New Brunswick is a

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in and the

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of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey County Map

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. Accessed July 10, 2017. The city is the home of Rutgers University. The city is both a regional commercial hub for

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and a prominent and growing

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for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan area. New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan. The city is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River in the Raritan Valley region. For

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, New Brunswick had a population of 55,266 residents,QuickFacts New Brunswick city, New Jersey
United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 11, 2022. representing a 0.2% increase from the 55,181 people enumerated at the

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,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.Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for New Brunswick city
, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed April 18, 2012. which in turn had reflected an increase of 6,608 (+13.6%) from the 48,573 counted in the 2000 Census. The Census Bureau's

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calculated that the city's population was 55,708 in 2021, ranking the city the 707th-most-populous in the country. Due to the concentration of medical facilities in the area, including Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and

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, and Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick is known as both the ''Hub City'' and the ''Healthcare City''. The corporate headquarters and production facilities of several global pharmaceutical companies are situated in the city, including

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and

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. 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. 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. 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

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Native Americans, whose

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intersected the Raritan River and followed a route that would be taken by later colonial roads. 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). In 1714, the settlement was given the name New Brunswick, after the city of

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(''Brunswick'' in

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), in the state of Lower Saxony, now located in

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. Braunschweig was an influential and powerful city in the

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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

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, the

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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. 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. 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

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. A bronze statue marking the event was dedicated on July 9, 2017, in Monument Square, in front of the Heldrich Hotel. 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

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corporate headquarters); Leydt would become the university's first graduate in 1774 when he was the only member of the graduating class. 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. 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. It remains the oldest building on the Rutgers University campus."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." The Queen's College Grammar School (now

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) 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. After Rutgers University became the state university of New Jersey in 1945, 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. The New Brunswick Theological Seminary, founded in 1784 in

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, 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.)''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." The Seminary, due to overcrowding and differences over the mission of Rutgers College as a secular institution, moved to a tract of land covering located less than to the west, which it still occupies, although the land is now in the middle of Rutgers University's College Avenue Campus. 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

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on September 1, 1784.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. File:Old Queens, New Brunswick, NJ - looking north, 2014.jpg, Old Queens, the oldest building at Rutgers University File:New Brunswick 393262530.jpg, Building the Streetcar line, File:Raritan River, New Brunswick, New Jersey (1903).jpeg, Albany Street Bridge, 1903 File:Aero view of New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1910 (cropped).png, Aerial view of New Brunswick, 1910

African-American community

Slavery in New Brunswick

The existence of an

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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. 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. 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. The

passed An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in 1804. 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

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listed 53 free Blacks and 164 slaves in New Brunswick.''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."

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. 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. That was the case until the creation of the African Association of New Brunswick in 1817. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 manumission 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. By comparison, as of the 1830 United States Census, African Americans made up approximately 6.4% of the total population of New Jersey.

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. 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.

Hungarian community

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. Hungarians were primarily attracted to the city by employment at Johnson & Johnson factories located in the city. 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. The immigrant population grew until the end of the immigration boom in the early 20th century. During the

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, the community was revitalized by the decision to process the tens of thousands refugees who came to the United States from the failed

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at Camp Kilmer, in nearby

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. 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. 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

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, 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

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was erected.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." A stone memorial to the victims of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution stands nearby.

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. 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

New Brunswick Gateway Project construction

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. New Brunswick contains a number of examples of

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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,

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). 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. The Hiram Market area, a historic district that by the 1970s had become a mostly Puerto Rican and

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neighborhood, was demolished to build a

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hotel and conference center, and upscale housing. Johnson & Johnson guaranteed the investment made by Hyatt Hotels, as they were wary of building an upscale hotel in a run-down area. Devco, the hospitals, and the city government have drawn ire from both

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ists, those opposing gentrification and those concerned with

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abuses and tax abatements for developers. New Brunswick is home to the main campus of Rutgers University and

, which in 1983 constructed its new

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in the city.Courtney, Marian
"Corporate Offices: New State Image"
'' The New York Times'' October 23, 1983. Accessed December 12, 2019. "When Johnson & 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."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

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as of November 9, 2014. Accessed December 12, 2019. Both work with Devco in a public–private partnership to redevelop downtown, particularly regarding transit-oriented development.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." Boraie Development, a real estate development firm based in New Brunswick, has developed projects using the incentives provided by Devco and the state.

Tallest buildings

Christ Church, originally built in 1742, was the tallest building at the time of construction. A steeple was added in 1773 and replaced in 1803. The six-story First Reformed Church, built in 1812 was long the city's tallest structure. One of the earliest tall commercial buildings in the city was the eight-story National Bank of New Jersey built in 1908. The 4 nine-story 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. 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 clustered around the

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have joined those built in the 1960s on the city's skyline.New Brunswick

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. Accessed December 13, 2019. 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 New Brunswick Cultural Center Tower, which would have been the city's tallest building.New Brunswick Cultural Center Tower

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. Accessed December 13, 2019. In 2017 it was announced that the

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would be built on the site of the George Street Playhouse and

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and would include 25 stories of residential and office space. A new complex, The Hub, will contain the city's tallest buildings upon completion. New Brunswick 1903 station depot

Under construction and proposed

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 5.75 square miles (14.90 km²), including 5.23 square miles (13.55 km²) of land and 0.52 square miles (1.35 km²) of water (9.06%). New Brunswick is on the south side of Raritan Valley along with Piscataway, Highland Park,

, 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,

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to the southeast, all in Middlesex County; and by Franklin Township in Somerset County. While the city does not hold elections based on a ward system it has been so divided.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." There are several neighborhoods in the city, which include the Fifth Ward, Feaster Park,

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, Raritan Gardens, and Edgebrook- Westons Mills.

Climate

Under the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...

, New Brunswick falls within either a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') if the isotherm is used or 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'') if the 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.

Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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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.

Census 2000

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 c ...

, 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%

, 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.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for New Brunswick city, New Jersey
, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 23, 2012.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. There were 13,057 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% 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, 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. 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. 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.

Economy

Health care

City Hall has promoted the nickname "The

Health Care Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...

City" to reflect the importance of the healthcare industry to its economy. The city is home to the world headquarters of Johnson & Johnson, along with several medical teaching and research institutions including Saint Peter's University Hospital, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (BMSCH) is a freestanding, 105-bed pediatric acute care children's hospital adjacent to RWJUH. It is affiliated with both Robert Wood Johnson Medical Schoo ...

. 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.

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. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125%

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rate (half of the % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in December 2004, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2024.

Arts and culture

Theatre

Three neighboring professional venues,

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

theater to receive this honor in the 33-year history of this special award category. George Street Playhouse (founded in 1974) and the State Theatre (constructed in 1921 for vaudeville and silent films) also form the heart of the local theatre scene. Crossroad Theatre houses American Repertory Ballet and the Princeton Ballet School. 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. New brunswick new jersey aerial george

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 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.

Museums

New Brunswick is the site of the

Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum (known popularly as the Zimmerli Art Museum) is located on the Voorhees Mall of the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The museum houses more than 60,000 works, including Russian and ...

(founded in 1966),

Albus Cavus Albus Cavus is a collective of artists and educators who transform public spaces with creativity. Originally, it was established as an underground art gallery and presentation space in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Albus Cavus, which mea ...

, and the Rutgers University Geology Museum (founded in 1872).

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 Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as ''Ship o ...

, George Brecht,

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, Robert Watts,

Lucas Samaras Lucas Samaras (born 1936) is a Greek-American artist. Early life and education Samaras was born in Kastoria, Greece. He studied at Rutgers University on a scholarship, where he met Allan Kaprow and George Segal. Career Samaras participated in ...

Geoffrey Hendricks Geoffrey Hendricks (July 30, 1931 in Littleton, New Hampshire – May 12, 2018) was an American artist associated with Fluxus since the mid 1960s. He was professor emeritus of art at Rutgers University, where he taught from 1956 to 2003 and was ass ...

, Wolf Vostell and

Roy Lichtenstein Roy Fox Lichtenstein (; October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. Hi ...

; 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

Happening A happening is a performance, event, or situation art, usually as performance art. The term was first used by Allan Kaprow during the 1950s to describe a range of art-related events. History Origins Allan Kaprow first coined the term "happen ...

s. For more information, see Fluxus at Rutgers University.

Grease trucks

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.

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

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, 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 until 2012 (since reopened), 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. The independent record label Don Giovanni Records originally started to document the New Brunswick basement scene. 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."

Government

New Brunswick City Hall, the

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, and the New Brunswick Main Post Office are located in the city's

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government district, as are numerous other city, county, state, and federal offices.

Local government

The City of New Brunswick is governed within the

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, 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. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member City Council, all of whom are elected

at-large At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...

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.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 81. , 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.Mayor's Office
City of New Brunswick. Accessed May 2, 2022. 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).Official Results of the 2020 General Election

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. Accessed January 1, 2021.November 6, 2018 General Election Official Results

. Accessed January 1, 2019.

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. In 1996, Officer James Consalvo fatally shot Carolyn "Sissy" Adams, an unarmed prostitute who had bit him. The Adams case sparked calls for reform in the New Brunswick Police Department, and ultimately was settled with the family. 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. 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); this sparked daily protests from residents. 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."

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 80 officers and firefighters.

Federal, state and county representation

New Brunswick is located in the 6th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 17th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011–2020 Legislative District

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

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. Accessed October 30, 2019. Middlesex County is governed by a

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, whose seven members are elected

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. , 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), Commissioner Deputy Director Shanti Narra (D, North Brunswick, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2022), Claribel A. "Clary" Azcona-Barber (D, New Brunswick, 2022), Charles Kenny (D, Woodbridge Township, 2022), Leslie Koppel (D, Monroe Township, 2023), Chanelle Scott McCullum (D, Piscataway, 2024) and Charles E. Tomaro (D,

, 2023). Constitutional officers are County Clerk Nancy Pinkin (D, 2025,

), Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (D, 2022, Piscataway) and Surrogate Claribel Cortes (D, 2026; North Brunswick).

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

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and 13,103 (57.6%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 25 voters registered to other parties. In the

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, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 81.9% of the vote (8,779 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 14.1% (1,516 votes), and other candidates with 4.0% (426 votes), among the 10,721 ballots cast. In the

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, Democrat

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received 83.4% of the vote (9,176 cast), ahead of Republican

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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%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat

received 83.3% of the vote (10,717 cast), ahead of Republican

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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%.2008 Presidential General Election Results: Middlesex County

Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 24, 2012. 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 49.5.2004 Presidential Election: Middlesex County

Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 24, 2012. 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%. 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 Christopher Jarvis Daggett (born March 7, 1950) is an American businessman who is the president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, one of the largest foundations in New Jersey. A former regional administrator of the United States Env ...

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.2009 Governor: Middlesex County
,

Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 24, 2012.

Education

Public schools

The New Brunswick Public Schools serve students in

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. 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'' 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. 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. 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 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 13.3:1.District information for New Brunswick School District

National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance ...

. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are Lincoln Annex School (747 students; in grade 4–8), Lincoln Elementary School (544; K–3), Livingston Elementary School (434; K–5), Lord Stirling Elementary School (560; Pre-K–5), McKinley Community Elementary School (761; Pre-K–8), A. Chester Redshaw Elementary School (1,012; Pre-K–5), Paul Robeson Community School For The Arts (665; K–8), Roosevelt Elementary School (733; K–5), Woodrow Wilson Elementary School (416; Pre-K–8), New Brunswick Middle School (1,167; 6–8), New Brunswick High School (2,206; 9–12), New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School (9–12; NA) and New Brunswick P-TECH The community is also served by the Greater Brunswick Charter School, a K–8 charter school serving students from New Brunswick,

, Highland Park and Milltown. 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

of 12.0:1. 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 The Middlesex County Magnet Schools, formerly known as the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, is a public school district that provides a network of high schools serving the vocational and technical education needs of students in ...

, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at

Middlesex County Academy The Edison Academy Magnet School (formerly known as the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies) is a four-year career academy and college preparatory magnet public high school located on the campus of th ...

, the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge Township and at its

, Perth Amboy and Piscataway technical high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.

Higher education

* 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. * New Brunswick is the site to the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, a seminary of the

Reformed Church in America The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a Mainline Protestant, mainline Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestant Christian denomination, denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 152,317 members. From its beginning in 1628 unti ...

, that was founded in New York in 1784, then moved to New Brunswick in 1810. * Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, part of Rutgers University, is located in New Brunswick and Piscataway. * Middlesex County College has some facilities downtown, though its main campus is in Edison.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the city had of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Middlesex County, by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and by the

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. The city is crisscrossed a wide range of roads and highways. In the city is the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Route 18, and is bisected by Route 27. New Brunswick hosts less than a mile 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 ...

(

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 ...

). A few turnpike ramps are in the city that lead to Exit 9 which is just outside the city limits in

. 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. CitiPark manages a downtown parking facility at 2 Albany Street.

Public transportation

New Brunswick is served by NJ Transit and

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trains on the Northeast Corridor Line. NJ Transit provides frequent service north to Pennsylvania Station, in

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, and south to Trenton, while

's ''

Keystone Service Amtrak's ''Keystone Service'' provides frequent regional rail, regional passenger train service between the Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, running along the Philadelphia to ...

'' and '' Northeast Regional'' trains service the

. The

Jersey Avenue station Jersey Avenue is a New Jersey Transit station on the Northeast Corridor Line in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It is near Jersey Avenue, in an industrial area next to a New Jersey Transit rail yard. Unlike all other stations on the Northeast Corrid ...

is also served by Northeast Corridor trains. For other Amtrak connections, riders can take NJ Transit to Penn Station (

or Newark), Trenton, or Metropark. Local bus service is provided by NJ Transit's 810, 811, 814, 815, 818 routes and

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

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in Downtown Manhattan. Studies are being conducted to create the

New Brunswick Bus Rapid Transit Bus rapid transit in New Jersey comprises limited-stop bus service, exclusive bus lanes (XBL) and bus bypass shoulders (BBS). Under the banner ''Next Generation Bus'' New Jersey Transit (NJT), the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDO ...

system. Intercity bus service from New Brunswick to Columbia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., is offered by OurBus ''Prime''. New Brunswick was at the eastern terminus of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, of which there are remnants surviving or rebuilt along the river. Until 1936, the city was served by the interurban

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, which covered a route that stopped in New Brunswick as it ran between

Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Trenton. 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.

Popular culture

* On 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 & Bailey Circus. * The play and movie ''

1776 Events January–February * January 1 – American Revolutionary War – Burning of Norfolk: The town of Norfolk, Virginia is destroyed, by the combined actions of the Kingdom of Great Britain, British Royal Navy and occupying P ...

'' 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, ''

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'', was set in New Brunswick. * 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. *The 2007

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winning novel '' The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao'' is primarily set in New Brunswick. *The 2013 novel '' Americanah'' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie features a taxi driver bragging about having a daughter on the dean's list at Rutgers. *Bands from New Brunswick include The Gaslight Anthem, Screaming Females, Streetlight Manifesto, Thursday and Bouncing Souls. *The independent record label Don Giovanni Records was established in 2003 to document the music scene in New Brunswick.

Points of interest

* Albany Street Bridge, a seven-span stone arch bridge dating to 1892 that was used as part of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway. It stretches across the Raritan River to Highland Park. * Bishop House, located at 115 College Avenue, is an

Italianate architecture The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style drew its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian R ...

mansion built for James Bishop and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. * 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. * 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 of land were deeded to the City of New Brunswick to be used as a park in 1911. * Christ Church Episcopal Churchyard had its earliest burial in 1754 and includes the grave sites of slaves. * The

Henry Guest House The Henry Guest House is in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at Livingston Avenue and Morris Street. It was originally located on New Street (previously known as Carroll Place) between Livingston Avenue and George Street. The Georgia ...

, 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. *

William H. Johnson House William H. Johnson House, built , is a historic house in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The house is named for William H. Johnson (born 1829), the original owner who lived here until his death, February 26, 1904. Wi ...

is an example of

built , 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. * St. Peter the Apostle Church, built in 1856 based on a designed by Patrick Keeley, is located at 94 Somerset Street. * 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

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, the main route covered to New Brunswick on the Raritan River. * 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

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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. * Site of

world headquarters * The

Willow Grove Cemetery The Willow Grove Cemetery in New Brunswick, New Jersey is located behind the New Brunswick Free Public Library and the Henry Guest House. The cemetery runs along Morris Street, from Livingston Avenue to George Street. It is a contributing site of t ...

– located behind the

and the

, 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. * 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. *

Lawrence Brook Lawrence Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States. Course Originally a stream, its course now includes man-made lakes created by dams built in the 19th and 20th centuries: Deans Pond ( So ...

, a tributary of the Raritan River has a watershed covering that includes New Brunswick, as well as

, Milltown, North Brunswick and South Brunswick. *

Elmer B. Boyd Park Elmer B. Boyd Memorial Park is a 20-acre municipal park running along the Raritan River Raritan River is a major river of New Jersey. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan ...

, a park running along the Raritan River, covering adjacent to Route 18, the park went through an $11 million renovation project and reopened to the public in 1999.

Places of worship

* Abundant Life Family Worship Church – founded in 1991. * Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple ( Reform Judaism) – established in 1859. * Ascension Lutheran Church – founded in 1908 as The New Brunswick First Magyar Augsburg Evangelical Church. * Christ Church, Episcopal – granted a royal charter in 1761. * Ebenezer Baptist Church * First Baptist Church of New Brunswick, American Baptist *

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, Presbyterian (PCUSA) *

First Reformed ''First Reformed'' is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader. It stars Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, and Cedric Kyles, and follows a Protestant minister (Hawke) struggling with his faith while serving as pastor of a dw ...

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

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 * Garnett Adrain (1815–1878), member of the United States House of Representatives * Charlie Atherton (1874–1934), major league baseball player * Jim Axelrod (born 1963), national correspondent for

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who is a reporter for the '' CBS Evening News'' * Catherine Hayes Bailey (1921–2014), plant geneticist who specialized in fruit breeding * Joe Barzda (1915–1993), race car driver *

John Bayard John Bubenheim Bayard (11 August 1738 – 7 January 1807) was a merchant, soldier, and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He achieved the rank of colonel while serving with the Continental Army, and was a delegate for Pennsylvania ...

(1738–1807), merchant, soldier and statesman who was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the

in 1785 and 1786, and later mayor of New Brunswick *

John Bradbury Bennet John Bradbury Bennet (December 6, 1865 – September 2, 1930) was an American army officer and brigadier general active during World War I. Early life Bennet was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He graduated from the United States Military ...

(1865–1940), United States Army officer and

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active during World War I * James Berardinelli (born 1967), film critic * James Bishop (1816–1895), represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1857 *

Charles S. Boggs Rear Admiral Charles Stewart Boggs (28 January 1811 – 22 April 1888) served in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Early life and career Boggs was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was appoint ...

(1811–1877), Rear Admiral who served in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the

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, singer-songwriter *

Jake Bornheimer Jacob "Jake" Bornheimer (June 29, 1927 – September 10, 1986) was an American professional basketball player. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Bornheimer played collegiately for the Muhlenberg College Muhlenberg College is a private liber ...

(1927–1986), professional basketball player for the

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James Bornheimer James W. Bornheimer Jr. (October 19, 1933 – October 9, 1993) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1982 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 1984. Born in New Brunswick, h ...

(1933–1993), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1982 and in the

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from 1982 to 1984 * Brett Brackett (born 1987), football tight end * Derrick Drop Braxton (born 1981), record producer and composer *

Sherry Britton Edith Zack (July 28, 1918 – April 1, 2008), better known by the stage name Sherry Britton, was an American burlesque performer of the 1930s and early 1940s. The Britton had an waist, and was once said to have a "figure to die for." Lege ...

(1918–2008), burlesque performer and actress *

Gary Brokaw Gary George Brokaw (born January 11, 1954) is a retired American basketball player and a basketball coach. Playing career Brokaw attended New Brunswick High School. He played collegiately for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, University of Notre Da ...

(born 1954), former professional basketball player who played most of his NBA career for the Milwaukee Bucks * Jalen Brunson (born 1996), basketball player * William Burdett-Coutts (1851–1921), British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1921 *

Darhyl Camper Darhyl “DJ” Camper (born May 25, 1990), also known by his stage name Hey DJ, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Career Camper was born May 25, 1990 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. At the age of six, he began playing the piano ...

(born 1990), singer-songwriter and record producer * Arthur S. Carpender (1884–1960), United States Navy

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who commanded the Allied Naval Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II *

Jonathan Casillas Jonathan Casillas (born June 3, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played high school football at New Brunswick High School and college football at Wisconsin. He is of Puerto Rican and African-American ancestry. College ca ...

(born 1987), linebacker for the NFL's New Orleans Saints and University of Wisconsin * Joseph Compton Castner (1869–1946), Army general * Chris Dailey (born 1959),

women's basketball Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...

coach, who has been the associate head coach for the Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team since 1988 * Andre Dixon (born 1986), former professional football running back * Wheeler Winston Dixon (born 1950), filmmaker, critic and author * Michael Douglas (born 1944), actor * Hallie Eisenberg (born 1992), actress * Linda Emond (born 1959), actress * Jerome Epstein (born 1937), politician who served in the

from 1972 to 1974 and later went to federal prison for pirating millions of dollars worth of fuel oil * Anthony Walton White Evans (1817–1886), engineer * Robert Farmar (1717–1778), British Army officer who fought in the Seven Years' War and served as interim governor of British West Florida * Mervin Field (1921–2015), pollster of public opinion * Louis Michael Figueroa (born 1966), arguably the most prolific transcontinental journeyman * Charles Fiske (1868–1942), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York from 1924 to 1936 * Haley Fiske (1852–1929), lawyer who served as President of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company * Kevin Friedland (born 1981),

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defender who played for

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. *

Margaret Kemble Gage Margaret Kemble Gage (1734–1824) was the wife of General Thomas Gage, who led the British Army in Massachusetts in the American Revolutionary War. She was born in New Brunswick, Province of New Jersey and resided in East Brunswick Township. S ...

(1734–1824), wife of General Thomas Gage, who led the British Army in Massachusetts early in the

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and who may have informed the revolutionaries of her husband's strategy * Morris Goodkind (–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 * Vera Mae Green (1928–1982),

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms a ...

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and scholar, who made major contributions in the fields of Caribbean studies, interethnic studies, black family studies and the study of

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and the poor * Alan Guth (born 1947), theoretical physicist and cosmologist best known for his theory of cosmological inflation * Augustus A. Hardenbergh (1830–1889), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1875 to 1879, and again from 1881 to 1883 * Mel Harris (born 1956), actress * Mark Helias (born 1950), jazz bassist / composer *

Susan Hendricks Susan Hendricks (born August 29, 1973) is a former anchor for HLN and substitute anchor for CNN based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta. Hendricks also used to appear occasionally on CNN Pipeline, CNN.com's on-demand broadband news service. S ...

(born 1973), anchor for HLN and substitute anchor for CNN * Laurie Hernandez (born 2000), artistic gymnast representing Team USA at the

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* Sabah Homasi (born 1988), mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division * Christine Moore Howell (1899–1972), hair care product businesswoman who founded Christine Cosmetics * Adam Hyler (1735–1782), privateer during the

Bill Hynes William Hynes (born January 31, 1972) is an American professional auto racing driver and entrepreneur. He races full-time in the Stadium Super Trucks and has also competed in sports car and touring car racing. He is the founder and former CEO of ...

(born 1972), professional auto racing driver and entrepreneur * Jaheim (born 1978, full name Jaheim Hoagland), R&B singer *

Dwayne Jarrett Dwayne Jarrett (born September 11, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was recogn ...

(born 1986), wide receiver for the University of Southern California football team 2004 to 2006, current WR drafted by the Carolina Panthers * James P. Johnson (1891–1955), pianist and composer who was one of the original stride piano masters * 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 * Robert Wood Johnson I (1845–1910), businessman who was one of the founders of

Robert Wood Johnson II Robert Wood "General" Johnson II (April 4, 1893 – January 30, 1968) was an American businessman. He was one of the sons of Robert Wood Johnson I, the co-founder of Johnson & Johnson. He turned the family business into one of the world's l ...

(1893–1968), businessman who led

and served as mayor of Highland Park, New Jersey * Woody Johnson (born 1947), businessman, philanthropist, and diplomat who is currently serving as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Frederick Barnett Kilmer (1851–1934), pharmacist, author, public health activist and the director of Scientific Laboratories for

from 1889 to 1934 * Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), poet * Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797–1859), represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855, and was mayor of New Brunswick in 1841 and 1842 * Ted Kubiak (born 1942), MLB player for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics,

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, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, and the San Diego Padres * Roy Mack (1889–1962), director of film shorts, mostly comedies, with 205 titles to his credit * 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 * Jim Norton (born 1968), comedian * Anna Oliver (1840–1892), American preacher *

Robert Pastorelli Robert Joseph Pastorelli (June 21, 1954 – March 8, 2004) was an American actor. After he acquired a reputation as a skilled character actor in the 1980s and 1990s, Pastorelli's career went into decline after the death of his girlfriend under my ...

(1954–2004), actor known primarily for playing the role of the house painter on ''

Murphy Brown ''Murphy Brown'' is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for ''FYI'', a ...

'' * Judith Persichilli (born 1949), nurse and health care executive who has served as the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health * Hasan Piker (born 1991), Twitch

streamer Streamer or streamers may refer to: * a person who streams online on an internet platform like twitch or youtube * Pennon, a small pointed flag * Streamer, a kind of confetti consisting of strips of paper or other material * Streamer, a common nam ...

and political commentator *

Stephen Porges Stephen W. Porges (* 1945) is an American psychologist and neuroscientist. He is the Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Porges is also currently Director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research ...

(born 1945), Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * Franke Previte (born 1946), composer * Phil Radford (born 1976),

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Executive Director * 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 *

Miles Ross Miles Ross (April 30, 1827 – February 22, 1903) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 3rd congressional district ...

(1827–1903), Mayor of New Brunswick, U.S. Representative and businessman * Mohamed Sanu (born 1989),

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wide receiver who has played in the NFL for the

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and San Francisco 49ers * Gabe Saporta (born 1979), musician and frontman of bands Midtown and

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Jeff Shaara Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Shaara (born February 21, 1952) is an American novelist and the son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara. Biography Jeffrey Shaara was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. He graduate ...

(born 1952), historical novelist * Gerald Shargel (1944–2022),

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known for his work defending mobsters and celebrities. *

Dustin Sheppard Dustin Sheppard (born September 23, 1980 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an American retired professional soccer player. Raised in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, Shepard attended Hillsborough High School. Playing career Sheppard was sig ...

(born 1980), retired professional

player who played in MLS for the MetroStars * Brian D. Sicknick (1978–2021), officer of the United States Capitol Police who died following the

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. * 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 *

James H. Simpson James Hervey Simpson (1813–1883) was an officer in the U.S. Army and a member of the United States Corps of Topographical Engineers. Early years He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on March 9, 1813, the son of John Simpson and Mary Bru ...

(1813–1883), U.S. Army surveyor of western frontier areas *

Robert Sklar Robert Anthony Sklar (December 3, 1936 – July 2, 2011) was an American historian and author specializing in the history of cinema. Sklar began his career as a reporter for the ''Los Angeles Times''. He received a Ph.D. in the History of Ame ...

(1936–2011), historian and author specializing in the history of film. * Arthur Space (1908–1983), actor of theatre, film, and television * Larry Stark (born 1932), theater reviewer and creator of Theater Mirror * Matt Taibbi (born 1970), author and journalist * Norman Tanzman (1918–2004), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1962 to 1968 and in the

from 1968 to 1974 * Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (born 1969), guitarist, musician, composer * 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'' *

John Tukey John Wilder Tukey (; June 16, 1915 – July 26, 2000) was an American mathematician and statistician, best known for the development of the fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm and box plot. The Tukey range test, the Tukey lambda distributi ...

(1915–2000), mathematician * William Henry Vanderbilt (1821–1885), businessman * John Van Dyke (1807–1878), represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851, and served as Mayor of New Brunswick from 1846 to 1847 * Tony Vega (1961–2013), Thoroughbred horse jockey and community activist * Paul Wesley (born 1982), actor, known for his role as "Stefan Salvatore" on The CW show '' The Vampire Diaries'' * Rev. Samuel Merrill Woodbridge (1819–1905), minister, author, professor at Rutgers College and New Brunswick Theological Seminary * Eric Young (born 1967), former Major League Baseball player who is currently the first base coach for the

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(born 1985), Major League Baseball player

Sister cities

New Brunswick's sister cities are:Sister Cities
City of New Brunswick. Accessed May 5, 2021. * Debrecen, Hungary * Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan * County Limerick, Ireland * Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Notes

References

External links

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