Bayonne ( ) is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Hudson County Hudson County is the most densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies west of the lower Hudson River, which was named for Henry Hudson, the sea captain who explored the area in 1609. Part of New Jersey's Gateway Region in ...

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, United States. Located in the

Gateway Region The Gateway Region is the primary urbanized area of the northeastern section of New Jersey. It is anchored by Newark, the state's most populous city. While sometimes known as the Newark metropolitan area, it is part of the New York metropolitan ...

, Bayonne is situated on a

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located between

Newark Bay Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. It is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the largest container shipping facility in Port of New York and New Jersey, t ...

to the west, the

Kill Van Kull __NOTOC__ The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey in the United States. It is approximately long and wide and connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the ...

to the south, and

New York Bay New York Bay is the large tidal body of water in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary where the Hudson River, Raritan River, and Arthur Kill empty into the Atlantic Ocean between Sandy Hook and Rockaway Point. Geography New York Bay is usu ...

to the east. As of the

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, the city's population was 71,686. Bayonne was originally formed as a

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on April 1, 1861, from portions of Bergen Township. Bayonne was reincorporated as a city by an act of the

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on March 10, 1869, replacing Bayonne Township, subject to the results of a referendum held nine days later.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 146. Accessed February 9, 2012. At the time it was formed, Bayonne included the communities of

Bergen Point Bergen Point is a point of land that lends its name to the adjacent neighborhood in Bayonne in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The point is located on the north side of Kill van Kull at Newark Bay. It is the section of the city c ...

Constable Hook Constable Hook is a cape located on the north side of the outlet of Kill van Kull into Upper New York Bay in Bayonne, New Jersey. The cape has long been an important site of marine transfer operations in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Just o ...

, Centreville, Pamrapo and Saltersville. While somewhat diminished, traditional manufacturing, distribution, and maritime activities remain a driving force of the economy of the city. A portion of the

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is located there, as is the Cape Liberty Cruise Port.

History

Originally inhabited by Native Americans, the region presently known as Bayonne was claimed by the Netherlands after Henry Hudson explored the Hudson River which is named after him. According to Royden Page Whitcomb's 1904 book, ''First History of Bayonne, New Jersey'', the name Bayonne is speculated to have originated with

Bayonne, France Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...

, from which Huguenots settled for a year before the founding of

New Amsterdam New Amsterdam ( nl, Nieuw Amsterdam, or ) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''factory'' gave rise ...

. However, there is no empirical evidence for this notion. Whitcomb gives more credence to the idea that Erastus Randall, E.C. Bramhall and B.F. Woolsey, who bought the land owned by Jasper and William Cadmus for real estate speculation, named it Bayonne for purposes of real estate speculation, because it was located on the shores of two bays, Newark and New York. Bayonne became one of the largest centers in the nation for refining crude oil and Standard Oil of New Jersey's facility—which had grown from its original establishment in 1877—and its 6,000 employees made it the city's largest place of employment.History
City of Bayonne. Accessed November 12, 2019. "In 1877, the standard Oil Company took over a small refinery. By the 1920s, Standard Oil became the city's largest employer with over 6,000 workers. At that time, Bayonne was one of the largest oil refinery centers in the world." Significant civil unrest arose during the Bayonne refinery strikes of 1915–1916, in which mostly Polish-American workers staged labor actions against Standard Oil of New Jersey and Tidewater Petroleum, seeking improved pay and working conditions. Four striking workers were killed when strikebreakers, allegedly protected by police, fired upon a violent crowd. The Cape Liberty Cruise Port is a cruise ship terminal that is on a site that had been originally developed for industrial uses in the 1930s and then taken over by the U.S. government during World War II as the Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne. '' Voyager of the Seas'', departing from the cruise terminal in 2004, became the first passenger ship to depart from a port in New Jersey in almost 40 years.

Geography and climate

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 11.09 square miles (28.72 km²), including 5.82 square miles (15.08 km²) of land and 5.27 square miles (13.64 km²) of water (47.50%). The city is located on a peninsula earlier known as Bergen Neck surrounded by Upper New York Bay to the east,

to the west, and

to the south. Bayonne is east of Newark, the state's largest city, north of Elizabeth in Union County and west of Brooklyn. It shares a land border with

Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Staten Island Staten Island ( ) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull an ...

by the Bayonne Bridge. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include:

, Constable Hook and Port Johnson.

Climate

Bayonne has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(''Cfa'') bordering a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa''). The average monthly temperature varies from 32.3 °F in January to 77.0 °F in July. The

hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...

is 7b and the average absolute minimum temperature is 5.2 °F.

Demographics

The city has a very ethnically diverse population, home to large populations of

Italian Americans Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan areas, w ...

, Irish Americans,

Polish Americans Polish Americans ( pl, Polonia amerykańska) are Americans who either have total or partial Poles, Polish ancestry, or are citizens of the Republic of Poland. There are an estimated 9.15 million self-identified Polish Americans, representing abou ...

, Indian Americans, Egyptian Americans, Dominican Americans,

Mexican Americans Mexican Americans ( es, mexicano-estadounidenses, , or ) are Americans of full or partial Mexican heritage. In 2019, Mexican Americans comprised 11.3% of the US population and 61.5% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexica ...

, Salvadoran Americans, Pakistani Americans, Boricua, amongst others.

2010 Census

The U.S. Census Bureau's 2006–2010

American Community Survey The American Community Survey (ACS) is a demographics survey program conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the decennial census, such as ancestry, citizenship, educati ...

showed that (in 2010

inflation-adjusted In economics, nominal value is measured in terms of money, whereas real value is measured against goods or services. A real value is one which has been adjusted for inflation, enabling comparison of quantities as if the prices of goods had not c ...

dollars) median household income was $53,587 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,278) and the median family income was $66,077 (+/− $5,235). Males had a median income of $51,188 (+/− $1,888) versus $42,097 (+/− $1,820) for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,698 (+/− $1,102). About 9.9% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

2000 Census

As of the

2000 United States Census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...

there were 61,842 people, 25,545 households, and 16,016 families residing in the city. The population density was 10,992.2 people per square mile (4,241.1/km²). There were 26,826 housing units at an average density of 4,768.2 per square mile (1,839.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.8% White, 5.50% African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 7.46% from other races, and 4.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.81% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Bayonne city, New Jersey
, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 7, 2013.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Bayonne city, Hudson County, New Jersey
United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 7, 2013. As of the 2000 Census, the most common reported ancestries of Bayonne residents were Italian (20.1%), Irish (18.8%) and Polish (17.9%). There were 25,545 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.10. In the city the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $41,566, and the median income for a family was $52,413. Males had a median income of $39,790 versus $33,747 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,553. About 8.4% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Portions of the city are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Bayonne was selected in 2002 as one of a group of three zones added to participate in the program. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125%

sales tax A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a govern ...

rate (half of the % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in September 2002, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023. More than 200 businesses have registered to participate in the city's UEZ since it was first established. The Bayonne Town Center, located within the Broadway shopping district, includes retailers, eateries, consumer and small business banking centers. The Bayonne Medical Center is a for-profit hospital that anchors the northern end of the Town Center. It is the city's largest employer, with over 1,200 employees. A 2013 study showed that the hospital charged the highest rates in the United States. Bayonne Crossing on Route 440 in Bayonne, includes a

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, New York Sports Club, and Wal-Mart. On the site of the former Military Ocean Terminal, the

Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne (MOTBY) was a U.S. military ocean terminal located in the Port of New York and New Jersey which operated from 1967 to 1999. From 1942 to 1967 the site was the Bayonne Naval Drydock. The site is on Upper New York ...

includes new housing and businesses. One of them, Cape Liberty Cruise Port is located at the end of the long peninsula with Royal Caribbean. Also found is a memorial park for the Tear of Grief, a , monument commemorating the September 11 terrorist attacks and the

1993 World Trade Center bombing The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, U.S., carried out on February 26, 1993, when a van bomb detonated below the North Tower of the complex. The urea nitrate–hydrogen gas en ...

.The Memorial at Harbor View Park
9/11 Monument. Accessed December 30, 2014. "Bayonne was a fitting location; the city was an arrival point for many New York City evacuees on 9/11, a staging area for rescuers and offered a direct view of the Statue of Liberty and the former World Trade Center towers." The firearms manufacturing company Henry Repeating Arms moved from Brooklyn to Bayonne in 2009.

Parks and recreation

Hackensack RiverWalk Hackensack RiverWalk, also known as the Hackensack River Greenway, a is partially constructed greenway along the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The linear park, which closely follows the conto ...

begins at Collins Park in

where the

meets the

. Also along the bay is

16th Street Park 16th Street Park, also known as Dominico – 16th Street Park, is a municipal park in Bayonne, New Jersey. It is located on the west side of the city along the Newark Bay across from Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal. It is a component of th ...

. A plaque unveiled on May 2, 2006, for the new Richard A.

Rutowski Park Rutowski Park is a municipal park and preserve in Bayonne, New Jersey. It is located at the northeastern end of the city near the mouth of the Hackensack River at Newark Bay south of New Jersey Route 440. It is a component of the Hackensack Rive ...

, a

wetlands A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...

preserve on the northwestern end of town that is part of the RiverWalk. It is located immediately north of the Stephen R. Gregg Hudson County Park. Hudson River Waterfront Walkway is part of a walkway that is intended to run the more than from the Bayonne Bridge to the George Washington Bridge. In August 2014, the Bayonne Hometown Fair, a popular tourist and community attraction that ceased in 2000, was revived by a local business owner and resident. The first revived Bayonne Hometown Fair took place from June 6–7, 2015.

Government

Local government

The City of Bayonne has been governed within the

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, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government (Plan C), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of July 1, 1962, before which it was governed by a Board of Commissioners under the Walsh Act. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member City Council, of which two seats are chosen

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and three from

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, all of whom serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis and are chosen in balloting held as part of the May municipal election.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 135. , the

Mayor of Bayonne Bayonne, New Jersey was incorporated on April 1, 1861 as a township. It was reincorporated on March 10, 1869 as a city. It is currently governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council ...

is James M. "Jimmy" Davis, whose term of office ends June 30, 2026; Davis was first elected as mayor in a runoff election on June 10, 2014, against incumbent Mayor Mark Smith. Members of the Bayonne City Council are Loyad Booker (At-Large), Neil Carroll III (1st Ward), Gary La Pelusa Sr. (3rd Ward), Juan M. Perez (At-Large) and Jacqueline Weimmer (2nd Ward), all of whom are serving concurrent terms of office that end on June 30, 2026.Mayor Jimmy Davis
City of Bayonne. Accessed November 30, 2022.2022 Municipal Election May 10, 2022 Official Results

Hudson County, New Jersey Hudson County is the most densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies west of the lower Hudson River, which was named for Henry Hudson, the sea captain who explored the area in 1609. Part of New Jersey's Gateway Region in t ...

, updated June 1, 2022. Accessed November 28, 2022.Elected Officials

Clerk. Accessed November 28, 2022. In November 2018, the City Council appointed Neil Carroll III to fill the 1st Ward seat vacated by Tommy Cotter, who resigned to take a position as the city's DPW director; at age 27, Carroll became the youngest councilmember in city history. In the November 2019 general election, Carroll was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.Hudson County General Election 2018 Statement of Vote November 5, 2019

Clerk, updated November 13, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. Babcock & Wilcox Co - Works - Bayonne, New Jersey - circa 1919

Federal, state, and county representation

Bayonne is in the 8th Congressional District2022 Redistricting Plan
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 31st state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2010 Census, Bayonne had been split between the 10th Congressional District and the , a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 54, New Jersey

. Accessed May 22, 2015. The split placed 33,218 residents living in the city's south and west in the 8th District, while 29,806 residents in the northeastern portion of the city were placed in the 10th District.Plan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.

is governed by a directly elected County Executive and by a

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, which serves as the county's legislative body. Hudson County's Commissioner District 1 includes all of Bayonne and a part of

Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Democrats, 2,709 (8.3%) were registered as

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and 12,928 (39.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 23 voters registered to other parties. In the

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, Democrat Barack Obama received 66.4% of the vote (13,467 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 32.6% (6,605 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (197 votes), among the 20,454 ballots cast by the city's 34,424 registered voters (185 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 59.4%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 57.0% of the vote here (13,768 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 40.6% (9,796 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (283 votes), among the 24,139 ballots cast by the town's 35,823 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.4%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 56.0% of the vote here (12,402 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 42.2% (9,341 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (184 votes), among the 22,135 ballots cast by the town's 32,129 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.9. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 49.3% of the vote (5,322 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 49.1% (5,297 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (169 votes), among the 10,987 ballots cast by the city's 34,957 registered voters (199 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 31.4%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 53.8% of the vote here (7,421 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 38.7% (5,333 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 4.8% (662 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (183 votes), among the 13,781 ballots cast by the town's 32,588 registered voters, yielding a 42.3% turnout.

Local services

Municipal Utilities Authority

The Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority (BMUA) is the second agency to use wind power in New Jersey and has built the first wind turbine in the

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. Construction of a single turbine tower was completed in January 2012. It is the first wind turbine created by Leitwind to be installed in the United States. In December 2012, the autonomous agency entered into a water management agreement with the Bayonne Water Joint Venture (BWJV), a partnership between United Water and investment firm Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts.Hack, Charles (July 23, 2012)
"United Water to take over operations of Bayonne's water, sewer systems in $150 million deal"
NJ.com The 40-year concession agreement is a public-private partnership between the city and the BWJV in which the private partners pay off the BMUA's $130 million debt and take over the operations, maintenance, and capital improvement of Bayonne's water and wastewater utilities in exchange for a regulated share of the revenue."Bayonne Revisited: Water Partnerships One Year Later"
Sustainable City Network, December 10, 2013. Accessed August 29, 2015. United Water is managing the operations for the partnership, while KKR is providing 90% of the funding.Corkery, Michael
"Private Equity Tries on the Hard Hat"
'' The Wall Street Journal'', April 22, 2013. Accessed August 29, 2015. A rate schedule was included in the agreement, and it contained an immediate 8.5% utility rate increase (the first rate increase since 2006), followed by two years without increases, followed by annual increases estimated to range between 2.5%–4.5%. This partnership was sought for several reasons, including the BMUA's debt, its shortage of skilled employees, and its lagging rate revenue from years without rate increases and reduced demand. Part of this reduced demand stemmed from the closure of the Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne, and the fact that the subsequent plans to redevelop the site with housing fell short. The BMUA's $130 million debt that was paid off by the BWJV represented over half of Bayonne's overall debt ($240 million) at the time, and in March 2013, Moody's Investors Service upgraded the credit rating of Bayonne from 'negative' to 'stable', citing the water deal.

Fire department

The city of Bayonne has around 161 full-time professional firefighters consisting of the city of Bayonne Fire Department (BFD), which was founded on September 3, 1906, and operates out of five fire stations located throughout the city. The Bayonne Fire Dept operates a fleet of five engines, one squad (rescue-pumper), three ladder trucks, a heavy rescue truck (which is also part of the Metro USAR Collapse Rescue Strike Team), a large 4,000 gallon foam tanker truck, a haz-mat truck, a multi-service unit, a fireboat, as well as spare apparatus. Each tour is commanded by a battalion chief. The department is part of the Metro USAR Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations.

Education

Public schools

The

Bayonne School District The Bayonne School District is a comprehensive public school district serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bayonne in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, ...

serves students from

pre-kindergarten Pre-kindergarten (also called Pre-K or PK) is a voluntary classroom-based preschool program for children below the age of five in the United States, Canada, Turkey and Greece (when kindergarten starts). It may be delivered through a preschool ...

through twelfth grade. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 13 schools, had an enrollment of 10,059 students and 763.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

student–teacher ratio Student–teacher ratio or student–faculty ratio is the number of students who attend a school or university divided by the number of teachers in the institution. For example, a student–teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students ...

of 13.2:1.District information for Bayonne School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are John M. Bailey School No. 12 (656 students; in grades PreK-8), Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 (459; PreK-8), Henry E. Harris No. 1 (637; PreK-8), Lincoln Community School No. 5 (433; PreK-8), Horace Mann No. 6 (641; PreK-8), Nicholas Oresko School No. 14 (444; PreK-8), Dr. Walter F. Robinson No. 3 (772; PreK-8), William Shemin Midtown Community School No. 8 (1,230; PreK-8), Phillip G. Vroom No. 2 (485; PreK-8), George Washington Community School No. 9 (677; PreK-8), Woodrow Wilson School No. 10 (747; PreK-8), Bayonne High School (1,290; 9-12) and Bayonne Alternative High School (141; 9-12). Bayonne High School is the only public school in the state to have an on-campus ice rink for its hockey team. During the 1998–1999 school year, Midtown Community School No. 8 was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education. During the 2008–2009 school year, P.S. #14 was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School award, and Washington Community School No. 9 was honored during the 2009–2010 school year. For the 2004–2005 school year, Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 School was named a "Star School" by the

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, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. It is the fourth school in Bayonne to receive this honor. The other three are Bayonne High School in 1995–1996, Midtown Community School in 1996–1997 and P.S. #14 in the 1998–1999 school year.

Private schools

Private schools in Bayonne include All Saints Catholic Academy, for grades Pre-K–8, which operates under the supervision of the

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and was one of eight private schools recognized in 2017 as an Exemplary High Performing School by the

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of the United States Department of Education. Marist High School, a co-ed Catholic high school, announced in January 2020 that it would close at the end of the 2019–2020 school year due to deficits that had risen to $1 million and enrollment that had declined by 50% since 2008. The

Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Bayonne, New Jersey. Established in 1990, it includes high school, beis medrash, and kollel programs. The school caters to serious students, who dorm on-site. The languages of instruction ...

is a yeshiva high school / beis medrash / Kolel with 130 students. Holy Family Academy for girls in

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through twelfth grades was closed at the end of the 2012–2013 school year in the wake of financial difficulties and declining enrollment, having lost the support of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia in 2008.

Libraries and museums

The

Bayonne Public Library The Bayonne Public Library is the free public library of Bayonne, New Jersey. Incorporated in 1890, it serves a population of approximately 62,000. Carnegie building The main library is located at 697 Avenue C. The Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-A ...

, one of New Jersey's original 36 Carnegie libraries, the

Bayonne Community Museum The Bayonne Community Museum is located in the Bergen Point section of Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. History Designed by architect Lansing C. Holden Sr., the Bayonne Trust Company building is an excellent example of Beaux-Art ...

, the Bayonne Firefighters Museum, and the Joyce-Herbert VFW Post 226 Veterans Museum provide educational events and programs.

Media and culture

Bayonne is located within the New York media market, with most of its daily papers available for sale or delivery. Local, county, and regional news is covered by the daily '' Jersey Journal''. The ''

Bayonne Community News The ''Bayonne Community News'' is a weekly community newspaper serving Bayonne, in Hudson County, New Jersey. The paper is one of nine weekly publications produced by The Hudson Reporter Assoc., L.P. The ''Community News'' was founded in 1978 by ...

'' is part of '' The Hudson Reporter'' group of local weeklies. Other weeklies, the ''

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'' and ''El Especialito'' also cover local news. Bayonne-based periodicals include the ''Bayonne Evening Star-Telegram'' (B.E.S.T.). Bayonne's local culture is served by the Annual Outdoor Art Show, which was instituted in 2008, in which local artists display their works. Jackie Gleason, a former headliner at the Hi-Hat Club in Bayonne, was fascinated by the city and mentioned it often in the television series '' The Honeymooners''. Films set in Bayonne include the 1991 film '' Mortal Thoughts'', with Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, which was filmed near Horace Mann School and locations around Bayonne and Hoboken; the 2000 drama '' Men of Honor'', starring

Robert De Niro Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades ...

and Cuba Gooding Jr.; the 2002 drama ''

Hysterical Blindness Conversion disorder (CD), or functional neurologic symptom disorder, is a diagnostic category used in some psychiatric classification systems. It is sometimes applied to patients who present with neurological symptoms, such as numbness, blindnes ...

''; and the 2005 Tom Cruise science fiction film '' War of the Worlds'', which opens at the Bayonne home of the lead character, and depicts the destruction of the Bayonne Bridge by aliens. Films shot in Bayonne include the 2001 film '' A Beautiful Mind'', scenes of which were filmed at the

, and the 2008 Mickey Rourke drama ''

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'', which was partially filmed in the Color & Cuts Salon and the former Dolphin Gym, both of which are on Broadway in Bayonne. The November 16, 2010, episode of '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' parodied former Alaska Governor

Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin (; Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 R ...

's reality television series, ''

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'', in the form of a trailer for a fictional reality show called '' Jason Jones' Bayonne, New Jersey'', whose portrayal of the city was characterized by prostitution, drugs, crime, pollution and a stereotypical Italian-American population. Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith criticized the sketch, saying, "Jon Stewart's unfortunate and inaccurate depiction of Bayonne represents a lame attempt at humor at the expense of a rock solid, all-American community." The comic strip ''

Piranha Club ''Piranha Club'' is a comic strip written and illustrated by Bud Grace. It was originally called ''Ernie'', but the title was changed in 1998. The club is meant as a parody on Lions Club International, and the strip made its debut in February 19 ...

'' (originally "Ernie"), drawn by

Bud Grace Bud Grace (born c. 1944) is a cartoonist, who has worked on the comic strip ''Ernie'', whose title was later changed to '' Piranha Club'' in the United States. He also drew the ''Babs and Aldo'' comic strip for King under the pseudonym Buddy Val ...

, is set in and around Bayonne. The ABC sci-fi comedy television series '' The Neighbors'' is about a family that moves from Bayonne into a fictional gated community, Hidden Hills, that is populated by aliens from another planet posing as humans. '' The Best Show with Tom Scharpling'' records near Bayonne, and the city is frequently mentioned due to Associate Producer Mike Lisk (a.k.a. AP Mike) being a Bayonne native, who tends bar at Massa's Tavern, a local bar.

Religion

The

operates Catholic churches. Two in Bayonne, Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Church and St. John Paul II Church, were formed from consolidations, in 2016, because the number of people attending Catholic churches declined. Demjanovich church is a merger of St. Andrew and St. Mary Star of the Sea churches, with the merged congregation keeping the two sites for worship. Reverend Alexander Santora in the '' Jersey Journal'' wrote that due to the efforts of the pastor, the Demjanovich merger "went off, however, without a hitch." Three other churches, Our Lady of the Assumption,

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, and St. Michael/St. Joseph, merged into John Paul II in 2016. There were unsuccessful protests to keep Assumption open, and the archdiocese committed to closing that church. Bayonne's Jewish community is served by Temple Beth Am (Reform), Temple Emanu-El (Conservative), Ohav Zedek (Orthodox), and Chabad (Orthodox).

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the city had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the city, are overseen by Hudson County, by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and are the responsibility of the

New Jersey Turnpike Authority The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) is a state agency responsible for maintaining the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, which are two toll roads in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The agency is headquartered in Woodbridge Towns ...

. The Bayonne Bridge stretches , connecting south to

Staten Island Staten Island ( ) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull an ...

over the

. Originally constructed in 1931, the bridge underwent a Navigation Clearance Project that was completed in 2017 at a cost of $1.7 billion, that raised the bridge deck from above the water to , allowing larger and more heavily laden ships to clear their way under the bridge. Kennedy Boulevard is a major thoroughfare along the west side of the city from the bridge north to Jersey City and North Hudson. The

Newark Bay Extension The Newark Bay Extension is a component of two roads: *The New Jersey Turnpike The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Autho ...

(Interstate 78) of the

New Jersey Turnpike The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although maintained by NJTA, is not consi ...

eastbound travels to Jersey City and, via the Holland Tunnel, Manhattan. Westbound, the

Newark Bay Bridge The Newark Bay Bridge, officially the Vincent R. Casciano Memorial Bridge, is a steel through arch bridge that is continuous across three spans. It crosses Newark Bay and connects the cities of Newark (in Essex County) and Bayonne (in Hudson Cou ...

provides access to Newark,

Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport , originally Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport straddling the boundary between the cities of Newark in Essex County and Elizabeth in Union Count ...

and the rest of the turnpike (

Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...

). Route 440 runs along the east side of Bayonne, and the

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of Jersey City, partially following the path of the old Morris Canal route. Although it has traffic lights it is usually the quickest route north–south within Bayonne. It connects to the Bayonne Bridge, I-78, and to Route 185 to Liberty State Park.

Public transportation

The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail has four stops in Bayonne, all originally from the former Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ). They are located at 45th Street, 34th Street, 22nd Street, all just east of Avenue E, and 8th Street (the southern terminal of the 8th Street-Hoboken Line) at Avenue C, which opened in January 2011. Bus transportation is provided on three main north–south streets of the city: Broadway, Kennedy Boulevard, and Avenue C, both by the state-operated NJ Transit and several private bus lines. The Broadway line runs solely inside Bayonne city limits, while bus lines on Avenue C and Kennedy Boulevard run to various end points in Jersey City. The NJ Transit 120 runs between Avenue C in Bayonne and Battery Park in Downtown Manhattan during rush hours in peak direction while the 81 provides service to

Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.MTA Regional Bus Operations provides bus service between Bayonne and

on the S89 route, which connects the 34th Street light rail station and the Eltingville neighborhood on Staten Island with no other stops in Bayonne. It is the first interstate bus service operated by the New York City Transit Authority. For 114 years, the CNJ ran frequent service through the city. Trains ran north to the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal in

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Newark Pennsylvania Station Pennsylvania Station (also known as Newark Penn Station) is an intermodal passenger station in Newark, New Jersey. One of the New York metropolitan area's major transportation hubs, Newark Penn Station is served by multiple rail and bus carriers, ...

or at Hoboken Terminal. By 1973, a lightly used shuttle between Bayonne and Cranford that operated 20 times per day was the final remnant of service on the line. Until August 6, 1978, a shuttle service between Bayonne and Cranford retained the last leg of service with the CNJ trains.

Points of interest

* The Bayonne Bridge is the fifth-longest steel arch bridge in the world. For the more than 45 years from its dedication in 1931 until the completion of the New River Gorge Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge was the world's longest such bridge. *

is the site of two burials grounds known as the

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, numerous

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and the Bayonne Golf Club, situated at the city's highest point * Shooters Island, closed to the general public, is a island—of which are in Bayonne—that is operated as a bird sanctuary by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. *''

To the Struggle Against World Terrorism ''To the Struggle Against World Terrorism'' (also known as the ''Tear of Grief'' and the ''Tear Drop Memorial'') is a 10–story sculpture by Zurab Tsereteli that was given to the United States as an official gift from the Russian government as a ...

'' is a high sculpture by Zurab Tsereteli located at the end of the former Military Ocean Terminal that was given to the United States as an official gift of the Russian government as a memorial to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the

. Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a groundbreaking ceremony in September 2005 and the monument was dedicated on September 11, 2006, in a ceremony attended by former President Bill Clinton as the keynote speaker.

National Registered Historic Places and museums

''See

List of Registered Historic Places in Hudson County, New Jersey The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hudson County, New Jersey This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hudson Cou ...

'' *

Bayonne Truck House No. 1 Bayonne Truck House No. 1, also known as Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum, is located in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The firehouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1976. The firehouse w ...

, home to Bayonne Firefighters Museum *

Bayonne Trust Company Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine ...

, home to Bayonne Community Museum *

First Reformed Dutch Church of Bergen Neck The First Reformed Dutch Church of Bergen Neck, now known as ''The First Federated Church of Bayonne'' is located in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April ...

, constructed in 1866. * Robbins Reef Light – Built to serve ships heading into New York Harbor, the current structure at the site dates to 1883, replacing an earlier lighthouse constructed in 1839. * St. Vincent de Paul R.C. Church, constructed 1927–1930. *

Hale-Whitney Mansion The Hale-Whitney Mansion, is located in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1869 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1996. See also *National Register of Historic Places ...

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bayonne include ((B) denotes that the person was born in the city): *

Marc Acito Marc Acito (born January 11, 1966) is an American playwright, novelist, and humorist. Early life Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Acito was raised in Westfield, New Jersey, and is a 1984 graduate of Westfield High School. He studied in the BFA mu ...

(born 1966), playwright, novelist and humorist (B) *

Walker Lee Ashley Walker Lee Ashley (born July 28, 1960) is a retired American football linebacker who played in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs. College career Ashley was a member of the 1982 Penn State National Ch ...

(born 1960), linebacker who played seven seasons in the NFL, for the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs(B) *

Herbert R. Axelrod Herbert Richard Axelrod (June 7, 1927 – May 15, 2017) was an American tropical fish expert, a publisher of pet books, and an entrepreneur. In 2005 he was sentenced in U.S. court to 18 months in prison for tax fraud. Early life Axelrod was born ...

(1927–2017), tropical fish expert who was sentenced to prison in a tax fraud case (B) * Louis Ayres (1874–1947), architect best known for designing the United States Memorial Chapel at the

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery (french: Cimetière Américain (Meuse-Argonne), links=no) is a World War I cemetery in France. It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in Meuse. The cemetery contains the largest number ...

and the Herbert C. Hoover U.S. Department of Commerce Building (B) *

Alexander Barkan Alexander E. Barkan (August 9, 1909 – October 18, 1990) was head of the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education from 1963 until 1982. During the Watergate hearings, it became known that Barkan was one of the original members of Nixon's Enemie ...

(1909–1990), head of the AFL–CIO's Committee on Political Education from 1963 until 1982, and an original member of Nixon's Enemies List (B) *

Allan Benny Allan Benny (July 12, 1867, Brooklyn, New York (state), New York – November 6, 1942, Bayonne, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the New Jersey's 9th congres ...

(1867–1942), Bayonne council member who later represented from 1903 to 1905 * Ben Bernie (1891–1943), bandleader, author, violinist, composer and conductor who wrote '' Sweet Georgia Brown'' (B) * Tammy Blanchard (born 1976), actress who won an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Judy Garland in '' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' *

Marcy Borders Marcy Borders (July 19, 1973 – August 24, 2015) was an American legal assistant who worked for Bank of America at its branch located in the World Trade Center North Tower and survived its collapse, following the attacks on September 11, 2001. ...

(1973–2015), bank clerk who was known as "the dust lady" for an iconic photo taken of her after she survived the collapse of the World Trade Center * Joe Borowski (born 1971), professional baseball player for the Cleveland Indians * Kenny Britt (born 1988), wide receiver for the

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(B) * Dick Brodowski (born 1932), Major League Baseball pitcher, who came up with the Boston Red Sox as a 19-year-old * Clem Burke (born 1955), drummer who was an original member of the band Blondie (B) * Walter Chandoha (1920–2019), animal photographer, known especially for his 90,000 photographs of cats (B) * Leon Charney (1938–2016), real estate tycoon, author, philanthropist, political pundit and media personality (B) * Cy Chermak (1929–2021),

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

and

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, notable for producing the crime drama television series '' CHiPs'' and '' Ironside''(B) *

Anthony Chiappone Anthony Chiappone (born November 13, 1957, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 31st Legislative District from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2008 unti ...

(born 1957), indicted politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 31st Legislative District from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2007 until his resignation in 2010. * Robert Coello (born 1984), MLB pitcher who has played for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim * Robert B. Cohen (1925–2012), founder of the Hudson News chain of newsstands that began in 1987 with a single location at LaGuardia Airport (B) *

Dennis P. Collins Dennis P. Collins (June 12, 1924 – December 6, 2009) was an American Democratic party politician who served as the 24th mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey from 1974 until his retirement in 1990. Biography Born and raised in Bayonne, Collins attende ...

(1924–2009), former Mayor of Bayonne who served four terms in office, from 1974 to 1990 *

George Cummings George Cummings (July 28, 1938 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a guitarist and songwriter based in Bayonne, New Jersey and in recent years, Nashville, Tennessee. The Chocolate Papers Darryl Vincent and the Flares was formed in Meridian, Mississip ...

(born 1938), guitarist for the 1970s iconic pop band, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show * Bert Daly (1881–1952), physician and MLB

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for the

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who served five terms as mayor of Bayonne(B) *

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(born 1949), author, editor and journalist (B) * Sandra Dee (1942–2005), actress best known for her role as '' Gidget'' (B) * Teresa Demjanovich (1901–1927), Ruthenian Catholic Sister of Charity, who has been beatified by the Catholic Church(B) *

Martin Dempsey Martin “Marty” Edward Dempsey (born March 14, 1952), is a retired United States Army general who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2011 until September 25, 2015. He previously served as the 37th chief o ...

(born 1952), retired United States Army general who served as the 18th

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from October 1, 2011, until September 25, 2015 *

Rich Dimler Rich Dimler was a former nose tackle in the National Football League. Biography Dimler was born Richard Alan Dimler on July 18, 1956 to Alan and Marie Dimler in Bayonne, New Jersey. Richard was the middle child in a family of three which included ...

(born 1956), former nose tackle for the Cleveland Browns and

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

(B) *

James P. Dugan James P. Dugan (July 4, 1929 – December 12, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician in the Democratic Party who served in the New Jersey State Senate and as chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee. Born and raised in Bayonne, ...

(born 1929), former member of the

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who served as chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee (B) * Michael Embrich (born 1981) writer, historian, military researcher, federal policy maker *

Michael Farber Michael Farber (born September 1951) is an American author and sports journalist, and was a writer with ''Sports Illustrated'' from 1994 to 2014. He covered mostly ice hockey and olympic sports. Before 1994, Farber spent 15 years as a sports col ...

(born 1951), author and sports journalist, who was a writer with '' Sports Illustrated'' from 1994 to 2014 * Barney Frank (born 1940), member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 until 2013 (B) * Rich Glover (born 1950) former professional football player, who played

defensive tackle A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...

in the NFL for the

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and Philadelphia Eagles(B) * Rick Gomez (born 1972), actor who portrayed Sgt. George Luz, in the

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television

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'' Band of Brothers'' * Arielle Holmes (born 1993), actress and writer best known for starring as a lightly fictionalized version of herself in the film ''

Heaven Knows What ''Heaven Knows What'' is a 2014 psychological drama film directed by Ben and Joshua Safdie and written by Ronald Bronstein and Joshua Safdie. The film stars Arielle Holmes, Buddy Duress, Ron Braunstein, Eleonore Hendricks, Caleb Landry Jones ...

'' * Danan Hughes (born 1970), former football wide receiver who played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs (B) *

Nathan L. Jacobs Nathan L. Jacobs (February 28, 1905 – January 25, 1989) was a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1948 and from 1952 to 1975. Jacobs was raised in Bayonne. After graduating the University of Pennsylvania, he went on to receive bachelor's ...

(1905–1989), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1948 and from 1952 to 1975 * Herman Kahn (1922–1983), military strategist * Brian Keith (1921–1997), film and TV actor who appeared in '' The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' and as Uncle Bill in '' Family Affair'' (B) * Frank Langella (born 1940), actor who has appeared in over 70 productions including ''

Dave Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the ...

'' and ''

Good Night, and Good Luck. ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' (stylized as ''good night, and good luck.'') is a 2005 historical drama film about American television news directed by George Clooney, with the movie starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, R ...

'' (B) *

Bob Latour Robert A. Latour (May 11, 1925 – November 18, 2010) was an American swimming coach and college athletics administrator. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1949 and received a master's degree from Springfield College in 1955. He organiz ...

(1925–2010), swimming coach who organized and served as the first coach of the men's swimming team at Bucknell University from 1956 to 1968 (B) *

Joseph A. LeFante Joseph Anthony Lefante (September 8, 1928 – February 26, 1997) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district for one term from 1977 to 1978. Early life and education Bor ...

(1928–1977), politician who represented

New Jersey's 14th congressional district New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the House of Representatives was eliminated after the 1990 Census. As a result of the congressional apportionment performed after this Census, New Jersey lost one seat and was reduced to thirteen seats ...

from 1977 to 1978 (B) * Jammal Lord (born 1981), former safety for the

Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division, and play their home ga ...

Donald MacAdie Donald MacAdie (December 5, 1899 – August 1, 1963) was a suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, serving from 1958 to 1963. Biography MacAdie was born in Bayonne, NJ in 1899 and his mother's name was Ella. He attended Kenyon Coll ...

(1899–1963), Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark from 1958 to 1963 * George R. R. Martin (born 1948), author and screenwriter of science fiction, horror, and fantasy (B) *

Benjamin Melniker Benjamin Melniker (May 25, 1913 – February 26, 2018) was an American film producer and Centenarian. He was an executive producer with Michael E. Uslan on the Batman film series and other DC Comics films. Melniker was also at one time a stud ...

(1913–2018), film producer who was an executive producer with Michael E. Uslan on the Batman film series(B) *

Miriam Moskowitz Miriam Ruth Moskowitz (June 10, 1916 - February 14, 2018) was an American schoolteacher who served two years in prison after being convicted for conspiracy as an atomic spy for the Soviet Union. She was born in Bayonne, New Jersey on June 10, 191 ...

(1916–2018), schoolteacher who served two years in prison after being convicted for conspiracy as an atomic spy for the Soviet Union *

Devora Nadworney Devora Nadworney (1895 – January 7, 1948) was an American operatic contralto singer. Early life Nadworney was born in New York City,Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. (born Solomon Isadore Neuhaus; May 24, 1895 – August 29, 1979) was an American broadcasting businessman, as well as a magazine and newspaper publisher. He was the founder of Advance Publications. Early life Newhouse ...

(1895–1979), publishing and broadcasting executive who founded

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* Jim Norton (born 1968), standup comedian known for '' The Opie & Anthony Show'', the ''

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'' show and '' The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' *

Denise O'Connor Denise O'Connor (born May 18, 1935) is an American former fencer. She competed for the United States in the women's team foil events at the 1964 and 1976 Summer Olympics. She also fenced in five World Championships (1965, '66, '69, '70, '75), ...

(born 1935), fencer who competed for the United States in the women's team foil events at the

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

and

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

(B) *

Jason O'Donnell Jason O'Donnell (born October 13, 1971) is an American Democratic Party politician who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he has represented the 31st Legislative District since September 13, 2010. O'Donnell is the Director of Pub ...

(born 1971), member of the New Jersey General Assembly who represented the 31st Legislative District from 2010 to 2016 * Gene Olaff (1920–2017), early professional soccer goalie(B) *

Peter George Olenchuk Peter George Olenchuk (July 14, 1922 – October 6, 2000) was a major general in the United States Army. Biography Originally a native of Bayonne, New Jersey, Olenchuk graduated from Lebanon Valley College before obtaining a M.A. in Bacteriology ...

(1922–2000), United States Army Major General *

Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greates ...

(born 1972), all-star basketball player for various NBA teams *

Nicholas Oresko Nicholas Oresko (January 18, 1917 – October 4, 2013) was an American combat veteran of World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in Germany on January 23, 1945. Biography Oresko was born in Bayonne, New Jersey on Jan ...

(1917–2013), United States Army Master Sergeant and recipient of the Medal of Honor(B) * Ronald Roberts (born 1991), professional basketball player who played for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League *

Steven V. Roberts Steven V. Roberts (born February 11, 1943) is an American journalist, writer, and political commentator. Life and career Roberts was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and graduated from Bayonne High School.Rahman, Sarah"Author Steven V. Roberts pays ...

(born 1943), journalist, writer and political commentator * William Sampson, politician who has represented the 31st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2022(B) * Dick Savitt (born 1927), tennis player who reached a ranking of second in the world(B) *

William Shemin William Shemin (October 14, 1896 – August 15, 1973) was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in action at Vesle River, near Bazoches, France. On June 2, 2015, Elsie Shemin-Roth and ...

(1896–1973), U.S. Army sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient and namesake of the William Shemin Midtown Community School(B) *

William N. Stape William N. Stape is an American screenwriter and magazine writer who wrote episodes of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Early life Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Stape lived with his family in Toms River ...

(born 1968), screenwriter and magazine writer who wrote episodes of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...

'' *

Corey Stokes Corey Stokes (born April 24, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Villanova University and was best known for his three-point field goal, three-point shooting. High school A native of Bayonne, ...

(born 1988), college basketball player for Villanova University(B) * Robert Tepper (born 1953), singer/songwriter best known for the song "No Easy Way Out" from the '' Rocky IV'' motion picture soundtrack(B) *

Joseph W. Tumulty Joseph W. Tumulty (October 1, 1914 – December 20, 1996) was an American Democratic Party politician from Jersey City, New Jersey who represented the 32nd Legislative District for one term in the New Jersey Senate. He was the nephew of White Ho ...

(1914–1996), attorney and politician who represented the 32nd Legislative District for a single four-year term in the

* James Urbaniak (born 1963), film and TV actor best known for his role as the voice of

Dr. Thaddeus Venture This is a list of main and recurring fictional characters from ''The Venture Bros.'', a comic science fiction television series broadcast on Adult Swim. Overview Team Venture Team Venture comprises the central characters in the show; they for ...

in '' The Venture Bros.''(B) * Michael E. Uslan (born 1951), originator and executive producer of the ''Batman''/''Dark Knight''/''Joker'' movie franchise * Chuck Wepner (born 1939), hard-luck boxer who was known as "The Bayonne Bleeder" *

George Wiley George Alvin Wiley (February 26, 1931 – August 8, 1973) was an American chemist and civil rights leader. He was a founder of the National Welfare Rights Organization. Early life and education Wiley was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son o ...

(1931–1973), chemist and civil rights leader(B) * Zakk Wylde (born 1967), hard rock and heavy metal guitarist(B)Streeter, Leslie Gray
"A Wylde time; Rarely printable but always quotable rocker has had a big year"
'' The Kansas City Star'', November 9, 2006. "The thing about Wylde, a 40- year-old, Bayonne, NJ-born father of three married to his high school sweetheart, is that he's just a rock n roll guy."

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