Editing Asbury Park, New Jersey (section)

===21st century===
[[File:Old Howard Johnson's Asbury Park NJ1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Former [[Howard Johnson's]] renovated and reopened in summer 2007 as Salt Water Beach Cafe on the boardwalk in Asbury Park.]]
[[File:Asbury Park Boardwalk.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|Asbury Park Boardwalk in August 2013. Repairs to the boardwalk were completed in May 2014.<ref name="robbins">Robbins, Christopher. [http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/05/christie_celebrates_asbury_parks_successes_at_boardwalk_ribbon-cutting.html "Christie celebrates Asbury Park's successes at boardwalk ribbon-cutting"], [[NJ.com]], May 23, 2014. Accessed June 15, 2014.</ref>]]
From 2002 onward, the rest of Asbury Park has been in the midst of a cultural, political, and economic revival, including a burgeoning industry of local and national artists.{{Citation needed|reason=Not clear that this was not led by master developers of condos who had made an investment to build condos.|date=August 2012}} Its dilapidated downtown district is undergoing revitalization while most of the nearly empty blocks that overlook the beach and boardwalk are slated for massive reconstruction. In 2005, the Casino's walkway reopened, as did many of the [[boardwalk (entertainment district)|boardwalk]] pavilions.<ref>Schlegel, Jeff. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/09/AR2005080901311.html "The Boardwalks of Jersey"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', August 10, 2005. Accessed July 18, 2012. "In 2004, the mile-long boardwalk was rebuilt. This year the Casino walkway connecting Asbury Park's boardwalk with neighboring Ocean Grove was reopened."</ref> In 2007, the eastern portion of the Casino building was demolished. There are plans to rebuild this portion to look much like the original; however, the interior will be dramatically different and may include a public market (as opposed to previously being an arena and skating rink). By 2020, the Casino building still remained unrestored and had no permanent use, although it had been used to host temporary art installations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asbury Park Boardwalk – Preservation New Jersey|url=https://www.preservationnj.org/listings/asbury-park-boardwalk/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.preservationnj.org|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107231443/https://www.preservationnj.org/listings/asbury-park-boardwalk/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Will Casino be restored to its former glory in Asbury Park?|url=https://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/06/20/asbury-park-casino-restored-madison-marquette/691862002/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Asbury Park Press|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Asbury Park Casino in the city Asbury Park|url=https://usa-artmuseum.worldorgs.com/catalog/asbury-park/tourist-attraction/asbury-park-casino|access-date=2021-11-07|website=usa-artmuseum.worldorgs.com}}</ref>

There has also been more of a resurgence of the downtown as well as the boardwalk, with the grand reopening of the historic Steinbach [[department store]] building, as well as the rehabilitation of Convention Hall and the Fifth Avenue Pavilion (previously home to one of the last remaining [[Howard Johnson's]] restaurants). The historic Berkeley-Carteret Hotel, which is to be restored to four-star resort status, was acquired in 2007; the first residents moving into the newly constructed condominiums known as North Beach, the rehabilitation of Ocean Avenue, and the opening of national businesses on Asbury Avenue.

After [[Hurricane Sandy]], Asbury Park was one of the few communities on the Jersey Shore to reopen successfully for the 2013 summer season. Most of the boardwalk had not been badly damaged by the massive hurricane. On Memorial Day Weekend 2013, Governor Chris Christie and President Barack Obama participated in an official ceremony before a crowd of 4,000, marking the reopening of Asbury Park and other parts of the Jersey Shore. The "Stronger Than The Storm" motto was emphasized at this ceremony.<ref name="robbins"/><ref>Flumenbaum, Martha. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martha-flumenbaum/greetings-from-asbury-park-nj_b_3349191.html "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.: Seven Months of Hurricane Sandy Heroes"], ''[[Huffington Post]]'', May 28, 2013. Accessed June 15, 2014. "Standing on the beach in Asbury Park with 'Born To Run' and 'Who Says You Can't Go Home?' playing in the background, the smell of the ocean and cheesesteaks in the air, surrounded by miniature golf, salt water taffy, and a few feet away from The Stone Pony (where Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi got their starts) I watched Governor Chris Christie introduce President Barack Obama to a crowd of about 4,000 today."</ref>