Deal, New Jersey

File:House on Ocean Boulevard, Deal, NJ HABS.jpg

Typical mansion on Ocean Avenue in Deal

Deal is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The community was settled by Europeans in the mid-1660s and named after an English carpenter from Deal, Kent. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 900,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 150 (+20.0%) from the 2010 census count of 750,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn had reflected a decline of 320 (−29.9%) from the 1,070 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

Deal is home to a significant population of Orthodox Sephardic Jews, mainly of Syrian origin. As many as 80% of Deal's Jewish population are Sephardi Jews, and the year-round population jumps ten-fold to over 6,000 during the summer, many of them Syrian Jews.<ref>"It's a Summer Thing; For Like-Minded New Yorkers, a Season of Separation", The New York Times, May 26, 1996. Accessed May 22, 2015. "The psychiatrists are on Cape Cod, the black professionals are in Azurest on Long Island and the Syrian Jews are in Deal on the Jersey shore.... Nowhere is the closeness of the Syrian Jewish community more evident than in Deal, a sleepy Jersey shore town that swells to 6,000 people in the summer."</ref><ref>Fahim, Kareem. "Sephardic Jews Developed Haven on the Jersey Shore", The New York Times, July 24, 2009. Accessed July 18, 2012. "In the late 1960s, Sephardic Jews who lived in Brooklyn and spent summers in nearby Bradley Beach began buying land in Deal; by 1973, more than 100 families had bought property in the town. By the mid-1990s, thousands of Sephardic Jews were flocking to the town during the summers, and today, local historians estimate, they make up 80 percent of the population."</ref> In the 2000 census, 16.4% of Deal residents identified as being of Syrian heritage, the greatest percentage of Syrian Americans in any municipality in the country.<ref>Syrian Communities, accessed May 28, 2006.</ref> Most of the town consisted of homes close to or over one hundred years old in the Victorian and American Foursquare styles.

In 2007, Deal was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 13th most expensive ZIP Code in the nation with a median sale price of $1,825,000.<ref>"Most Expensive ZIP Codes: #13 07723", Forbes. Accessed June 4, 2015.</ref> It was also named the 4th most expensive zip code in New Jersey in 2017, with a median sale price of $1,207,500.<ref>Theiss, Eliza. "The Most Expensive Zip Codes in New Jersey – Alpine, Short Hills and Stone Harbor Maintain Lead, While Deal Surges", PropertyShark, February 15, 2018. Accessed March 28, 2022.</ref> In 2019, PropertyShark ranked Deal in a tie with 94110 in San Francisco as the 85th most expensive ZIP Code in the country, and second-highest in New Jersey, with a median sales price of $1,500,000.<ref>Top Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes in 2019, PropertyShark, November 18, 2019. Accessed December 14, 2019. "Monmouth County contributed New Jersey’s second ultra-pricey zip. At $1,500,000, Deal’s 07723 shared #85 with San, Francisco’s 94110."</ref> Then again in 2021, it was ranked as the second-most expensive zip code in New Jersey with a typical home value of $2,141,154 <ref>https://stacker.com/new-jersey/zip-codes-most-expensive-homes-new-jersey "</ref> In 2022, Deal was ranked as the most expensive zip code in New Jersey, with homes valued at $2,400,000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

A group from Rhode Island settled in the area of Middletown Township and Shrewsbury Township in the mid-1660s, after having purchased what was known as the Monmouth Patent. Thomas Whyte, an English carpenter from the shore-side community of Deal, Kent, acquired Template:Convert in Shrewsbury Township along the shore that became known as "Deal", from the name of the English town.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.</ref><ref>Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 102. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed August 28, 2015.</ref> Present-day Norwood Avenue dates back to the early 18th century construction of the Long Branch-Deal Turnpike.<ref name=History>History, Borough of Deal. Accessed January 27, 2025. "1701's: The Long Branch and Deal Turnpike (Norwood Avenue) is laid out.</ref>

On August 14, 1829, at 11:30 PM local time, the fall of a meteorite was observed.<ref>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Volume 72, page 358. The Academy, 1921.</ref> The weight of the recovered stone was Template:Convert. The meteorite was officially named "Deal" and it was classified as an ordinary chondrite L.<ref>Template:Metbull</ref>

Deal was incorporated as a borough on March 7, 1898, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, from portions of Ocean Township.<ref name=History/><ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 178. Accessed July 18, 2012.</ref>

In summer 2009, several residents of Deal were involved in a scandal called Operation Bid Rig, which involved public corruption, money laundering, and trafficking of human organs.<ref>Solis, Steph; and Mikle, Jean. 'Solomon Dwek, 42, released early from federal prison", Asbury Park Press, March 23, 2015. Accessed May 22, 2015. "Dwek's prominence in the Sephardic Jewish community in Deal gave him access to people like Rabbi Saul Kassin, the head of the Sephardic community in the United States, and Rabbi Eliahu Ben-Haim, a relative of Dwek's. Both pleaded guilty to charges related to money laundering."</ref>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.32 square miles (3.42 km²), including 1.18 square miles (3.07 km²) of land and 0.14 square miles (0.35 km²) of water (10.30%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> The borough's beaches have been expanded significantly due to reclamation of the beach by way of dredging.Template:Citation needed

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include South Elberon.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The borough borders the Monmouth County communities of Allenhurst, Long Branch, and Ocean Township.<ref>Areas touching Deal, MapIt. Accessed March 26, 2020.</ref><ref>Regional Location Map, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 26, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Deal Lake covers Template:Convert and is overseen by the Deal Lake Commission, which was established in 1974. Seven municipalities border the lake, accounting for Template:Convert of shoreline, also including Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Interlaken, Loch Arbour, Neptune Township and Ocean Township.<ref>Home Page Template:Webarchive, Deal Lake Commission. Accessed July 8, 2015. "The Deal Lake Commission was created by the seven Monmouth County, NJ towns that surround Deal Lake. The Commission was chartered in 1974 by the Borough of Allenhurst, City of Asbury Park, Borough of Deal, Borough of Interlaken, Village of Loch Arbour, Neptune Township, and Ocean Township."</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 750 people, 333 households, and 182 families in the borough. The population density was 604.8 per square mile (233.5/km²). There were 926 housing units at an average density of 746.7 per square mile (288.3/km²). The racial makeup was 91.60% (687) White, 1.60% (12) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 3.47% (26) Asian, 0.13% (1) Pacific Islander, 2.00% (15) from other races, and 1.20% (9) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.33% (55) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 333 households, 12.9% had children under the age of 18; 40.8% were married couples living together; 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 45.3% were non-families. Of all households, 35.7% were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.90.<ref name=Census2010/>

14.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.7 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $59,615 (with a margin of error of +/− $17,199) and the median family income was $95,833 (+/− $32,359). Males had a median income of $52,625 (+/− $17,303) versus $25,139 (+/− $4,348) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,867 (+/− $8,038). About 4.1% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Deal borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 18, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 U.S. census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,070 people, 434 households, and 289 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 953 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.39% White, 1.21% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 2.71% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.05% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Deal borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 18, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Deal borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 18, 2012.</ref>

There were 434 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $58,472, and the median income for a family was $65,313. Males had a median income of $57,857 versus $27,813 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,510. About 7.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

Local government

Deal is governed under the Walsh Act form of government.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 94.</ref><ref>"The Commission Form of Municipal Government", p. 53. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 8. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> The borough is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body consists of three commissioners, who are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis to serve concurrent four-year terms of office as part of the May municipal election. Each commissioner is assigned a department to administer and oversee; the commissioners select one of their members to serve as mayor.

Template:As of, members of the Deal Committee are Mayor Samuel M. Cohen (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety), Jack A. Kassin (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance) and David Simhon (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property), all serving concurrent terms of office ending May 15, 2028.<ref name=Administration>Administration, Borough of Deal. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Deal. Accessed January 27, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024Municipal>May 14, 2024 Municipal Elections - Allenhurst, Deal, Keansburg and Loch Arbour Unofficial Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey, updated June 3, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024.</ref><ref>Wildstein, David. "Allenhurst Incumbents Ousted; Deal And Keansburg Incumbents Win In Landslide", New Jersey Globe, May 15, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024. "In the race for three Deal Board of Commissioner seats, Mayor Samuel Cohen (241), Commissioner David Simhon (242), and newcomer Jack Kassin (232) easily defeated challengers Isaac Chehebar (79), Albert Dweck (49), and Samuel Ashkinazie (46) by a 3-1 margin."</ref>

Mayor Harry Franco, who had first been elected as a commissioner, died on January 30, 2013.<ref>Loder, Stephanie. "Deal Mayor Harry Franco, 79, dies following illness", Asbury Park Press, February 1, 2013. Accessed March 6, 2013. "Harry I. Franco, the borough's 13th mayor, died Wednesday following an illness. He was 79. Last year, Franco was re-elected to the borough's Board of Commissioners and then selected by commissioners to be mayor."</ref>

Federal, state, and county representation

Deal is located in the 6th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 11th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020 Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

Politics

Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow |} As of March 2011, there were a total of 616 registered voters in Deal, of which 113 (18.3%) were registered as Democrats, 146 (23.7%) were registered as Republicans and 357 (58.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 71.4% of the vote (225 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 27.9% (88 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (2 votes), among the 316 ballots cast by the borough's 602 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 52.5%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 71.0% of the vote (303 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 25.8% (110 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (2 votes), among the 427 ballots cast by the borough's 678 registered voters, for a turnout of 63.0%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 66.7% of the vote (314 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 32.1% (151 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (4 votes), among the 471 ballots cast by the borough's 768 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 61.3.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 75.8% of the vote (122 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 22.4% (36 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (3 votes), among the 163 ballots cast by the borough's 597 registered voters (2 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 27.3%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 65.4% of the vote (172 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 31.6% (83 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 3.0% (8 votes), among the 263 ballots cast by the borough's 654 registered voters, yielding a 40.2% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Monmouth County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref>

Education

Deal School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Deal School.<ref>Deal Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Deal School District. Accessed March 11, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Deal School District. Composition: The Deal School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Deal."</ref><ref>County School list A-D, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 11, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Deal School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Deal Boro School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 11, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 160 students and 19.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Deal Boro School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In the 2016–17 school year, Deal had the 35th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 165 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 35. Deal - Enrollment: 165; Grades: K-8; County: Monmouth"</ref> In the 2013–2014 school year, nearly 90% of the district's enrollment was from students participating in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, for whom the state paid the district $12,500 in supplemental aid per student.<ref>McGlone, Peggy. "NJ Interdistrict Choice program shows huge growth but limited reach", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 8, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed February 20, 2020. "The K-8 district in the wealthy Monmouth County Shore town receives almost $2 million in extra state aid, $12,573 for each of its 145 out-of-town Choice students. Only 15 students in the district’s one school live in Deal."</ref>

For ninth through twelfth grades, students attend Shore Regional High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship.<ref>Public Minutes August 27, 2018, Deal School District. Accessed October 21, 2018. "Approve the tuition arrangement for the 2018-2019 School Year with Shore Regional High School at a rate of $10,824.32 per pupil for regular education."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 585 students and 52.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.<ref>School data for Shore Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students also have the option to attend Academy Charter High School in Lake Como, which accepts students on a lottery basis from the communities of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como.<ref name=APP2005>Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy. "Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say", Asbury Park Press, January 27, 2005. Accessed August 28, 2013. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."</ref><ref>Our Story, Academy Charter High School. Accessed October 21, 2018. "Academy Charter High School is a free public high school for residents of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken, and Lake Como."</ref>

Houses of worship

Area synagogues<ref>Synagogues, Jewish Federation of Monmouth County. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref> and churches include:

• Edmond J. Safra Synagogue of Deal, the Hathaway Avenue Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)<ref name=Safra>History Template:Webarchive, Edmond J. Safra Synagogue. Accessed July 13, 2017.</ref>
• Bet Yosef, Hechal Shaul Synagogue, Ahaba Ve Ahva (Orthodox, Syrian traditions, Egyptian traditions)<ref>Home Page, Congregation Hechal Shaul of Deal. Accessed July 13, 2017. "The Prayers in Congregation Hechal Shaul are according to the customs of Egyptian Heritage of Ahaba Ve Ahva Cairo, Egypt."</ref>
• Magen David of West Deal, (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)<ref>Home Page, Congregation Magen David of West Deal. Accessed February 15, 2015.</ref>
• Ohel Yaakob, the Lawrence Avenue Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)<ref>About Us, Ohel Yaacob Congregation. Accessed February 15, 2015.</ref>
• Ohel Simha, the Park Avenue Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)<ref>Home Page, Congregation Ohel Simha. Accessed July 13, 2017.</ref>
• Synagogue of Deal (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)
• Saint Mary's of the Assumption, at Richmond Avenue (Roman Catholic)<ref>Home Page, Saint Mary of the Assumption Church. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref>
• Joseph S. Jemal Synagogue of Deal extension of the Hathaway Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)<ref name=Safra/>

Transportation

File:2018-05-25 12 41 05 View north along New Jersey State Route 71 (Norwood Avenue) at Roseld Avenue in Deal, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg

Route 71 in Deal

Roads and highways

Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Monmouth County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Route 71, Norwood Ave., is the only state highway serving Deal directly -- much of which is a divided road with a median. However, several other highways are accessible in neighboring towns, including Route 35, Route 18, Route 66, and the Garden State Parkway.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides local bus transportation on the 837 route. NJ Transit train service is available at the Allenhurst<ref>Allenhurst station, NJ Transit. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref> and Elberon<ref>Elberon station, NJ Transit. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref> stations on the North Jersey Coast Line.<ref>Transportation Map - Rail Service, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref><ref>North Jersey Coast Line schedule, NJ Transit, updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref>

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Deal has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average temperature above Template:Convert, at least four months with an average temperature at or above Template:Convert, at least one month with an average temperature at or above Template:Convert and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are slightly humid with a cooling afternoon sea breeze in Deal, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index values above Template:Convert. Since 1981, the highest air temperature was Template:Convert on August 9, 2001, and the highest daily average mean dew point was Template:Convert on August 13, 2016. July is the peak in thunderstorm activity and the average wettest month is August. Since 1981, the wettest calendar day was Template:Convert on August 27, 2011. During the winter months, the average annual extreme minimum air temperature is Template:Convert.<ref name="USDA">Template:Cite web</ref> Since 1981, the coldest air temperature was Template:Convert on January 22, 1984. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below Template:Convert. The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is Template:Convert, and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Deal would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (25).<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">Template:Cite web</ref> The plant hardiness zone is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of Template:Convert.<ref name="USDA"/> The average date of first spring leaf-out is March 24<ref name="National Phenology Network">Template:Cite web</ref> and fall color typically peaks in early-November.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Deal include:

• Rudolf Bauer (1889–1953), German-born painter who was involved in the avant-garde group Der Sturm in Berlin, and whose work would become central to the Non-Objective art collection of Solomon R. Guggenheim<ref>Johnson, Ken. "A Failed Love and a Museum's Birth; Bauer Recalls Key Figures in the Guggenheim's Creation", The New York Times, August 21, 2014. Accessed March 21, 2017. "In 1939, after a brief imprisonment — Bauer had been included in the Nazi-organized exhibition 'Degenerate Art' two years earlier — he came to America, whereupon Guggenheim made him a hard-to-refuse offer. He would provide Bauer with a 25-room mansion in the shore town Deal, N.J., and a stipend of $15,000 a year (more than $255,000 today), the interest from a $300,000 trust fund."</ref>
• Brute Force (stage name of Stephen Friedland, born 1940), singer and songwriter<ref>Jordan, Chris. "Meet the musician who went from Asbury Park High School to Beatles immortality", Asbury Park Press, November 28, 2024. Accessed January 2, 2025. "The magical mystery tour of Deal native Stephen Friedland, who recorded a song called 'King of Fuh' that the Beatles released on their Apple Records in 1969, comes full circle when Friedland plays Monday, Dec. 2, at the Lauren K Woods Theatre on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch."</ref>
• Joseph Cayre (born 1941), investor and owner of Midtown Equities<ref name=RealDeal2015/>
• Stanley Chera (1942–2020), real estate developer<ref>Seelye, Katharine Q. "Stanley Chera, Developer and Friend of Trump, Dies at 77", The New York Times, April 17, 2020. Accessed April 20, 2020. "As the coronavirus pandemic spread to New York, Mr. Trump advised Mr. Chera to leave the city and move to his summer home near the oceanfront town of Deal, N.J."</ref>
• Adela Cojab (born 1996), author and activist advocating against antisemitism and for Zionist causes<ref>"An Unforgettable Evening", Jewish Image, September 2, 2021. Accessed March 9, 2024. "Jacqueline introduced our keynote speaker, Adela Cojab. Adela’s inspirational speech described her family’s move to Deal, New Jersey from Mexico when she was a young child, her education at Hillel Yeshiva, and standing up against anti-Semitism at New York University."</ref>
• Nadine Epstein, journalist and author. Editor in chief and CEO of Moment magazine<ref>Epstein, Nadine. "From the Editor", Moment, January 6, 2016. Accessed September 22, 2019. "I grew up in Deal, New Jersey, where many Jews from Aleppo now live."</ref>
• George K. Fraenkel (1921–2009), physical chemist<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. "George K. Fraenkel, Pioneering Chemist, Dies at 87", The New York Times, June 27, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2012. "George Kessler Fraenkel was born in Deal, N.J., on July 27, 1921, and grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y. He was one of three children of Osmond and Helene Esberg Fraenkel."</ref>
• Tom Gallagher (1940–2018), diplomat. In 1976, he became the first officer of the United States Foreign Service to come out as gay<ref>"Pride Network honors six New Jersey leaders this Saturday in Asbury Park" Template:Webarchive, Pride Network, November 3, 2016. Accessed July 26, 2018. "Tom Gallagher grew up in the servant’s quarters in Deal where he and his family worked for the family that founded MGM and Random House."</ref>
• Frank Hague (1876–1956), Mayor of Jersey City from 1917 to 1947<ref>Olszewski, Anthony. "Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague's Shore house", Hudson County Facts, April 10, 2010, copied from Life, February 7, 1938. Accessed March 21, 2017. "Hague's $125,000 Summer home at Deal, N.J. was paid for by check of John Milton, long Hague's lawyer and close crony."</ref>
• Lahav Harkov, journalist who serves as the senior contributing editor and diplomatic correspondent of The Jerusalem Post<ref>Wiener, Robert. "Reporter says election is about ‘nothing’", New Jersey Jewish News, December 10, 2014. Accessed July 7, 2023. "Harkov grew up in Deal and Long Branch and attended Hillel Yeshiva in Deal."</ref>
• Huntington Hartford (1911–2008), businessman, philanthropist, stage and film producer and art collector. Heir to the A&P supermarket fortune<ref>Levinson, Marc. The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America, p. 133. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011. Template:ISBN. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Josephine Hartford O'Donnell and Josephine's brother, George Huntington Hartford II, had grown up amid wealth and privilege, first in a Park Avenue apartment, then in the exclusive shoreside town of Deal, New Jersey."</ref>
• Sean T. Kean (born 1963), politician who has represented the 30th Legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2012<ref>Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey 2004, p. 261. Skinder-Strauss Associates, 2004. Template:ISBN. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Mr. Kean was born May 21, 1963, in Montclair. He grew up in Deal and is a graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School."</ref>
• Albert Laboz, real estate developer<ref>Staff. "The Special Children's Center Annual Breakfast Fundraiser at the Laboz Home in Deal, NJ" Template:Webarchive, The Jewish Voice, July 13, 2016. Accessed April 13, 2017.</ref>
• Willie Moretti (1894–1951), mobster who served as underboss of the Genovese crime family<ref>"Investigations: Willing Willie", Time, December 25, 1950. Accessed December 9, 2024. "From the time he started to work at the age of five, Willie Moretti kept his eyes peeled for the fast buck.... He painted a lively picture of his rags-to-riches career, even showed pictures of some of his prized possessions: a laundry business in Paterson, N.J., a $400,000 house in Deal, N.J., a $45,000 house in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., a 1948 Cadillac, a 1949 Lincoln."</ref>
• David Rockwell (born 1956), architect and designer<ref>David Rockwell Biography, rockwellgroup. Accessed April 7, 2015. "David Rockwell, FAIA, has long harbored a fascination with immersive environments. He grew up in the theater—his mother, a vaudeville dancer and choreographer, often cast him in community repertory productions. But when he was 12, David's family had a dramatic scene change, moving from Deal, New Jersey to Guadalajara, Mexico."</ref>
• Patti Scialfa (born 1953), member of the E Street Band and wife of Bruce Springsteen<ref>Stewart, Allison. "Patti Scialfa's Glory Days; With 'Lullaby,' the Boss's Wife Steps Into the Spotlight", The Washington Post, June 20, 2004. Accessed July 18, 2012. "Scialfa (pronounced SKAL-fah) grew up in the affluent suburb of Deal, N.J., and attended the prestigious jazz program at the University of Miami before moving to New York."</ref>
• P. Hal Sims (1886–1949) and Dorothy Rice Sims (1889–1960), contract bridge celebrities and experts whose home in Deal was a headquarters and retreat for authorities on the game, 1920s–1930s<ref>Shattuck, Florence. "Do Women Excel Men at Bridge?", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 14, 1933. Accessed March 25, 2015. "Dorothy Rice Sims is the charming hostess who presides over the beautiful Sims estate at Deal, N. J., which reminds one of the castles of the feudal barons in medieval days."</ref>
• Joseph Sitt (born 1964), real estate investor, founder of the retail chain Ashley Stewart, and founder of global real estate company Thor Equities<ref name=RealDeal2015>Stulbrg, Ariel. "Dominating Deal; Mapping out just how many properties NYC’s Syrian Jewish real estate moguls own in this Jersey Shore hamlet", The Real Deal, August 1, 2015. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Joe Sitt — CEO of Thor Equities, co-owner of Town Residential and founder of the Ashley Stewart clothing store — owns 71 Ocean Avenue, just up the beach from Sutton.... Joseph Cayre, the head of Midtown Equities, owns 18 and 24 Deal Esplanade and co-owns the adjacent plot at 11 Marine Place with his son Jack. "</ref>
• Maxine Stuart (1918–2013), actress<ref>Fox, Margalit. "Maxine Stuart, 94, Dies; Acted on Stage, Film and TV", The New York Times, June 17, 2013. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Maxine Shlivek was born on June 28, 1918, in Deal, N.J., and reared in Lawrence, on Long Island, and Manhattan."</ref>
• Jeff Sutton (born 1960), real estate developer, billionaire, founder of Wharton Properties<ref>Kadoch, Joseph. "Real Estate Mogul Jeff Sutton Makes Waves on the Jersey Shore" Template:Webarchive, Jewish Voice, January 25, 2012. Accessed July 13, 2017. "The owner of Wharton Properties, a commercial real estate company with prized holdings in New York City, made headlines recently when he purchased a property on the Jersey Shore for $22.6 million. Sporting 5.3 acres and an impressive 350 feet of beachfront, his new estate – located at 91 Ocean Avenue in Deal – represents one of the most expensive acquisitions made in Monmouth County real estate history."</ref>
• Jeffrey Vinik (born 1959), investor and owner of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning<ref>Staff. "Who is Jeff Vinik?" Template:Webarchive, Tampa Bay Times, February 5, 2010. Accessed June 2, 2015. "Born: March 22, 1959, Deal, N.J."</ref>

External links

• Deal Borough website
• Deal School District
• Template:NJReportCard
• School Data for the Deal School District, National Center for Education Statistics