Below are some interesting facts about New Brunswick
New Brunswick, also known as "the Healthcare City"[6] or "Hub City",[7] is a
city and the county seat of Middlesex County,
New Jersey, USA. It is 31 miles (50 km) southwest of New York City on the
southern bank of the Raritan River about 15 miles
(24 km) from its mouth. The 2006 United States Census Bureau population estimate
of New Brunswick was 50,172.
New Brunswick was formed by Royal Charter on December 30, 1730, within other
townships in Middlesex County and Somerset
County and was reformed by Royal Charter with the same boundaries on February
12, 1763, at which time it was divided into
north and south wards. New Brunswick was incorporated as a city by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature on September 1,
1784.[8]
New Brunswick is the county seat of Middlesex County[9], hosting many of the
county's government offices and facilities. It
is also home to the seat of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (known
also as Rutgers University). It is nicknamed
Hub City and The Healthcare City, the former reflecting its status as a major
urban center of Central Jersey, serviced by
many railroads during the nineteenth century, and the latter due to the
concentration of medical facilities, including Robert
Wood Johnson University Hospital and Saint Peter's University Hospital, as well
as the University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The corporate offices
or production facilities of several large
pharmaceutical companies (e.g., Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb) are
also within city limits.
New Brunswick is noted for its rich ethnic heritage. At one time, one quarter of
the Hungarian population in New Jersey
resided in the city. Today, much of that Hungarian community continues to thrive
as well as a growing Hispanic community that
has developed around French Street past Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
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Origins of the name
Originally inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans, the first white settlement
at the site of New Brunswick was made in
1681. The settlement here was first called Prigmore's Swamp (1681-97), then
Inian's Ferry (1691-1714). In 1714, the young
village was given the name New Brunswick after the city of Braunschweig, in
state of Lower Saxony, in Germany. Braunschweig
was an influential and powerful city in the Hanseatic League, later in the Holy
Roman Empire, and was an administrative seat
for the Duchy (and later Principality) of Hanover. Shortly after the first
settlement of New Brunswick in colonial New
Jersey, George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Elector of Hanover, of the House
of Hanover (also known as the House of
Brunswick), became King George I of Great Britain (1660-1727).
During the Colonial and Early American periods
Centrally located between New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania along an
early thoroughfare known as the King's
Highway and situated along the Raritan River, New Brunswick became an important
hub for Colonial travelers and traders. New
Brunswick was incorporated as a town in 1736 and chartered as a city in 1784. It
was occupied by the British in the winter of
1776-1777 during the Revolutionary War.
The Declaration of Independence (1776) received its third public reading in New
Brunswick, after it was publicly read in
Philadelphia following its promulgation by the Continental Congress.
Early nineteenth century drawing of Old Queen's
The Trustees of Queen's College (now Rutgers University), founded in 1766, voted
to locate the young college in New
Brunswick, selecting this city over Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Classes began in 1771 with one instructor, one
sophomore, Matthew Leydt, and several freshmen at a tavern called "The Sign of
the Red Lion" on the corner of Albany and
Neilson Streets (now the grounds of the Johnson & Johnson corporate
headquarters). Classes were held through the American
Revolution in various taverns and boarding houses, and at a building known as
College Hall on George Street, until Old Queens
was erected in 1808. It remains the oldest building on the Rutgers University
campus. The Queen's College Grammar School (now
Rutgers Preparatory School) was established also in 1766, and shared facilities
with the College until 1830, when it located
in a building (now known as Alexander Johnston Hall) across College Avenue from
Old Queens. After Rutgers University became
the state university of New Jersey in 1956, the Trustees of Rutgers divested it
of the Rutgers Preparatory School, which
relocated in 1957 to an estate purchased from the Colgate-Palmolive Company in
Franklin Township in neighboring Somerset
County.
The New Brunswick Theological Seminary, founded in 1784, moved to New Brunswick
in 1810 sharing its quarters with the
fledgling Queen's College (Queens would close from 1810 to 1825 due to financial
problems, and reopen in 1825 under the name
Rutgers College). The Seminary, due to overcrowding and differences over the
mission of Rutgers College as a secular
institution, moved to a seven acre (28,000 m2) tract of land less than one-half
mile (800 m) west, which it still occupies
although the land is now in the middle of Rutgers University's College Avenue
campus.
Hungarian community
The Committee of Hungarian Churches and Organizations of New Brunswick is
commemorating the anniversary of the Hungarian
Revolution of 1956.
New Brunswick began attracting a Hungarian immigrant population around the turn
of the century. Hungarians were primarily
attracted to the city by employment at Johnson & Johnson factories located in
the city. Hungarians settled mainly in what
today is the second ward.
The immigrant population grew until the end of the early century immigration
boom. During the Cold War, the community was
revitalized by the decision to house refugees from the failed 1956 Hungarian
Revolution at Camp Kilmer, in nearby Edison.
Even though the Hungarian population has been largely supplanted by newer
immigrants, there continues to be a Hungarian
Festival in the city held on Somerset Street on the first Saturday of June each
year. Many Hungarian institutions set up by
the community remain and active in the neighborhood, including: Magyar Reformed
Church, St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church,
St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church, Hungarian American Athletic Club,
Aprokfalva Montessori Preschool (Aprokfalva
Mindennapos Magyar Óvoda),Széchenyi Hungarian Community School & Kindergarten (Széchenyi
Magyar Iskola és Óvoda),Teleki Pál
Scout Home, Hungarian American Foundation, Vers Hangja, Hungarian Poetry Group,
Bolyai Lecture Series on Arts and Sciences
(Bolyai Kör),Hungarian Alumni Association (Magyar Öregdiák Szövetség - Bessenyei
György Kör), Hungarian Radio Program,
Hungarian Civic Association, Committee of Hungarian Churches and Organizations
of New Brunswick, Csűrdöngölő Folk Dance
Ensemble.
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complications. Overloaded circuits can cause problems and faulty wiring is a
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Several landmarks in the city also testify to its Hungarian heritage. There is a
street and a recreation park named after
Louis Kossuth, the famous leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. The corner
of Somerset Street and Plum Street is named
Mindszenty Square where the first ever statue of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty was
erected. A stone memorial to the victims of
the 1956 Hungarian Revolution also stands near by.
Latino Community
Since the 1960s, many of the new residents of New Brunswick have come from Latin
America. Many citizens moved from Puerto
Rico in the 1970s. In the 1980s many immigrated from the Dominican Republic, and
still later from Guatemala, Honduras,
Ecuador, and Mexico. There are many Latino businesses on and around French
Street (N.J. Rt. 27).
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Demolition, revitalization and redevelopment
Much of Downtown New Brunswick's built environment is a result of urban renewal
projects.
New Brunswick contains a number of examples of urban renewal in the United
States. In the 1960s-1970s, the downtown area
became blighted as middle class residents moved to newer suburbs surrounding the
city, an example of the phenomenon known as
"white flight". Beginning in 1975, Rutgers University, Johnson & Johnson, and
the local government collaborated through the
New Jersey Economic Development Authority to form the New Brunswick Development
Company (DevCo), with the goal of
revitalizing the city center and redeveloping neighborhoods considered to be
blighted and dangerous (via demolition of
existing buildings and construction of new ones)[10] Johnson & Johnson decided
to remain in New Brunswick and built a new
World Headquarters building in the area between Albany Street, Amtrak's
Northeast Corridor, Route 18, and George Street,
requiring many old buildings and historic roads to be removed. The Hiram Market
area, a historic district which by the 1970s
had become a mostly Puerto Rican and Dominican-American neighborhood, was
demolished to build a Hyatt hotel and conference
center, and upscale housing. [11] Johnson & Johnson guaranteed Hyatt Hotels'
investment as they were wary of building an
upscale hotel in a run-down area.
New Brunswick's process of urban renewal continues, as new offices are built
throughout downtown, as well as luxury housing
in an attempt to attract commuters to major employment centers such as Newark
and New York City. New construction proposals
include the Gateway, New Brunswick Cultural Center.
The redevelopment process has been controversial. Devco, the hospitals, and the
city government continue to draw ire from
both historic preservationists, those opposing gentrification[12], and those
concerned with eminent domain abuses, and tax
abatements for developers.[13]
Geography
New Brunswick is located at [show location on an interactive map] 40°29′18″N
74°26′52″W / 40.488304°N 74.447751°W /
40.488304; -74.447751 (40.488304, -74.447751).[14] According to the United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
5.8 square miles (14.9 km2), including 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) covered by
water.
New Brunswick is bordered by Piscataway, Highland Park, and Edison across the
Raritan River to the north, and also by North
Brunswick to the southwest, East Brunswick to the southeast, and Franklin
Township in Somerset County.
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