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Perth Amboy is a city in northeastern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,436. [11] [12] Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to its location adjoining Raritan Bay. [1] [22]
When the city was incorporated in 1683, settlers began to call the land "Ambo" or "Amboy Point", and finally "Amboy." The name means "place resembling a bowl." [1] In 1686, when the settlement became the capital of East Jersey, Perth was added to the name in honor of one of the Proprietors under the Royal grant, the James Drummond, 1st Duke of ...
City Hall in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, is a historic building built in the early 18th century. It is now the oldest public building in continuous use in the United States.
PERTH AMBOY – Three Democrats and one Republican have filed to run in the mayoral primary in June, the city's first partisan election. Mayor Helmin Caba will be challenged by retired Municipal ...
The City Council tabled an ordinance related to Kushner Companies’ $200 million project to build 602 apartments and about 900 parking spaces. Perth Amboy rethinks $200M waterfront housing ...
PERTH AMBOY – The downtown park at Smith Street and Madison Avenue, formerly known as Fink Park, is about to undergo an upgrade as part of an effort to curate more green spaces throughout city ...
The project is part of a partnership between Morris Habitat for Humanity and the Perth Amboy Redevelopment Authority (PARA) which sold the two 25-feet by 100 feet lots.
Perth Amboy features a historic waterfront, which has gone through significant revitalization. [1] Perth Amboy's waterfront is where the city was first settled and one of the few places left in New Jersey that has a historic and marina culture surrounded by water. Local attractions include two small museums, an art gallery, a yacht club, and a ...