Originally inhabited by a collection ofNative American tribes known as theLenape, the region presently known as Bayonne was known asLenapehoking. It was claimed by theNetherlands afterHenry Hudson explored theNorth River, later named after him, on behalf of theDutch East India Company in 1609. By 1621, theDutch West India Company was organized to manage the new territory and in June 1623,New Netherland became a Dutch province, with headquarters acrossNew York Harbor inNew Amsterdam.[33] In 1646, Director-General of New NetherlandWillem Kieft, granted land to Jacob Jacobsen Roy, the chief gunner orconstable atFort Amsterdam. The land become known as "Constable Hook" (Konstapel's Hoeck in Dutch), after his title. Roy, however, never settled or farmed on the land.[34] On January 10, 1658,Peter Stuyvesant, the new Director-General, "re-purchased" the scattered communities of farmsteads of Communipaw, Harsimus,Paulus Hook, Hoebuck,Awiehaken,Pamrapo, and other lands "behindKill van Kull" from the Lenape. The village ofBergen (predecessor toJersey City) was established in 1660 and officially chartered by Stuyvesant on September 5, 1661 as what would be the state's first local civil government. The charter partially removed Bergen from the jurisdiction of New Amsterdam and put the surrounding settlements under itsauthority.[35] The Bayonne area, which included Pamrapo and Constable Hook, became known as "Bergen Neck".[36]
In 1776 ahead of theAmerican Revolutionary War, GeneralGeorge Washington orderedAmerican patriots to construct severalforts to defend the western banks of the Hudson River and New York Harbor, one of which was Bergen Neck Fort near Pamrapo. It was constructed in July 1776 and later abandoned by patriot forces on October 5, 1776. It was taken over and occupied byLoyalists in 1777 who renamed it Fort Delancey in honor of prominent LoyalistOliver De Lancey. The fort was occupied by Loyalists for most of the war until they abandoned and burned it in 1782. A historic sign marks the location of the fort at Avenue B between 51st and 52nd Streets.[37][38]
According to Royden Page Whitcomb's 1904 book,First History of Bayonne, New Jersey, the name Bayonne is speculated to have originated withBayonne, France, from whichHuguenots settled for a year before the founding of New Amsterdam.[39] However, there is no empirical evidence for this notion. Whitcomb gives more credence to the idea that Erastus Randall, E.C. Bramhall and B.F. Woolsey, who bought the land owned by Jasper and William Cadmus for real estate speculation, named it Bayonne for purposes of real estate speculation, because it was located on the shores of two bays, Newark and New York.[40] Furthermore, "Bayonne Avenue", now 33rd Street, was a cross-town street that ran from Newark Bay to New York Bay and is officially recognized as the inspiration for city's name.[32]
Soon after theCivil War, the idea arose of uniting all of the towns ofHudson County east of theHackensack River into one municipality. In 1868, a bill for submitting the question of consolidation of all of Hudson County to the voters was presented to the Board of Chosen Freeholders (now known as theBoard of County Commissioners). The bill was approved by the state legislature on April 2, 1869, with a special election to be held on October 5, 1869. An element of the bill provide that only contiguous towns could be consolidated. Bayonnevoted to stay independent with 71.43% of residents voting against the bill.[41] The Morris Canal became the northern most boundary or the "city line" separating Bayonne and what is now Jersey City.
In the mid-nineteenth century, wealthy New Yorkers and Americans, including presidents and authors, came to Bayonne to stay at its hotels and enjoy its brief status as an early beach resort. It was also an early boat building and yachting center where its fishers and oystermen supplied the regional market. As Bayonne began to urbanize and industrialize in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, it became home to thousands of European immigrants landing atEllis Island in New York Harbor. In 1888,Bayonne Medical Center opened in response to the city's growth.
Bayonne became one of the largest centers in the nation for refining crude oil andStandard Oil of New Jersey's facility—which had grown from its original establishment in 1877—and its 6,000 employees made it the city's largest employer.[32] Significant civil unrest arose during theBayonne refinery strikes of 1915–1916, in which mostlyPolish-American workers staged labor actions against Standard Oil of New Jersey and theTide Water Oil Company, seeking improved pay and working conditions.[42] Four striking workers were killed when strikebreakers, allegedly protected by police, fired upon a violent crowd.[43]
At the turn of the 20th century, theCity Beautiful movement had spread throughout cities in the United States. Part of its mission was to preserve public space for recreational activities in urban industrial communities. TheHudson County Parks Commission was created in 1892 to plan and develop a county wide park and boulevard system similar to those found in other cities. From 1892 to 1897,Hudson Boulevard (now John F. Kennedy Boulevard) was built to connect the future park system from Bayonne through Jersey City toNorth Bergen.[44][45][46] In 1916,Stephen R. Gregg—Bayonne Park opened on the Boulevard along the city's western shore line onNewark Bay. At 97.5 acres (39.5 ha), it is the largest park in Bayonne and was designed byCharles N. Lowrie, landscape architect for the Hudson County Parks Department.[47] The park was named after Bayonne resident andWorld War II veteranStephen R. Gregg in 1995.[48] Named after Revolutionary War GeneralHugh Mercer, the 6.5 acres (2.6 ha)Mercer Park, was developed on the Boulevard from portions ofCurries Woods on the border ofJersey City and Bayonne as a project of theWorks Progress Administration in the 1930s.[49]
In 1931, theBayonne Bridge opened as the world's longest steel arch main span connecting Bayonne andStaten Island over the Kill Van Kull and was designed by bridge builderOthmar Ammann and architectCass Gilbert. The bridge physically linked Bayonne to New York City for the first time. From 2013 to 2019, the bridge was rebuilt and its span elevated to accommodate the newPanamax ships for the widenedPanama Canal.[50]
From 1996 to 2011,NJ Transit constructed theHudson-Bergen Light Rail as one of the largestpublic works projects in state history. The system was built and extended through the city utilizing the former right-of-way and station locations of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The system links Bayonne with Jersey City and its neighboring cities while connecting to severalNJ Transit bus lines,PATH stations and ferry terminals.
An 1837 map of Bayonne, oriented with north pointing to the right
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 11.09 square miles (28.72 km2), including 5.82 square miles (15.08 km2) of land and 5.27 square miles (13.64 km2) of water (47.50%).[1][2]
Of the 25,237 households, 29.5% had children under the age of 18; 41.1% were married couples living together; 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 36.4% were non-families. Of all households, 31.6% were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.16.[27]
22.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.9 males.[27]
The U.S. Census Bureau's 2006–2010American Community Survey showed that (in 2010inflation-adjusted dollars)median household income was $53,587 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,278) and the median family income was $66,077 (+/− $5,235). Males had a median income of $51,188 (+/− $1,888) versus $42,097 (+/− $1,820) for females. Theper capita income for the city was $28,698 (+/− $1,102). About 9.9% of families and 12.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.[70]
As of the2000 United States census[18] there were 61,842 people, 25,545 households, and 16,016 families residing in the city. The population density was 10,992.2 inhabitants per square mile (4,244.1/km2). There were 26,826 housing units at an average density of 4,768.2 per square mile (1,841.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 78.8%White, 5.50%African American, 0.2%Native American, 4.1%Asian, 0.05%Pacific Islander, 7.46% fromother races, and 4.02% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino people of any race were 17.81% of the population.[68][69]
As of the 2000 Census, the most common reported ancestries of Bayonne residents wereItalian (20.1%),Irish (18.8%) andPolish (17.9%).[68][69]
There were 25,545 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% weremarried couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.10.[68][69]
In the city the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.[68][69]
The median income for a household in the city was $41,566, and the median income for a family was $52,413. Males had a median income of $39,790 versus $33,747 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $21,553. About 8.4% of families and 10.1% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.[68][69]
Bayonne has a rich industrial history, particularly in shipbuilding and manufacturing. The city is home to the former site of the Standard Oil Refinery.
Portions of the city are part of anUrban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Bayonne was selected in 2002 as one of a group of three zones added to participate in the program.[71] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125%sales tax rate (half of the6+5⁄8% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.[72] Established in September 2002, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023.[73] More than 200 businesses have registered to participate in the city's UEZ since it was first established.[74]
The Bayonne Town Center, located in the Broadway shopping district, includes retailers, eateries, consumer and small business banking centers. TheBayonne Medical Center is a for-profit hospital that anchors the northern end of the Town Center. It is the city's largest employer, with over 1,200 employees. A 2013 study showed that the hospital charged the highest rates in the United States.[75]
In August 2014, the Bayonne Hometown Fair, a popular tourist and community attraction that ceased in 2000, was revived by a local business owner and resident. The first revived Bayonne Hometown Fair took place from June 6–7, 2015.[84]
The City of Bayonne has been governed within theFaulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under theMayor-Council system of municipal government (Plan C), implemented based on the recommendations of aCharter Study Commission as of July 1, 1962,[85] before which it was governed by a Board of Commissioners under theWalsh Act. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[86] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the five-member City Council, of which two seats are chosenat-large and three fromwards, all of whom serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis and are chosen in balloting held as part of the May municipal election.[7][3][87][88][89]
As of 2025[update], theMayor of Bayonne is James M. "Jimmy" Davis, whose term of office ends June 30, 2026; Davis was first elected as mayor in a runoff election on June 10, 2014, against incumbent Mayor Mark Smith. Members of the Bayonne City Council are Council President Gary La Pelusa Sr. (3rd Ward), Loyad Booker (at-large), Neil Carroll III (1st Ward), Juan M. Perez (at-large) and Jacqueline Weimmer (2nd Ward), all of whom are serving concurrent terms of office that end on June 30, 2026.[3][90][91][92]
In November 2018, the City Council appointed Neil Carroll III to fill the 1st Ward seat vacated by Tommy Cotter, who resigned to take a position as the city's DPW director; at age 27, Carroll became the youngest councilmember in city history.[93] In the November 2019 general election, Carroll was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[94]
Babcock & Wilcox Co. works in 1919, one of the many industrial sites that were once located in Bayonne
View of Manhattan from Bayonne, 1974View ofLower Manhattan from Bayonne, September 11, 2014
Bayonne is in the 8th Congressional District[95] and is part of New Jersey's 31st state legislative district.[96][97][98]
Prior to the 2010 Census, Bayonne had been split between the 10th Congressional District and the13th Congressional District, a change made by theNew Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[99] The split placed 33,218 residents living in the city's south and west in the 8th District, while 29,806 residents in the northeastern portion of the city were placed in the 10th District.[100][101]
Hudson County's constitutional officers are County Clerk E. Junior Maldonado (D, Jersey City, 2027),[128][129]Register Jeffrey Dublin (D, Jersey City, 2026)[130][131][132]Sheriff Frank X. Schillari (R, Jersey City, 2025)[133][134] and Surrogate Tilo E. Rivas (D, Jersey City, 2029)[135][136][137]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 32,747 registered voters in Bayonne, of which 17,087 (52.2%) were registered asDemocrats, 2,709 (8.3%) were registered asRepublicans and 12,928 (39.5%) were registered asUnaffiliated. There were 23 voters registered to other parties.[138]
United States Gubernatorial election results for Bayonne[139]
In the2012 presidential election, DemocratBarack Obama received 66.4% of the vote (13,467 cast), ahead of RepublicanMitt Romney with 32.6% (6,605 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (197 votes), among the 20,454 ballots cast by the city's 34,424 registered voters (185 ballots werespoiled), for a turnout of 59.4%.[140][141] In the2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 57.0% of the vote here (13,768 cast), ahead of RepublicanJohn McCain with 40.6% (9,796 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (283 votes), among the 24,139 ballots cast by the town's 35,823 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.4%.[142] In the2004 presidential election, DemocratJohn Kerry received 56.0% of the vote here (12,402 ballots cast), outpolling RepublicanGeorge W. Bush with 42.2% (9,341 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (184 votes), among the 22,135 ballots cast by the town's 32,129 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.9.[143]
In the2013 gubernatorial election, RepublicanChris Christie received 49.3% of the vote (5,322 cast), ahead of DemocratBarbara Buono with 49.1% (5,297 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (169 votes), among the 10,987 ballots cast by the city's 34,957 registered voters (199 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 31.4%.[150][151] In the2009 gubernatorial election, DemocratJon Corzine received 53.8% of the vote here (7,421 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 38.7% (5,333 votes), IndependentChris Daggett with 4.8% (662 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (183 votes), among the 13,781 ballots cast by the town's 32,588 registered voters, yielding a 42.3% turnout.[152]
United States Senate election results for Bayonne1[153]
In December 2012, the autonomous agency entered into a water management agreement with the Bayonne Water Joint Venture (BWJV), a partnership betweenUnited Water and investment firmKKR.[163] The 40-year concession agreement is apublic-private partnership between the city and the BWJV in which the private partners pay off the BMUA's $130 million debt and take over the operations, maintenance, and capital improvement of Bayonne's water and wastewater utilities in exchange for a regulated share of the revenue.[164][165][166] United Water is managing the operations for the partnership, while KKR is providing 90% of the funding.[167] A rate schedule was included in the agreement, and it contained an immediate 8.5% utility rate increase (the first rate increase since 2006),[163] followed by two years without increases, followed by annual increases estimated to range between 2.5%–4.5%.[165] This partnership was sought for several reasons, including the BMUA's debt, its shortage of skilled employees, and its lagging rate revenue from years without rate increases and reduced demand.[164][168] Part of this reduced demand stemmed from the closure of theMilitary Ocean Terminal at Bayonne,[168] and the fact that the subsequent plans to redevelop the site with housing fell short.[169] The BMUA's $130 million debt that was paid off by the BWJV represented over half of Bayonne's overall debt ($240 million) at the time,[165] and in March 2013,Moody's Investors Service upgraded the credit rating of Bayonne from 'negative' to 'stable', citing the water deal.[167]
The city of Bayonne has around 180 full-time professional firefighters consisting of the city of Bayonne Fire Department (BFD), which was founded on September 3, 1906, and operates out of five fire stations located throughout the city. The Bayonne Fire Dept operates a fleet of five engines, one squad (rescue-pumper), three ladder trucks, a heavy rescue truck (which is also part of the MetroUSAR Collapse Rescue Strike Team), a large 4,000 gallon foam tanker truck, a haz-mat truck, a multi-service unit, a fireboat, as well as spare apparatus. Each tour is commanded by a battalion chief.[170]
The department is part of the MetroUSAR Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations.[171]
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is charged with mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for all disasters and emergencies within the city. Bayonne OEM coordinates emergency response of multiple agencies (Police, Fire, EMS, DPW). Bayonne OEM falls under Hudson County OEM andNew Jersey State Police OEM, and is an EMAA certified city under the NJ State Police. Bayonne OEM has an active social media presence and utilizes a Text-Alert and Robocall system (Bay911 Emergency Notification System) to keep the community aware of major incidents and weather related alerts. Bayonne OEM is staffed by one civilian coordinator.[172]
TheBayonne School District serves students frompre-kindergarten throughtwelfth grade.[173] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 13 schools, had an enrollment of 10,059 students and 763.0 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[174] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from theNational Center for Education Statistics[175]) are John M. Bailey School No. 12[176] (656 students; in grades PreK-8), Mary J. Donohoe No. 4[177] (459; PreK-8), Henry E. Harris No. 1[178] (637; PreK-8), Lincoln Community School No. 5[179] (433; PreK-8), Horace Mann No. 6[180] (641; PreK-8), Nicholas Oresko School No. 14[181] (444; PreK-8), Dr. Walter F. Robinson No. 3[182] (772; PreK-8), William Shemin Midtown Community School No. 8[183] (1,230; PreK-8), Phillip G. Vroom No. 2[184] (485; PreK-8), George Washington Community School No. 9[185] (677; PreK-8), Woodrow Wilson School No. 10[186] (747; PreK-8),Bayonne High School[187] (1,290; 9-12) and Bayonne Alternative High School[188] (141; 9-12).[189][190][191][192] Bayonne High School is the only public school in the state to have an on-campus ice rink for its hockey team.[193][194]
During the 1998–99 school year, Midtown Community School No. 8 was recognized with theNational Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by theUnited States Department of Education.[195] During the 2008–2009 school year, Nicholas Oresko School No. 14 was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School award, and Washington Community School No. 9 was honored during the 2009–2010 school year.[196]
For the 2004–05 school year, Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 School was named a "Star School" by theNew Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[197] It is the fourth school in Bayonne to receive this honor. The other three are Bayonne High School in 1995–96,[198] Midtown Community School in 1996–97[199] and P.S. #14 in the 1998–99 school year.[200]
Private schools in Bayonne include All Saints Catholic Academy, for grades Pre-K–8, which operates under the supervision of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark[201] and was one of eight private schools recognized in 2017 as an Exemplary High Performing School by theNational Blue Ribbon Schools Program of theUnited States Department of Education.[202]Marist High School, a co-ed Catholic high school, announced in January 2020 that it would close at the end of the 2019–2020 school year due to deficits that had risen to $1 million and enrollment that had declined by 50% since 2008.[203]
Bayonne is located within theNew York media market, with most of its daily papers available for sale or delivery. Local,county, and regional news is covered by the dailyJersey Journal. TheBayonne Community News is part ofThe Hudson Reporter group of local weeklies. Other weeklies, theRiver View Observer andEl Especialito also cover local news.[211] Bayonne-based periodicals include theBayonne Evening Star-Telegram (B.E.S.T.).
Bayonne's local culture is served by the Annual Outdoor Art Show, which was instituted in 2008, in which local artists display their works.[212]
In the 1983 novelWinter's Tale byMark Helprin, which is set in a fantastical version of New York City and its surroundings, "The Bayonne Marsh" is the hidden, inaccessible home of the Marshmen, a race of fierce warriors.[citation needed]
Jackie Gleason, a former headliner at the Hi-Hat Club in Bayonne, was fascinated by the city and mentioned it often in the television seriesThe Honeymooners.[213]
The November 16, 2010, episode ofThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart parodied former Alaska GovernorSarah Palin's reality television series,Sarah Palin's Alaska, in the form of a trailer for a fictional reality show calledJason Jones' Bayonne, New Jersey, whose portrayal of the city was characterized by prostitution, drugs, crime, pollution and astereotypical Italian-American population.[218] Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith criticized the sketch, saying, "Jon Stewart's unfortunate and inaccurate depiction of Bayonne represents a lame attempt at humor at the expense of a rock solid, all-American community."[219] It is also referenced in the humorous song "The Rolling Mills of New Jersey" byJohn Roberts andTony Barrand as the narrator's home town.[220]
TheRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark operates Catholic churches. Two in Bayonne, Blessed MiriamTeresa Demjanovich Church and St. John Paul II Church, were formed from consolidations,[222] in 2016, because the number of people attending Catholic churches declined.[223]
Demjanovich church is a merger of St. Andrew and St. Mary Star of the Sea churches, with the merged congregation keeping the two sites for worship. Reverend Alexander Santora in theJersey Journal wrote that due to the efforts of the pastor, the Demjanovich merger "went off, however, without a hitch."[224]
Three other churches, Our Lady of the Assumption,Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and St. Michael/St. Joseph, merged into John Paul II in 2016.[225] There were unsuccessful protests to keep Assumption open,[226] and the archdiocese committed to closing that church.[227]
Bayonne's Jewish community is served by Temple Beth Am (Reform), Temple Emanu-El (Conservative), Ohav Zedek (Orthodox), and Chabad (Orthodox).[citation needed]
View west alongInterstate 78 (New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension) in Bayonne
As of May 2010[update], the city had a total of 76.55 miles (123.20 km) of roadways, of which 65.78 miles (105.86 km) were maintained by the city, 4.82 miles (7.76 km) are overseen by Hudson County, 4.04 miles (6.50 km) by theNew Jersey Department of Transportation and 1.91 miles (3.07 km) are the responsibility of theNew Jersey Turnpike Authority.[228]
TheBayonne Bridge stretches 1,775 feet (541 m), connecting south toStaten Island over theKill Van Kull. Originally constructed in 1931, the bridge underwent a Navigation Clearance Project that was completed in 2017 at a cost of $1.7 billion, that raised the bridge deck from 151 feet (46 m) above the water to 215 feet (66 m), allowing larger and more heavily laden cargo ships to clear their way under the bridge.[50]
Kennedy Boulevard (County Route 501) is a major thoroughfare along the west side of the city from the Bayonne Bridge north to Jersey City andNorth Hudson.[231]
Bus transportation is provided on three main north–south streets of the city: Broadway, Kennedy Boulevard, and Avenue C, by the state-operatedNJ Transit. Several private bus lines also operated here, but as of 2025 was replaced by NJ Transit.[235] The former Broadway Bus (now NJ Transit Route 12) ran solely inside Bayonne city limits, while bus lines on Avenue C and Kennedy Boulevard run to various end points in Jersey City. The NJ Transit120 runs between Avenue C in Bayonne andBattery Park inDowntown Manhattan during rush hours in peak direction while the81 provides service toJersey City.[236][237][238]
For 114 years, the CNJ ran frequent service through the city. Trains ran north to theCentral Railroad of New Jersey Terminal inJersey City. Trains ran west toElizabethport,Elizabeth andCranford for points west and south. The implementation of theAldene Connection in 1967 bypassed CNJ trains around Bayonne so that nearly all trains would either terminate atNewark Pennsylvania Station or atHoboken Terminal.[240] By 1973, a lightly used shuttle between Bayonne and Cranford that operated 20 times per day was the final remnant of service on the line.[241] Until August 6, 1978, a shuttle service between Bayonne and Cranford retained the last leg of service with the CNJ trains.[242]
Robbins Reef Light – Built to serve ships heading into New York Harbor, the current structure at the site dates to 1883, replacing an earlier lighthouse constructed in 1839.[250]
Marcy Borders (1973–2015), bank clerk who was known as "the dust lady" for an iconic photo taken of her after she survived the collapse of theWorld Trade Center[260]
Anthony Chiappone (born 1957), indicted politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 31st Legislative District 2004–2005 and again from 2007[271] until his resignation in 2010[272]
Miriam Moskowitz (1916–2018), schoolteacher who served two years in prison after being convicted for conspiracy as an atomic spy for the Soviet Union[307]
Devora Nadworney (1895–1948), contralto singer who, in 1928, became the first singer heard over a radio network in the United States[308]
^Holt, Alfred Hubbard.American Place NamesArchived October 2, 2023, at theWayback Machine, p. 26.Gale, 1969. Accessed November 15, 2020. "Bayonne, N . J . 'Bay - own.' Longa, longo; slightly more accent on the 'own'."
^Griffin, Molly."Bayonne Historical Society learns about the Lenape"Archived November 12, 2019, at theWayback Machine, NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, February 12, 2009, updated February 12, 2019. Accessed November 12, 2019. "Dr. Oeistreicher is a leading authority on the Lenape Indians, a tribe Hudson encountered when he explored what is now known as the Hudson River."
^Mercer Park,Hudson County Park System. Accessed October 27, 2025. "Established in 1909, Mercer Park is a hidden gem of public space located in Bayonne along the border of Jersey City. Its 6 ½ acres offer walkways to stroll through the greenery and shady resting spots amongst its massive trees.... The park’s development was made possible through Works Progress Administration (WPA) under the New Deal, which provided funds to employ local residents to work on the park."
^abBascome, Eric."Bayonne Bridge rededication ceremony marks end of $1.7 billion project"Archived November 12, 2019, at theWayback Machine,Staten Island Advance, June 14, 2019. Accessed November 12, 2019. "The ceremony marked the completion of the Navigation Clearance Project, also known as Raise the Roadway, which began construction in 2013 and elevated the deck of the Bayonne Bridge from 151 feet to 215 feet in order to accommodate larger, 21st-century container ships that were unable to fit under the bridge's previous configuration.... The Bayonne Bridge, once the longest steel arch bridge in the world, opened to the public in 1931, paralleling an existing ferry service between Port Richmond, Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey.... When opened in 1931, the Bayonne Bridge was the longest steel arch bridge in the world, with the arch spanning 1,775 feet long and standing 325 feet high."
^Strunsky, Steve."Cities; Bayonne's Terminal Catches Hollywood's Eye",The New York Times, February 25, 2001. Accessed July 3, 2025. "Can Opie help salvage the Military Ocean Terminal? Can the terminal be magically transformed into the land of Oz?... In the long run, Bayonne hopes to attract housing, offices, a hotel or conference center, office and retail space and a port facility. In the meantime, the point of the lease is to generate some revenue to offset the loss of economic activity that resulted from the base closing.... Universal is leasing 20,000 square feet of office space in Building 82, a former Army administration building, plus another 80,000 square feet of warehouse space, where sets are now under construction."
^Pike, John.Bayonne,GlobalSecurity.org. Accessed July 3, 2025. "As a result of 1995 Base Realignment and Closure actions Military Traffic Management Command's East and West Coast installations -- Oakland Army Base, CA, and the Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, NJ -- were slated for closure. A phased transition of operations from Bayonne and Oakland began in October 1997 and continued through June 1999. In 1995 the BRAC Commission recommended eliminating dedicated military ocean terminals. The BRAC on its own motion realigned activities away from MOTBY to a so-called Base X."
^HistoryArchived November 22, 2019, at theWayback Machine, Cape Liberty Cruise Port. Accessed July 3, 2025. "The 430 acre site in Lower New York Harbor was created by private developers in the 1930s as a man-made peninsula off the eastern end of Bayonne, New Jersey. Initially developed for industrial use, the U.S. War Department and the Department of the Navy became interested in the site as World War II approached.... The maiden sailing of theVoyager of the Seas was on May 14, 2004. The voyage marked the first time a passenger ship vessel had sailed from New Jersey in almost 40 years."
^HistoryArchived May 10, 2016, at theWayback Machine, City of Bayonne. Accessed November 12, 2019. "In 1877, the standard Oil Company took over a small refinery. By the 1920s, Standard Oil became the city's largest employer with over 6,000 workers. At that time, Bayonne was one of the largest oil refinery centers in the world."
^Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ)Archived November 3, 2019, at theWayback Machine, City of Bayonne. Accessed November 19, 2019. "Bayonne is one of the State's newest Urban Enterprise Zones, and was first designated on September 12, 2002.Since its inception, over 213 businesses have registered in the Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone program."
^Livio, Susan K.; and Goldberg, Dan."Bayonne Medical Center is at the top of hospital price list in nation"Archived September 22, 2013, at theWayback Machine,The Star-Ledger, May 17, 2013. Accessed August 6, 2013. "Bayonne Medical Center, a 278-bed for-profit hospital in working-class Hudson County, charges the highest prices of any hospital in the nation, according to an analysis of federal billing data released by the Obama administration."
^The Memorial at Harbor View ParkArchived December 31, 2014, at theWayback Machine, 9/11 Monument. Accessed December 30, 2014. "Bayonne was a fitting location; the city was an arrival point for many New York City evacuees on 9/11, a staging area for rescuers and offered a direct view of the Statue of Liberty and the former World Trade Center towers."
^About UsArchived February 14, 2012, at theWayback Machine,Henry Repeating Arms. Accessed December 6, 2011. "Today, the Henry Repeating Arms Company, a descendant of the venerable gunmaker, makes its home in Bayonne, New Jersey."
^McGeehan, Patrick."Soft Real Estate Market Is a Key Ingredient at Brooklyn Brewery"Archived January 26, 2018, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, November 1, 2009. Accessed December 6, 2011. "Still, other small manufacturers, like Henry Repeating Arms, have been leaving the city in search of less expensive places to operate.... They no longer are. Mr. Imperato, who lives in Bay Ridge, moved his company to Bayonne, N.J., last year after searching for a few years for adequate space to buy at a 'reasonable' price, he said. With some financial help from the State of New Jersey, the company bought a building on three acres in Bayonne for one-third of what it would have cost in Brooklyn, he said."
^Kaulessar, Ricardo."The other waterfront walkway: 18-mile Hackensack RiverWalk in Hudson County still underdeveloped"Archived December 18, 2011, at theWayback Machine,The Hudson Reporter, May 16, 2006. Accessed December 6, 2011. "While the Bayonne and Secaucus portions of the Hackensack RiverWalk have been developed substantially, the Jersey City portion that would make up the majority of the 18-mile walk is far from reality. Anyone who develops along this stretch of the Hackensack River is required to add to the public RiverWalk, a planned linkage of waterfront parks along the Hackensack.... The RiverWalk section in Bayonne, if fully completed, would run from the southwest corner of the town in an area where the Kill Van Kull meets the Newark Bay, to the northwestern point of the area.... Ryan pointed out last week that another piece of the RiverWalk will be unveiled when the North 40 Park, or Richard A. Rutkowski Park, is scheduled to open this week."
^Coastal Management ProgramArchived February 29, 2012, at theWayback Machine,New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed December 6, 2011. "When complete, this Walkway will be an urban waterfront corridor connecting the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee with the Bayonne Bridge in Bayonne. As the crow flies it will extend about 18.4 miles, but the total length will exceed 40 miles."
^Broadway National Bank of Bayonne v. Parking AuthorityArchived April 22, 2012, at theWayback Machine,New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division decided August 2, 1962. Via FindACase.com. Accessed November 27, 2011. "The facts are undisputed. The City of Bayonne was governed by a board of commissioners in accordance with the Walsh Act until July 1, 1962.... Mayor-Council Plan C of the Faulkner Act (NJSA 40:69A-1 et seq.) was adopted by referendum in the City of Bayonne and took effect on July 1, 1962."
^Heinis, John."As expected, Bayonne council appoints Carroll III to replace Cotter in the 1st Ward"Archived November 12, 2019, at theWayback Machine, Hudson County View, November 20, 2018. Accessed November 12, 2019. "As expected, the Bayonne City Council voted to appoint Neil Carroll III to replace Tommy Cotter as the 1st Ward councilman at a brief special meeting this evening.... He beat out more than a dozen other candidates and Cotter has moved on to the director of the Department of Public Works for a salary of $117,000 a year. At just 27 years old, Carroll is the youngest councilman in Bayonne history. When asked about the criticism of being too young to handle the job, he said that his situation is not completely unprecedented."
^Biography, Hudson County Clerk. Accessed January 31, 2025.
^Members List: Clerks, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.
^Register Dublin's Bio, Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages. Accessed October 13, 2024.
^About Us, Hudson County Register of Deeds & Mortgages. Accessed January 31, 2025. "The Hudson County Register is elected by the people of Hudson County for a five-year term. The Office of the Register is responsible for the recording of all formal written documents which affect real property throughout the 12 municipalities that make up the County."
^Members List: Registers, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.
^Home, Hudson County Sheriff. Accessed January 31, 2025
^Members List: Sheriffs, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.
^"Governor - Hudson County"(PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014.Archived(PDF) from the original on September 24, 2015. RetrievedDecember 24, 2014.
^Steadman, Andrew."Bayonne firefighters participate in mock disaster drills in Newark"Archived August 8, 2016, at theWayback Machine,The Jersey Journal, May 1, 2012. Accessed June 6, 2016. "According to the press release, the Metro USAR Strike Team is made up of nine fire departments from Bayonne, Elizabeth, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Morristown as well as the five-municipality North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Agency."
^Bayonne Board of Education District Policy: IdentificationArchived September 22, 2021, at theWayback Machine, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 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 12 in the Bayonne School District. Composition: The Bayonne School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Bayonne."
^West, Teri."Marist High School in Bayonne announces it will close in June"Archived May 8, 2022, at theWayback Machine,The Jersey Journal, January 9, 2020. Accessed May 7, 2022. "Marist High School, one of Hudson County's last Catholic high schools, will close in June amid dwindling enrollment and mounting annual financial loss, the school's administration announced Wednesday.... With just 235 students, the school loses over $1 million a year and can no longer sustain itself, President Peter Kane said.... Yet, enrollment has continued to flounder, dropping by 20% in the last four years. Today's enrollment is less half of what it was in 2008."
^Library HistoryArchived September 5, 2011, at theWayback Machine, Free Public Library & Cultural Center of Bayonne. Accessed August 29, 2015. "The Bayonne Public Library, incorporated in 1890, moved into the present Carnegie-funded building at 697 Avenue C in 1904. In 1903, Andrew Carnegie donated $50,000 for construction of this library."
^Jones, Theodore (1997).Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons.ISBN0-471-14422-3.
^Sullivan, Al."Bayonne High School is film set Bruce Willis will play principal in new movie"Archived February 3, 2014, at theWayback Machine,The Hudson Reporter, October 5, 2007. Accessed March 30, 2012. "When Demi Moore came to Bayonne in 1991 to make her filmMortal Thoughts, not many people may know that she brought her actor/husband, Bruce Willis, with her. Willis, who returned to Bayonne last week to film his segments in a new film, entitledThe Assassination of a High School Principal orThe Sophomore, was a big hit during his first visit, prompting one teacher - who was on the 1991 set at Horace Mann School - who hoped to catch a glimpse of him at the high school."
^Lustig, Jay."'The Rolling Mills of New Jersey,' John Roberts and Tony Barrand"Archived January 29, 2023, at theWayback Machine, NJArts.net, March 5, 2015. Accessed January 30, 2023. "Set to the tune of — and lyrically similar to — 'The Rolling Hills of the Border' by Scottish folksinger Matt McGinn, the song mocks Jersey's oil refineries and garbage dumps. Its Bayonne-bred narrator actually yearns for them: 'When I die, bury me low/Where I can hear the petroleum flow/A sweeter sound, I never did know/The rolling mills of New Jersey.'""
^Tahaney, Ed (September 2, 1998)."News Beat".New York Daily News. RetrievedApril 22, 2025."Ernie," the award-winning comic strip that has appeared in the Daily News since 1987, has decided to join the club 'The Piranha Club'.... The strip, set in Bayonne, N.J., is about an innocent guy whose world is filled with conniving thieves, crooks and swindlers, including his Uncle Sid, the ringleader of the anti-social Piranha Club.
^Gargiulo, Joseph."New Bus Ferries Staten Islanders"Archived September 30, 2011, at theWayback Machine,NYCity News Service, November 16, 2007. Accessed July 6, 2011. "The S89, the first interstate bus route run by New York City Transit, connects Eltingville, Staten Island, with the 34th Street Hudson-Bergen Light Rail station in Bayonne. It was created to improve Staten Island transportation and provide access to jobs in Jersey City and Hoboken."
^Middleton, Kathleen M.Bayonne PassagesArchived October 2, 2023, at theWayback Machine, p. 151.Arcadia Publishing, 1999.ISBN9780752405636. Accessed February 7, 2018. "Dwight Palmer had released a plan to reroute the mainline of the Jersey Central Railroad east of the town of Aldene. By shifting the mainline from Jersey City, the Palmer, or Aldene, plan all but finished passenger service through Bayonne. Despite the city's protest, the state enacted the plan in 1967."
^Burks, Edward C."Bayonne May Lose Its Trains"Archived February 8, 2018, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, May 27, 1973. Accessed February 7, 2018. "There were strong hints from the state's Department of Transportation last week that drastic curtailment or a complete cutoff of the Jersey Central's commuter service to Bayonne is imminent. Twenty times a day, a diesel car Shuttles between Bayonne and Cranford, on the Central's main line. But only two early-morning trips to Bayonne and two returning ones in the evening are heavily patronized."
^Shooters IslandArchived February 18, 2012, at theWayback Machine,New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed December 6, 2011. "Because of its importance as a habitat and breeding ground for birds, Shooter's Island was assigned to Parks on March 3, 1994, as a bird sanctuary. Nine of the island's 43 acres (17 ha) belong to New Jersey (Bayonne owns 7.5 acres (3 ha), Elizabeth owns 1.5 acres). New York State paid New Jersey $30,000 for the right to manage the whole of the island in perpetuity."
^Miller, Jonathan."Art, or Something Like It, Brings Russian Leader to Bayonne"Archived August 10, 2017, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, September 16, 2015. Accessed August 9, 2017. "It is not every day that the president of Russia comes to visit a blue collar New Jersey town, but here he was, Vladimir Putin, standing amid shipping containers and cracked, weed-choked asphalt, clasping hands with the mayor, and speaking of Russia's 'unity' with the United States. The reason? A 'groundbreaking' (though no ground was actually broken) for a beleaguered memorial from Russia commemorating the attack of Sept. 11, 2001 that initially had been offered to, and then rejected by, Jersey City."
^Dedication Ceremony: September 11, 2006Archived November 30, 2017, at theWayback Machine, 911 Monument. Accessed August 9, 2017. "On September 11, 2006, the fifth anniversary of the tragedy, the monument To the Struggle Against World Terrorism was dedicated. The ceremony started with the performance of the National Anthems of the United States and the Russian Federation. Former United States President William Jefferson Clinton was the keynote speaker."
^Robbins Reef - Entrance to Kill Van KullArchived May 29, 2014, at theWayback Machine, New Jersey Lighthouse Society. Accessed August 6, 2013. "The original lighthouse was a white, octagonal stone tower built in 1839. In 1883 the tower was replaced by the present 46 foot, cast iron 'spark plug' tower built atop a granite foundation situated a few yards south of the old tower."
^Reichler, Joe viaAssociated Press."Roberts Is Also 20 Game Winner"Archived November 19, 2015, at theWayback Machine,The Telegraph, August 20, 1952. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Dick Brodowski, of Bayonne, NJ, Boston Rod Sox pitcher, has his blood pressure taken by Lieut Vincent Pattlavina, of Quincy, Mass, at the Army Base induction center in Boston, the morning of August 18."
^"Clem Burke of Blondie talks to ZANI"Archived August 14, 2014, at theWayback Machine, ZANI. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Clem Burke born 24th November 1954 Bayonne, New Jersey, is a drummer who has been in the forefront of popular music since 1976. He joined Blondie a year before in New York where he passed an audition under the watchful eye of Debbie Harry (Lead Singer and Songwriter) and Chris Stein (Guitar and Songwriter)."
^Hevesi, Dennis."Robert B. Cohen, Hudson News Chain Founder, Dies at 86"Archived April 20, 2019, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, February 5, 2012. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Robert Benjamin Cohen was born in Bayonne, N.J., on May 26, 1925, to Isaac and Lillian Goodman Cohen. His father, who once operated a newsstand and a home-delivery route in Brooklyn, started what was then called the Bayonne News Company in the early 1920s."
^Conte, Michaelangelo."Former Bayonne Mayor Dennis P. Collins dies at 85"Archived August 16, 2014, at theWayback Machine,The Jersey Journal, December 7, 2009. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Former Bayonne Mayor Dennis P. Collins died yesterday, leaving a legacy of nearly three decades of public service that earned him the distinction of having the city's largest park and main post office named in his honor.... Collins amassed 28 years of public service, including 12 years on the City Council and a record four-term mayoralty, from 1974 to 1990, when he retired."
^Miniscule, Caroline."The Thunder Child: Interviews Source Book – Tom De Haven: AuthorIt's SupermanArchived September 20, 2017, at theWayback Machine, The Thunder Child, March 2006. Accessed September 20, 2017. "I was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, grew up in the same neighborhood you see in the first half hour of Steven Spielberg'sWar of the Worlds: that beautiful silvery bridge those aliens blast to undulating smithereens is the same Bayonne Bridge I used to ride my bike across (to Staten Island) in the late 1950s and early 1960s."
^Schlossberg, Tatiana."A Nun From New Jersey Is on a Path to Sainthood"Archived December 1, 2017, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, October 3, 2014. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich was a nun for only two years at a convent in New Jersey before she died in 1927 at the age of 26. But on Saturday she will edge closer to sainthood when she is beatified at a special Mass in Newark, the first time such a ceremony has been held in the United States.Sister Miriam Teresa was born in Bayonne in 1901, the youngest of seven children of immigrants from present-day Slovakia."
^"Bayonne's Gen. Dempsey named one of world's most influential: Time Magazine"Archived February 1, 2022, at theWayback Machine,The Jersey Journal, April 17, 2015, updated January 17, 2019. Accessed February 1, 2022. "Army General Martin E. Dempsey, who was born in Jersey City and grew up in Bayonne, made Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, a group that includes Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Pope Francis and celebrity Kim Kardashian."
^Ojuitku, Mak."Glover's camp as much about football as it is life"Archived July 23, 2019, at theWayback Machine, NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, July 13, 2016. Accessed July 23, 2019. "This week, college football Hall of Famer Rich Glover held his annual four-day All Access to Life Foundation football camp in conjunction with the Jersey City Department of Recreation.... For the former New York Giant who was born in Bayonne and raised in the Greenville section of Jersey City, the camp is a way of giving back to the community."
^O'Hare, Kate."Celebrity Scoop: Gomez Heads Out OnChuck"Archived March 23, 2023, at theWayback Machine,Kane County Chronicle, October 9, 2010. Accessed March 22, 2023, viaNewspapers.com. "For most of three previous seasons of NBC's spy-caper showChuck, airing Mondays, Morgan Grimes (Joshua Gomez) has spent his time either at the Los Angeles apartment of his best friend, big-box retail geek-turned-spy Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi), or at their workplace, the Burbank, Calif., Buy More electronics store.... Birthplace: Bayonne, N.J., on Nov. 20, making him a Scorpio"
^Rohan, Virginia."Delving into the man-boy Brian's brain",The Record, April 16, 2006. Accessed July 11, 2024, viaNewspapers.com. "Brian's newly married, pregnant fortysomething record-executive sister, Nic (Rosanna Arquette), and her much younger aspiring-actor husband, Angelo (Raoul Bova), seem normal enough, and, at first glance, so do his long-married pals Deena and Dave (Amanda Detmer and Bayonne-born Rick Gomez)."
^Staff."Thinker of the Unthinkable",Time, July 18, 1983. Accessed November 11, 2012. "Kahn was born in Bayonne, NJ, graduated from UCLA in 1945 and three years later joined the Rand Corp., the California think tank that helps the Pentagon develop defense strategies."
^Assembly Joint Resolution No. 47 State of New Jersey 208th Legislature[dead link],New Jersey General Assembly, June 15, 1998. Accessed August 2, 2016. "A Joint Resolution designating that portion of State Highway Route No. 169 in the City of Bayonne, Hudson County, as the 'Joseph A. LeFante Memorial Highway.' Whereas, Joseph A. LeFante was born on September 8, 1928 in the City of Bayonne and attended the Bayonne schools before attending St. Peter's Institute of Industrial Relations and graduating from the New Jersey Real Estate Institute"
^Jammal LordArchived September 20, 2017, at theWayback Machine,Nebraska Cornhuskers football. Accessed July 17, 2017. "Quarterback Jammal Lord was an ironman for Nebraska in his final two seasons, starting 27 consecutive games, while guiding one of the nation's most prolific rushing attacks. He made his way near the top of the Nebraska record book by the conclusion of his career. The Bayonne, N.J., native finished his senior season with 2,253 yards of total offense, pushing his career total to 5,421 yards, placing him in third on Nebraska's career list, trailing only Eric Crouch and Tommie Frazier."
^The Living Church, Volume 136Archived October 2, 2023, at theWayback Machine, p. 148. Morehouse-Gorham Company, 1958. Accessed September 20, 2017. "The Rev. Donald MacAdie is 58 years of age, was born in Bayonne, N. Y. [sic], the son of John and Ella Jordan MacAdie."
^Marvin, Al."Jersey Woman No. 1 Pick",The New York Times, June 13, 1979. Accessed March 10, 2024. "The selection of Miss Colasurdo, who entered Montclair State from Bayonne, N.J., by a West Coast team also was significant."
^Ivry, Benjamin."The Mensch BehindBatman Dies At 104"Archived June 10, 2020, at theWayback Machine,The Forward, March 1, 2018. Accessed June 9, 2020. "Although Hollywood history has been preserved by yentas, discretion was the better part of valor for Melniker, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, in 1913."
^Rose, Lisa."Retired N.J. teacher, 98, loses bid to clear name in McCarthy-era spy case"Archived August 1, 2018, at theWayback Machine, NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, December 4, 2014. Accessed July 31, 2018. "NPR.org profiled Miriam Moskowitz of Washington Township, who was convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice in 1950 and served two years in prison.... The Bayonne native told NPR and the Star-Ledger that she wound up behind bars in a misguided effort to protect her boss, with whom she was having an affair."
^"Winners of Contests Sponsored by Music Clubs Show Real Talent"Archived October 2, 2023, at theWayback Machine,Musical America, Volumes 33-34. Accessed August 13, 2018. "As announced in the complete account of the convention sessions published inMusical America last week, Devora Nadworney of Bayonne, N. J., was the winner in the contest for female voice, the judges giving her an average on points of 84.66."
^Morgan, Babette."Man of Mystery",St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 22, 1989. Accessed March 19, 2024, viaNewspapers.com. "Indeed, he describes his life as quite ordinary. He was born in Bayonne, N J., but grew up in Roselle Park, N.J."
^Staff."New Jersey Sports; En Garde! Touchez!"Archived July 25, 2018, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, April 3, 1973. Accessed February 7, 2018 ."As a result of his efforts and those of other fencing enthusiasts such as Evelyn Terhune of Mahwah, Irwin Bernstein of Westfield and Denise O'Connor of Bayonne-all top regional competitors-New Jersey now has a large number of devotees."
^McDonald, Corey W."Bayonne renames school after WWI vet, Medal of Honor recipient"Archived January 11, 2022, at theWayback Machine,The Jersey Journal, January 31, 2019. Accessed January 11, 2022. "The Board of Education last night voted to rename the Midtown Community School after a distinguished World War I veteran born in the Peninsula City. The board voted unanimously to rename the Avenue A elementary school the William Shemin Midtown Community School — named after the distinguished Medal of Honor recipient."
^Sullivan, Al."'Beam me up, Scotty'; Local writer makes name in Star Trek universe"Archived March 20, 2017, at theWayback Machine,The Hudson Reporter, March 28, 2008. Accessed March 19, 2017. "A resident of Bayonne since he was 10 years old, William Stape, 39, has become a part of the Star Trek universe, both as the author of scripts forThe Next Generation andDeep Space Nine TV series, but also by recently unveiling details concerning the sets of the upcoming Star Trek movie.... Born in Jersey City, Stape moved with his family to the Toms River area before relocating to Bayonne."
^"Joseph W. Tumulty, 82, Jersey City Lawyer"Archived September 2, 2019, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, December 26, 1996. Accessed September 2, 2019. "Joseph W. Tumulty, a former Democratic State Senator and member of a politically connected law firm in his native Jersey City, died Dec. 20 at Christ Hospital in Jersey City. He was 82 and lived in Bayonne."
^"Tales from the dark side – Offbeat, off-B'way player turns...",The Star-Ledger, April 17, 2005. "Urbaniak was born in Bayonne but moved to Marlboro Township when he was 7."
^"Ex-Bayonne resident and Batman executive producer gets honorary degree in comic books"Archived June 10, 2020, at theWayback Machine,The Jersey Journal, October 11, 2012, updated January 18, 2019. Accessed June 9, 2020. "A Jersey City native who was raised in Bayonne today received the world's first doctorate in comic books from Monmouth University, his alma mater, it was reported by nj.com. Michael E. Uslan, 61, bought the movie rights to the Batman comic books in 1979 along with fellow New Jersey native Benjamin Melniker after he was outraged at the campy 1960s television series bases on his beloved comic book hero."
^Miller, Jonathan."The Week; Bayonne Bleeder vs. 'Rocky': The Final Round"Archived July 27, 2018, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, August 13, 2006. Accessed August 14, 2012. "So nearly three years ago, Mr. Wepner, who was known in the ring as the Bayonne Bleeder, sued Mr. Stallone for $15 million. This month, Mr. Wepner, 67, who still lives in Bayonne and is a wholesale liquor salesman, settled with Mr. Stallone for an undisclosed amount."
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