Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition Supports the
COMMUNITY FORUM AND PRESS CONFERENCE
ADDRESSING POLICE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
IN ASBURY PARK
Second Baptist Church,124 Atkins Ave., Asbury Park, NJ
Monday, Feb. 18th (President's Day) 4:00-5:30pm
Objective: To have open dialogue between the community and police that will address aggressive behavior and practices. To present a strategy for continued discussion and plan for Better Policing and Better Community that will result in sustainable positive outcomes. ... See MoreSee Less
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APP Opinion: What do we want for the future of Asbury Park? How waterfront development can determine our future: CITY COUNCIL MEETING Wed., 2/13 6pm. Long-time local residents recall, with pain and disdain, the short stretch of beach on the south end of the city, which was known as The Inkwell. For decades, it was the only beach where people of color were permitted, and it was also where the sewer outfall was located. Others remember the Seventh Avenue Pool — a saltwater pool and two-story pavilion that straddled the boardwalk between 7th and 8th Avenues — as a welcoming and egalitarian place, where middle-class families could enjoy swimming and swim lessons... ... See MoreSee Less
Does Asbury Park really want to harken back to the "good old days" of the 1950's? In advertising for the new development in the city some ads are showing video images of a 50's car, and a curated mid-century vibe. But as Kerry Margaret Butch, the writer of this article says, the 50's was a time when things were decidedly not great at all for minorities, people of color, gay, and women, or the poor. We can do much better than that in 2019.
#boardwalkandbeachesforall
PLEASE ATTEND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEB 13th. AP High School Auditorium. Learn about development of the North Beach and share your thoughts in the public comment period.
"Let’s build a pool, but let’s make it public and affordable. Let’s make sure that our kids can enjoy it and that we aren’t creating an exclusive North Beach." – Kerry Margaret Butch ... See MoreSee Less
“We cannot allow our waterfront developers to make anything, even in appearance, on our public land beaches, and boardwalk with its shops and restaurants not inclusive for all members of our and other communities who enjoy our public beaches and boardwalk.” – Joyce Grant ... See MoreSee Less
“Asbury Park In 2019, a city that boasts of its racial, ethnic, cultural, and economic diversity,
is on the verge of expanding its already evident economic segregation, by building beachfront, private
pool clubs?” "Say it isn't so!" – Gil Caldwell ... See MoreSee Less
