1911年、アトランティックシティのボードウォークにあるマールボロ・ブレナムホテルの前に集まった人々「Consilio et prudentia」(賢明かつ慎重な判断)は、アトランティックシティのモットーであり、 1919年から1933年まで続いた禁酒法時代に建てられた歴史的なボードウォーク・ホールの紋章にも掲げられて1930年代半ばの絵葉書に描かれたハドン・ホール・ホテル
ShopRiteスーパーマーケットの起工式は、Village Super Marketがカジノ再投資開発局から店舗建設のために1870万ドルを受け取った後、2021年10月に行われた。スーパーマーケットは2022年12月までに完成する予定だったが、建設や建物の建設は現場では行われていなかった。契約期間が満了した後、カジノ再投資開発局(CRDA)はVillage Super Marketとの契約が破談となり、新たな候補者を探していると発表した。[ 92 ] VSMはCRDAと市議会が検討するための新たな計画を作成し、2023年7月までに、同社と香港に本社を置く中国の複合企業がスーパーマーケット建設の2つの候補として浮上した。[ 93 ]
↑クペリンスキー、エイミー。「『メドウランズの宝石』?:ニュージャージー州の最高、最悪、そして最も奇妙な町のスローガン」、NJ Advance Media for NJ.com、2015年1月22日。2016年7月12日アクセス。「リゾートタウンが2012年に採用した観光キャンペーン『Do AC』は、アトランティックシティ・アライアンスというマーケティンググループによって運営されているが、同グループの解散が州の計画に含まれている…。2012年初頭、市は『世界的に有名な遊び場』を公式モットーとして採用し、2003年の『Always Turned On』とそれ以前の『America's Favorite Playground』というスローガンに取って代わった。」
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↑Staff. "Thousands out of work in Atlantic City as big casinos shut doors"Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic City News.Net, September 1, 2014. Accessed October 15, 2015. "Showboat, which has operated on the city's boardwalk for 27 years shut its doors on Sunday. On Tuesday the glittering new $2.4billion Revel Casino will close. Later in September Trump Plaza will close its doors. On 13 January this year the Atlantic Club which was completed in 1980 as the Golden Nugget, which then became the Bally Grand, and a Hilton was the first of the four major casinos to close this year."
↑via Associated Press. "Most finally believe that Sandy didn't destroy Atlantic City boardwalk, poll says", The Star-Ledger, May 28, 2013. Accessed July 7, 2013. "Due to Sandy's track, Atlantic City suffered minimal damage and reopened for business five to seven days after the storm."
↑Skilling, Tom. "Historic Sandy landfalls 8 pm Monday evening near Atlantic City with lowest barometric pressure of any storm on record in New Jersey; Chicago being blasted by powerhouse circulation on storms' west side", WGN-9 Chicago Weather Center, October 30, 2012. Accessed October 15, 2015. "Sandy came ashore with an ear-popping central pressure of 943 mb (27.85″) at landfall—a reading MUCH lower (nearly 30 mb lower) than the 972 mb (28.70″) pressure at the center of the so-called October 1991 Perfect Storm, immortalized in the Sebastian Junger book which was later made into a film."
↑Young, Elise; and Dopp, Terrence. "N.J. Considers Ending Atlantic City's Gambling Monopoly", Bloomberg Business, September 8, 2014. Accessed October 15, 2015. "Voters may be asked as soon as November 2015 to overturn an almost 40-year-old law that gave Atlantic City a monopoly on gambling in New Jersey.... With as many as five of Atlantic City's 12 casinos closing this year, some lawmakers say allowing gambling in other towns is crucial to reclaim revenue that has gone to New York and Philadelphia."
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↑Corasaniti, Nick. "Game On! Legislature Approves Sports Betting in New Jersey", The New York Times, June 7, 2018. Accessed March 25, 2026. "The State Legislature voted to legalize sports betting, paving the way for casinos and racetracks to take wages and providing the state with a new source of revenue. It is likely a matter of days now before cash can start changing hands at casinos in Atlantic City and at Monmouth Park Racetrack near the Jersey Shore and perhaps take advantage of the global interest in the World Cup, which begins next week, or the National Basketball Association finals."
↑Barlow, Bill; Tu, Alan. "With sports betting now legal in New Jersey, here’s what you need to know", WHYY-TV, June 12, 2018. Accessed March 25, 2026. "New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation allowing the state’s casinos and racetracks to begin taking sports bets. Murphy signed the measure Monday, making New Jersey the second state after Delaware to allow sports betting since a Supreme Court decision cleared the way for such gambling."
↑"U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops to 15-Year Low In 2019", ATTOM, January 14, 2020. Accessed March 14, 2023. "Among 220 metropolitan statistical areas with a population of at least 200,000, those with the highest foreclosure rates in 2019 were Atlantic City, New Jersey (1.33 percent of housing units with a foreclosure filing); Trenton, New Jersey (0.91 percent); Jacksonville, Florida (0.85 percent); Rockford, Illinois (0.82 percent); and Lakeland, Florida (0.81 percent)."
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↑Pilon, Mary. "The Prices on Your Monopoly Board Hold a Dark Secret; The property values of the popular game reflect a legacy of racism and inequality.", The Atlantic, February 21, 2021. Accessed March 14, 2023. "Take a good look at a Monopoly board. The most expensive properties, Park Place and Boardwalk, are marked in dark blue. Maybe you've drawn a card inviting you to 'take a walk on the Boardwalk.' But that invitation wasn't open to everyone when the game first took on its current form. Even though Black citizens comprised roughly a quarter of Atlantic City's overall population at the time, the famed Boardwalk and its adjacent beaches were segregated.... The impact of the decisions made during Monopoly's heyday is still felt today. Atlantic City is a 'redlined epicenter' of the state, according to the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, and it leads the state in foreclosures."
↑Sainato, Michael (June 29, 2022). "'We want to be able to survive': Atlantic City casino workers to strike over wages". The Guardian. pp.2–4. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
↑Calavia-Robertson, Daysi. "A food desert on the edge of the ocean; Getting groceries shouldn't be this hard in an N.J. city where tourists spend billions", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 23, 2024. Accessed November 25, 2025. "But sadly, that's the reality. In the shadow of these glamorous buildings, lies a city in poverty, where the unemployment rate is 7.4% — more than the state's rate of 4.8% — and where residents haven't had a proper, full-fledged grocery store with a fresh deli counter or bakery in nearly 28 years.... And in the city, there are far too many in the same situation: Only 13% of households in the Atlantic City-Hammonton area own a vehicle, according to 2021 U.S. Census Data."
↑"Appendix E: The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority", Audit & Accounting Guide, Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., November 3, 2017, pp.221–224, doi:10.1002/9781119448563.app5, ISBN978-1-119-44856-3, retrieved December 2, 2023
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↑Conklin, Eric. "After ShopRite deal fizzles, N.J. pours $20M into grocery-starved Atlantic City area", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 23, 2025. Accessed November 25, 2025. "Three years ago, state and Atlantic City officials were confident that a new $18 million ShopRite, built through state money, would solve the resort's long-standing food insecurity problems.... Officials now have a new plan to help make Atlantic City less of a food desert, with a $20 million investment to rehabilitate Renaissance Plaza. The nearly 30-year-old outdoor shopping mall will be converted into a commercial hub anchored by an expanded Save-A-Lot store."
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↑Wittkowski, Donald. "Experts question need to reform Atlantic City's 'model' casino regulatory system", The Press of Atlantic City, July 22, 2010. Accessed April 25, 2016.
↑Clark, Michael. "Gov. Christie's office releases conceptual 'maps' of Atlantic City tourism, entertainment districts", The Press of Atlantic City, July 22, 2010. Accessed April 25, 2016.
12Pizarro, Max. "FDU: voters oppose AC state takeover, 43–29%, PolitickerNJ, February 16, 2011. Accessed April 25, 2016.
↑Clark, Michael. "State defines boundaries for Atlantic City Tourism District; Langford casts lone 'no' vote", The Press of Atlantic City, April 19, 2011. Accessed January 13, 2012. "The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority voted Tuesday to establish a jurisdiction zone known as the Tourism District, a vast chunk of the city targeted for rejuvenation under the supervision of the state agency."
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↑Overview, Casino Revenue Fund Advisory Commission. Accessed November 26, 2017. "In 1974 the voters of New Jersey were asked to amend the State Constitution by allowing Casino gambling to be permitted in Atlantic City and elsewhere. The referendum was defeated by 60% of voters. On November 2, 1976, the voters were again asked to decide Public Question #1, an amendment to the Constitution authorizing casino gambling in Atlantic City only."
↑Clarity, James F. "It's 'Place Your Bets' as East's First Casino Opens", The New York Times, May 27, 1978. Accessed November 26, 2017. "Legalized casino gambling began officially in Atlantic City today, with eager, but smaller-than-expected, crowds of bettors moving into the Resorts International hotel gaming mom and politicians predicting that golden days were coming for this once-prosperous, now-shabby resort town by the sea."
↑via Associated Press. "Showboat closing after 27 years in Atlantic City", Asbury Park Press, August 31, 2014. Accessed August 23, 2015.
↑Parry, Wayne via Associated Press. "$2.4 billion flop: Atlantic City's Revel closes after 2 years", The Seattle Times, September 1, 2014. Accessed August 23, 2015.
↑Parry, Wayne via Associated Press. "Trump Plaza, worst performing casino in Atlantic City, goes out of business", Toronto Star, September 16, 2014. Accessed August 23, 2014.
↑via Associated Press. "Atlantic City's Trump Plaza Sold for $20 Million", The Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2013. Accessed October 30, 2015. "The sale leaves the company he once ran, Trump Entertainment Resorts, with just one casino, the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort. Mr. Griffin also said his company would consider selling the Trump Taj Mahal, if the price were right."
↑Tribune news services Trump Taj Mahal closes after 26 years; nearly 3,000 workers lose jobs
↑via Reuters. "Caesars casinos files for bankruptcy", Fortune, January 15, 2015. Accessed October 30, 2015.
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↑"New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Announces December 2022 Total Gaming Revenue Results", Office of the New Jersey Attorney General, January 17, 2023. "Year-to-date Casino Win for the nine casino hotel properties was $2.79 billion, reflecting growth of 9.0% compared to $2.55 billion for the prior period."
↑Wittkowski, Donald. "Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino sold to California company for only $20 million", The Press of Atlantic City, February 15, 2013. Accessed October 30, 2015.
↑Wittkowski, Donald. "Carl Icahn won't approve sale of Trump Plaza for $20M"Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Press of Atlantic City, April 23, 2013. Accessed October 30, 2015.
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↑Brubaker, Harold. "Revel abandons Brookfield deal", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 12, 2014. Accessed October 30, 2015. "U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Gloria M. Burns on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for that morning to consider Revel AC Inc.'s motion to terminate its agreement to sell its property to a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. for $110million."
↑Palmieri, Christopher. "Atlantic City's Failed Revel Casino Sells for $200 Million", Bloomberg News, January 8, 2018. Accessed September 14, 2018.
↑Lai, Jonathan. "Stockton completes Showboat sale to Blatstein", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 17, 2016. Accessed June 23, 2016. "The Philadelphia-based developer Bart Blatstein bought the property for $23million, inheriting a legal mess but clearing Stockton to move forward with other plans."
↑Staff. "Sands casino in Atlantic City imploded", USA Today, October 19, 2007. Accessed October 30, 2015. "It took less than 20 seconds for the 21-story, 500-room tower where Frank Sinatra once held court to come crashing to the ground shortly after 9:30 p.m. in the first implosion of an East Coast casino. The demolition makes way for a mega-casino to be built on the Sands site by Pinnacle Entertainment at an estimated cost of $1.5billion to $2billion."
↑Staff. "Trump Planning to Demolish World's Fair Casino in Atlantic City", The New York Times, July 10, 1999. Accessed October 30, 2015. "Donald J. Trump plans to demolish his World's Fair casino in Atlantic City around the end of the year and may build a 4,000-room, $750million gambling complex in its place, officials of his development company said yesterday."
↑Today in History: June 26, Library of Congress. Accessed June 23, 2016. "On June 26, 1870, the first section of the Atlantic City Boardwalk opened along the New Jersey beach."
↑Atlantic City FAQs: Where and when was the first boardwalk constructed?, Atlantic City Free Public Library. Accessed September 21, 2016. "The first boardwalk built in the United States was in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1870."
↑Shea, Rachel Hartigan. "After Sandy: The Future of Boardwalks; In age of extreme weather, should they be rebuilt, redesigned, defended by dunes?", National Geographic, November 10, 2012. Accessed September 21, 2016. "The first boardwalk built in the United States was a temporary structure. Two local businessmen, weary of sand being tracked into their establishments, convinced the city council of Atlantic City to create a boardwalk in 1870."
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↑Derek Hall (August 15, 2023). "N.J.'s aging boardwalks to get a $100M facelift". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
↑Brennan, John. "Putting the Atlantic City Boardwalk myth to bed", The Record, October 30, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of November 3, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2016. "The Atlantic City Boardwalk that was washed out by Hurricane Sandy is an area limited to the Boardwalk fronting the Absecon Inlet only. That small section of the Boardwalk is located in South Inlet, a prominent residential section of Atlantic City. It is a small stretch of Boardwalk that is being shown in video footage and photos."
↑Jaffe, Greg. "Atlantic City takes stock of storm damage", The Washington Post, October 30, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2016. "One section of the famed boardwalk was destroyed, but most of it was intact, and on Tuesday, as white foam from the roiling Atlantic Ocean sprayed across it, the only people around were a few store owners who had come to check on their shops, some wave watchers and a few homeless men."
↑Down the Shore: Summer in Atlantic CityArchived June 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Independence Seaport Museum. Accessed June 23, 2016. "The first Atlantic City boardwalk was built in 1870, and twelve years later, in 1882, Ocean Pier, the world's first oceanside amusement pier was constructed."
↑Keough, W. F. "Central Pier Rides Again / A.C. Gets a Family Amusement Center", The Press of Atlantic City, June 3, 1990. Accessed August 23, 2013. "Central Pier, vacant since the dawn of casino gaming, will re-open its doors Saturday in an $8million effort by its owners to re-create one of the resort's most famous pre-casino attractions – its amusement parks. Visitors who plan to test the rides later this week at the city's oldest pier will be treated to the screaming upside-down rush of a Super Loop, or the musical lure of a merry-go-round by the sea."
↑Flynn, Ed. "The Heinz Pier in Atlantic City a 'variety' of fun", Northjersey.com, March 7, 2013. Accessed August 23, 2013.
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↑"Atlantic City Experience: 100 Years of the Garden Pier"Archived July 22, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic City Experience. Accessed July 27, 2017. "Garden Pier stood apart from the other piers in Atlantic City. First opening on July 19, 1913, its 'uptown' location placed it away from the frenzied activity of the bustling downtown."
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↑Ecenbarger, Bill. "How to improve a property is the story of Monopoly", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 31, 2009. Accessed September 23, 2016. "In the summer of 1929, Ruth Hoskins, a Quaker schoolteacher from Indianapolis, moved to Atlantic City, where she introduced the game to her new friends – and made a version using Atlantic City street names. Friends then showed the game to Charles E. Todd, a Philadelphia hotel manager, who passed it on to an acquaintance named Charles Darrow, who soon was playing it in Philadelphia.... Darrow refined the game and then claimed he'd invented it."
↑Pilon, Mary (February 21, 2021). "The Prices on Your Monopoly Board Hold a Dark Secret". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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↑Boehmke, Greg. "Rolling in Style on the Old Atlantic City Boardwalk – by Renee Brizzi", Delran Historical Society, August 9, 2015. Accessed November 24, 2025. "Atlantic City's famed rolling chairs were first introduced at a convention in 1876 and originally designed as wheelchairs for the handicapped. They were opened to the public and became boardwalk transportation for the "carriage trade" when able bodied people pretended to need to use them. In 1887 local businessman William Hayday started renting them to the public."
↑Berman, Marc. "Atlantic City's famous Rolling Chairs celebrate 125th anniversary today", NJ.com, June 11, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2016. "Rolling chairs have been an Atlantic City staple since June 11, 1887, introduced at a convention in 1876 and soon after began to be rented out to tourists by local businessman William Hayday."
↑Ackerman, Richard. "Off We Go! Trams Get Rolling on Boardwalk", The Press of Atlantic City, June 30, 1973. Accessed November 24, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Operation of the trams, which carry up to 25 passengers, begins at a time when rolling chairs, which had numbered in the thousands decades ago, have dwindled to 10."
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↑Khemlani, Anjalee. "Bert Parks statue back in prominent Atlantic City position", The Press of Atlantic City, June 8, 2013. Accessed July 27, 2017. "The bronze likeness of Parks was originally fitted with sensors in its palms, which would start a recording of him singing the traditional 'There she is ...' from the song 'Miss America' while people placed their heads under the crown."
↑Kinon, Christina. "HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' uses New York as a stand-in for Atlantic City, Chicago and Los Angeles", New York Daily News, September 8, 2010. Accessed September 21, 2016.
↑Around the same time of the September 2010 premiere of the show, the Press of Atlantic City created Boss of the Boardwalk, a 45-minute documentary which premiered on August 21, 2010, on NBC TV-40 and aired six additional times in the following weeks. Cronick, Scott. "Press documentary 'Boss of the Boardwalk' chronicles the life and times of Nucky Johnson", The Press of Atlantic City, August 20, 2010. Accessed September 23, 2016. "Boss of the Boardwalk, a 45-minute documentary by staff writers Michael Clark and Dan Good, premiered at 7pm. Saturday, Aug. 21, on NBC TV-40. It will receive six additional airings throughout August and September, including 3pm. Sept. 19, the same day Boardwalk Empire will begin its 12-episode first season."
↑After the premiere of Boardwalk Empire, interest in Roaring Twenties-era Atlantic City grew. In October 2010, a plan was revealed to renovate the ailing Resorts Casino Hotel into a Roaring Twenties theme. The re-branding was proposed by current owner Dennis Gomes, and was initiated in December 2010 when he took over the casino. The changes accentuate the resort's existing art deco design, as well as presenting new 20s-era uniforms for employees and music from the time period. The casino also introduced drinks and shows reminiscent of the period. Resorts Atlantic City to adopt 1920s theme in nod to 'Boardwalk Empire'The Star-Ledger, October 7, 2010. Accessed September 21, 2016.
↑The actual building where Johnson lived, The Ritz-Carlton, offer tours.Waltzer, Jim. "The Ritz: Where Nucky Lay His Head; Once a happening hotel, the Ritz Condominium has restored its vintage look, if not its wild ways. Tours of Nucky Johnson's one-time home are now being offered as Boardwalk Empire mania continues to sweep the city.", Atlantic City Weekly, November 10, 2010. Accessed December 21, 2016.
↑In 2011, Academy Bus began a trolley tour called "Nucky's Way", a tour bus service that features actors portraying Nucky, as well as other characters, as it loops around the city. Nucky's Way is the second trolley tour to capitalize off of Boardwalk Empire, after The Great American Trolley company started a weekly tour of Atlantic City with a Roaring Twenties theme in early June 2011. Rose, Elaine. "Academy Bus Co. launches 'Nucky's Way,' an Atlantic City trolley tour where 'Nucky' Johnson is your guide". The Press of Atlantic City, June 30, 2011. Accessed October 30, 2015.
↑On August 1, 2011, a façade modeled after the set of Boardwalk Empire was unveiled on the boardwalk in front of an empty lot at the former site of the Trump World's Fair resort. The façade of storefronts, which consists of vinyl tacked onto three large sections of plywood, was the brainchild of longtime area radio host Pinky Kravitz, who was also a columnist for The Press of Atlantic City and host of WMGM-TV Presents Pinky on NBC40.
↑Harper, Derek. "'Boardwalk Empire' facade unveiled on Atlantic City Boardwalk to hundreds of spectators", The Press of Atlantic City, August 1, 2011. Accessed October 30, 2015.
↑Iuzzolino, Nicole. "TidalWave Music Festival 2023: Dates, schedules, where to buy tickets", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 16, 2022. Accessed March 21, 2023. "TidalWave Music Festival will take over the beaches of Atlantic City from Aug. 11 to 13. Some of the music industry's biggest country artists will perform, such as Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn. This will be the second annual TidalWave Music Festival after the first was held in the summer of 2022."
↑Sobko, Katie. "Halsey, Demi Lovato coming to music and tech event North to Shore Jersey Festival", The Record, March 13, 2023. Accessed March 13, 2023. "The North to Shore Jersey Festival will be a music and technology event taking place over the course of three consecutive weekends at three cities across the state. Events will happen in Atlantic City from June 7 to 11, in Asbury Park from June 14 to 18, and in Newark from June 21 to 25. There will be a variety of entertainment events, including concerts, comedy shows and movies, as well as presentations from tech and business entrepreneurs."
↑Breihan, Tom. "Adjacent Festival Is Bringing The When We Were Young Experience To Atlantic City", Stereogum, October 25, 2022. Accessed March 21, 2023. "Atlantic City's Adjacent Festival doesn't have the gallingly ugly poster design of When We Were Young, and it's not quite as nostalgia-focused, but it's definitely chasing the same demographic. The festival is all loaded down with bands that would've played the Warped Tour in the '00s or, in a few cases, the late '90s. Blink-182 and Paramore will headline, and the bill also features Coheed And Cambria, Jimmy Eat World, Midtown, Thursday, Motion City Soundtrack, the Starting Line, Wheatus, Phantom Planet, and the Movielife."
↑Nitras, Jeremy. "Frantic City pics & review: Yo La Tengo, Snail Mail, Samiam, Bouncing Souls, RFTC, Superchunk, more", Brooklyn Vegan, September 26, 2022. Accessed March 21, 2023.
↑Jordan, Chris. "Bamboozle festival, stage for music superstars, returning May 2023 to New Jersey", May 4, 2021. Accessed March 21, 2023. "The storied Bamboozle music festival is returning May 5 to 7, 2023, for a 20-year anniversary celebration at a location in New Jersey, said founder John D'Esposito to the USA TODAY Network New Jersey.... The Bamboozle featured emo, hip-hop, rock and pop A-listers like Drake, Bon Jovi, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, My Chemical Romance, Bruno Mars Demi Lovato and many more during a 10-year run primarily in Asbury Park and the Meadowlands in East Rutherford."
↑Brandt, Joe. "Bamboozle 2023 festival canceled in Atlantic City a week before start", KYW-TV, April 29, 2023. Accessed May 9, 2023. "A music festival scheduled for next week at the Jersey Shore was canceled after Atlantic City officials say organizers did not submit required paperwork. The Bamboozle Festival was scheduled for May 5–7 at Bader Field. Limp Bizkit, Rick Ross, Papa Roach and Steve Aoki were set to appear. But city officials say with about a week to go, they were still waiting on fees and necessary documents from the festival's organizers."
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↑Leonard, Nicole. "Miss'd America pageant finds new home in Atlantic City's Borgata", The Press of Atlantic City, May 22, 2015. Accessed September 21, 2016. "The reigning queen of the Miss'd America pageant, the LGBT spoof of Miss America, will relinquish her crown to a new winner on Sept. 26 as contestants from across the country descend on Atlantic City. The pageant has been held in recent years at Boardwalk Hall, Harrah's Resort and House of Blues at Showboat Casino Hotel since first returning to Atlantic City in 2010.... Since its inception in 1994, the Miss'd America pageant has raised over $280,000 for local LGBT charities and organizations."
↑Post, Michelle Bruentti; and Reil, Max. "Atlantic City airshow soars over city's beaches", The Press of Atlantic City, August 17, 2016. Accessed November 19, 2016. "It was the 14th annual 'Thunder Over the Boardwalk' Atlantic City Airshow, with airboss David Schultz estimating 450,000 people lined the Boardwalk, beaches and oceanfront buildings from Brigantine to Ocean City."
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↑Weinberg, David. "Arena Football League teams suspend operations, Blackjacks' future unclear", The Press of Atlantic City, October 30, 2019. Accessed November 27, 2019. "The Atlantic City Blackjacks may not be back at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall next season. Ron Jaworski, chairman of the Arena Football League's Executive Committee, confirmed a report in the Albany Times Union on Tuesday that all six of the league's franchises will suspend their local operations."
↑Weinberg, David. "Atlantic City Blackjacks done after one year, AFL ceases operation", The Press of Atlantic City, November 27, 2019. Accessed November 27, 2019. "The Atlantic City Blackjacks are done after just one season in the Arena Football League. The AFL announced Wednesday that it has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and is ceasing all operations."
↑Auble, Kristine. "New soccer team Atlantic City FC to begin play in 2018", The Press of Atlantic City, December 22, 2017. Accessed November 27, 2019. "Hoping to fill a void in the city's sports scene, the Atlantic City Football Club announced Thursday that it will join the National Premier Soccer League as an expansion team in 2018.... The team will play five to seven home games at Stockton University in Galloway Township and will compete in the NPSL Keystone Conference as a semiprofessional team."
↑Ralph, Matthew. "Atlantic City FC gives NPSL a South Jersey foothold Atlantic City FC announced entry into the NPSL's Keystone Conference at the Tropicana on Thursday", Brotherly Game, December 22, 2017. Accessed November 27, 2019. "The Atlantic City Diablos played two seasons in the NPSL in 2007 and 2008 before folding and the AC Crusaders competed in the NPSL in 2011 and 2012 before heading to the American Soccer League and eventually meeting the same fate."
↑Gill, Mike. "15 Years Ago This Week The Boardwalk Bullies Won The Kelly Cup", 97.3 ESPN, May 16, 2018. Accessed November 27, 2019. "From 2001-2005, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were a member of the ECHL, but like most pro sports teams in the city, attendance problems forced the team to leave the city, landing in Stockton, CA"
12Hetrick, Christian. "Arena Football League team is coming to Atlantic City, and you get a chance to name it", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 22, 2019. Accessed November 27, 2019. "The Atlantic City Seagulls, of the now defunct United States Basketball League, played at the city's high school gym from 1996 to 2001. And the Atlantic City CardSharks of the National Indoor Football League played at Boardwalk Hall in 2004 and lasted one season."
↑Huna, Nicholas. "The history of the Atlantic City Surf", The Press of Atlantic City, September 23, 2017. Accessed November 27, 2019. "May 20, 1998: The Atlantic City Surf play their first game against the Somerset Patriots to a sellout crowd. The Surf lose 8-5.... Sept. 7, 2008: The Surf plays its last game, a 6-0 shutout loss to Quebec in the Can-Am League playoffs."
↑McGarry, Michael. "ShopRite LPGA Classic is thriving in four years since returning to Galloway", The Press of Atlantic City, May 24, 2014. Accessed September 14, 2018. "The Classic began in 1986 and continued uninterrupted for 20 years. But the tournament ended for three years after 2006 because of a dispute over dates between the former tournament officials and the LPGA."
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↑"Atlantic City Mayor Gilliam resigns after guilty plea in federal court, Small to take over", The Press of Atlantic City, October 3, 2019. Accessed October 16, 2019
↑"Atlantic City Council votes Small, state 'won't miss a beat' with new mayor", The Press of Atlantic City, October 15, 2019. Accessed October 16, 2019. "During a special meeting Tuesday evening, Small was selected by the governing body to serve an unexpired term as the city's chief executive following the abrupt departure of Frank Gilliam Jr., who resigned earlier this month."
↑2025 General Election November 4, 2025 Official Results, Atlantic County, New Jersey, updated February 5, 2026. Accessed June 15, 2026.
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↑Wildstein, David (November 6, 2024). "GOP flips Atlantic City, Absecon seats". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
↑Hurley, Harry (August 29, 2024). "New Jersey Judge Removes Atlantic City Councilman from Office". WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
↑Biryukov, Nikita. "Atlantic City referendum defeated in landslide City voters overwhelmingly vote to keep current form of government", New Jersey Globe, May 12, 2020. Accessed May 13, 2020. "Voters in Atlantic City slapped down a referendum that would have eliminated the city's mayor and reduced the number of seats on the city's council. The referendum, which was opposed by incumbent councilmembers, Mayor Marty Small and the Callaway family-led Atlantic City Democratic organization, was defeated 985 to 3,275.... The measure would have replaced the mayor's post with a council-appointed city manager and cut down the number of council seats from nine to five."
↑Danzis, David. "Atlantic City Council selects Dunston for 2nd Ward seat", The Press of Atlantic City, November 12, 2019. Accessed March 18, 2020. "LaToya Dunston, 36, was unanimously selected by council to serve as the 2nd Ward representative for the remainder of 2019. She fills the vacancy left by Marty Small Sr., who became mayor Oct. 4 after his predecessor, Frank Gilliam Jr., abruptly resigned a day earlier."
↑Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 1, 2020Archived July 26, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, City of Atlantic City. Accessed March 18, 2020.
↑Ryan, Joe. "Atlantic City mayor was at Carrier Clinic", The Star-Ledger, October 9, 2007. Accessed June 14, 2016. "The mayor of Atlantic City whose mysterious absence sparked political chaos and national intrigue was at a rehabilitation facility in Somerset County, his attorney said today. Robert Levy spent the start of his 13-day disappearance from public life at the Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead, his attorney told the Press of Atlantic City for a report on its Web site."
↑Cox, Paul. "Marsh is sworn in as Atlantic City mayor", The Star-Ledger, October 11, 2007. Accessed June 14, 2016. "Atlantic City City Council President William 'Speedy' Marsh was sworn in as the resort's mayor Wednesday afternoon by City Clerk Rosemary Adams, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City. The event occurred just hours after former Mayor Bob Levy resigned amid an ongoing federal investigation into his military record and after Levy had returned from a stay at a Somerset County clinic that specializes in mental health and addiction recovery."
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12Voter Registration Summary – Atlantic, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 24, 2014.
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↑Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Atlantic CountyArchived December 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.
↑2008 Presidential General Election Results: Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2014.
↑2004 Presidential Election: Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2014.
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↑Previti, Emily. "Casinos, executives take over efforts to market Atlantic City", The Press of Atlantic City, April 26, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2015. "The Atlantic City Alliance, a nonprofit entity funded and operated by local casinos and their executives, will assume most of the city's marketing duties and media services previously handled by the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority, which will focus on growing convention business."
↑Previti, Emily. "Atlantic City Special Improvement District votes to dissolve, transfer assets to CRDA", The Press of Atlantic City, April 18, 2011. Accessed May 11, 2011.
12Atlantic City Firefighters – ACFD History. Atlantic City Fire Fighters. Accessed November 15, 2013.
↑Acting Chief Vincent GraneseArchived November 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic City. Accessed November 22, 2015.
↑FireArchived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, City of Atlantic City. Accessed August 14, 2012.
↑Atlantic City Firefighters – Stations & Units, Atlantic City Fire Fighters. Accessed November 15, 2013.
↑Atlantic City Board of Education District Policy: Identification, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through twelve in the Atlantic City School District. Composition: The Atlantic City School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Atlantic City."
↑Raheem, Turiya S. A. "Community Updates: Pennsylvania Avenue School and More", Atlantic City Weekly, October 8, 2012. Accessed November 26, 2017. "The new Pennsylvania Avenue School (PAS) is a long-awaited addition to the Atlantic City School System.... Most students attending PAS have come from New Jersey Avenue School, one of the oldest in the city, which needed far too many repairs and had become a dark and dismal place for children and teachers alike."
↑Atlantic City Public School District 2016 Report Card NarrativeArchived September 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 26, 2017. "The Atlantic City Public School District is a Pre-K to 12 school district operating Eleven (11) schools. Our Pre-K through 8th grade schools serve Atlantic City, while our high school serves the students of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Brigantine, Margate and Longport."
↑Rotondo, Christie. "Shore towns may pay less as Atlantic City schools slash budgets", The Press of Atlantic City, June 14, 2015. Accessed November 26, 2017. "Over the years, Brigantine, Ventnor, Margate and Longport have criticized the high cost of tuition to send their students to Atlantic City High School."
↑Frequently Asked QuestionsArchived July 8, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed July 8, 2022. "What does it cost to attend ACIT? As a public school, there is no cost to Atlantic County residents of high school age. New Jersey Title 18A:54-20.1 entitles students the right to choose ACIT for their high school education."
↑D'Amico, Diane. "Students, teachers bid farewell to closing Oceanside Charter School", The Press of Atlantic City, June 18, 2013. Accessed November 19, 2016. "Photos were taken down off bulletin boards and tears streamed down cheeks Tuesday at the very last, last day of school at Oceanside Charter School in Atlantic City. The school will officially close at the end of the month after the state Department of Education did not renew its charter this year."
↑Our History, Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School. Accessed February 20, 2023. "Fourteen years later, in 1908, having arranged for the Sisters of Mercy to work in the ministry of education, Father Petri opened Our Lady Star of the Sea School, with eighty students who were primarily Irish-American Catholics."
↑Schools, South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 20, 2023.
↑Brunetti, Michelle. "Stockton returns Carnegie Library to Atlantic City", The Press of Atlantic City, April 7, 2022. Accessed July 8, 2022.
↑Links and Information for those Visiting Atlantic CityArchived November 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, City of Atlantic City. Accessed November 20, 2016.
↑Atlantic City Rail Terminal, NJ Transit. Accessed December 17, 2025.
↑Atlantic City Rail Line, NJ Transit. Accessed December 17, 2025.
↑"NJ Transit board approves New York – Atlantic City Express Rail Service"Archived November 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, NJ Transit press release, June 19, 2006. Accessed November 19, 2016.
↑"NYC to Atlantic City train folds: a good idea that failed on execution", WHYY-TV, March 12, 2012. Accessed December 17, 2025. "Bad news for Atlantic City: the ACES has gone bust. The train debuted in February of 2009 as a direct connection between New York and Atlantic City with only one stop in between.... ACES never made money (it lost $5.9 million in its first year), and apparently, three years of losses was enough."
↑Book NYC to Caesars Atlantic City Bus, OurBus. Accessed January 2, 2023.
↑Atlantic City Bus TerminalArchived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, NJ Transit. Accessed November 15, 2013.
↑Schedules To/From Philadelphia and CasinosArchived August 21, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Martz Group. Accessed March 18, 2020.
↑Casino Line Run, Klein Transportation. Accessed March 18, 2020
↑Atlantic County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed November 15, 2013.
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↑LeStourgeon, Colin (November 25, 2022). "$3 Billion Development Plan Unveiled For Atlantic City's Bader Field". Philadelphia YIMBY. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
↑Urgo, Jacqueline L. "Atlantic City wind turbines become a tourist attraction", The Press of Atlantic City, June 12, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2015. "Some casino hotel guests are so fascinated that they ask for rooms with a view of the five delicate fans, resort operators say. So the Atlantic County Utilities Authority is cranking open the security gates at the Route 30 wastewater-treatment facility that houses the turbines for twice-a-week tours in June, July, and August."
↑AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center: Atlantic City Campus, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Division. Accessed December 4, 2015. "AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Atlantic City Campus was Atlantic City's first hospital, founded in 1898."
↑Company History, South Jersey Industries. Accessed December 4, 2015. "Marina's first project was the construction of the Marina Thermal Energy facility in Atlantic City, which opened in 2003. Marina Thermal provides Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa's heating, cooling and hot water needs in addition to electric generation."
↑Ianeri, Brian. "Atlantic City cooling plant slashes electricity costs with innovative technology", The Press of Atlantic City, July 6, 2014. Accessed December 4, 2015. "New technology that slashed electricity costs by nearly 25 percent at the Midtown Thermal Control Center may benefit people from Dubai and Abu Dhabi to California and Texas. The 17-year-old Atlantic Avenue plant functions as a massive air-conditioning system that cools several Boardwalk casinos and hotels, Boardwalk Hall and the Pier Shops at Caesars."
↑About Us, Atlantic City Electric. Accessed December 4, 2015. "Atlantic City Electric, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI), delivers safe, reliable and affordable electric service to more than 545,000 customers in southern New Jersey."
↑Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm, Atlantic City Utilities Authority. Accessed December 4, 2015.
↑Miller, Michael. "N.J. soars in wind energy projects; four offshore farms in the works could generate 1,100 megawatts", The Press of Atlantic City, October 8, 2010. Accessed January 13, 2017.
↑"N.J. allows windmills for electric energy on piers". New Jersey Newsroom. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
↑Fletcher, Juliet. "Christie enacts law allowing windmills on piers along New Jersey coast, including on Steel Pier in Atlantic City", The Press of Atlantic City, February 8, 2011. Accessed December 21, 2016.
↑Staff. "The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)", The New York Times. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Dreams die hard in wintry Atlantic City in Bob Rafelson's downbeat character drama."
↑Canby, Vincent. "Atlantic City (1980)", The New York Times, April 3, 1981. Accessed March 18, 2020. "Atlantic City, Louis Malle's fine new movie, may be one of the most romantic and perverse ghost stories ever filmed, set not in a haunted castle but in a haunted city, the contemporary Atlantic City, a point of transit where the dead and the living meet briefly, sometimes even make love, and then continue on their individual ways."
↑Hartshorn, Toni. "Ten Reasons Why You Shouldn't Be Quick to Dismiss The Godfather, Part III", AMC, February 2012. Accessed March 18, 2020. Archived from the original July 26, 2020.
↑Weis, Richard. "Film / A.C. Gets Its Fair Share of Exposure in Rounders", The Press of Atlantic City, September 8, 1998. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Atlantic City may never again get the star treatment it received from director Louis Malle in 1980 with his dreamy, bittersweet film Atlantic City. But the city does get the proverbial 15 minutes of fame in Rounders, a feature about a pair of go-for-broke poker players that stars Matt Damon and Edward Norton and opens nationally on Friday."
↑Kempley, Rita. "Snake Eyes: A Bad Bet", The Washington Post, August 7, 1998. Accessed September 14, 2018. "Nicolas Cage, who sported wings as a somber seraphim in this spring's City of Angels, returns to more devilish pursuits in Brian De Palma's Snake Eyes. A glittery but dunderheaded murder mystery set in Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal, the movie gives both of these high-rollers a chance to strut and preen."
↑Donohue, Brian. "Doh!: How 'The Simpsons' has celebrated New Jersey over the years", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 15, 2016, updated May 16, 2019. Accessed March 18, 2020.
↑Krause, Staci. "How I Met Your Mother: 'Atlantic City' Review", IGN, April 3, 2007, updated May 15, 2012. Accessed March 18, 2020.
↑Shivers, Marla Nicole. "A Boardwalk Empire Tour of Atlantic City". Atlantic City. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014. The critically-acclaimed original dramatic television series from HBO, Boardwalk Empire tells the story of corruption that takes place in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era.
↑Lustig, Jay. "'On the Boardwalk (In Atlantic City),' Dick Haymes", NJArts.net, September 22, 2014. Accessed April 24, 2023. "Anyway, Dick Haymes' 'On the Boardwalk (of Atlantic City),' with its soft crooning and inviting mentions of rolling chairs and saltwater air, is all about that version of Atlantic City. The song was featured in the 1946 movie Three Little Girls in Blue, about three sisters from Red Bank who spend their inheritance on a trip to Atlantic City, where they hope to snare rich husbands."
↑Staff. "High-Living N.J. 'Midget' Crowned With Drug Indictment", Philadelphia Daily News, February 16, 1989. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Hakeem Abdul Shaheed gave the kids of the dreary Atlantic City housing projects something to aspire to. He lived like a king, complete with gold crown."
↑"Unraveling Abramoff: Key Players in the Investigation of Lobbyist Jack Abramoff", The Washington Post, October 13, 2006. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Born in Atlantic City, N.J., Abramoff, 46, graduated from Brandeis University and Georgetown University Law Center."
↑Staff. "Crime may rise along with Earth's temperatures", Phys.org, July 12, 2012. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Agnew's background in criminology isn't purely academic. He grew up in the Atlantic City of the 1950s and 60s, before casinos brought tourist dollars and jobs."
↑Reney, Tom. "Joe Albany: Low Down Proto Bopper on Film"Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, New England Public Radio, January 24, 2013. Accessed November 15, 2013. "The Atlantic City native is essentially the sole voice relating his life's story in the documentary, but he sounds humble and reliable, and his recollections of Bird and Pres and Lady Day are appreciative and insightful. Albany came to prominence in the 1940s, holding down the coveted piano chair in bands led by Georgie Auld and Benny Carter, where he was the only white member."
↑Jackson, Vincent. "Achievements / James Avery Returns Home to Accept Award From NJEA", The Press of Atlantic City, November 10, 2001. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Atlantic City native actor James Avery returned to his hometown this weekend to receive an award acknowledging his promotion of the teaching profession and recognizing his leadership in the acting field."
↑Staff. "Transport: Atlantic City Dream", Time, November 5, 1934. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Longtime dream of Atlantic City's Mayor Harry Bacharach has been a new railroad station for 'America's Playground.' Last week, on his 61st birthday, Mayor Bacharach's dream came true."
↑A Finding Aid to the Isaac Bacharach Papers. 1882–1956., American Jewish Archives. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Born in Philadelphia, January 5, 1870, Isaac Bacharach was a businessman and banker who pursued a political career as a Republican in New Jersey. After serving on the Atlantic City Council (1907–1911), he was elected to the State Assembly (1913) and the US Congress (1915)."
↑Staff. "Mayor Bader Dies; Atlantic City – Succumbs to Appendicitis Early This Morning – Under Knife on Thursday – Elected for Eight Years – Former Member of University of Pennsylvania's Football Team – A Contractor for Many Years.", The New York Times, January 29, 1927. Accessed June 1, 2017.
↑Henry, Big Joe. Big Joe's History of Christmas Music, NJ 101.5, December 22, 2012. Accessed February 1, 2013. "What do you get when you combine influences of 1950s era Atlantic City and Texas? You guessed it! You get the holiday hit Jingle Bell Rock. Composed by Joseph Beal, a public relations professional and longtime resident of Atlantic City, and James Boothe, a Texan writer in the advertising business."
↑Monaghan, Charles. "Book Report", The Washington Post, June 14, 1987. Accessed August 8, 2018. "A native of Atlantic City, N.J., Beckham was president of his class at Atlantic City High School before going to Brown, where he was one of three black graduates in the class of 1966."
↑Staff. "Edwin Blum: The Full Biography", The New York Times. Accessed November 15, 2013. "A native of Atlantic City, NJ, Blum moved to Los Angeles in 1933 and started out as an assistant to Writers Guild of America president Ernest Pascal."
↑McDonough, Megan. "Jack E. Boucher, longtime National Park Service photographer, dies at 80", The Washington Post, September 13, 2012. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Jack Edward Boucher was born in Buffalo on Sept. 4, 1931, and raised in Atlantic City. He began his career as a photo lab technician and engraver at 18 at the old Atlantic City Tribune, a newspaper where his father was a reporter."
↑Soergel, Matt. "Bugs Bower's long life in music, from World War II to an itsy bitsy bikini to Kool & the Gang", The Florida Times-Union, October 29, 2015. Accessed July 27, 2025. "He was born July 16, 1922, in Atlantic City, and lived his early years in a boat house built on pilings over the water."
↑"The Weird, Dark History of 8chan Its founder Fredrick Brennan is appalled by the notorious chat site's links to right-wing extremism and mass shootings. Inside his tortured journey through the web's cesspool and his attempt at redemption.", Wired, August 6, 2019. Accessed July 27, 2025. "At 16 Brennan was released into the care of his mother, a telephone operator at the Caesars casino in Atlantic City. Though he loved being reunited with her, Brennan has few kind words for Atlantic City."
↑Staff. "Horace J. Bryant Dead; Commissioner in Jersey", The New York Times, April 14, 1983. Accessed September 25, 2016. "In 1970, Mr. Bryant returned to Atlantic City, was elected to the City Commission two years later and was City Commissioner of Revenue and Finance until 1980."
↑Wendowski, Andrew. "Breaking Benjamin, From Ashes To New Hit Rock Jackpot in Atlantic City at Hard Rock Casino", Music Mayhem Magazine, January 2, 2019. Accessed March 18, 2020. "This evening was a special one not only cause it was the bands final performance of the year but also because this show is a hometown show for Breaking Benjamin's own Benjamin Burnley, who was actually born right in Atlantic City as he greeted the crowd saying, 'Atlantic City, How the f-ck is everyone doing tonight, man it's so good to be home, I was born right here in Atlantic City.'"
↑Roncace, Kelly. 'Breaking Benjamin is back and going home with show at Trump Taj Mahal", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 8, 2015. Accessed August 9, 2018. "'I was born in Atlantic City, at the hospital there, and raised in Ocean City until I was 12 years old.' Burnley explained his family moved to Pennsylvania when he was 12 due to an increase in taxes at the shore town."
↑Cronick, Scott. "Everyone Has a Story: Naval admiral, Atlantic City native to boldly go someplace cold", The Press of Atlantic City, October 24, 2009. Accessed September 12, 2018. "As a 30-year United States Navy veteran, Atlantic City native Mark H. Buzby has traveled the world. He has been to every continent except Antarctica. And thanks to his recent promotion, he will be able to check that one off, too, when he goes there in January."
↑Obituary of Carole ByardArchived January 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Greenidge Funeral Home. Accessed February 6, 2018. "Carole Marie Byard, 'Suggie,' was born on July 22, 1941, in Atlantic City, New Jersey to the late William Alfred Byard and Viola London-Byard. Carole graduated from Atlantic City High School, class of 1959."
↑Smith, Henrietta M. The Coretta Scott King Awards Book: From Vision to Reality, p. 74. American Library Association, 1994. ISBN9780838934418. Accessed February 6, 2018. "Carole Byard was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on July 22, 1942. Her mother died when Byard was very young, and she was raised by her father with the help of a grandmother."
↑"Harry Carroll", Songwriters Hall of Fame. Accessed June 24, 2019. "Harry Carroll, the composer of such enduring standards as I'm Always Chasing Rainbows, Trail of the Lonesome Pine and By the Beautiful Sea, was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on November 28, 1892."
↑Gussow, Mel. "Rosalind Cash, 56, at Home on Stage and Screen", The New York Times, November 3, 1995. Accessed June 1, 2017. "Ms. Cash was born in Atlantic City and attended City College of New York."
↑Staff. "Castellani to Box Giambra on Friday", The New York Times, July 29, 1956. Accessed June 1, 2017. "Joey Giambra of Buffalo, hailed as a standout contender for the middleweight title, will meet Rocky Castellani of Atlantic City in the main bout scheduled for ten rounds at Madison Square Garden Friday."
↑Kent, Bill. "Atlantic City; Land and the Law", The New York Times, August 2, 1998. Accessed November 15, 2013. "On July 20, Judge Richard Williams of New Jersey Superior Court rejected the use of eminent domain to force Vera Coking, who owns a rooming house, and three other Atlantic City property holders to sell to Donald Trump, saying the seizure would benefit Mr. Trump and not the public at large."
↑Kiely, Eugene. "A Maverick Courting The Conservatives Assembly Speaker Jack Collins Says Morals Come Before Politics. He Hopes That Principle Wins Him Votes Among A Key Constituency.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21, 2000. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Collins hates to lose. It's his competitive nature. He was born in Atlantic City and grew up in Gloucester City."
↑Nomination of Lawrence John Delaney in Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 106th Congress, p. 47. United States Government Printing Office, 2000. ISBN9780160610097. Accessed March 30, 2021. "Name... Lawrence John Delaney... Date and place of birth: May 29, 1935; Atlantic City, New Jersey."
↑"Albert Dempster", The Tribune, July 1, 2001. Accessed January 30, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Albert Taylor Dempster, 89, died Thursday, June 28, 2001, in Ventura.... Born July 23, 1911, in Atlantic City, Mr. Dempster was a former Disney background artist and color stylist."
↑Hannan, Maryanne. "Who Should Tell the Poem? A Conversation with Stuart Dischell", Cerise Press, Fall / Winter 2011–12, Vol. 3 Issue 8. Accessed November 16, 2013. "As for wisdom, perhaps he was referring to my being from Atlantic City where there are lots of wise guys."
↑Tarro, Zim. Bruce Ditmas Interview, Cadence. Accessed June 24, 2019. "Ditmas: OK, I'm Bruce Ditmas. I grew up in Miami, Florida, born in Atlantic City and I'm a drummer, keyboard player, composer, and producer."
↑Grimes, William. "Sidney Drell, Who Advised Presidents on Nuclear Weapons, Dies at 90", The New York Times, December 22, 2016. Accessed December 22, 2016. "Sidney David Drell was born on Sept. 13, 1926, in Atlantic City, to Jewish immigrants from the Russian empire."
↑Brown, Emma. "Robert Ettinger, founder of the cryonics movement, dies at 92", The Washington Post, July 24, 2011. Accessed April 25, 2016. "Robert Chester Wilson Ettinger was born Dec. 4, 1918, in Atlantic City."
↑Kleiman, Dena. "Frank S. Farley, 75, Ex-Legislator And G.O.P. Leader in Jersey, Dies", The New York Times, September 25, 1977. Accessed November 16, 2013. "Mr. Farley, whose friends called him 'Hap' was born in Atlantic City on Dec. 5, 1901, the youngest of 10 children."
↑D'Amico, Diane."Vera King Farris, Stockton college's longest-serving president, dies after short illness", The Press of Atlantic City, November 29, 2009. Accessed November 16, 2013. "An Atlantic City native, Farris was named Stockton's third president in 1983, making her the first black woman college president in New Jersey."
↑Grugan, Brittany. "Atlantic Cape Community College hires former Atlantic City star, longtime pro Andrew Fields as basketball coach ", The Press of Atlantic City, August 19, 2011. Accessed February 15, 2018. "Ever since he retired as a professional basketball player, Andrew Fields hoped to coach a college team. The Atlantic City resident, who played basketball professionally around the world for years, has extensive sideline experience."
↑Hilt, Ed. "Atlantic City's Chris Ford Takes Charge Of 76ers / First Game Tonight For Holy Spirit Grad", The Press of Atlantic City, February 11, 2004. Accessed June 2, 2011.
↑Holden, Stephen. "Helen Forrest, Singer During the Big Band Era, Dies at 82", The New York Times, July 13, 1999. Accessed November 16, 2013. "Born Helen Fogel in Atlantic City, Ms. Forrest performed regularly as a young girl on the New York City radio station WNEW."
↑"Anne Francine, Actress and Cabaret Star, Dead at 82", Playbill, December 6, 1999. Accessed October 13, 2021. "Born in 1917 Atlantic City to Philadelphia blueblood parents, Albert and Emilie Francine, the free-spirited Anne went against family wishes and took singing lessons and made her stage debut in Rodgers and Hart's Too Many Girls on the road in Detroit."
↑Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 1993 Edition, p. 231. Accessed September 6, 2016. "Assemblyman Gaffney was born March 23, 1934, in Atlantic City. He married the former Carol Crane in 1986."
↑Staff. "Girl Scout Founder is next Role for Veteran Character Actress", Daily News of Los Angeles, March 11, 1987. Accessed November 16, 2013. Archived from the original December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. "Born in Atlantic City, NJ, where her parents were working in a specialty act, Garrett literally lived in a trunk backstage the first summer of her life."
↑Myron Henry Goldfinger, FAIA (1933-2023), US Modernist. Accessed August 4, 2023. "Goldfinger grew up in Atlantic City NJ, before the casinos came. He was inspired by the design of houses in the Marvin Gardens neighborhood, the rich part of town - and his father the mailman, who had very neat lettering."
↑Leypoldt, Don. "Former Brown Showing New Strength in Christ", Fellowship of Christian Athletes, February 21, 2014. Accessed December 26, 2014. Archived from the original July 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. "Green is from Atlantic City. The casinos form a glitzy skyline but just blocks away teem with poverty, gangs and drugs. The gangs and drugs ensnared Green's father."
↑"Marjorie Guthrie", Jewish Women's Archive. Accessed November 16, 2013."Marjorie Guthrie was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on October 6, 1917, the fourth of five siblings: Herbert, a merchant marine; Gertrude, an artist; David, a mechanical engineer; and Bernard, a psychiatrist."
↑Cornelia Hancock Correspondence, TriCollege Libraries. Accessed March 25, 2026. "Cornelia Hancock resigned in 1914 from social work and retired to Atlantic City where she lived with her nephew's widow, Isabel Pierce Child."
↑John R. Hargrove Sr., Archives of Maryland. Accessed November 16, 2013.
↑Feuer, Alan. "Celestine Tate Harrington, 42, Quadriplegic Street Musician", The New York Times, March 7, 1998. Accessed November 16, 2013. "But Atlantic City – bustling with tourists and extra change – beckoned. She arrived on the Boardwalk in 1984, and she eventually moved into a condominium in Atlantic City purchased with the proceeds from her busking."
↑Kidel, Mark. "James Hillman obituary US psychologist who concluded that therapy needed to change the world rather than focus on people's inner lives", The Guardian, December 21, 2011. Accessed November 16, 2013. "Hillman grew up in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with parents in the hotel business – they partly owned the George V in Paris. In a seaside resort that sold and lived by illusion, he spoke of learning early on about things not always being what they seemed."
↑Flint, Peter B. "Candy Jones Dies; Ex-Model, Teacher, And Writer Was 64", The New York Times, January 19, 1990. Accessed December 20, 2007. Accessed February 1, 2013.
↑Genzlinger, Neil. "Marvin Josephson, Who Scored Big Deals for Stars, Dies at 95", The New York Times, May 31, 2022. Accessed June 5, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Marvin Josephson was born on March 6, 1927, in Atlantic City, N.J. His parents, Joseph and Eva Rivka (Rounick) Josephson, ran a dress shop."
↑Cotter, Holland. "Allan Kaprow, Creator of Artistic 'Happenings,' Dies at 78", The New York Times, April 10, 2006. Accessed June 2, 2011. "Mr. Kaprow was born in Atlantic City and began his career as an abstract painter in New York City in the 1940s, studying with Hans Hofmann."
↑Meet Amy, Amy Kennedy for Congress. Accessed July 11, 2020. "Amy was born in Atlantic City and grew up in Pleasantville and Absecon, New Jersey."
↑Marie Kibler, Sports-Reference.com. Accessed January 15, 2018. "Born: June 29, 1912 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States"
↑Kuperinsky, Amy. "Atlantic City radio legend Pinky Kravitz dead at 88", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 1, 2015. Accessed November 5, 2015. "The radio man, born in West Virginia, moved to Atlantic City with his family when he was 7. In 1988, the alumnus of Atlantic City High School told the New York Times that a class bully gave him his famous nickname."
↑Bartlett, Lauren. Martha Krebs Appointed Director of the California NanoSystems Institute and UCLA Associate Vice Chancellor for ResearchArchived December 5, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, University of California, Los Angeles, March 14, 2001. Accessed December 5, 2017. "Krebs was born in Atlantic City, N.J., and grew up in central Pennsylvania near Harrisburg."
↑Johnson, Judge Nelson. "Joanna LaSane was Atlantic City's regal pioneer in the cultural arts, says Judge Nelson Johnson", The Press of Atlantic City, February 20, 2019. Accessed February 5, 2020. "Joanna Forenan LaSane was Atlantic City's royalty. She was an intelligent, charming and elegant lady, a role model for us all."
↑Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey; 1990 Edition, p. 208. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1990. Accessed September 28, 2016. "Mr. Laskin was born June 30, 1936, in Atlantic City. He was graduated from Camden High School in 1954."
↑Jacob Lawrence Biography, DC Moore Gallery. Accessed December 21, 2016. "Born in 1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Lawrence moved with his family to Harlem in 1930, where he came into contact with some of the greatest artistic and intellectual minds of his generation."
↑Reil, Maxwell. "Jacob Lawrence and his art remembered, admired in Atlantic City", The Press of Atlantic City, February 24, 2017. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Though it has been 100 years since his birth in Atlantic City, Lawrence still has an influence in the area. Born on Arctic Avenue in 1917, Lawrence was a painter, educator and storyteller."
↑"E, Grey Lewis '59", Princeton Alumni Weekly. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Born in Atlantic City, Grey attended the Peddie School, where he was president of the student body."
↑"Libby Given 1964 Award", Statesville Record & Landmark, March 26, 1965. Accessed January 1, 2018. "A native of Atlantic City, N. J., Libby moved to Los Angeles three years ago after a stint as sports editor of the Yonkers (N.Y.) Herald-Statesman and sports writer for the New York Post."
↑"Who is Valerie Mack? Accused serial killer charged with murdering woman with ties to Philadelphia", WPVI-TV, December 18, 2024. Accessed December 18, 2024. "The latest victim, identified as 24-year-old Valerie Mack, was a sex worker in the Philadelphia and Atlantic City areas, according to a superseding indictment that was unsealed on Tuesday.... Mack, who was originally born in Atlantic City with the name 'Valerie Kyn Fulton,' was placed into foster care at an early age and shuffled around foster homes until she was ultimately adopted by the Mack family, according to the unsealed indictment."
↑Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1984, p. 226. Accessed October 28, 2019. "James J. (Sonny) Mccullough, Rep., Egg Harbor Twp.... The senator was born Jan. 11, 1942, in Atlantic City. He graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1960, and has completed certification courses at Rutgers University and taken classes at Rowan University and Rider College."
↑DeRosier, John. "Atlantic City native embroiled in Trump/Flynn controversy ", The Press of Atlantic City, May 17, 2017. Accessed November 15, 2017. "McGahn, a longtime Republican campaign lawyer and former commissioner at the Federal Election Commission, grew up in Atlantic City, attending Our Lady Star of the Sea school and Holy Spirit High School, where he played football."
↑Staff. "Obituary: Bob Merrill", The Independent, February 19, 1998. Accessed April 25, 2016. "The son of a sweet- manufacturer, Merrill was born in 1921 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, but raised in Philadelphia."
↑Merkoski, Paul. "For Arnold Newman...", The Press of Atlantic City, December 8, 1974. Accessed February 20, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Spending his summers in Atlantic City and his winters in Florida, Newman changed schools often. 'When we were here I went to the Pennsylvania Avenue School, the junior high school and Atlantic City senior high' he said"
↑"The Man Who Knew", Frontline. Accessed December 17, 2008.
↑Davis, Eddie. "Acclaimed Food Writer, One-time A.C. Resident, Josh Ozersky Found Dead", WFPG, May 6, 2015. Accessed November 10, 2017. "Joshua Ozersky, who spent his teen years in Atlantic City and later turned his insatiable love of food in to an unforgettable career as a food writer, died Monday in Chicago. He was 47. Ozersky moved to Atlantic City as a 12-year-old in 1979, when his father, the painter David Ozersky, got a job as a stage technician at Resorts Casino. He attended Atlantic City High School and Rutgers University."
↑Monk, Cody. "New trend: 'The Body' politico", The Dallas Morning News, November 7, 1998. Accessed June 2, 2011. Archived from the original October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. "What's next? Hollywood Hulk Hogan as mayor of Los Angeles? King Kong Bundy, whose hometown is Atlantic City, as governor of New Jersey?"
↑Morrison, John F. "Reese Palley, 93, flamboyant Atlantic City art dealer and adventurer", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 2015. Accessed July 8, 2022. "Reese Palley, who died Wednesday at 93, was a millionaire businessman in Atlantic City who made his money in real estate and with an art gallery on the Boardwalk that catered to the wealthy."
↑Staff. "Joseph B. Perskie, Ex-Associate Justice Of New Jersey Supreme Court, Dies at 71", The New York Times, May 30, 1957. Accessed July 5, 2016. "A native of Alliance, Mr. Perskie came to the resort area at the age of 11. He attended public schools here and was graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1904 and Pennsylvania Law School in 1907."
↑Cai, Kenrick. "Former Square Executive Becomes Billionaire As Stock Surges", Forbes, August 25, 2021. Accessed July 20, 2023. "Born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Reses attributes her interest in small business to her first job working behind the counter at her father's pharmacy."
↑About, MoniqueSamuels.com. Accessed April 5, 2022. "Monique was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and graduated from Pleasantville High School as the Salutatorian of her class."
↑Wakin, Daniel J. "Alfredo Silipigni, 74, Who Founded An Opera Company", The New York Times, March 29, 2006. Accessed June 2, 2011. "Alfredo Silipigni was born in Atlantic City on April 9, 1931, a son of Italian immigrants. He attended the Westminster Choir College in Princeton and the Juilliard School."
↑Willis, John; and Monush, Barry. Screen World 2007. p. 417. Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010. ISBN9781557837295. Accessed January 13, 2017. "Jeremy Slate, 80, Atlantic City-born screen and television actor died in Los Angeles, CA, of complications after surgery for cancer of the esophagus, on November 19, 2006."
↑via Associated Press. "George Smathers: 1913 – 2007; Ex-senator fought on many fronts; Dapper lawmaker from Florida focused on communism, Latin America", Chicago Tribune, January 21, 2007. Accessed June 2, 2011. Archived from the original December 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. "Mr. [George Armistead Smathers] was born on Nov. 13, 1913, in Atlantic City, N.J. His father was a federal judge; his uncle was a U.S. senator. His family moved to Miami when he was 6."
↑"Larry Steele". The Atlantic City Experience. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
↑Honoring the Life of Dave ThomasArchived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Senator Carl Levin, Congressional Record 107th Congress Second Session Wednesday, January 23, 2002. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Rex David 'Dave' Thomas was born on July 2, 1932, in Atlantic City, NJ, and was adopted soon afterward by Rex and Auleva Thomas, who lived in Kalamazoo, MI."
↑Rose, Elaine. "Sister Jean Webster, who fed Atlantic City's poor from her kitchen, dies at 76", The Press of Atlantic City, January 10, 2011. Accessed February 10, 2022. "Webster had been feeding the hungry for about 25 years, first from her modest home on Indiana Avenue and later from the First Presbyterian Church, which shares a facility with the Victory Deliverance Church, where she was a member."
↑Assembly Member James 'Jim' Whelan, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 8, 2007.