% (2,018 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (143 votes), among the 10,263 ballots cast by the township's 20,734 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 49.5.[249]

Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2017[253] 13.6% 590 83.1% 3,616 3.4% 148
2013[254] 31.2% 1,220 66.5% 2,604 2.3% 92
2009[255] 20.9% 1,314 68.2% 4,281 8.2% 515
2005[256] 17.2% 880 76.9% 3,943 4.2% 214

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 66.5% of the vote (2,604 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 31.2% (1,220 votes), and other candidates with 2.3% (92 votes), among the 3,991 ballots cast by the township's 23,780 registered voters (75 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 16.8%.[257][258] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 68.2% of the vote (4,281 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 20.9% (1,314 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.2% (387 votes) and other candidates with 2.0% (128 votes), among the 6,273 ballots cast by the township's 22,534 registered voters, yielding a 27.8% turnout.[255]

Education

Public schools

The New Brunswick Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[259] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[260] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[261][262] The district's nine-member Board of Education is elected at large, with three members up for election on a staggered basis each April to serve three-year terms of office; until 2012, the members of the Board of Education were appointed by the city's mayor.[263]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 10,422 students and 781.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.[264] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[265]) are Lincoln Annex School[266] (747 students; in grade 4–8), Lincoln Elementary School[267] (544; K–3), Livingston Elementary School[268] (434; K–5), Lord Stirling Elementary School[269] (560; Pre-K–5), McKinley Community Elementary School[270] (761; Pre-K–8), A. Chester Redshaw Elementary School[271] (1,012; Pre-K–5), Paul Robeson Community School For The Arts[272] (665; K–8), Roosevelt Elementary School[273] (733; K–5), Woodrow Wilson Elementary School[274] (416; Pre-K–8), New Brunswick Middle School[275] (1,167; 6–8), New Brunswick High School[276] (2,206; 9–12), New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School[277] (9–12; NA) and New Brunswick P-TECH[278][279][280][281]

The community is also served by the Greater Brunswick Charter School, a K–8 charter school serving students from New Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park and Milltown.[282] As of the 2017–2018 school year, the school, had an enrollment of 395 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[283]

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at Middlesex County Academy in Edison, the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge Township and at its East Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Piscataway technical high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.[284][285]

Higher education

Infrastructure

Transportation

Roads and highways

 
Route 18 northbound in New Brunswick, the primary highway providing access to the city

As of May 2010, the city had 73.24 miles (117.87 km) of roadways, of which 56.13 miles (90.33 km) were maintained by the municipality, 8.57 miles (13.79 km) by Middlesex County, 7.85 miles (12.63 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 0.69 miles (1.11 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[289]

The city is crisscrossed a wide range of roads and highways.[290] In the city is the intersection of U.S. Route 1[291] and Route 18,[292] and is bisected by Route 27.[293] New Brunswick hosts less than a mile of the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95).[294] A few turnpike ramps are in the city that lead to Exit 9 which is just outside the city limits in East Brunswick.[295]

Other major roads that are nearby include the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Township and Interstate 287 in neighboring Edison, Piscataway and Franklin townships.

The New Brunswick Parking Authority manages 14 ground-level and multi-story parking facilities across the city.[296][297] CitiPark manages a downtown parking facility at 2 Albany Street.[298][299]

Public transportation

 
Southbound platform of New Brunswick's NJ Transit train station. University Center at Easton Avenue is in the background.
 
Panorama of New Brunswick station track to New York City

New Brunswick is served by NJ Transit and Amtrak trains on the Northeast Corridor Line.[300] NJ Transit provides frequent service north to Pennsylvania Station, in Midtown Manhattan, and south to Trenton, while Amtrak's Keystone Service and Northeast Regional trains service the New Brunswick station.[301] The Jersey Avenue station is also served by Northeast Corridor trains.[302] For other Amtrak connections, riders can take NJ Transit to Penn Station (New York or Newark), Trenton, or Metropark.

Local bus service is provided by NJ Transit's 810, 811, 814, 815, 818 routes and 980 route.[303][304]

Also available is the extensive Rutgers Campus bus network.[305] Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT) shuttles provide service on routes operating across the county,[306] including the M1 route, which operates between Jamesburg and the New Brunswick train station.[307] DASH/CAT buses, operated by Somerset County on the 851 and 852 routes connect New Brunswick and Bound Brook.[308][309]

Suburban Trails offers service to and from New York City on Route 100 between Princeton and the Port Authority Bus Terminal; on Route 500 between New Brunswick and along 42nd Street to the United Nations; and Route 600 between East Windsor and Wall Street in Downtown Manhattan.[310] Studies are being conducted to create the New Brunswick Bus Rapid Transit system.

Intercity bus service from New Brunswick to Columbia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., is offered by OurBus Prime.[311]

New Brunswick was at the eastern terminus of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, of which there are remnants surviving or rebuilt along the river.[312] Until 1936, the city was served by the interurban Newark–Trenton Fast Line, which covered a 72-mile (116 km) route that stopped in New Brunswick as it ran between Jersey City and Trenton.[313]

The Raritan River Railroad ran to New Brunswick, but is now defunct along this part of the line. The track and freight station still remain. Proposals have been made to use the line as a light rail route that would provide an option for commuters now driving in cars on Route 18.[314]

Old Bridge Airport in Old Bridge supply short-distance flights to surrounding areas and is the closest air transportation services. The next nearest commercial airports are Princeton Airport located 14 miles (23 km) southwest (about 23 minutes drive); and Newark Liberty International Airport, which serves as a major hub for United Airlines and located 22 miles (35 km) north (about 31 minutes drive) from New Brunswick.[315][316]

Healthcare

 
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's main campus is in New Brunswick

Saint Peter's University Hospital, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital are all located in the city of New Brunswick.[317] The city is aptly named the 'Healthcare city' for its wide array of public and private healthcare services.

Popular culture

Points of interest

 
The Heldrich in Downtown New Brunswick
  • Albany Street Bridge, a seven-span stone arch bridge dating to 1892 that was used as part of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway. It stretches 595 feet (181 m) across the Raritan River to Highland Park.[327][328]
  • Bishop House, located at 115 College Avenue, is an Italianate architecture mansion built for James Bishop and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[329]
  • The historic Old Queens Campus and Voorhees Mall at Rutgers University – Old Queens, built in 1809, is the oldest building at Rutgers University. The building's cornerstone was laid in 1809.[47]
  • Buccleuch Mansion in Buccleuch Park. Built in 1739 by Anthony White as part of a working farm and home overlooking Raritan Landing, the house and its adjoining 79 acres (32 ha) of land were deeded to the City of New Brunswick to be used as a park in 1911.[330][331]
  • Christ Church Episcopal Churchyard had its earliest burial in 1754 and includes the grave sites of slaves.[332]
  • The Henry Guest House, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, is a Georgian stone farmhouse built in 1760 by Henry Guest at Livingston Avenue and Morris Street that was moved in 1924 next to the New Brunswick Free Public Library after plans were made to demolish the building at its original site.[333]
  • William H. Johnson House is an example of Italianate architecture built c. 1870, when New Brunswick experienced a post-Civil War economic boom. Architectural components including the tall narrow windows with arched tops, double bays, cornice brackets and low pitched roofs exemplify the Italianate style. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 2006.[334][335]
  • St. Peter the Apostle Church, built in 1856 based on a designed by Patrick Keeley, is located at 94 Somerset Street.[336]
  • Delaware and Raritan Canal – Completed in 1834, the canal reached its peak in the 1860s and 1870s, when its primary use was to transport coal from Pennsylvania to New York City. Accessing the canal at Bordentown on the Delaware River, the main route covered 44 miles (71 km) to New Brunswick on the Raritan River.[337]
  • Birthplace of poet Joyce Kilmer – Located on Joyce Kilmer Avenue, the building is where the poet and essayist was born on December 6, 1886. Acquired by a local American Legion post, the building and its second-floor memorial to Kilmer was sold to the state in the 1960s, which then transferred it to the ownership of the City of New Brunswick.[338]
  • Site of Johnson & Johnson world headquarters
  • The Willow Grove Cemetery – located behind the Henry Guest House and the New Brunswick Free Public Library, the site of the cemetery was acquired in the late 1840s, the cemetery association was incorporated in 1850 and a state charter was granted the following year.[339]
  • Mary Ellis grave (1750–1828) stands out due to its location in the AMC Theatres parking lot on U.S. Route 1 downriver from downtown New Brunswick.[340]
  • Lawrence Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River has a watershed covering 48 square miles (120 km2) that includes New Brunswick, as well as East Brunswick, Milltown, North Brunswick and South Brunswick.[341]
  • Elmer B. Boyd Park, a park running along the Raritan River, covering 20 acres (8.1 ha) adjacent to Route 18, the park went through an $11 million renovation project and reopened to the public in 1999.[342][343]

Places of worship

  • Abundant Life Family Worship Church – founded in 1991.[344]
  • Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple (Reform Judaism) – established in 1859.[345]
  • Ascension Lutheran Church – founded in 1908 as The New Brunswick First Magyar Augsburg Evangelical Church.[346]
  • Christ Church, Episcopal – granted a royal charter in 1761.[347]
  • Ebenezer Baptist Church
  • First Baptist Church of New Brunswick, American Baptist
  • First Presbyterian, Presbyterian (PCUSA)
  • First Reformed Reformed (RCA)
  • Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University (nondenominational)
  • Magyar Reformed, Calvinist
  • Mount Zion AME (African Methodist Episcopal)
  • Mt. Zion Ministries Family Worship Church
  • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church
  • New Brunswick Islamic Center
  • Point Community Church
  • Saint Joseph, Byzantine Catholic
  • Saint Ladislaus, Roman Catholic
  • Saint Mary of Mount Virgin Church, Remsen Avenue and Sandford Street, Roman Catholic
  • Sacred Heart Church, Throop Avenue, Roman Catholic
  • Saint Peter the Apostle Church, Somerset Street, Roman Catholic
  • Second Reformed Church, Reformed (RCA)
  • Sharon Baptist Church
  • United Methodist Church at New Brunswick
  • Voorhees Chapel at Rutgers University (nondenominational)

Notable people

 
R&B singer Jaheim
 
Former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann
See also: Category:People from New Brunswick, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the City of New Brunswick include:


Sister cities

New Brunswick's sister cities are:[450][451]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Mean maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.

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map of New Brunswick New JerseyNew BrunswickLocation in Middlesex CountyShow map of Middlesex County New JerseyNew BrunswickLocation in New JerseyShow map of New JerseyNew BrunswickLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 29 12 N 74 26 40 W 40 486678 N 74 444414 W 40 486678 74 444414 Coordinates 40 29 12 N 74 26 40 W 40 486678 N 74 444414 W 40 486678 74 444414 1 2 Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyMiddlesexEstablishedDecember 30 1730IncorporatedSeptember 1 1784Named forBraunschweig Germany or King George II of Great BritainGovernment 8 TypeFaulkner Act mayor council BodyCity Council MayorJames M Cahill D term ends December 31 2022 3 4 AdministratorMichael Drulis 5 6 Municipal clerkLeslie Zeledon 5 7 Area 9 Total5 75 sq mi 14 90 km2 Land5 23 sq mi 13 55 km2 Water0 52 sq mi 1 35 km2 9 06 Rank264th of 565 in state14th of 25 in county 1 Elevation 10 62 ft 19 m Population 2020 11 12 Total55 266 Estimate 2021 11 13 14 55 708 Rank32nd of 565 in state6th of 25 in county 15 Density10 561 1 sq mi 4 077 7 km2 Rank707th in country as of 2021 13 37th of 565 in state2nd of 25 in county 15 Time zoneUTC 05 00 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 Eastern EDT ZIP Codes08901 08906 08933 08989 16 17 Area code s 732 848 and 908 18 FIPS code3402351210 1 19 20 GNIS feature ID0885318 1 21 Websitewww wbr cityofnewbrunswick wbr orgNew Brunswick is the county seat for Middlesex County If I had to fall I wish it had been on the sidewalks of New York not the sidewalks of New Brunswick N J Alfred E Smith to Lew Dockstader in December 1923 on Dockstader s fall at what is now the State Theater 22 As of the 2020 United States census the city s population was 55 266 11 12 an increase of 85 2 from the 2010 census count of 55 181 25 26 which in turn reflected an increase of 6 608 13 6 from the 48 573 counted in the 2000 Census 27 The Census Bureau s Population Estimates Program calculated that the city s population was 55 708 in 2021 11 ranking the city the 707th most populous in the country 13 Due to the concentration of medical facilities in the area including Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and medical school and Saint Peter s University Hospital New Brunswick is known as both the Hub City and the Healthcare City 28 29 The corporate headquarters and production facilities of several global pharmaceutical companies are situated in the city including Johnson amp Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb New Brunswick has evolved into a major center for the sciences arts and cultural activities New Brunswick is noted for its ethnic diversity At one time one quarter of the Hungarian population of New Jersey resided in the city and in the 1930s one out of three city residents was Hungarian 30 The Hungarian community continues as a cohesive community with the 3 200 Hungarian residents accounting for 8 of the population of New Brunswick in 1992 31 Growing Asian and Hispanic communities have developed around French Street near Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Contents 1 History 1 1 Etymology 1 2 Colonial and Early American periods 1 3 African American community 1 3 1 Slavery in New Brunswick 1 3 2 African American spaces and institutions in the early 19th century 1 3 3 Jail and curfew in the 19th century 1 4 Hungarian community 1 5 Latino community 1 6 Demolition revitalization and redevelopment 1 6 1 Tallest buildings 1 6 2 Under construction and proposed 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 Census 2010 3 2 Census 2000 4 Economy 4 1 Healthcare industry 4 2 Urban Enterprise Zone 5 Arts and culture 5 1 Theatre 5 2 Journalism 5 3 Museums 5 4 Fine arts 5 5 Grease trucks 5 6 Music 6 Government 6 1 Local government 6 2 Emergency services 6 2 1 Police department 6 2 2 Fire department 6 3 Federal state and county representation 6 4 Politics 7 Education 7 1 Public schools 7 2 Higher education 8 Infrastructure 8 1 Transportation 8 1 1 Roads and highways 8 1 2 Public transportation 8 2 Healthcare 9 Popular culture 10 Points of interest 11 Places of worship 12 Notable people 13 Sister cities 14 See also 15 Notes 16 References 17 External linksHistory EditEtymology Edit The area around present day New Brunswick was first inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans whose Minisink Trail intersected the Raritan River and followed a route that would be taken by later colonial roads 32 The first European settlement at the site of New Brunswick was made in 1681 The settlement here was called Prigmore s Swamp 1681 1697 then known as Inian s Ferry 1691 1714 33 In 1714 the settlement was given the name New Brunswick after the city of Braunschweig Brunswick in Low German in the state of Lower Saxony now located in Germany Braunschweig was an influential and powerful city in the Hanseatic League and was an administrative seat for the Duchy of Hanover Shortly after the first settlement of New Brunswick in colonial New Jersey George Duke of Brunswick Luneburg and Elector of Hanover became King George I of Great Britain Alternatively the city gets its name from King George II of Great Britain the Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 34 35 Colonial and Early American periods Edit Centrally located between New York City and Philadelphia along an early thoroughfare known as the King s Highway and situated along the Raritan River New Brunswick became an important hub for Colonial travelers and traders New Brunswick was incorporated as a town in 1736 and chartered as a city in 1784 36 It was incorporated into a town in 1798 as part of the Township Act of 1798 It was occupied by the British in the winter of 1776 1777 during the Revolutionary War 37 The Declaration of Independence received one of its first public readings by Colonel John Neilson in New Brunswick on July 9 1776 in days following its promulgation by the Continental Congress 38 39 40 A bronze statue marking the event was dedicated on July 9 2017 in Monument Square in front of the Heldrich Hotel 41 The Trustees of Queen s College now Rutgers University founded in 1766 voted by a margin of ten to seven in 1771 to locate the young college in New Brunswick selecting the city over Hackensack in Bergen County New Jersey 42 Classes began in 1771 with one instructor one sophomore Matthew Leydt and several freshmen at a tavern called the Sign of the Red Lion on the corner of Albany and Neilson Streets now the grounds of the Johnson amp Johnson corporate headquarters Leydt would become the university s first graduate in 1774 when he was the only member of the graduating class 43 The Sign of the Red Lion was purchased on behalf of Queens College in 1771 and later sold to the estate of Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh in 1791 44 Classes were held through the American Revolution in various taverns and boarding houses and at a building known as College Hall on George Street until Old Queens was completed and opened in 1811 45 46 It remains the oldest building on the Rutgers University campus 47 The Queen s College Grammar School now Rutgers Preparatory School was established also in 1766 and shared facilities with the college until 1830 when it located in a building now known as Alexander Johnston Hall across College Avenue from Old Queens 48 After Rutgers University became the state university of New Jersey in 1945 49 the Trustees of Rutgers divested itself of Rutgers Preparatory School which relocated in 1957 to an estate purchased from the Colgate Palmolive Company in Franklin Township in neighboring Somerset County 50 The New Brunswick Theological Seminary founded in 1784 in New York moved to New Brunswick in 1810 sharing its quarters with the fledgling Queen s College Queen s closed from 1810 to 1825 due to financial problems and reopened in 1825 as Rutgers College 51 The Seminary due to overcrowding and differences over the mission of Rutgers College as a secular institution moved to a tract of land covering 7 acres 2 8 ha located less than 1 2 mile 0 80 km to the west which it still occupies although the land is now in the middle of Rutgers University s College Avenue Campus 52 New Brunswick was formed by royal charter on December 30 1730 within other townships in Middlesex and Somerset counties and was reformed by royal charter with the same boundaries on February 12 1763 at which time it was divided into north and south wards New Brunswick was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 1 1784 36 Old Queens the oldest building at Rutgers University Building the Streetcar line c 1885 Albany Street Bridge 1903 Aerial view of New Brunswick 1910African American community Edit Slavery in New Brunswick Edit The existence of an African American community in New Brunswick dates back to the 18th century when racial slavery was a part of life in the city and the surrounding area Local slaveholders routinely bought and sold African American children women and men in New Brunswick in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century In this period the Market House was the center of commercial life in the city It was located at the corner of Hiram Street and Queen Street now Neilson Street adjacent to the Raritan Wharf The site was a place where residents of New Brunswick sold and traded their goods which made it an integral part of the city s economy The Market House also served as a site for regular slave auctions and sales 53 101 By the late eighteenth century New Brunswick became a hub for newspaper production and distribution The Fredonian a popular newspaper was located less than a block away from the aforementioned Market House and helped facilitate commercial transactions A prominent part of the local newspapers were sections dedicated to private owners who would advertise their slaves for sale The trend of advertising slave sales in newspapers shows that the New Brunswick residents typically preferred selling and buying slaves privately and individually rather than in large groups 53 103 The majority of individual advertisements were for female slaves and their average age at the time of the sale was 20 years old which was considered the prime age for childbearing Slave owners would get the most profit from the women who fit into this category because these women had the potential to reproduce another generation of enslaved workers Additionally in the urban environment of New Brunswick there was a high demand for domestic labor and female workers were preferred for cooking and housework tasks 53 107 The New Jersey Legislature passed An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in 1804 54 Under the provisions of this law children born to enslaved women after July 4 1804 would serve their master for a term of 21 years for girls or a term of 25 years for boys and after this term they would gain their freedom However all individuals who were enslaved before July 4 1804 would continue to be slaves for life and would never attain freedom under this law New Brunswick continued to be home to enslaved African Americans alongside a growing community of free people of color The 1810 United States Census listed 53 free Blacks and 164 slaves in New Brunswick 55 African American spaces and institutions in the early 19th century Edit By the 1810s some free African Americans lived in a section of the city called Halfpenny Town which was located along the Raritan River by the east side of the city near Queen now Neilson Street Halfpenny Town was a place populated by free blacks as well as poorer whites who did not own slaves This place was known as a social gathering for free blacks that was not completely influenced by white scrutiny and allowed free blacks to socialize among themselves This does not mean that it was free from white eyes and was still under the negative effects of the slavery era 53 99 In the early decades of the nineteenth century White and either free or enslaved African Americans shared many of the same spaces in New Brunswick particularly places of worship The First Presbyterian Church Christ Church and First Reformed Church were popular among both Whites and Blacks and New Brunswick was notable for its lack of spaces where African Americans could congregate exclusively Most of the time Black congregants of these churches were under the surveillance of Whites 53 113 That was the case until the creation of the African Association of New Brunswick in 1817 53 114 115 Both free and enslaved African Americans were active in the establishment of the African Association of New Brunswick whose meetings were first held in 1817 53 112 The African Association of New Brunswick held a meeting every month mostly in the homes of free blacks Sometimes these meetings were held at the First Presbyterian Church Originally intended to provide financial support for the African School of New Brunswick the African Association grew into a space where blacks could congregate and share ideas on a variety of topics such as religion abolition and colonization Slaves were required to obtain a pass from their owner in order to attend these meetings The African Association worked closely with Whites and was generally favored amongst White residents who believed it would bring more racial peace and harmony to New Brunswick 53 114 115 The African Association of New Brunswick established the African School in 1822 The African School was first hosted in the home of Caesar Rappleyea in 1823 53 114 The school was located on the upper end of Church Street in the downtown area of New Brunswick about two blocks away from the jail that held escaped slaves Both free and enslaved Blacks were welcome to be members of the School 53 116 Reverend Huntington pastor of the First Presbyterian Church and several other prominent Whites were trustees of the African Association of New Brunswick These trustees supported the Association which made some slave owners feel safe sending their slaves there by using a permission slip process 53 115 The main belief of these White supporters was that Blacks were still unfit for American citizenship and residence and some trustees were connected with the American Colonization Society that advocated for the migration of free African Americans to Africa The White trustees only attended some of the meetings of the African Association and the Association was still unprecedented as a space for both enslaved and free Blacks to get together while under minimal supervision by Whites 53 116 117 The African Association appears to have disbanded after 1824 By 1827 free and enslaved Black people in the city including Joseph and Jane Hoagland came together to establish the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and purchased a plot of land on Division Street for the purpose of erecting a church building This was the first African American church in Middlesex County The church had approximately 30 members in its early years The church is still in operation and is currently located at 39 Hildebrand Way The street Hildebrand Way is named after the late Rev Henry Alphonso Hildebrand who was pastor of Mount Zion AME for 37 years which is the longest appointment received by a pastor at Mount Zion AME 56 Records from the April 1828 census conducted by the New Brunswick Common Council state that New Brunswick was populated with 4 435 white residents and 374 free African Americans The enslaved population of New Brunswick in 1828 consisted of 57 slaves who must serve for life and 127 slaves eligible for emancipation at age 21 or 25 due to the 1804 Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery Free and enslaved African Americans accounted for 11 of New Brunswick s population in 1828 a relatively high percentage for New Jersey 53 94 By comparison as of the 1830 United States Census African Americans made up approximately 6 4 of the total population of New Jersey 57 Jail and curfew in the 19th century Edit In 1824 the New Brunswick Common Council adopted a curfew for free people of color Free African Americans were not allowed to be out after 10 PM on Saturday night The Common Council also appointed a committee of white residents who were charged with rounding up and detaining free African Americans who appeared to be out of place according to white authorities 53 98 New Brunswick became a notorious city for slave hunters who sought to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Strategically located on the Raritan River the city was also a vital hub for New Jersey s Underground Railroad For runaway slaves in New Jersey it served as a favorable route for those heading to New York and Canada When African Americans tried to escape either to or from New Brunswick they had a high likelihood of getting discovered and captured and sent to New Brunswick s jail which was located on Prince Street which by now is renamed Bayard Street 53 96 Hungarian community Edit The Committee of Hungarian Churches and Organizations of New Brunswick commemorating the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 New Brunswick has been described as the nation s most Hungarian city with Hungarian immigrants arriving in the city as early as 1888 and accounting for almost 20 of the city s population in 1915 58 Hungarians were primarily attracted to the city by employment at Johnson amp Johnson factories located in the city 59 Hungarians settled mainly in what today is the Fifth Ward and businesses were established to serve the needs of the Hungarian community that weren t being met by mainstream businesses 60 The immigrant population grew until the end of the immigration boom in the early 20th century During the Cold War the community was revitalized by the decision to process the tens of thousands refugees who came to the United States from the failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution at Camp Kilmer in nearby Edison 61 Even though the Hungarian population has been largely supplanted by newer immigrants there continues to be a Hungarian Festival in the city held on Somerset Street on the first Saturday of June each year the 44th annual event was held in 2019 62 Many Hungarian institutions set up by the community remain and are active in the neighborhood including Magyar Reformed Church Ascension Lutheran Church St Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church St Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church Hungarian American Athletic Club Aprokfalva Montessori Preschool Szechenyi Hungarian Community School amp Kindergarten Teleki Pal Scout Home Hungarian American Foundation Vers Hangja Hungarian Poetry Group Bolyai Lecture Series on Arts and Sciences Hungarian Alumni Association Hungarian Radio Program Hungarian Civic Association Committee of Hungarian Churches and Organizations of New Brunswick and Csurdongolo Folk Dance Ensemble Several landmarks in the city also testify to its Hungarian heritage There is a street and a park named after Lajos Kossuth one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 The corner of Somerset Street and Plum Street is named Mindszenty Square where the first ever statue of Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty was erected 31 A stone memorial to the victims of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution stands nearby 63 Latino community Edit In the 2010 Census about 50 of New Brunswick s population is self identified as Hispanic the 14th highest percentage among municipalities in New Jersey 25 64 Since the 1960s many of the new residents of New Brunswick have come from Latin America Many citizens moved from Puerto Rico in the 1970s In the 1980s many immigrated from the Dominican Republic and still later from Guatemala Honduras Ecuador and Mexico Demolition revitalization and redevelopment Edit The Gateway Project under construction College Avenue a juxtaposition of old and new structures New Brunswick is one of nine cities in New Jersey designated as eligible for Urban Transit Hub Tax Credits by the state s Economic Development Authority Developers who invest a minimum of 50 million within a half mile of a train station are eligible for pro rated tax credit 65 66 New Brunswick contains a number of examples of urban renewal in the United States In the 1960s 1970s the downtown area became blighted as middle class residents moved to newer suburbs surrounding the city an example of the phenomenon known as white flight Beginning in 1975 Rutgers University Johnson amp Johnson and the city s government collaborated through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to form the New Brunswick Development Company DevCo with the goal of revitalizing the city center and redeveloping neighborhoods considered to be blighted and dangerous via demolition of existing buildings and construction of new ones 67 68 Johnson amp Johnson announced in 1978 that they would remain in New Brunswick and invest 50 million to build a new world headquarters building in the area between Albany Street Amtrak s Northeast Corridor Route 18 and George Street requiring many old buildings and historic roads to be removed 69 The Hiram Market area a historic district that by the 1970s had become a mostly Puerto Rican and Dominican American neighborhood was demolished to build a Hyatt hotel and conference center and upscale housing 70 Johnson amp Johnson guaranteed the investment made by Hyatt Hotels as they were wary of building an upscale hotel in a run down area citation needed Devco the hospitals and the city government have drawn ire from both historic preservationists those opposing gentrification 71 and those concerned with eminent domain abuses and tax abatements for developers 72 New Brunswick is home to the main campus of Rutgers University and Johnson amp Johnson which in 1983 constructed its new headquarters in the city 73 74 75 Both work with Devco in a public private partnership to redevelop downtown particularly regarding transit oriented development 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 Boraie Development a real estate development firm based in New Brunswick has developed projects using the incentives provided by Devco and the state citation needed Tallest buildings Edit Christ Church originally built in 1742 was the tallest building at the time of construction 83 A steeple was added in 1773 and replaced in 1803 84 The six story First Reformed Church built in 1812 was long the city s tallest structure 85 One of the earliest tall commercial buildings in the city was the eight story 112 5 ft 34 29 m National Bank of New Jersey built in 1908 86 87 The 4 nine story 125 ft 38 m buildings of the New Brunswick Homes housing project originally built in 1958 were demolished by implosion in 2000 and largely replaced by low rise housing 88 89 90 While there no buildings over 330 feet 100 meters in the city since the beginning of the new millennium a number of high rise residential buildings 91 clustered around the New Brunswick station have joined those built in the 1960s on the city s skyline 92 93 94 95 96 Since the advent of the 21st century New Brunswick has rapidly developed high rise skyline In 2008 there was a proposal to construct a 34 story 466 foot 142 m New Brunswick Cultural Center Tower which would have been the city s tallest building 97 98 In 2017 it was announced that the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center would be built on the site of the George Street Playhouse and Crossroads Theatre and would include 25 stories of residential and office space 99 100 101 A new complex The Hub will contain the city s tallest buildings upon completion 80 102 New Brunswick station and The Gateway a transit oriented development First Reformed Church built in 1812 long the tallest building in the city National Bank of New Jersey 1908Rank Name image Heightm ft Floors Year Notes1 The Vue 299 ft 91 m 24 2012 Louis Berger Group 103 93 104 105 106 2 One Spring Street 256 ft 78 m 23 2006 Costas Kondylis 107 93 108 109 110 3 New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 248 1 ft 75 62 m 23 2019 111 Elkus Manfredi Architects 112 113 114 115 116 3 Colony House 246 ft 75 m 20 1962 93 117 4 1 Johnson and Johnson Plaza 230 ft 70 m Building of the headquarters of Johnson amp Johnson 16 1983 I M Pei 93 118 119 81 120 73 75 121 5 Skyline Tower 194 ft 59 m 14 1967 2003 93 122 123 124 6 Schatzman Fricano Apartments 194 ft 59 m 14 1963 93 125 7 The George 14 2013 126 127 124 8 Riverside Towers 177 ft 54 m 13 1964 93 128 129 9 The Heldrich 160 ft 50 m 11 2007 93 130 131 10 Rockhoff Hall SoCam290 160 ft 50 m 12 2005 93 132 133 134 135 136 11 Aspire 161 ft 49 m 16 17 2015 Bradford Perkins 137 138 139 140 141 80 12 The Yard 142 161 ft 49 m 14 2016 143 Elkus Manfredi Architects 144 145 146 13 410 George Street 154 ft 47 m 11 1989 Rothe Johnson Architects 93 147 14 University Center 149 ft 45 3 m 12 1994 93 148 149 Under construction and proposed Edit Name image Heightm ft Floors Year NotesThe Standard 249 ft 76 m 22 2014 approved Mark S Carelli 150 151 152 The Hub 1 300 0 ft 91 44 m 25 proposed Kohn Pedersen Fox 153 154 155 156 157 158 The Hub 2 300 0 ft 91 44 m 25 proposed Kohn Pedersen Fox 153 154 158 The Hub 3 14 proposed Kohn Pedersen Fox 153 Rutgers Cancer Center 12 proposed 159 Geography EditAccording to the United States Census Bureau the city had a total area of 5 75 square miles 14 9 km2 including 5 23 square miles 13 5 km2 of land and 0 52 square miles 1 3 km2 of water 9 06 1 2 New Brunswick is on the south side of Raritan Valley along with Piscataway Highland Park Edison and Franklin Township New Brunswick lies southwest of Newark and New York City and northeast of Trenton and Philadelphia New Brunswick is bordered by the municipalities of Piscataway Highland Park and Edison across the Raritan River to the north by way of the Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges and also by North Brunswick to the southwest East Brunswick to the southeast all in Middlesex County and by Franklin Township in Somerset County 160 161 162 While the city does not hold elections based on a ward system it has been so divided 163 164 165 There are several neighborhoods in the city which include the Fifth Ward Feaster Park Lincoln Park citation needed Raritan Gardens and Edgebrook Westons Mills 163 Climate Edit Under the Koppen climate classification New Brunswick falls within either a hot summer humid continental climate Dfa if the 0 C 32 F isotherm is used or a humid subtropical climate Cfa if the 3 C 27 F isotherm is used New Brunswick has humid hot summers and moderately cold winters with moderate to considerable rainfall throughout the year There is no marked wet or dry season Climate data for New Brunswick New Jersey 1991 2020 normals a extremes 1893 presentMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 73 23 79 26 88 31 95 35 99 37 102 39 106 41 106 41 103 39 95 35 82 28 76 24 106 41 Mean maximum F C 63 0 17 2 63 1 17 3 72 5 22 5 83 9 28 8 89 3 31 8 93 5 34 2 96 6 35 9 94 4 34 7 90 4 32 4 82 3 27 9 73 8 23 2 65 1 18 4 97 7 36 5 Average high F C 40 3 4 6 42 8 6 0 50 6 10 3 62 5 16 9 72 1 22 3 81 2 27 3 86 5 30 3 84 7 29 3 78 4 25 8 66 5 19 2 55 5 13 1 45 4 7 4 63 9 17 7 Daily mean F C 31 6 0 2 33 4 0 8 40 8 4 9 51 7 10 9 61 3 16 3 70 8 21 6 76 1 24 5 74 3 23 5 67 4 19 7 55 4 13 0 45 4 7 4 36 9 2 7 53 8 12 1 Average low F C 22 9 5 1 24 0 4 4 31 0 0 6 40 8 4 9 50 6 10 3 60 4 15 8 65 6 18 7 64 0 17 8 56 5 13 6 44 2 6 8 35 2 1 8 28 4 2 0 43 6 6 4 Mean minimum F C 6 3 14 3 8 8 12 9 16 7 8 5 28 3 2 1 36 7 2 6 46 4 8 0 54 9 12 7 53 0 11 7 42 2 5 7 30 3 0 9 21 1 6 1 14 3 9 8 4 1 15 5 Record low F C 15 26 16 27 2 17 11 12 28 2 38 3 45 7 40 4 33 1 22 6 6 14 15 26 16 27 Average precipitation inches mm 3 74 95 2 97 75 4 40 112 3 89 99 4 03 102 4 83 123 4 83 123 4 66 118 4 18 106 4 11 104 3 40 86 4 49 114 49 53 1 258 Average snowfall inches cm 8 3 21 9 3 24 5 2 13 0 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 51 0 5 1 3 4 9 12 29 0 74 Average precipitation days 0 01 in 11 1 9 6 10 8 11 5 12 6 11 4 10 7 10 1 8 8 9 8 8 7 10 3 125 4Average snowy days 0 1 in 4 2 4 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 13 3Source NOAA 166 167 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 18405 866 185010 01970 8 186011 25612 3 187015 05833 8 188017 16614 0 189018 6038 4 190020 0057 5 191023 38816 9 192032 77940 2 193034 5555 4 194033 180 4 0 195038 81117 0 196040 1393 4 197041 8854 3 198041 442 1 1 199041 7110 6 200048 57316 5 201055 18113 6 202055 2660 2 2021 est 55 708 11 13 14 0 8 Population sources 1860 1920 168 1840 1890 169 1850 1870 170 1850 171 1870 172 1880 1890 173 1890 1910 174 1860 1930 175 1930 1990 176 2000 177 178 2010 25 26 2020 11 12 Census 2010 Edit The 2010 United States census counted 55 181 people 14 119 households and 7 751 families in the city The population density was 10 556 4 per square mile 4 075 8 km2 There were 15 053 housing units at an average density of 2 879 7 per square mile 1 111 9 km2 The racial makeup was 45 43 25 071 White 16 04 8 852 Black or African American 0 90 498 Native American 7 60 4 195 Asian 0 03 19 Pacific Islander 25 59 14 122 from other races and 4 39 2 424 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49 93 27 553 of the population 25 Of the 14 119 households 31 0 had children under the age of 18 29 2 were married couples living together 17 5 had a female householder with no husband present and 45 1 were non families Of all households 25 8 were made up of individuals and 7 2 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 3 36 and the average family size was 3 91 25 21 1 of the population were under the age of 18 33 2 from 18 to 24 28 4 from 25 to 44 12 2 from 45 to 64 and 5 2 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 23 3 years For every 100 females the population had 105 0 males For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 105 3 males 25 The Census Bureau s 2006 2010 American Community Survey showed that in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars median household income was 44 543 with a margin of error of 2 356 and the median family income was 44 455 3 526 Males had a median income of 31 313 1 265 versus 28 858 1 771 for females The per capita income for the borough was 16 395 979 About 15 5 of families and 25 8 of the population were below the poverty line including 25 4 of those under age 18 and 16 9 of those age 65 or over 179 Census 2000 Edit As of the 2000 United States census there were 48 573 people 13 057 households and 7 207 families residing in the city The population density was 9 293 5 per square mile 3 585 9 km2 There were 13 893 housing units at an average density of 2 658 1 per square mile 1 025 6 km2 The racial makeup of the city was 51 7 White 24 5 African American 1 2 Native American 5 9 Asian 0 2 Pacific Islander 21 0 from other races and 4 2 from two or more races 39 01 of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race 177 178 There were 13 057 households of which 29 1 had children under the age of 18 living with them 29 6 were married couples living together 18 0 had a female householder with no husband present and 44 8 were non families 24 3 of all households were made up of individuals and 8 4 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 3 23 and the average family size was 3 69 177 178 20 1 of the population were under the age of 18 34 0 from 18 to 24 28 1 from 25 to 44 11 3 from 45 to 64 and 6 5 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 24 years For every 100 females there were 98 4 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96 8 males 177 178 The median household income in the city was 36 080 and the median income for a family was 38 222 Males had a median income of 25 657 versus 23 604 for females The per capita income for the city was 14 308 27 0 of the population and 16 9 of families were below the poverty line Out of the total people living in poverty 25 9 were under the age of 18 and 13 8 were 65 or older 177 178 Economy EditHealthcare industry Edit City Hall has promoted the nickname The Health Care City to reflect the importance of the healthcare industry to its economy 180 The city is home to the world headquarters of Johnson amp Johnson along with several medical teaching and research institutions 181 Described as the first magnet secondary school program teaching directly affiliated with a teaching hospital and a medical school New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School is a public high school that operates as part of the New Brunswick Public Schools focused on health sciences 182 Urban Enterprise Zone Edit Portions of the city are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone UEZ one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide New Brunswick was selected in 2004 as one of two zones added to participate in the program 183 In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3 3125 sales tax rate half of the 6 5 8 rate charged statewide at eligible merchants 184 Established in December 2004 the city s Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2024 185 186 Arts and culture EditTheatre Edit Three neighboring professional venues Crossroads Theatre designed by Parsons Fernandez Casteleiro Architects from New York In 1999 the Crossroads Theatre won the prestigious Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre Crossroads is the first African American theater to receive this honor in the 33 year history of this special award category 187 George Street Playhouse founded in 1974 188 and the State Theatre constructed in 1921 for vaudeville and silent films 189 also form the heart of the local theatre scene Crossroad Theatre houses American Repertory Ballet and the Princeton Ballet School 190 Rutgers University has student run companies such as Cabaret Theatre The Livingston Theatre Company and College Avenue Players which perform everything from musicals to dramatic plays to sketch comedy Looking north from the corner of New and George Streets The Heldrich Center is on the left Journalism Edit Owing in part to its abundance of Rutgers University graduates New Brunswick has developed a rich history in homegrown journalism over the years One current news outlet is New Brunswick Today a print and digital publication launched in 2011 by Rutgers journalism alumnus Charlie Kratovil 191 which uses the tagline Independent news for the greater New Brunswick community The publication has covered issues with the city s water utility among others and was featured on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 192 Museums Edit New Brunswick is the site of the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University founded in 1966 193 Albus Cavus and the Rutgers University Geology Museum founded in 1872 194 Fine arts Edit New Brunswick was an important center for avant garde art in the 1950s 1970s with several artists such as Allan Kaprow George Segal George Brecht Robert Whitman Robert Watts Lucas Samaras Geoffrey Hendricks Wolf Vostell and Roy Lichtenstein some of whom taught at Rutgers University This group of artists was sometimes referred to as the New Jersey School or the New Brunswick School of Painting The YAM Festival was venue on May 19 1963 to actions and Happenings For more information see Fluxus at Rutgers University 195 196 Grease trucks Edit The Grease Trucks at Rutgers University s College Avenue campus The Grease trucks were a group of truck based food vendors located on the College Avenue campus of Rutgers University They were known for serving Fat Sandwiches sub rolls containing several ingredients such as steak chicken fingers French fries falafel cheeseburgers mozzarella sticks gyro meat bacon eggs and marinara sauce In 2013 the grease trucks were removed for the construction of a new Rutgers building and were forced to move into various other areas of the Rutgers New Brunswick Campus 197 Music Edit New Brunswick s bar scene has been the home to many original rock bands including some which went on to national prominence such as The Smithereens and Bon Jovi as well as a center for local punk rock and underground music Many alternative rock bands got radio airplay thanks to Matt Pinfield who was part of the New Brunswick music scene for over 20 years at Rutgers University radio station WRSU Local pubs and clubs hosted many local bands including the Court Tavern 198 until 2012 199 since reopened 200 and the Melody Bar during the 1980s and 1990s As the New Brunswick basement scene grows in popularity it was ranked the number 4 spot to see Indie bands in New Jersey 201 The independent record label Don Giovanni Records originally started to document the New Brunswick basement scene 202 203 In March 2017 NJ com wrote that even if Asbury Park has recently returned as our state s musical nerve center with the brick and mortar venues and infrastructure to prove it New Brunswick remains as the New Jersey scene s unadulterated pounding heart 204 Government EditNew Brunswick City Hall the New Brunswick Free Public Library and the New Brunswick Main Post Office are located in the city s Civic Square government district as are numerous other city county state and federal offices Local government Edit City Hall The City of New Brunswick is governed within the Faulkner Act formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law under the Mayor Council system of municipal government The city is one of 71 municipalities of the 564 statewide governed under this form 205 The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five member City Council all of whom are elected at large on a partisan basis to four year terms of office in even numbered years as part of the November general election The City Council s five members are elected on a staggered basis with either two or three seats coming up for election every other year and the mayor up for election at the same time that two council seats are up for vote As the legislative body of New Brunswick s municipal government the City Council is responsible for approving the annual budget ordinances and resolutions contracts and appointments to boards and commissions The Council President is elected to a two year term by the members of the Council at a reorganization meeting held after election and presides over all meetings 8 206 As of 2022 update Democrat James Cahill is the 62nd mayor of New Brunswick he was sworn in as mayor on January 1 1991 and is serving a term that expires on December 31 2022 3 Members of the City Council are Council President Suzanne M Sicora Ludwig D 2024 Council Vice President Rebecca H Escobar D 2022 John A Andersen D 2024 Kevin P Egan D 2022 and Glenn J Fleming Sr D 2024 207 208 209 210 Emergency services Edit Police department Edit The New Brunswick Police Department has received attention for various incidents over the years In 1991 the fatal shooting of Shaun Potts an unarmed black resident by Sergeant Zane Grey led to multiple local protests 211 In 1996 Officer James Consalvo fatally shot Carolyn Sissy Adams an unarmed prostitute who had bit him 212 The Adams case sparked calls for reform in the New Brunswick Police Department and ultimately was settled with the family 213 Two officers Sgt Marco Chinchilla and Det James Marshall were convicted of running a bordello in 2001 Chinchilla was sentenced to three years and Marshall was sentenced to four 214 In 2011 Officer Brad Berdel fatally shot Barry Deloatch a black man who had run from police although police claim he struck officers with a stick 215 this sparked daily protests from residents 216 Following the Deloatch shooting sergeant Richard Rowe was formally charged with mishandling 81 Internal Affairs investigations Mayor Cahill explained that this would help rebuild the public s trust and confidence in local law enforcement 217 Fire department Edit The current professional city fire department was established in 1914 but the earliest volunteer fire company in the city dates back to 1764 The department operates out of three stations with a total of approximately 90 officers and firefighters 218 Federal state and county representation Edit New Brunswick is located in the 6th Congressional District 219 and is part of New Jersey s 17th state legislative district 220 221 222 For the 118th United States Congress New Jersey s Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone D Long Branch 223 224 New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker Newark term ends 2027 225 and Bob Menendez Harrison term ends 2025 226 227 For the 2022 2023 session the 17th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Bob Smith D Piscataway and in the General Assembly by Joseph Danielsen D Franklin Township Somerset County and Joseph V Egan D New Brunswick 228 Middlesex County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners whose seven members are elected at large on a partisan basis to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election At an annual reorganization meeting held in January the board selects from among its members a commissioner director and deputy director 229 As of 2022 update Middlesex County s Commissioners with party affiliation term end year and residence listed in parentheses are Commissioner Director Ronald G Rios D Carteret term as commissioner ends December 31 2024 term as commissioner director ends 2022 230 Commissioner Deputy Director Shanti Narra D North Brunswick term as commissioner ends 2024 term as deputy director ends 2022 231 Claribel A Clary Azcona Barber D New Brunswick 2022 232 Charles Kenny D Woodbridge Township 2022 233 Leslie Koppel D Monroe Township 2023 234 Chanelle Scott McCullum D Piscataway 2024 235 and Charles E Tomaro D Edison 2023 236 237 Constitutional officers are County Clerk Nancy Pinkin D 2025 East Brunswick 238 239 Sheriff Mildred S Scott D 2022 Piscataway 240 241 and Surrogate Claribel Cortes D 2026 North Brunswick 242 243 244 Politics Edit As of March 23 2011 there were a total of 22 742 registered voters in New Brunswick of which 8 732 38 4 were registered as Democrats 882 3 9 were registered as Republicans and 13 103 57 6 were registered as Unaffiliated There were 25 voters registered to other parties 245 Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties2016 246 14 1 1 516 81 9 8 776 4 0 4262012 247 14 3 1 576 83 4 9 176 2 2 2472008 248 14 8 1 899 83 3 10 717 1 1 1402004 249 19 7 2 018 78 2 8 023 1 4 143In the 2016 presidential election Democrat Hillary Clinton received 81 9 of the vote 8 779 cast ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 14 1 1 516 votes and other candidates with 4 0 426 votes among the 10 721 ballots cast 250 In the 2012 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 83 4 of the vote 9 176 cast ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 14 3 1 576 votes and other candidates with 2 2 247 votes among the 11 106 ballots cast by the township s 23 536 registered voters 107 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 47 2 251 252 In the 2008 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 83 3 of the vote 10 717 cast ahead of Republican John McCain with 14 8 1 899 votes and other candidates with 1 1 140 votes among the 12 873 ballots cast by the township s 23 533 registered voters for a turnout of 54 7 248 In the 2004 presidential election Democrat John Kerry received 78 2 of the vote 8 023 ballots cast outpolling Republican George W Bush with 19 7 2 018 votes and other candidates with 0 7 143 votes among the 10 263 ballots cast by the township s 20 734 registered voters for a turnout percentage of 49 5 249 Gubernatorial Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties2017 253 13 6 590 83 1 3 616 3 4 1482013 254 31 2 1 220 66 5 2 604 2 3 922009 255 20 9 1 314 68 2 4 281 8 2 5152005 256 17 2 880 76 9 3 943 4 2 214In the 2013 gubernatorial election Democrat Barbara Buono received 66 5 of the vote 2 604 cast ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 31 2 1 220 votes and other candidates with 2 3 92 votes among the 3 991 ballots cast by the township s 23 780 registered voters 75 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 16 8 257 258 In the 2009 gubernatorial election Democrat Jon Corzine received 68 2 of the vote 4 281 ballots cast ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 20 9 1 314 votes Independent Chris Daggett with 6 2 387 votes and other candidates with 2 0 128 votes among the 6 273 ballots cast by the township s 22 534 registered voters yielding a 27 8 turnout 255 Education EditPublic schools Edit The New Brunswick Public Schools serve students in pre kindergarten through twelfth grade 259 The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v Burke 260 which are now referred to as SDA Districts based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority 261 262 The district s nine member Board of Education is elected at large with three members up for election on a staggered basis each April to serve three year terms of office until 2012 the members of the Board of Education were appointed by the city s mayor 263 As of the 2018 19 school year the district comprised of 11 schools had an enrollment of 10 422 students and 781 8 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 13 3 1 264 Schools in the district with 2018 19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics 265 are Lincoln Annex School 266 747 students in grade 4 8 Lincoln Elementary School 267 544 K 3 Livingston Elementary School 268 434 K 5 Lord Stirling Elementary School 269 560 Pre K 5 McKinley Community Elementary School 270 761 Pre K 8 A Chester Redshaw Elementary School 271 1 012 Pre K 5 Paul Robeson Community School For The Arts 272 665 K 8 Roosevelt Elementary School 273 733 K 5 Woodrow Wilson Elementary School 274 416 Pre K 8 New Brunswick Middle School 275 1 167 6 8 New Brunswick High School 276 2 206 9 12 New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School 277 9 12 NA and New Brunswick P TECH 278 279 280 281 The community is also served by the Greater Brunswick Charter School a K 8 charter school serving students from New Brunswick Edison Highland Park and Milltown 282 As of the 2017 2018 school year the school had an enrollment of 395 students and 33 0 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 12 0 1 283 Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools a county wide vocational school district that offers full time career and technical education at Middlesex County Academy in Edison the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge Township and at its East Brunswick Perth Amboy and Piscataway technical high schools with no tuition charged to students for attendance 284 285 Higher education Edit Rutgers University has three campuses in the city College Avenue Campus seat of the university Douglass Campus and Cook Campus which extend into surrounding townships Rutgers has also added several buildings downtown in the last two decades both academic and residential 286 New Brunswick is the site to the New Brunswick Theological Seminary a seminary of the Reformed Church in America that was founded in New York in 1784 then moved to New Brunswick in 1810 51 Robert Wood Johnson Medical School part of Rutgers University is located in New Brunswick and Piscataway 287 Middlesex County College has some facilities downtown though its main campus is in Edison 288 Infrastructure EditTransportation Edit Roads and highways Edit Route 18 northbound in New Brunswick the primary highway providing access to the city As of May 2010 update the city had 73 24 miles 117 87 km of roadways of which 56 13 miles 90 33 km were maintained by the municipality 8 57 miles 13 79 km by Middlesex County 7 85 miles 12 63 km by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 0 69 miles 1 11 km by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority 289 The city is crisscrossed a wide range of roads and highways 290 In the city is the intersection of U S Route 1 291 and Route 18 292 and is bisected by Route 27 293 New Brunswick hosts less than a mile of the New Jersey Turnpike Interstate 95 294 A few turnpike ramps are in the city that lead to Exit 9 which is just outside the city limits in East Brunswick 295 Other major roads that are nearby include the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Township and Interstate 287 in neighboring Edison Piscataway and Franklin townships The New Brunswick Parking Authority manages 14 ground level and multi story parking facilities across the city 296 297 CitiPark manages a downtown parking facility at 2 Albany Street 298 299 Public transportation Edit Southbound platform of New Brunswick s NJ Transit train station University Center at Easton Avenue is in the background Panorama of New Brunswick station track to New York City New Brunswick is served by NJ Transit and Amtrak trains on the Northeast Corridor Line 300 NJ Transit provides frequent service north to Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan and south to Trenton while Amtrak s Keystone Service and Northeast Regional trains service the New Brunswick station 301 The Jersey Avenue station is also served by Northeast Corridor trains 302 For other Amtrak connections riders can take NJ Transit to Penn Station New York or Newark Trenton or Metropark Local bus service is provided by NJ Transit s 810 811 814 815 818 routes and 980 route 303 304 Also available is the extensive Rutgers Campus bus network 305 Middlesex County Area Transit MCAT shuttles provide service on routes operating across the county 306 including the M1 route which operates between Jamesburg and the New Brunswick train station 307 DASH CAT buses operated by Somerset County on the 851 and 852 routes connect New Brunswick and Bound Brook 308 309 Suburban Trails offers service to and from New York City on Route 100 between Princeton and the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Route 500 between New Brunswick and along 42nd Street to the United Nations and Route 600 between East Windsor and Wall Street in Downtown Manhattan 310 Studies are being conducted to create the New Brunswick Bus Rapid Transit system Intercity bus service from New Brunswick to Columbia Maryland and Washington D C is offered by OurBus Prime 311 New Brunswick was at the eastern terminus of the Delaware and Raritan Canal of which there are remnants surviving or rebuilt along the river 312 Until 1936 the city was served by the interurban Newark Trenton Fast Line which covered a 72 mile 116 km route that stopped in New Brunswick as it ran between Jersey City and Trenton 313 The Raritan River Railroad ran to New Brunswick but is now defunct along this part of the line The track and freight station still remain Proposals have been made to use the line as a light rail route that would provide an option for commuters now driving in cars on Route 18 314 Old Bridge Airport in Old Bridge supply short distance flights to surrounding areas and is the closest air transportation services The next nearest commercial airports are Princeton Airport located 14 miles 23 km southwest about 23 minutes drive and Newark Liberty International Airport which serves as a major hub for United Airlines and located 22 miles 35 km north about 31 minutes drive from New Brunswick 315 316 Healthcare Edit Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital s main campus is in New Brunswick Saint Peter s University Hospital Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Robert Wood Johnson Medical School the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and The Bristol Myers Squibb Children s Hospital are all located in the city of New Brunswick 317 The city is aptly named the Healthcare city for its wide array of public and private healthcare services Popular culture EditOn April 18 1872 at New Brunswick William Cameron Coup developed the system of transporting circus equipment staff and animals from city to city using railroad cars This system would be adopted by other railroad circuses and used through the golden age of railroad circuses until the 2017 closure of the Ringling Bros and Barnum amp Bailey Circus 318 The play and movie 1776 discusses the Continental Army under General George Washington being stationed at New Brunswick in June 1776 and being inspected by John Adams Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Chase of Maryland as members of the War Committee The 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge was set in New Brunswick 319 The 2004 movie Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle revolves around Harold and Kumar s attempt to get to a White Castle restaurant and includes a stop in a fictionalized New Brunswick 320 The 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is primarily set in New Brunswick 321 The 2013 novel Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie features a taxi driver bragging about having a daughter on the dean s list at Rutgers 322 Bands from New Brunswick include The Gaslight Anthem 323 Screaming Females Streetlight Manifesto 324 Thursday and Bouncing Souls 325 The independent record label Don Giovanni Records was established in 2003 to document the music scene in New Brunswick 326 Points of interest Edit The Heldrich in Downtown New Brunswick Albany Street Bridge a seven span stone arch bridge dating to 1892 that was used as part of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway It stretches 595 feet 181 m across the Raritan River to Highland Park 327 328 Bishop House located at 115 College Avenue is an Italianate architecture mansion built for James Bishop and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 329 The historic Old Queens Campus and Voorhees Mall at Rutgers University Old Queens built in 1809 is the oldest building at Rutgers University The building s cornerstone was laid in 1809 47 Buccleuch Mansion in Buccleuch Park Built in 1739 by Anthony White as part of a working farm and home overlooking Raritan Landing the house and its adjoining 79 acres 32 ha of land were deeded to the City of New Brunswick to be used as a park in 1911 330 331 Christ Church Episcopal Churchyard had its earliest burial in 1754 and includes the grave sites of slaves 332 The Henry Guest House added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 is a Georgian stone farmhouse built in 1760 by Henry Guest at Livingston Avenue and Morris Street that was moved in 1924 next to the New Brunswick Free Public Library after plans were made to demolish the building at its original site 333 William H Johnson House is an example of Italianate architecture built c 1870 when New Brunswick experienced a post Civil War economic boom Architectural components including the tall narrow windows with arched tops double bays cornice brackets and low pitched roofs exemplify the Italianate style The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 2006 334 335 St Peter the Apostle Church built in 1856 based on a designed by Patrick Keeley is located at 94 Somerset Street 336 Delaware and Raritan Canal Completed in 1834 the canal reached its peak in the 1860s and 1870s when its primary use was to transport coal from Pennsylvania to New York City Accessing the canal at Bordentown on the Delaware River the main route covered 44 miles 71 km to New Brunswick on the Raritan River 337 Birthplace of poet Joyce Kilmer Located on Joyce Kilmer Avenue the building is where the poet and essayist was born on December 6 1886 Acquired by a local American Legion post the building and its second floor memorial to Kilmer was sold to the state in the 1960s which then transferred it to the ownership of the City of New Brunswick 338 Site of Johnson amp Johnson world headquarters The Willow Grove Cemetery located behind the Henry Guest House and the New Brunswick Free Public Library the site of the cemetery was acquired in the late 1840s the cemetery association was incorporated in 1850 and a state charter was granted the following year 339 Mary Ellis grave 1750 1828 stands out due to its location in the AMC Theatres parking lot on U S Route 1 downriver from downtown New Brunswick 340 Lawrence Brook a tributary of the Raritan River has a watershed covering 48 square miles 120 km2 that includes New Brunswick as well as East Brunswick Milltown North Brunswick and South Brunswick 341 Elmer B Boyd Park a park running along the Raritan River covering 20 acres 8 1 ha adjacent to Route 18 the park went through an 11 million renovation project and reopened to the public in 1999 342 343 Places of worship EditAbundant Life Family Worship Church founded in 1991 344 Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple Reform Judaism established in 1859 345 Ascension Lutheran Church founded in 1908 as The New Brunswick First Magyar Augsburg Evangelical Church 346 Christ Church Episcopal granted a royal charter in 1761 347 Ebenezer Baptist Church First Baptist Church of New Brunswick American Baptist First Presbyterian Presbyterian PCUSA First Reformed Reformed RCA Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University nondenominational Magyar Reformed Calvinist Mount Zion AME African Methodist Episcopal Mt Zion Ministries Family Worship Church Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church New Brunswick Islamic Center Point Community Church Saint Joseph Byzantine Catholic Saint Ladislaus Roman Catholic Saint Mary of Mount Virgin Church Remsen Avenue and Sandford Street Roman Catholic Sacred Heart Church Throop Avenue Roman Catholic Saint Peter the Apostle Church Somerset Street Roman Catholic Second Reformed Church Reformed RCA Sharon Baptist Church United Methodist Church at New Brunswick Voorhees Chapel at Rutgers University nondenominational Notable people Edit Actor Michael Douglas Gymnast Laurie Hernandez at the 2016 Summer Olympics R amp B singer Jaheim Former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann See also Category People from New Brunswick New Jersey People who were born in residents of or otherwise closely associated with the City of New Brunswick include David Abeel 1804 1846 Dutch Reformed Church missionary 348 Garnett Adrain 1815 1878 member of the United States House of Representatives 349 Charlie Atherton 1874 1934 major league baseball player 350 Jim Axelrod born 1963 national correspondent for CBS News who is a reporter for the CBS Evening News 351 Catherine Hayes Bailey 1921 2014 plant geneticist who specialized in fruit breeding 352 Joe Barzda 1915 1993 race car driver 353 354 John Bayard 1738 1807 merchant soldier and statesman who was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786 and later mayor of New Brunswick 355 John Bradbury Bennet 1865 1940 United States Army officer and brigadier general active during World War I 356 James Berardinelli born 1967 film critic 357 358 James Bishop 1816 1895 represented New Jersey s 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1857 359 Charles S Boggs 1811 1877 Rear Admiral who served in the United States Navy during the Mexican American War and the American Civil War 360 PJ Bond singer songwriter 361 Jake Bornheimer 1927 1986 professional basketball player for the Philadelphia Warriors 362 James Bornheimer 1933 1993 politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1982 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 1984 363 Brett Brackett born 1987 football tight end 364 Derrick Drop Braxton born 1981 record producer and composer 365 Sherry Britton 1918 2008 burlesque performer and actress 366 Gary Brokaw born 1954 former professional basketball player who played most of his NBA career for the Milwaukee Bucks 367 Dana Brown born 1967 general manager of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball 368 Jalen Brunson born 1996 basketball player 369 William Burdett Coutts 1851 1921 British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1921 370 Darhyl Camper born 1990 singer songwriter and record producer 371 Arthur S Carpender 1884 1960 United States Navy admiral who commanded the Allied Naval Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II 372 Jonathan Casillas born 1987 linebacker for the NFL s New Orleans Saints and University of Wisconsin 373 Joseph Compton Castner 1869 1946 Army general 374 Chris Dailey born 1959 women s basketball coach who has been the associate head coach for the Connecticut Huskies women s basketball team since 1988 375 Andre Dixon born 1986 former professional football running back 376 Wheeler Winston Dixon born 1950 filmmaker critic and author 377 378 Michael Douglas born 1944 actor 379 Hallie Eisenberg born 1992 actress 380 Linda Emond born 1959 actress 381 Jerome Epstein born 1937 politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1972 to 1974 and later went to federal prison for pirating millions of dollars worth of fuel oil 382 Anthony Walton White Evans 1817 1886 engineer 383 Robert Farmar 1717 1778 British Army officer who fought in the Seven Years War and served as interim governor of British West Florida 384 Mervin Field 1921 2015 pollster of public opinion 385 Louis Michael Figueroa born 1966 arguably the most prolific transcontinental journeyman 386 Charles Fiske 1868 1942 bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York from 1924 to 1936 387 Haley Fiske 1852 1929 lawyer who served as President of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 388 Kevin Friedland born 1981 soccer defender who played for Minnesota United FC 389 Margaret Kemble Gage 1734 1824 wife of General Thomas Gage who led the British Army in Massachusetts early in the American Revolutionary War and who may have informed the revolutionaries of her husband s strategy 390 Morris Goodkind c 1888 1968 chief bridge engineer for the New Jersey State Highway Department from 1925 to 1955 now the New Jersey Department of Transportation responsible for the design of the Pulaski Skyway and 4 000 other bridges 391 Vera Mae Green 1928 1982 anthropologist educator and scholar who made major contributions in the fields of Caribbean studies interethnic studies black family studies and the study of poverty and the poor 392 Alan Guth born 1947 theoretical physicist and cosmologist best known for his theory of cosmological inflation 393 Augustus A Hardenbergh 1830 1889 represented New Jersey s 7th congressional district from 1875 to 1879 and again from 1881 to 1883 394 Mel Harris born 1956 actress 395 Mark Helias born 1950 jazz bassist composer 396 Susan Hendricks born 1973 anchor for HLN and substitute anchor for CNN 397 Laurie Hernandez born 2000 artistic gymnast representing Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics 398 Sabah Homasi born 1988 mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division 399 Christine Moore Howell 1899 1972 hair care product businesswoman who founded Christine Cosmetics 400 Adam Hyler 1735 1782 privateer during the American Revolutionary War 401 Bill Hynes born 1972 professional auto racing driver and entrepreneur 402 Jaheim born 1978 full name Jaheim Hoagland R amp B singer 403 Dwayne Jarrett born 1986 wide receiver for the University of Southern California football team 2004 to 2006 current WR drafted by the Carolina Panthers 404 James P Johnson 1891 1955 pianist and composer who was one of the original stride piano masters 405 William H Johnson 1829 1904 painter and wallpaper hanger businessman and local crafts person whose home c 1870 was placed on the State of New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 2006 406 Robert Wood Johnson I 1845 1910 businessman who was one of the founders of Johnson amp Johnson 407 Robert Wood Johnson II 1893 1968 businessman who led Johnson amp Johnson and served as mayor of Highland Park New Jersey 408 Woody Johnson born 1947 businessman philanthropist and diplomat who is currently serving as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom 409 Frederick Barnett Kilmer 1851 1934 pharmacist author public health activist and the director of Scientific Laboratories for Johnson amp Johnson from 1889 to 1934 410 Joyce Kilmer 1886 1918 poet 411 Littleton Kirkpatrick 1797 1859 represented New Jersey s 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855 and was mayor of New Brunswick in 1841 and 1842 412 Ted Kubiak born 1942 MLB player for the Kansas City Oakland Athletics Milwaukee Brewers St Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres 413 Roy Mack 1889 1962 director of film shorts mostly comedies with 205 titles to his credit 414 Floyd Mayweather Jr born 1977 multi division winning boxer currently with an undefeated record of 50 0 he grew up in the 1980s in the Hiram Square neighborhood 415 Jim Norton born 1968 comedian 416 Anna Oliver 1840 1892 American preacher 417 Robert Pastorelli 1954 2004 actor known primarily for playing the role of the house painter on Murphy Brown 418 Judith Persichilli born 1949 nurse and health care executive who has served as the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health 419 Hasan Piker born 1991 Twitch streamer and political commentator 420 421 Stephen Porges born 1945 Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 422 Franke Previte born 1946 composer 423 Mary Lea Johnson Richards 1926 1990 heiress entrepreneur and Broadway producer who was the first baby to appear on a Johnson s baby powder label 424 Miles Ross 1827 1903 Mayor of New Brunswick U S Representative and businessman 425 Mohamed Sanu born 1989 American football wide receiver who has played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers 426 Gabe Saporta born 1979 musician and frontman of bands Midtown and Cobra Starship 427 Robert J Sexton director producer and former musician 428 Jeff Shaara born 1952 historical novelist 429 Gerald Shargel 1944 2022 defense attorney known for his work defending mobsters and celebrities 430 Dustin Sheppard born 1980 retired professional soccer player who played in MLS for the MetroStars 431 Brian D Sicknick 1978 2021 officer of the United States Capitol Police who died following the January 6 United States Capitol attack 432 George Sebastian Silzer 1870 1940 served as the 38th Governor of New Jersey Served on the New Brunswick board of aldermen from 1892 to 1896 433 James H Simpson 1813 1883 U S Army surveyor of western frontier areas 434 Robert Sklar 1936 2011 historian and author specializing in the history of film 435 Arthur Space 1908 1983 actor of theatre film and television 436 Larry Stark born 1932 theater reviewer and creator of Theater Mirror 437 Matt Taibbi born 1970 author and journalist 438 Norman Tanzman 1918 2004 politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1962 to 1968 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1968 to 1974 439 Ron Bumblefoot Thal born 1969 guitarist musician composer 440 Joe Theismann born 1949 former professional quarterback who played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and former commentator on ESPN s Monday Night Football 441 John Tukey 1915 2000 mathematician 442 William Henry Vanderbilt 1821 1885 businessman 443 John Van Dyke 1807 1878 represented New Jersey s 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851 and served as Mayor of New Brunswick from 1846 to 1847 444 Tony Vega 1961 2013 Thoroughbred horse jockey and community activist 445 Paul Wesley born 1982 actor known for his role as Stefan Salvatore on The CW show The Vampire Diaries 446 Rev Samuel Merrill Woodbridge 1819 1905 minister author professor at Rutgers College and New Brunswick Theological Seminary 447 Eric Young born 1967 former Major League Baseball player who is currently the first base coach for the Atlanta Braves 448 Eric Young Jr born 1985 Major League Baseball player 449 Sister cities EditNew Brunswick s sister cities are 450 451 Debrecen Hungary Fukui Fukui Prefecture Japan County Limerick Ireland Tsuruoka Yamagata Prefecture JapanSee also EditDavidson Bros Inc v D Katz amp Sons Inc 1994 Notes Edit Mean maxima and minima i e the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020 References Edit a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files New Jersey Places United States Census Bureau Accessed July 1 2020 a b US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 a b Mayor s Office City of New Brunswick Accessed May 2 2022 2022 New Jersey Mayors Directory New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Accessed March 1 2022 a b City Directory City of New Brunswick Accessed May 2 2022 Administration Staff City of New Brunswick Accessed May 2 2022 Leslie Zeledon Appointed as New City Clerk City of New Brunswick Accessed December 11 2019 New Brunswick City Council appointed Leslie R Zeledon as the new City Clerk at its 2019 Reorganization Meeting at City Hall Zeledon has served as Deputy Clerk for the City of New Brunswick since September 2011 She replaces longtime City Clerk Daniel A Torrisi who was appointed by Mayor Cahill to serve as City Administrator a b 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book Rutgers University Edward J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy March 2013 p 81 ArcGIS REST Services Directory United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 11 2022 City of New Brunswick Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved March 8 2013 a b c d e f QuickFacts New Brunswick city New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed December 11 2022 a b c Total Population Census 2010 Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed December 1 2022 a b c d Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50 000 or More Ranked by July 1 2021 Population April 1 2020 to July 1 2021 United States Census Bureau May 2022 Accessed December 1 2022 Note that townships including Edison Lakewood and Woodbridge all of which have larger populations are excluded from these rankings a b Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey April 1 2020 to July 1 2021 United States Census Bureau Accessed December 1 2022 a b Population Density by County and Municipality New Jersey 2020 and 2021 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed March 1 2023 Look Up a ZIP Code for New Brunswick NJ United States Postal Service Accessed April 18 2012 Zip Codes State of New Jersey Accessed August 18 2013 Area Code Lookup NPA NXX for New Brunswick NJ Area Codes com Accessed October 6 2014 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Missouri Census Data Center Accessed April 1 2022 US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey Accessed September 4 2014 Staff Lew Dockstader Minstrel Is Dead Famous Comedian Succumbs to a Bone Tumor at His Daughter s Home at 68 The New York Times October 27 1924 Accessed May 18 2015 New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State Accessed July 10 2017 Lynn Kathleen Living In New Brunswick N J Big City Amenities With a Small Town Feel The New York Times October 7 2020 Accessed June 14 2022 a b c d e f DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 for New Brunswick city Middlesex County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed April 18 2012 a b Table DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2010 for New Brunswick city Archived January 17 2014 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed April 18 2012 Table 7 Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey 1990 2000 and 2010 Archived August 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development February 2011 Accessed November 23 2012 7 30 a m Filling cracks in the health care city Home News Tribune September 23 1999 With two major hospitals and a medical school New Brunswick proclaims itself The Healthcare City A wet day in the Hub City Home News Tribune September 23 1999 A few days short of 60 years on Wednesday Sept 16 a dreary drizzly day just ahead of the deluge of Hurricane Floyd the Home News Tribune sent 24 reporters 9 photographers and one artist into the Hub City as it is known to take a peek into life in New Brunswick as it is in 1999 Weiss Jennifer Redevelopment As New Brunswick Grows City s Hungarians Adapt The New York Times July 16 2006 Accessed December 11 2019 While the Hungarian community has diminished over the years in the 1930s it made up a third of New Brunswick s population much of what it built remains a b Zinsmeister James A New Brunswick Journal Where Hungarian Pride Lives On The New York Times June 28 1992 Accessed December 12 2019 On one corner a statue of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty the late beloved primate of Hungary rises amid flowers before a large blue spruce Across the way a small granite monument bears a newly burnished bronze plaque that commemorates the Hungarian revolution While it is difficult to determine precisely how many Hungarian Americans live in New Brunswick Dr August Molnar director of the Hungarian Heritage Center estimates that 3 200 do That represents about 8 percent of the city s population down from nearly 10 percent in 1980 Brennan Ray Rutgers Historical Background Rutgers Rarities Accessed December 12 2019 According to Virtual Field Trip New Brunswick was the place where the very important Native American Minisink Trail crossed the Raritan River This later as was the case with many other Native American routeways became one of the most important colonial roads the main overland route between New York and Philadelphia Staff New Jersey Miscellaneous Notes about New Brunswick The New York Times July 27 1854 Accessed December 11 2019 If the desperately hot weather permit I purpose to give you a few items of general interest respecting this ancient Dutch settlement However with the mercury ranging from 78 to 98 in the shade during the sixteen hours of sunshine you will not expect much exertion on my part Daniel Cooper says Gordon was the first recorded inhabitant of Prigmore s Swamp Hutchinson Viola L The Origin of New Jersey Place Names New Jersey Public Library Commission May 1945 Accessed September 9 2015 Gannett Henry The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States p 223 United States Government Printing Office 1905 Accessed September 9 2015 a b Snyder John P The Story of New Jersey s Civil Boundaries 1606 1968 Bureau of Geology and Topography Trenton New Jersey 1969 p 171 Accessed March 26 2012 Revolutionary War Sites in New Brunswick Revolutionary War New Jersey Accessed August 18 2013 Heintze James R Declaration of Independence First Public Readings American University backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 15 2004 Accessed December 11 2019 July 9 or 10 New Brunswick N J Col John Neilson Harper s New Monthly Magazine July 1892 251 Lee Eunice Statue of New Brunswick Revolutionary War figure planned The Star Ledger July 31 2011 Accessed August 18 2013 New Brunswick Public Sculpture a nonprofit is commissioning a life size bronze statue of Col John Neilson a New Jersey native who gave one of the earliest readings of the Declaration of Independence on July 9 1776 while standing before a crowd in New Brunswick Did You Know Answer 2 City of New Brunswick Accessed December 11 2019 The 3rd public reading of the Declaration of Independence took place outside a tavern on Albany Street on July 9 1776 The document was en route from Philadelphia to New York when Col John A Neilson stood outside a tavern atop a table and read it to the townspeople Makin Cheryl Revolutionary moment comes to life 241 years later Courier News July 10 2017 Accessed December 11 2019 Neilson was born March 11 1745 in the city that now bears a street with his name in addition to Neilson Hall on the Rutgers University campus and as of Sunday a sculpture depicting a defining moment in his life and the country s history It also is the only statue depicting a reading of the Declaration of Independence in the U S Ritter said A Historical Sketch of Rutgers University Section 1 Rutgers University Libraries Accessed December 11 2019 With an adequate charter obtained and the governing board assembled the trustees turned to select a site for Queen s College The members were split on whether to locate the college in Hackensack or New Brunswick The Reverend John H Goetschius an early advocate for the college claimed that the academy he began in Hackensack served as an advantage for establishing the college in Bergen County But the supporters of New Brunswick reminded their colleagues that the Reverend John Leydt of New Brunswick had joined with Hardenbergh and other members of that community to establish a Grammar school in 1768 Four years passed before the trustees met in May 1771 to present their subscriptions and choose the location for the college A vote of ten to seven placed the college in New Brunswick Our History Rutgers University Accessed December 11 2019 1771 The first class is held A handful of students attend class at a converted tavern the Sign of the Red Lion at the corner of Albany and Neilson streets in New Brunswick Today original stones from the building are incorporated into a bench near the center of Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue Campus a 40th reunion gift from the Class of 1939 1774 The first commencement Matthew Leydt is the only graduate in the first commencement class Benedict William H Early Taverns in New Brunswick in Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society p 136 New Jersey Historical Society 1918 Volume 3 Issue 3 Accessed December 11 2019 Paths to Historic Rutgers A Self Guided Tour Rutgers University Libraries Accessed December 11 2019 Old Queen s the home of the administrative officers of Rutgers University was originally known as the Queens College building Designed in 1808 09 by the noted architect John McComb who also designed City Hall in New York the building is one of the finest examples of Federal architecture in the United States When first occupied in 1811 Old Queens housed the academic work of the College the New Brunswick Theological Seminary and the Rutgers Preparatory School then known as the Grammar School Fuentes Marisa and White Deborah Scarlet and Black Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History Rutgers University Press 2016 New Brunswick New Jersey Accessed December 11 2019 a b Old Queens Reigns at Rutgers for 200 Years The university celebrates the state s oldest intact higher education building Rutgers Today April 27 2009 Accessed December 12 2019 The cornerstone of Old Queens was laid April 27 1809 The building originally housed the university s preparatory school college and theological seminary as well as residential units for faculty Old Queens is now occupied by Rutgers central administrative offices Paths to Historic Rutgers A Self Guided Tour Alexander Johnston Hall Rutgers University Accessed August 29 2017 Alexander Johnston Hall was built by Nicholas Wyckoff in 1830 to provide a home for the Rutgers Preparatory School which had shared space in Old Queens with the College and New Brunswick Theological Seminary since 1811 History Rutgers University Accessed July 13 2016 In 1945 and 1956 state legislative acts designated Rutgers as The State University of New Jersey a public institution Rutgers College Grammar School Rutgers University Common Repository Accessed August 18 2013 The Rutgers Preparatory School remained in New Brunswick until 1957 when it moved to its current location in Somerset N J a b 2016 17 Academic Catalog New Brunswick Theological Seminary Accessed August 29 2017 In 1796 the school moved to Brooklyn and in 1810 to New Brunswick to serve better the church and its candidates for ministry Since 1856 New Brunswick Seminary has carried on its life and work on its present New Brunswick campus Heyboer Kelly New Brunswick Theological Seminary sells part of historic campus to Rutgers for a fresh start NJ Advance Media for NJ com September 8 2013 updated March 30 2019 Accessed December 12 2019 In a complex deal that will transform part of downtown New Brunswick the nation s oldest Protestant seminary is selling most of its hilltop campus to neighboring Rutgers University The seminary is using the cash to build a new state of the art building at the base of the hill on the corner of College Avenue New Brunswick Theological Seminary officials say the radical decision to sell and demolish 10 buildings on one of New Jersey s most historic campuses is an answer to their prayers a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Armstead Shaun Sutter Brenann Walker Pamela Wiesner Caitlin 2016 And I Poor Slave Yet The Precarity of Black Life in New Brunswick 1766 1835 In Fuentes Marisa White Deborah Gray eds Scarlet and Black Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History New Brunswick NJ Rutgers University Press pp 91 122 ISBN 9780813591520 JSTOR j ctt1k3s9r0 9 An act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery Archived April 30 2018 at the Wayback Machine Rutgers University Libraries Accessed December 12 2019 New Jersey s African American Tour Guide New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission Accessed December 17 2014 At the southern edge of the Gateway Region is New Brunswick a town with much culture to offer and African American history to explore African Americans were living here as far back as 1790 and by 1810 the Census listed 53 free Blacks and 164 slaves out of the 469 families then living in town One of the state s oldest Black churches Mt Zion A M E at 25 Division Street was founded in 1825 Makin Cheryl AME churches celebrate spirituality longevity Courier News October 27 2017 Accessed December 12 2019 The historic Mount Zion A M E Church New Brunswick is the oldest African American church in Middlesex County Now at 39 Hildebrand Way the church began with a small plot of land on Division Street in 1827 The church was founded by a mix of enslaved and free people 36 years prior to the Emancipation Proclamation said Eric Billips pastor since 2013 at Mount Zion A M E Church New Brunswick In 1827 records show that Joseph and Jane Hoagland along with other black men and women in the New Brunswick area were founders of the church Wright Giles R Afro Americans in New Jersey a short history Appendix 3 New Jersey Historical Commission 1989 Trenton New Jersey Accessed December 12 2019 New Brunswick Walk 2003 Rutgers University Accessed December 12 2019 New Brunswick has been called the most Hungarian city in the US because proportionately it once had more Hungarians than any other city In 1915 out of a total population of 30 013 there were 5 572 Hungarians The first immigrants came in 1888 and there followed in the early twentieth century many skilled workers who found employment in the former cigar factory on Somerset Street and at J and J Gurowitz Margaret Hungarian University Kilmer House June 19 2008 Accessed December 12 2019 Large numbers of Hungarians settled in New Jersey and especially in New Brunswick which had lots of industry to provide employment Besides Johnson amp Johnson there was a cigar box manufacturer which explains why many of our early medicated plasters were in cigar box packaging we bought the boxes from the neighboring factory a button factory a wallpaper factory and more Magyar Bank New Brunswick New Jersey Hungarian Free Press November 10 2018 Accessed December 12 2019 Magyar Bank has an interesting history Originally it was founded in 1922 as the Magyar Building and Loan Association by local Hungarian immigrants Most of these Hungarian Americans settled in the city s Fifth Ward and the bank provided loans for their families Coriden Guy E Report on Hungarian Refugees Central Intelligence Agency Accessed December 12 2019 As of 1 September 1957 approximately 35 000 of these refugees had accepted asylum in the US In early November 1956 when it became apparent that a massive influx of Hungarians was going to have to be resettled it was decided that Camp Kilmer New Jersey would be the processing center for all of the refugees From the arrival of the first refugees on 21 November 1956 until early May 1957 when Camp Kilmer was closed transportation was provided by 214 MATS flights 5 military Sea Transport Service MSTS ocean voyages and 133 flights chartered by the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration ICEM 40 of the best things to do this weekend in NJ May 31 Jun 2 NJ 101 5 May 30 2019 Accessed December 12 2019 44th Annual Hungarian Festival The Hungarian Festival comes to New Brunswick for the 44th year in a row Experience all things Hungarian as Somerset Street is transformed enjoy fine Hungarian foods great Hungarian dances and music Hungarian Memorials and Markers in the USA The American Hungarian Federation Accessed December 12 2019 New Brunswick NJ Mindszenty statue and square Mascarenhas Rohan Census data shows Hispanics as the largest minority in N J The Star Ledger February 3 2011 Accessed June 24 2013 Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Program Approved Projects Archived December 30 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Economic Development Authority Accessed January 11 2015 Middlesex County New Brunswick Urban Transit Hub Tax Credits Archived November 4 2012 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Economic Development Authority Accessed January 11 2015 Picard Joseph New Brunswick Plan Debates The New York Times June 28 1987 Accessed December 12 2019 Johnson amp Johnson the multinational medical supplies giant based here since 1886 set the redevelopment in motion in 1973 by calling in consultants to consider its feasibility One the American City Corporation of Columbia Md has been credited with setting the direction for the revitalization By 1975 New Brunswick Tomorrow N B T and the New Brunswick Development Corporation Devco had started up the former as the revitalization s promotional arm and the latter as its chief developer They have from the beginning shared in and promoted Johnson amp Johnson s vision for New Brunswick s future Devco spends 1 6 billion since 1970s The Daily Targum January 25 2006 backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 11 2007 Accessed August 29 2017 Waggoner Walter H Johnson amp Johnson Expanding in New Jersey Planning 50 Million Headquarters in Downtown New Brunswick The New York Times April 7 1978 Accessed December 12 2019 Johnson amp Johnson Inc announced today that would construct a new 50 million worldwide corporate headquarters in down town New Brunswick The medical supplies company already the major taxpayer in this Middlesex County urban center said it had spurned temptations to move its headquarters to suburban sites and that it was committed to the revitalization of this city of 40 000 The whole complex will be located just south of Johnson amp Johnson s red brick Georgian colonial headquarters structure bounded by George Street on the east the Amtrak railroad tracks on the north Albany Street or Route 27 on the south and Peace and Water Streets on the west Rangel Jesus Raids by Housing Inspectors Anger Jersey Neighborhood The New York Times March 12 1988 Accessed December 12 2019 When city officials acting on a tip found that illegal immigrants were crowding into houses in a poor neighborhood here they began a campaign to crack down on building code violations But to many residents of Ward 2 particularly its Mexicans Dominicans Central Americans and Puerto Ricans the inspections have been raids aimed at the neighborhood because it lies in the path of New Brunswick s urban renewal plans The site of the hotel and conference center used to be the Hiram Street market area a predominantly Puerto Rican and Dominican neighborhood Students protest DevCo redevelopment The Daily Targum September 15 1999 Tenants place is uncertain The Daily Targum November 9 1999 a b Courtney Marian Corporate Offices New State Image The New York Times October 23 1983 Accessed December 12 2019 When Johnson amp Johnson decided to build its new world headquarters in the city where it had been lodged for almost 100 years it assumed a leadership role in New Brunswick Tomorrow the government industry alliance that is rebuilding a deteriorating central business district Attrino Anthony G John J Heldrich former top executive at Johnson amp Johnson and civic leader dies at 88 NJ Advance Media for NJ com October 28 2014 updated March 29 2019 Accessed December 12 2019 a b Lane Alexander Time to turn another corner Next generation of builders has designs on New Brunswick The Star Ledger June 30 2002 backed up by the Internet Archive as of November 9 2014 Accessed December 12 2019 Peet Judy Private company s redevelopment of New Brunswick could be model for Atlantic City revamp The Star Ledger August 29 2010 updated April 1 2019 Accessed December 12 2019 Currently in the works are a 632 000 square foot transit village adjacent to the train station and 165 million research tower Devco now owns 2 million square feet of space in the city including the Middlesex County courthouse according to Devco records Unlike redevelopment in Newark and Camden the Devco model didn t try to revitalize multiple neighborhoods with individual projects but instead concentrated on a small extremely dense corridor within approximately 10 blocks of the New Brunswick train station Narvaez Alfonso Building s Sale Backs New Brunswick Revival The New York Times June 17 1984 Accessed December 12 2019 Martin Antoinette At Two Extremes of a Housing Market The New York Times March 6 2005 Accessed December 12 2019 Miller Paige In New Brunswick one development tackles multiple community needs Archived June 11 2012 at the Wayback Machine Smart Growth America May 7 2012 Accessed December 13 2019 When Smart Growth America s coalition partner New Jersey Future announced its 2012 Smart Growth Award winners in April it was no surprise that New Brunswick s Gateway Transit Village received the award for Transit Oriented Development Partnership The Gateway Transit Village is a new development in downtown New Brunswick that includes parking retail office and residential space Gateway is known as a transit oriented development because it is located across from a train station easily connecting the building s tenants and patrons to transit a b c Nurin Tara Explainer How Downtown New Brunswick Has Emerged from Its Doldrums NJ Spotlight January 13 2015 Accessed December 13 2019 Now however Rutgers the New Brunswick Development Corp Devco the mayor s office and influential private firms are redrawing the residential academic and commercial landscape of the greater downtown area They re building on the success of earlier urban renewal projects Rutgers rise in national academic and athletic standings millennials desire for transit friendly live work play destinations and powerful economic incentives a b David Listokin Dorothea Berkhout James W Hughes 2016 New Brunswick New Jersey The Decline and Revitalization of Urban America Rutgers University Press ISBN 9780813575582 Garbarine Rachelle In the New York Region New Jersey In Montclair and New Brunswick A Few Drops for the Rental Trickle The New York Times September 10 1989 Accessed December 13 2019 History of Christ Church Christ Church New Brunswick New Jersey Accessed December 13 2019 The demand was such that a group gathered in 1742 to construct another church to be called Christ Church on the New Brunswick side of the River Although construction began in 1742 title to the land was not obtained until 1745 Christ Church New Brunswick NJ Rutgers University backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 20 2008 Accessed March 27 2014 The original building was 55 feet wide 45 feet deep and 20 feet high A steeple consisting of a tower and spire was added in 1773 The steeple design was based on that of St Martin in the Fields in London At the time it was constructed the steeple was the highest point in town Unfortunately it seems that the original construction of the steeple was not altogether sound as the congregation began taking subscriptions for steeple repair in 1786 Following the first repair job the steeple was struck by lightning in 1803 and it burned to the ground It was rebuilt the same year through new subscriptions and the tower portion of the steeple as opposed to the spire still stands History of the First Reformed Church New Brunswick Rutgers University Accessed December 13 2019 390 George Street Emporis Accessed December 12 2019 Rabinowitz Richard George Street Closed Due to Partial Collapse of Historic Building New Brunswick Today September 9 2013 Accessed December 13 2019 The historic building at 390 George Street is eight stories tall and was built in 1908 according to Emporis Originally it was one of the tallest buildings in the city and the home to the National Bank of New Jersey which left the downtown area in the 1970s Buildings in New Brunswick demolished Emporis Accessed December 13 2019 Malinconico Joe The Legacy of Hope VI in New Brunswick Some residents say the revitalization of low income housing has made their neighborhoods safer but advocates are split on the long term effects of the program New Brunswick NJ Patch July 14 2011 Accessed December 13 2019 Back then Gregory said he roamed New Brunswick s notorious Memorial Homes selling cocaine heroin and PCP He admits being arrested at the high rise projects several times But hustling drugs and ducking police grew tiresome and Gregory said he gave up his criminal ways just before city housing officials knocked down the projects in a blast of dynamite August will mark the 10 year anniversary of the demolition and Gregory s lifestyle isn t the only thing that s changed in the neighborhood since the Memorial Homes came down Lower George Street Redevelopment Strategy Winner City of New Brunswick supporting partners New Brunswick Development Corporation New Brunswick Homes Residents Council and the New Brunswick Housing Authority New Jersey Future Accessed December 13 2019 To date the four public housing towers have been demolished and Hope Manor the first construction phase of the work program is complete Hope Manor includes 68 homes 15 of which are rehabilitated existing homes and 53 of which are new construction Currently under construction is phase two Riverside which will consist of 76 homes directly on the site of the New Brunswick Homes towers Rabinowitz Richard 22 Story Highrise Apartment Complex Approved For New Street New Brunswick Today June 1 2014 Accessed December 13 2019 22 story tower is set to rise over New Street the latest in a neighborhood full of recent housing developments such as Rockoff Hall The Heldrich and The George New Brunswick Emporis Accessed December 13 2019 a b c d e f g h i j k l New Brunswick SkyscraperPage Accessed December 13 2019 New Brunswick NJ Is America s 5th Most Exciting Small City Why Walkable Princeton January 5 2014 Accessed December 13 2019 The height of the new buildings in New Brunswick up to 23 levels in the newest luxury tower would clearly be out of scale for Princeton but for a city like New Brunswick they offer a way to capture value from desirable locations close to university facilities downtown amenities and a direct rail connection to New York Martin Antoinette A Rising Rental Market in the North The New York Times November 11 2011 Accessed December 13 2019 Kratovil Charlie New Brunswick 101 Your Source For Facts About The Hub City New Brunswick Today June 15 2015 Accessed December 13 2019 Rothman Carly 275 million cultural center planned in New Brunswick The Star Ledger March 12 2008 updated April 2 2019 Accessed December 13 2019 Rendering of the new New Brunswick Cultural Center project to be unveiled on 3 12 08 This rendering is an overall look at the project which will rise 34 stories on the site of what is now the George Street Playhouse Crossroads Theater and a surface parking lot behind them Wednesday night New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill will unveil plans for a New Brunswick Cultural Center a 275 million project that will connect the historic State Theatre to a new building featuring two state of the art theaters rehearsal studios and classrooms 10 floors of office space and a 200 unit condominium tower New Brunswick Cultural Center Tower Emporis Accessed December 13 2019 Lustig Jay Plan unveiled for new performing arts center in New Brunswick NJ Arts February 7 2017 Accessed December 13 2019 New Brunswick s Theater Row the only one of its kind in New Jersey is getting a major facelift The side by side buildings housing the George Street Playhouse and the Crossroads Theatre Company on Livingston Avenue in downtown New Brunswick will be razed and a new tower will be built that will be their home among other things In 2019 our residents and visitors will be able to enjoy two brand new state of the art theater spaces complete with a new parking facility and a mixed use tower containing 25 floors of office space and residential units said New Brunswick mayor James Cahill at a press conference today at the Crossroads Theatre Clark Adam Rutgers to partner with New Brunswick on downtown arts theater NJ Advance Media for NJ com April 6 2017 updated January 16 2019 Accessed December 13 2019 In a deal that will allow Rutgers University to launch a new musical theater program the university plans to contribute 17 million to a performing arts theater in downtown New Brunswick pending approval from its Board of Governors The board is scheduled to vote Thursday on a partnership between the university the New Brunswick Development Corporation and the New Brunswick Cultural Center If approved the plan will lead to the long awaited 60 million 60 000 square foot New Brunswick Performing Arts Center opening in 2019 Rutgers Enters Partnership to Build Performing Arts Center Board of Governors approves university s investment in center that paves way for expanded programming at Mason Gross School of the Arts Rutgers Today April 6 2017 Accessed December 13 2019 The Rutgers Board of Governors today approved the university s investment as a partial owner of the 60 000 square foot New Brunswick Performing Arts Center The new facility will be part of a 450 000 square foot development that also will include office space and residential units on the site of the existing George Street Playhouse and Crossroads Theatre in downtown New Brunswick Makin Cheryl New Brunswick redevelopment Hub City is renewing reinventing reinvesting Courier News March 23 2018 Accessed December 13 2019 Owned by the city and managed by its nonprofit New Brunswick Development Corp the site is approved for up to 4 million square feet of commercial development that can complement local residential retail and entertainment growth in proximity to corporate medical and academic research activity and public transportation While still years in development The Hub now is the subject of a planning and implementation study by the state Economic Development Authority which also has a bioscience incubation station in nearby North Brunswick Murphy said that the EDA will recruit partners for The Hub High Speed Rail Los Gallardos Sorbas section of Mediterranean Railway Corridor Spain Louis Berger Retrieved June 22 2019 The Vue Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 New Brunswick Transit Village perkinseastman com Archived from the original on April 25 2014 Retrieved April 25 2014 Martin Antoinette In New Brunswick a Mixed Use Project Is Bustling The New York Times February 11 2011 Accessed August 18 2013 The 624 000 square foot building will have a public parking structure at the core of its first 10 stories that core is to be wrapped in commercial and office space A glass residential tower 14 stories tall will sit atop the parking structure As for the residences 10 floors of rentals and 4 levels of penthouse condos they are scheduled to be complete by April 2012 One Spring Street New Jersey Urban Developers www boraie com Retrieved June 22 2019 One Spring Street Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Tower Evaded Safety Inspectors Before Burning a Resident New Brunswick Today newbrunswicktoday com November 9 2015 Retrieved June 28 2019 Martin Antoinette At Two Extremes of a Housing Market The New York Times March 6 2005 Accessed December 16 2019 Boraie Development founded by Omar Boraie an Egyptian immigrant who came to New Brunswick 40 years ago to get his Ph D in chemistry before hearing the siren call of real estate is putting up a New York style apartment tower at One Spring Street downtown This is going to be super high end said Wasseem Boraie one of two Boraie sons who are partners in the company Lissner Caren New Brunswick Opens Its 172 Million Performing Arts Center Jersey Digs September 9 2019 Accessed December 16 2019 The 23 story New Brunswick Performing Arts Center NBPAC complex opened on September 4 with an event drawing 450 guests to celebrate the long awaited 172 million project which includes two theaters office space and 207 apartments for artists and performers New Brunswick Performing Arts Center Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Perry Jessica April 4 2017 State of the art 190M arts center coming to New Brunswick Retrieved June 22 2019 The Standard at New Brunswick The Skyscraper Center www skyscrapercenter com Retrieved June 28 2019 Mccarthy Craig April 5 2017 190M arts center apartment building reportedly to be built in New Brunswick nj com Retrieved June 27 2019 Pennrose Closes on 22 story Mixed Use Residential Development www pennrose com Retrieved June 27 2019 Colony House Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Johnson and Johnson Plaza Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Johnson amp Johnson World Headquarters New Brunswick 1982 Structurae Retrieved June 22 2019 Hackworth Jason 2013 The Neoliberal City Governance Ideology and Development in American Urbanism Cornell University Press ISBN 9780801470042 Comm Caryl J amp J Worldwide Headquarters Nears CompletionKimmerle Newman Architect Designs Flexible Mobile Workforce Spaces Morristown NJ Patch May 19 2017 Accessed May 5 2021 Kimmerle Group a Harding based multifaceted architectural design organization announced that Johnson amp Johnson J amp J is currently building out the final two projects in the redesign of its world headquarters in New Brunswick NJ The pharmaceutical giant retained Kimmerle Newman Architects KNA last year to address its new master plan project at its 449 000 square foot headquarters located at 1 Johnson amp Johnson Plaza through nine separate projects seven of which are now complete Skyline Tower Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Civic Square Residential Tower and Middlesex County Courthouse Renovation devco org Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved October 30 2015 a b Source Pennrose Sold Its Two Hub City Highrises For 35 5 Million New Brunswick Today newbrunswicktoday com April 4 2017 Retrieved June 28 2019 John P Fricano Towers Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Pennrose adds The George New Brunswick to its high rise properties North Jersey com May 2013 Archived from the original on March 25 2014 Retrieved March 24 2014 AJD www ajdconstruction net Retrieved June 28 2019 Riverside Towers Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Photos Riverside Towers Apartment Homes Accessed December 16 2019 The Heldrich Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Heldrich Redevelopment Project New Brunswick New Jersey Future Retrieved June 28 2019 Rockoff Hall University Apartments Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Rockoff Hall Sold to Pittsburgh Based McKinney Properties For 57 Million New Brunswick Today newbrunswicktoday com June 5 2013 Retrieved June 28 2019 Rockoff Hall Devco Accessed December 16 2019 Year Completed 2005 Rockoff Hall encompasses 186 apartment suites a significant street level retail presence with national retailers and additional space for Rutgers to utilize for student life activities Rockoff Hall www pennrose com Retrieved June 28 2019 SoCam 290 SoCam 290 is a pet friendly student living apartment community in New Brunswick NJ socam290 com Retrieved June 28 2019 1 dead link The Aspire Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 Haydon Tom March 25 2012 16 story building to rise in New Brunswick The Star Ledger Retrieved May 16 2012 Haydon Tom March 25 2012 16 story complex to rise above New Brunswick nj com Retrieved June 28 2019 Boraie Development offers luxury living at The Aspire NJ com March 18 2015 The Yard College Avenue Rutgers Future by Devco Accessed December 16 2019 New 14 Story Rutgers Apartment Building Set to Open August 28 New Brunswick Today newbrunswicktoday com August 22 2016 Retrieved June 22 2019 University Apartments University Apartments PDF Elkus Manfredi Architects December 13 2013 Retrieved June 12 2014 permanent dead link Gov Christie Rutgers University and New Brunswick Development Corporation Break Ground on College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative rutgers edu Retrieved November 1 2015 University Apartment Housing Rutgers Future by DEVCO rutgersfuturebydevco org Retrieved November 1 2015 410 George Street dead link Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 University Center at Easton Avenue Emporis Accessed December 16 2019 University Center at Easton Ave Apartments Residence Life Retrieved June 28 2019 90 New Street Development PDF Mark S Carelli Architect LLC January 7 2009 Archived from the original PDF on July 14 2014 Retrieved June 6 2014 Rabinowitz Richard June 1 2014 22 Story Highrise Apartment Complex Approved For New Street New Brunswick Today Retrieved June 6 2014 6 New Brunswick Development Projects to Watch in 2019 TAPinto Retrieved June 28 2019 a b c The Hub New Brunswick The Hub New Brunswick Home The Hub New Brunswick a b Fedak Nicolai December 8 2014 New Look KPF Designing The Hub in New Brunswick N J NewYorkNimby Archived from the original on February 19 2015 Retrieved February 20 2015 Kaya Laterman June 20 2014 New Brunswick Aims to Add Jobs Near Home WSJ Fedak Nikolai June 5 2014 Revealed New Brunswick Transit Village s Latest Expansion New York Imby Archived from the original on June 6 2014 Retrieved June 6 2014 New Brunswick s Next Chapter New Jersey Business Magazine New Jersey Business Magazine a b Potential DEVCO NBPA Deal to Redevelop Ferren Deck Means Uncertain Future For Paterson St New Brunswick Today June 30 2014 Retrieved November 27 2019 Rutgers wants to open a top cancer hospital but a local school board may have the final say February 10 2020 Areas touching New Brunswick MapIt Accessed January 11 2015 Municipalities Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed December 1 2019 New Jersey Municipal Boundaries New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed November 15 2019 a b Kratovil Charlie New Brunswick 101 Your Source For Facts About The Hub City A Comprehensive List of Every Neighborhood Apartment Building or Other Development in Hub City New Brunswick Today June 15 2015 Accessed July 13 2016 Though New Brunswick does not use a system of neighborhood based elections and whether or not it should has been a contentious issue for more than a century the city is still divided into five political subdivisions known as wards There is no Third Ward as most of that area was destroyed and redeveloped into a hotel and corporate headquarters in the 1980s Braunstein Amy A Battle for Wards in New Jersey s Hub City Shelterforce October 17 2010 Accessed July 13 2016 Keller Karen New Brunswick vote to divide city into wards failed by narrow margin The Star Ledger November 7 2009 Accessed July 13 2016 A ballot initiative to divide New Brunswick into wards for city council elections has failed by a narrow margin unofficial results show with 50 8 voters against and 49 2 in favor NowData NOAA Online Weather Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved September 19 2021 Station New Brunswick 3 SE NJ U S Climate Normals 2020 U S Monthly Climate Normals 1991 2020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved August 12 2021 Compendium of censuses 1726 1905 together with the tabulated returns of 1905 New Jersey Department of State 1906 Accessed August 18 2013 Lundy F L et al Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey Volume 116 p 417 J A Fitzgerald 1892 Accessed November 25 2012 Raum John O The History of New Jersey From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Volume 1 p 246 J E Potter and company 1877 Accessed August 18 2013 New Brunswick is divided into six wards Its population in 1850 was 10 008 in 1860 11 156 and in 1870 15 058 It was incorporated as a city in 1784 Rutgers College built of a dark red freestone and finished in 1811 is located here Census 1850 lists total population of 10 019 Debow James Dunwoody Brownson The Seventh Census of the United States 1850 p 137 R Armstrong 1853 Accessed August 18 2013 Staff A compendium of the ninth census 1870 p 260 United States Census Bureau 1872 Accessed November 25 2012 Porter Robert Percival Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins Volume III 51 to 75 p 98 United States Census Bureau 1890 Accessed November 25 2012 Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910 Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions 1910 1900 1890 United States Census Bureau p 337 Accessed May 19 2012 Fifteenth Census of the United States 1930 Population Volume I United States Census Bureau p 711 Accessed May 19 2012 Table 6 New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality 1930 1990 Archived May 10 2015 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed August 9 2016 a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic Social Economic Housing Characteristics for New Brunswick city New Jersey Archived January 17 2012 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed November 23 2012 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 Census 2000 Summary File 1 SF 1 100 Percent Data for New Brunswick city Middlesex County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed November 23 2012 DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates for New Brunswick city Middlesex County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed May 19 2012 Carroll Dore New Brunswick Medical field at hub of this transformation The county seat in Middlesex is hoping to become America s health care city The Star Ledger August 29 2004 backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 4 2007 Accessed December 13 2009 We Are the Healthcare City City of New Brunswick Accessed December 13 2019 To be a distinguished center of medicine you need the winning combination of the best research human talent and teaching Leading in all three New Brunswick has earned the reputation of being the region s Healthcare City The city has five nationally recognized hospitals global biotechnology and pharmaceutical corporations internationally recognized medical research facilities and is part of the country s largest medical school Capuzzo Jill C Education When High School Is Much More The New York Times January 21 2001 Accessed December 13 2019 When they are not at the hospital students are taking classes many of which integrate health science related themes at the modular three story building down the block Touted as New Jersey s first option school affiliated with a teaching hospital and medical school the Health Sciences Technology School opened last May for New Brunswick high school students interested in exploring careers in health care Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers New Jersey Department of Community Affairs May 2009 Accessed October 28 2019 Legislation was amended again in 2004 to include Gloucester City and New Brunswick creating a total of 32 zones in 37 municipalities Urban Enterprise Zone Program New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Accessed October 27 2019 Businesses participating in the UEZ Program can charge half the standard sales tax rate on certain purchases currently 3 3125 effective 1 1 2018 Urban Enterprise Zone Effective and Expiration Dates New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Accessed January 8 2018 Economic Development City of New Brunswick Accessed November 19 2019 Theatre History Crossroads Theatre Accessed December 13 2019 Crossroads Theatre Company recipient of the 1999 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in the United States is the nation s premiere African American theater The American Theatre Critics Association together with the American Theatre Wing and the League of Regional Theatres and Producers presented the prestigious Tony Award to Crossroads in recognition of its 22 year history of artistic accomplishment and excellence Crossroads is the first African American theater to receive this honor in the 33 year history of this special award category Our History and Mission George Street Playhouse Accessed December 13 2019 Founded in 1974 by former Rutgers faculty member Eric Krebs George Street Playhouse started life in a repurposed supermarket on George Street in New Brunswick NJ A History of the State Theatre New Jersey State Theatre New Brunswick Accessed December 13 2019 The historic State Theatre a magnificently renovated 1921 vaudeville silent film house was built as a grand movie palace in the heyday of silent film and vaudeville History Missian and Values American Repertory Ballet and the Princeton Ballet School Accessed December 13 2019 Founded in 1963 ARB s rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine Gerald Arpino Alvin Ailey Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp The organization was founded by Audree Estey in 1954 as the Princeton Ballet Society At the time it was only a school Princeton Ballet School Stearns Josh 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John Who needs Internet pizza when Rutgers has The Grease Trucks The Star Ledger December 29 2008 Accessed October 26 2011 Jovanovic Rob Perfect Sound Forever The Story of Pavement Justin Charles amp Co 2004 ISBN 9781932112078 Accessed August 29 2017 Jordan Chris Court Tavern closing marks end of era in New Brunswick Courier News February 6 2012 Accessed March 10 2013 Chaux Giancarlo New Brunswick business owner plans to reopen the court tavern The Daily Targum April 17 2012 Accessed January 11 2015 Kalet Hank The List 10 Best Places to See Indie Bands in the Garden State NJ Spotlight July 21 2014 Accessed January 11 2015 Oliver Bobby September 15 2016 7 bands that make Don Giovanni Records the coolest indie label in N J NJ Com Nelson Lloyd November 2 2013 Photos For 10 years Don Giovanni Records captures New Brunswick sound NJ com Olivier Bobby A sweaty New Brunswick basement just hosted the best N J concert of 2017 PHOTOS March 27 2017 updated January 16 2019 Accessed December 13 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1998 the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special needs school districts According to the Court aging unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the thorough and efficient education required under the New Jersey Constitution Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special needs districts known as Abbott Districts What We Do New Jersey Schools Development Authority Accessed March 1 2022 SDA Districts New Jersey Schools Development Authority Accessed March 1 2022 Kratovil Charlie Three Seats on New Brunswick School Board Up For Election Deadline For Candidates to Get on Ballot is February 29 Incumbents Are Running New Brunswick Today February 17 2016 Accessed August 29 2017 New Brunswick is the only community in Middlesex County that holds its school elections in April separate from the partisan political offices 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and Trains That Made New Brunswick the Hub City New Brunswick Today January 4 2015 Accessed December 16 2019 The Public Service Railway operated a number of state wide projects including the Newark Public Service Terminal the Hoboken Inclined Cable Railway and the Newark Trenton Fast Line The line ended up stretching 72 miles and connecting Jersey City Trenton and many other points along the way including New Brunswick A round trip could be completed in 11 hours or 5 5 hours one way Preserving Rail Rights of Way in Middlesex County Archived October 16 2020 at the Wayback Machine Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed December 3 2019 On this basis the following rail lines may merit future investigation on their feasibility for accommodating a light rail and or busway type of passenger service Raritan River Railroad South Amboy Sayreville South River East Brunswick Milltown North Brunswick New Brunswick This corridor could address some of the east west travel needs in the central area of the County providing a transit way that would link the City of South Amboy and the City of New Brunswick This could also provide a viable commuter travel alternative to the heavily used Route 18 Corridor New Brunswick NJ to Princeton NJ Distance between cities Accessed March 19 2023 New Brunswick NJ to Newark NJ Distance between cities Accessed March 19 2023 We Are the Healthcare City City of New Brunswick Accessed December 13 2019 To be a distinguished center of medicine you need the winning combination of the best research human talent and teaching Leading in all three New Brunswick has earned the reputation of being the region s Healthcare City The city has five nationally recognized hospitals global biotechnology and pharmaceutical corporations internationally recognized medical research facilities and is part of the country s largest medical school Middleton William D Morgan Rick and Diehl Roberta L Encyclopedia of North American Railroads p 243 Indiana University Press 2007 ISBN 9780253027993 Accessed December 15 2019 W C Coup has long been credited with putting the circus on rails Coup was the first to organize the labor and equipment to move efficiently from town to town and to convince the railroad that the trains must arrive on time so that the show could give its scheduled performances On April 18 1872 the Barnum show in New Brunswick New Jersey made its debut as a railroad show with Pennsylvania Railroad Cars on Pennsy rails Charles Be DeMille Charles in Charge Season 5 Prod Michael Jacobs Dir Scott Baio Writers Jennifer Burton David Lang Perf Scott Baio Syndication December 22 1990 At about 7 35 into the episode Charles says in a telephone conversation that someone will come here to New Brunswick to visit him Morris Wesley Harold amp Kumar aims low but achieves a high The Boston Globe July 30 2004 Accessed January 11 2015 When they can t find a White Castle in their New Brunswick N J neighborhood a simple jaunt for sliders stretches into a Garden State odyssey that ends up capturing the feeling of being bored and nonwhite in New Jersey Theriault Sawyer A 2010 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao The Fate of the de Leon Family Inquiries Journal 2 11 Bica Paola 2021 The struggle to pretend and belong Americanah s case Revista de Investigacion del Departamento de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales 19 17 29 McCall Tris N J band Gaslight Anthem growing with roots firmly intact The Star Ledger June 13 2010 updated January 30 2014 Accessed June 25 2015 Our connection to New Brunswick is something that will never go away says Gaslight bassist Alex Levine who like the rest of the band members has recently moved elsewhere Massa Krysten Streetlight Manifesto finally makes it to the Brook The Statesman April 21 2015 Accessed June 25 2015 Streetlight Manifesto is from New Brunswick New Jersey and one of its first headlining shows was at Rutgers University Olliver Bobby The Bouncing Souls guitarist talks return to New Brunswick ahead of Court Tavern show NJ Advance Media for NJ com September 10 2014 Nelson Lloyd Photos For 10 years Don Giovanni Records captures New Brunswick sound NJ Advance for NJ com November 2 2013 Accessed July 5 2022 Richman Steven M The Bridges of New Jersey Portraits of Garden State Crossings p 24 Accessed December 15 2019 Originally built in 1892 the Albany Street Bridge in New Brunswick was altered in 1924 widened in 1929 and 1954 and fitted with a new deck and railings in 1985 The seven spans of this 595 foot long bridge carry Albany Street with its portion of Route 27 also known as the Lincoln Highway through New Brunswick and across the Raritan River to Highland Park Hatala Greg Glimpse of History A crossing spot that spans centuries The Star Ledger February 12 2012 updated March 30 2019 Accessed December 15 2019 Rabinowitz Richard A History of Bishop House One of New Brunswick s Most Historic Buildings New Brunswick Today May 15 2014 Accessed December 15 2019 Bishop House was built in 1852 but it didn t become property of Rutgers University until 1925 On July 12 1976 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places Buccleuch Mansion Jersey Blue Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Accessed December 15 2019 The house had several owners between 1739 and 1911 when it was deeded to the city of New Brunswick along with 79 acres of parkland by its last occupant and owner Anthony Dey By designation of Dey the mansion s contents and furnishings were entrusted to the Jersey Blue Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Buccleuch Mansion History Jersey Blue Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Accessed December 15 2019 Buccleuch Mansion was built circa 1739 by a wealthy Englishman Anthony White upon his marriage to Elizabeth Morris daughter of Lewis Morris royal governor of New York and New Jersey To reflect his new bride s social status the home was named White House Farm and included a working farm and formal garden ideally situated on a hill overlooking the busy colonial port of Raritan Landing Garden and Graveyard Archived December 22 2019 at the Wayback Machine Christ Church New Brunswick New Jersey Accessed December 15 2019 The earliest documented burial in the Christ Church graveyard is of Catherine Harrison who died at the age of 2 in 1754 Her well preserved headstone is near the west side of the cloister The oldest person buried here is Dinah 1760 1866 She is believed to have been a slave of the Dore family The 1760 Henry Guest House New Brunswick Free Public Library Accessed December 15 2019 Built in 1760 by Henry Guest one of the city s most prominent early citizens it bore witness to the American Revolution and was almost demolished in 1924 Since 1925 it has been under the care of the library and has served as a museum art center and meeting space In 1976 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places Staff Glimpse of History New Brunswick s William H Johnson House Historical treasure and home to many The Star Ledger July 31 2011 updated March 31 2019 Accessed December 15 2019 Today the Friends of the William H Johnson House have been organized to restore preserve and maintain the building The home was placed on the State of New Jersey Register of Historic Places in April 2006 and on the National Register of Historic Places in July 2006 Home Page Friends of The William H Johnson House Accessed December 15 2019 Saint Peter the Apostle Church New Jersey Historic Trust Accessed December 15 2019 St Peter The Apostle Church in New Brunswick was designed in 1856 by Patrick Keeley prolific architect of Roman Catholic Churches and known for his design of Albany Cathedral and St Joseph s Church in Rhode Island This grand Gothic revival brownstone church convent ca 1870 and Greek revival rectory face the historic lawn of Rutgers University and Old Queens Lawlor Julia No More Barges but Plenty of Beauty The New York Times July 29 2010 Accessed December 16 2019 The D amp R as it is commonly known opened in 1834 nine years after the official debut of the Erie Canal to speed the transport of coal from northeastern Pennsylvania to New York City The main canal ran from the Delaware River at Bordentown N J to the Raritan River in New Brunswick while a feeder canal stretched from Bull s Island just upriver from Stockton to the main canal in Trenton The feeder was built to supply water from the Delaware to the main canal though it was later used to transport goods as well New Brunswick Historical Association Visit Joyce Kilmer birthplace Dec 6 Courier News December 4 2014 Accessed December 16 2019 The Kilmer birthplace house on Joyce Kilmer Avenue at its juncture with Welton Street was acquired by Joyce Kilmer Post 25 of the American Legion in the 1920s shortly after the war and used for the post s office and activities as well as a 2nd floor shrine to Kilmer The post sold the building to the state of New Jersey in 1969 for a historic site The state in turn turned the house over to the city for partial use for municipal offices and maintenance of the Kilmer shrine History Willow Grove Cemetery New Brunswick Accessed December 16 2019 The Willow Grove Cemetery Association at New Brunswick was officially incorporated on April 4 1850 Special legislation granted a formal Charter to the Association which was approved by the Governor of New Jersey on February 12 1851 The Majority of the land on which the cemetery is now situated was purchased between 1847 and 1849 from Ann Croes and Ira C Voorhees Weird NJ Mary Ellis final parking place Asbury Park Press June 28 2014 Accessed December 16 2019 Stranded high and dry in the market parking lot Mary s 4 foot high grave remained adrift in a sea of tarmac and bargain hunter mobiles For most of that time the small grassy island was enclosed by a chain link fence and sporadically maintained by Mary s descendants The top of the mound offered a panoramic view of the Raritan which must have been truly magnificent in Mary s day before the Route 1 Bridge was built What We Do Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Accessed November 15 2019 The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Inc LBWP is a not for profit organization with the mission to protect the water in a 48 square mile area the Lawrence Brook watershed USGSHUC code 02030105130 this area extends over parts of 5 municipalities New Brunswick East Brunswick North Brunswick South Brunswick and Milltown it also covers most of Rutgers University s Cook Campus Welcome to City of New Brunswick New jersey www cityofnewbrunswick org Retrieved October 15 2020 Welcome to City of New Brunswick New jersey www cityofnewbrunswick org Retrieved October 15 2020 About ALFWC Abundant Life Family Worship Church Accessed September 9 2015 The Abundant Life Family Worship Church was established in February 1991 and has become a place of inspiration and spiritual revitalization for many people in New Brunswick and surrounding communities History Archived September 25 2015 at the Wayback Machine Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple Accessed August 29 2017 Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple the fourth Jewish congregation founded in New Jersey was established in New Brunswick on October 11 1859 Varga Emil et al History of Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church Archived September 30 2015 at the Wayback Machine Lutherans Online Accessed September 9 2015 What persistence the original founders of the Hungarian Lutheran Church now Ascension Lutheran Church of New Brunswick had who in spite of many difficulties in securing a minister to be their pastor kept on having meetings trying to find ways of making their religious dreams become a reality They were immigrants from Hungary most of them quite young who brought with them their religious faith History of the Parish Christ Church New Brunswick New Jersey Accessed September 9 2015 Throughout the early years Christ Church remained a mission parish It would not receive a royal charter as an independent parish until 1761 David Abeel 1804 1846 Archived August 5 2015 at the Wayback Machine Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity Accessed January 11 2015 Born in New Brunswick New Jersey Abeel had begun medical studies when a religious conversion turned him toward the Christian ministry Adrain Garnett Bowditch 1815 1878 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed January 11 2015 moved with his parents to New Brunswick N J attended the public schools was graduated from Rutgers College New Brunswick in 1833 Charlie Atherton Baseball Reference com Accessed January 11 2015 Jim Axelrod CBS Chief White House Correspondent CBS News Accessed August 12 2007 Catherine Bailey Archived October 17 2014 at the Wayback Machine Addison County Independent Accessed September 9 2015 Catherine was born on May 9 1921 in New Brunswick N J the daughter of H Gordon and Hettie Bailey Joe Barzda Motor Sport database Accessed August 29 2017 via Associated Press Van Johnson Veteran Race Driver Killed in Grove Crash The Gettysburg Times July 20 1959 Accessed September 9 2015 The Indianapolis type car was rammed from the side by one driven by Joe Barzda of New Brunswick N J John Bubenheim Bayard 1738 1807 University of Pennsylvania Accessed April 1 2023 After the Revolutionary War Bayard became influential as a Federalist living in Philadelphia and then New Brunswick The National cyclopaedia of American biography being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders builders and defenders of the republic and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time Volume 22 p 386 Accessed January 23 2018 Bennet John Bradbury soldier was born in New Brunswick N J Dec 6 1865 son of Hiram Pitt and Sarah McCabe Bennet James Berardinelli profile Rotten Tomatoes Accessed March 17 2007 I was born in September 1967 in the town of New Brunswick New Jersey USA Schneider Dan The Dan Schneider Interview 16 James Berardinelli Cosmoetica com December 12 2008 Accessed July 14 2016 I was born in New Brunswick lived in Old Bridge for a year then spent my childhood in Morristown and my teenage years in Cherry Hill James Bishop Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed September 1 2007 Boggs Charles S Naval History amp Heritage Command Accessed September 9 2015 Charles Stuart Boggs was born in New Brunswick New Jersey on 28 January 1811 Where PJ Feels At Home An Interview With PJ Bond Part 2 Define the Meaning January 7 2011 Accessed September 9 2015 Once Out Smarting Simon stopped touring I started to live in New Brunswick permanently It wasn t until 2008 2009 that I actually moved out of New Brunswick I was pretty much there for about ten years on and off That to me is why I call it home Jake Bornheimer Hoya Basketball Accessed April 1 2023 Fitzgerald s Legislative Manual 1984 p 219 J A Fitzgerald 1984 Accessed April 19 2020 James W Bornheimer Dem East Brunswick Senator Bornheimer was born in New Brunswick Oct 19 1933 Torres Andrea Miami Dolphins sign three new players Miami Dolphins shuffles roster WPLG August 6 2014 Accessed September 9 2015 Brackett 26 was born in New Brunswick N J He joined the NFL after graduating from Penn State University Makin Bob Hub City Music Fest commissions 48 Hour Musicals Courier News April 5 2015 Accessed August 29 2017 Producer DJ Derrick Drop Braxton a New Brunswick native and lifelong resident not only has created several songs within 48 hours with Red Giant partner Chelsea Foxanne Gohd but also with nationally known Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco Hevesi Dennis Sherry Britton 89 a Star of the Burlesque Stage Dies The New York Times April 3 2008 Accessed September 9 2015 Born Edith Zack in New Brunswick N J Ms Britton was the daughter of Charles and Esther Dansky Zack the family name was later changed to Britton Gary Brokaw Basketball Reference com Accessed September 17 2007 Braves name Dana Brown as Vice President Scouting Major League Baseball January 11 2019 Accessed January 26 2023 A native of New Brunswick N J Brown attended New Brunswick High School before playing collegiately at Seton Hall University Tynes Tyler Villanova recruit Jalen Brunson has basketball in his blood SB Nation April 3 2015 Accessed September 9 2015 The Brunsons level of winning isn t restricted to the hardwoods of Lincolnshire Illinois or the mean streets of New Brunswick New Jersey where Jalen was born but their triumphs in athletics do tell part of their story Wilson James Grant Fiske John eds Bartlett William Lehman Ashmeas Burdett Coutts p 186 Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography Volume 1 D Appleton 1888 Accessed September 9 2015 Bartlett William Lehman Ashmead Burdett Coutts b in New Brunswick N J in 1851 Jackson Vincent Former Mays Landing resident earned first Grammy Award statue in February The Press of Atlantic City March 3 2019 Accessed July 22 2020 Darhyl DJ Camper Jr who has had multiple Grammy nominations over the years has met many starry eyed teenagers who want to have a career as a recording artist Camper who moved last year to New Brunswick Middlesex County was back in Ventnor recently for the first time since winning his Grammy Carpender Arthur S 1884 1960 U S naval officer Archived January 18 2017 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Historical Society Accessed January 23 2018 Letters commissions biographical sketches of Carpender airlog 1942 46 kept by this career naval officer from New Brunswick as a rear admiral Fly Colin Once special teams whiz Casillas now face of No 7 Badgers LBs USA Today September 13 2007 Accessed February 26 2011 But it starts with Casillas the self proclaimed family man from New Brunswick N J who was the Badgers leading returning tackler from last season and is often called into pass coverage Stevenson Kenyon 1919 The official history of the Fifth division U S A during the period of its organization and of its operations in the European world war 1917 1919 The Red diamond Meuse division Public domain ed The Society of the Fifth division pp 23 Staff Former Rutgers star and New Brunswick native Chris Dailey inducted into Women s Basketball Hall of Fame Courier News June 11 2018 Accessed March 10 2022 Former Rutgers University and St Peter s High School of New Brunswick star Chris Dailey who recently completed her 33rd season as an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut was inducted into the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night Andre Dixon UConn Huskies football Accessed June 28 2019 Hometown New Brunswick N J High School New Brunswick Foster Gwendolyn Audrey Community Loss and Regeneration An Interview with Wheeler Winston Dixon Archived December 5 2008 at the Wayback Machine Senses of Cinema Accessed August 2 2007 From Kindergarten Cutup to Big Screen Actor at 9 The New York Times March 2 2008 Accessed January 11 2015 Acting Runs In The Family CBS News April 15 2003 Accessed August 29 2017 Born Michael Kirk Douglas in New Brunswick N J Sept 25 1944 Jordan Chris Hello Goodbye Asbury Park Press January 11 2004 Accessed January 26 2023 via Newspapers com The precocious and thoughtful Hallie born in 1992 in New Brunswick has handled everything that s come her way since appearing in a commercial for Nickelodeon s Blue s Clues show when she was 4 Reich Ronni Even a modern spouse can understand Linda Loman s fears in Death of a Salesman The Star Ledger March 11 2012 Accessed June 4 2017 A 52 year old New Brunswick native Emond has been described by one critic as a secret weapon of the New York stage who has taken turns from the Broadway musical 1776 to new plays such as Tony Kushner s Homebody Kabul Fitzgerald Thomas F Fitzgerald s Legislative Manual State of New Jersey 1971 p 379 J A Fitzgerald 1971 Accessed November 12 2017 Jerome M Epstein Rep Scotch Plains Senator Epstein was born in New Brunswick on March 15 1987 A Walton White Evans Family Papers 1709 1891 Archived August 16 2019 at the Wayback Machine Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Accessed August 29 2017 Anthony Walton White Evans was born in New Brunswick NJ October 31 1817 the son of Thomas M Evans and Eliza M White Robert Farmar Encyclopedia of Alabama Accessed December 13 2019 Farmar was the sixth of 12 children born to Thomas and Anne Farmar in 1717 in New Brunswick in the colony of New Jersey Halstead Richard Mervin Field parlayed poker winnings into respected opinion research firm Marin Independent Journal October 10 2012 Accessed January 23 2018 Field was born in New Brunswick N J on March 11 1921 the son of a cabinetmaker who emigrated from Russia His parents died when he was young and he lived with an aunt and uncle in Princeton until they left New Jersey in his sophomore year of high school Howard Cory The Man Who Inspired The Words Of Forrest Gump Walks Across The Country Again Archived November 18 2018 at the Wayback Machine KHQ TV September 11 2010 Accessed November 15 2012 To give Bobby hope Louis promised he would run across America for him In 1982 the teenager set out from New Brunswick New Jersey for San Francisco raising money and awareness along the way for the American Cancer Society Sixty days later he became the fastest and youngest runner to run across America Bishop Flake Dies p 3 The Living Church January 21 1942 Accessed December 1 2020 Bishop Fiske son of William H and Mary Houghton Fiske was born in New Brunswick N J in 1868 Hannan Caryn New Jersey Biographical Dictionary p 249 State History Publications 2008 ISBN 9781878592453 Accessed March 14 2022 Fiske Haley 1852 1929 Insurance official lawyer was born March 18 1852 at New Brunswick New Jersey a son of William Henry and Sarah Ann Blakeney Fiske and a brother of Stephen Fiske Kevin Friedland Major League Soccer Accessed September 4 2022 Birthplace New Brunswick NJ USA Uhlar Janet Liberty s Martyr The Story of Dr Joseph Warren p 320 Dog Ear Publishing 2009 ISBN 9781608440122 Accessed January 23 2018 Margaret Kemble Gage was born and reared in New Brunswick New Jersey After marrying British General Thomas Gage she found her loyalties to be divided Though no evidence exists that she informed Joseph Warren of her husband s plans the night of April 18 1775 circumstantial evidence points to her indiscretion Staff Morris Goodkind Engineer 80 Dies Designer of Pulaski Skyway Built Burma Road Bridges The New York Times September 7 1968 Accessed January 23 2018 New Brunswick N J Sept 6 Morris Goodkind former director and chief bridge engineer for the New Jersey State Highway Department died last night at Middlesex General Hospital He was 80 years old and lived at 140 Livingston Avenue Dr Vera Mae Green The New York Times January 18 1982 Accessed January 23 2018 Dr Vera Mae Green an associate professor of anthropology at Rutgers University died Saturday at the Princeton N J Medical Center after a long illness She was 53 years old and lived in New Brunswick N J 1992 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize Recipient Alan H Guth American Physical Society Accessed January 23 2018 Professor Alan Guth was born in New Brunswick New Jersey in 1947 He grew up and attended the public schools in Highland Park NJ but skipped his senior year of high school to begin studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Augustus Albert Hardenbergh Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed August 13 2007 Lawler Sylvia Mel Harris Mindful Of What s Meaningful The Morning Call September 27 1992 Accessed April 1 2023 She told me she was Mary Ellen Donegan very Irish that she d left Bethlehem when she was six months old and was raised in New Brunswick N J but that she still got back to Bethlehem because she had nearly a dozen cousins there Raritan River Environmental Festival 2006 Musical Performances accessed April 23 2007 Composer and bassist Mark Helias was born and raised in New Brunswick Susan Hendricks CNN Accessed May 11 2020 Raised in New Brunswick New Jersey Hendricks attended the Hun School of Princeton and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Arizona State University Echegaray Luis Miguel Laurie Hernandez The US Latina gymnast with dreams of Olympic glory The New Jersey native can become the first US born Hispanic female gymnast to make the US Olympic squad in more than 30 years at this weekend s trials in San Jose The Guardian July 8 2016 Accessed July 11 2016 Lauren Hernandez was born on 9 June 2000 in New Brunswick New Jersey Feitl Steve UFC 218 fighter Sabah Homasi got athletic start in East Brunswick Asbury Park Press November 30 2017 Accessed January 22 2018 While Sabah Homasi only spent the first decade of his life in East Brunswick he has vivid memories of growing up in the Garden State The New Brunswick born Homasi will be in Detroit on Saturday competing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in a preliminary bout on the UFC 218 event in the Motor City Lawson Edward In the News Columns p 119 in Opportunity A 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