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Towing and roadside assistance are provided from authorized garages. The New Jersey State Police is the primary police agency that handles calls for service on the parkway. [259] New Jersey State Police Troop D serves the Garden State Parkway, with stations in Galloway, Holmdel, and Bloomfield. [260]
Mrs. Jay's was a popular bar and restaurant located in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It was founded by John and Ida Jacobs [2] and was located on Ocean and Second Ave., the current location of The Stone Pony. John and Ida started by selling hot dogs to tourists in 1922 at the Second Avenue location, but with the help of their daughter Jeanette and ...
Pages in category "People from Asbury Park, New Jersey" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The nightclub lured crowds of gay travelers away from Fire Island and instead to the beaches of Asbury Park. [citation needed] The hotel portion reopened in August 2004, [7] and is very popular among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender travelers in New Jersey. [8] In 2008 a dining establishment, the Ketchup Grill, opened inside. A clothing ...
In 1970, shortly after the Club opened, riots tore through Asbury Park, damaging the musically rich Springwood Avenue area, and drug use increased. According to Don Stine, president of the Asbury Park Historical Society, there was an integration of races, cultures, and musical styles at the Upstage. [6]
Madam Marie's Stand at boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey (2008) Marie Castello (May 25, 1915 [1] – June 27, 2008), who was known as Madam Marie, was an American fortune teller and psychic reader who worked on the Asbury Park, New Jersey, boardwalk from 1932 [1] until 2008. [2] Madam Marie was the longest running tenant on the Asbury Park ...
The 1970 Asbury Park race riots were a major civil disturbance that occurred in Asbury Park, New Jersey between July 4 and July 10, 1970. [1] The seven days of rioting, looting, and destruction left more than 180 people injured, including 15 New Jersey state troopers, and resulted in an estimated $5,600,000 in damages. [1] [2]
Anna Olesiewicz—Shot four times in the head on August 28, 1982, after being lured away from the Asbury Park boardwalk. Her body was left behind a Burger King in Ocean Township, NJ. William Ward—Drug dealer and prison escapee shot 3 or 4 times in the head and killed by Biegenwald at his home in Asbury Park in September 1982.