atlantic city - The Atlantic City Free Public Library
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atlantic city - The Atlantic City Free Public Library
WELCOME TO ATLANTIC CITY ATLANTIC CITY GOVERNMENT Mayor Donald A. Guardian City of Atlantic City 1301 Bacharach Blvd. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-5400 www.cityofatlanticcity.org CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Aaron Randolph – 1st Ward 609-347-5232 Marty Small – 2nd Ward 609-347-5231 Steven L. Moore – 3rd Ward 609-347-5230 William Marsh – 4th Ward 609-347-5242 Rizwan Malik – 5th Ward 609-347-5233 Timothy Mancuso – 6th Ward 609-347-5238 COUNCILMEN AT LARGE Moisse Delgado 609-347-6491 Frank M. Gilliam, Jr. 609-347-5243 George Tibbitt 609-347-5241 This publication provides information about our community, and many of the services available. Whether you are a new resident, or a visitor planning to relocate to Atlantic City, we hope you will find these resources helpful. ATLANTIC CITY DEPARTMENTS 1301 Bacharach Blvd. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-5300 CITY CODE An Electronic version of the City of Atlantic City Code, is available at the following website: www.ecode360.com/AT0848. Administration Department 609-347-5245 UTILITIES Atlantic City Electric 1-800-642-3780 www.atlanticcityelectric.com City Clerk 609-347-5510 Health & Human Services Department 609-347-5643 Human Resources Department 609-347-5425 Licensing & Inspection Department 609-347-5290 Planning & Development Department 609-347-5404 Public Works Department 609-347-5700 Revenue and Finance Department 609-347-5800 A.C. Municipal Utilities Authority (Water) 609-345-3315 www.acmua.org Atlantic City Sewerage Company 609-345-0131 www.acsewerage.com Comcast 1-800-934-6489 www.comcast.com South Jersey Gas 609-561-9000 www.southjerseygas.com Verizon 1-800-837-4966 www.verizon.com Atlantic City Recreation Department Recreation and Cultural Affairs Division 250 North New York Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 http://www.cityofatlanticcity.org/ divdetails.aspx?dva=REC 609-347-5504 Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City 317 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-2697 www.acbgc.org HEALTH SERVICES City of Atlantic City Community Services 1301 Bacharach Blvd, Room 403 Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-5663 PUBLIC SCHOOLS Board of Education Atlantic City Board of Education 1300 Atlantic Avenue 5th Floor Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-343-7200 Visit www.acboe.org for more information. Registration for new students: Call for an appointment: 609-343-7200, ext. 5039. CITY CURFEW Juvenile Curfew Act Age: Under 18; Hours: Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. during the calendar school year. PUBLIC LIBRARIES Atlantic City Free Public Library 1 North Tennessee Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-345-2269 www.acfpl.org HIV Prevention Services/Testing 1325 Baltic Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-6457 WIC Program A supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children 609-347-5656 HOSPITALS AtlantiCare Behavioral Health 609-646-9159 AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Atlantic City Campus 1925 Pacific Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-345-4000; 1-888-569-1000 www.atlanticare.org Shore Crucial Care Atlantic City 2015 Pacific Ave. (Caesars parking garage between Arkansas and Michigan avenues) 609-428-4500 shorecrucialcareac.com Atlantic City International Airport 101 Atlantic City Intl. Airport Suite 106 Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234 Airport Information 609-645-7895 http://www.sjta.com/acairport/ Atlantic City Rail Terminal 1 Atlantic City Expressway Atlantic City, NJ 08401 http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit (Bus/train information) (973) 275-5555 http://www.njtransit.com RESIDENT PARKING Residential Parking City Hall (Room 105) 609-347-6486 SENIOR SERVICES Atlantic City Housing Authority 609-343-1661 Golden Age Transportation 609-347-5416 Meals on Wheels 609-347-5445 Senior Citizens Outreach 609-347-6447 or 609-347-5458 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS/ SERVICES Bungalow Park Civic Association 600 N. New Jersey Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Chelsea Heights Civic and Taxpayers Association 4001 Crossan Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Chelsea Neighborhood Association 8 N. Tallahassee Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-348-8465 Ducktown Revitalization Association 2310 Arctic Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-909-0285 Richmond Avenue Branch 4115 Ventnor Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-340-0215 www.acfpl.org Inlet: The 1st Ward Civic Association 204 Dylan Dr. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 AFTER SCHOOL SERVICES Atlantic City Police Athletic League 250 North New York Ave. and Mediterranean Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-5748 atlanticcitypal.org Marina District: The 3rd Ward Civic Association P.O. Box 990 Atlantic City, NJ 08404 TRANSPORTATION Atlantic City Jitney Association 1616 Pacific Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-344-8642 http://www.jitneyac.com Venice Park Civic Association P.O. Box 5065 Atlantic City, NJ 08404 Westside Neighborhood Protective Association c/o Dennis M. Konzelman, President 706 N. Ohio Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Ocean water quality – 609-645-5935 Police – For an emergency, call 911 Non-emergency – 609-347-5780 Public Works/Sanitation – 609-3475551; 609-347-5700 Recreation/Youth Services – 609347-5504 IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Animal control – 609-347-2487 Atlantic City Electric 1-800-642-3780 (to report outage) Beach patrol – 609-347-5312 City Clerk – 609-347-5510 City Hall – 609-347-5300 Code Enforcement – 609-347-6450 Construction/Property improvement permits — Atlantic City Dept of Licensing and Inspection: 609-347-5290 Dog Licenses — 609-347-5510 Downed power lines and trees – Atlantic City Electric: 1-800-833-7476. Drinking water quality – ACMUA: 609 -345-3315 Emergency Management – 609-3475466 Fire – 609-347-5590 Gas leaks – South Jersey Gas: 1-800582-7060 Hazardous waste disposal – ACUA: 609-272-6950 Health Department – 609-347-5663 Landlord Tenant – 609-347-5530 Library — 609-345-2269 Licensing – 609-347-5290 Mayor’s Office – 609-347-5400 Municipal Court – 609-347-5560 Noise and public health nuisance complaints – 609-347-5673 Recycling – 609-347-5355 Call ACUA for schedule: 609-2726950; acua.com Street issues (cleaning, lighting, potholes, snow removal) Public Works/ Sanitation: 609-347-5551 Tax Assessor – 609-347-5380 97.3 FM WENJ Sports talk 100.7 FM WZXL Rock 103.7 FM WMGM Rock 107.3 FM WPUR Country 1340 AM WMID Oldies 1400 AM WOND Talk 1450 AM WPGG Talk BEACHES The Atlantic City beach runs from Jackson Avenue on the southern end to Maine Avenue at the Absecon Inlet. NO BEACH TAGS REQUIRED. Lifeguards are on duty from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. at 50 locations July 1 - Labor Day. ATLANTIC CITY PARKS 609-347-5421 Trash Collection — 609-347-5551. City Center Park (Atlantic Avenue between South and North Carolina avenues) Weather and road conditions – Statewide: 866-511-6538 (866-511NJDT) www.NJCommuter.com Gardner’s Basin 800 N. New Hampshire Ave. 609-348-2880 LOCAL MEDIA: NEWSPAPER, AND TV AND RADIO STATIONS The Press of Atlantic City 1-877-773-7724 609-272-7000 O'Donnell Memorial Park (Albany and Atlantic avenues) Atlantic City Weekly 609-646-4848 Oscar E. McClinton, Jr. Park 201 New Hampshire Avenue Public/Education/Government (PEG) station ACTV Channel 97 609-343-7300, ext. 5889 Atlantic City Farmers' Market at Center City Park 1200 block Atlantic Avenue Available on Thursdays and Saturdays in summer. WMGM TV40 nbc40.net 88.9 FM WAJM School station 89.7 FM WNJN Public radio 93.9 FM W230AA WWNJ classical 95.1 FM WAYV Top-40 96.9 FM WFPG Adult contemporary Uptown Park 430 Madison Ave. Biking on the famed Atlantic City Boardwalk daily between 6-10 a.m. ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS Absecon Lighthouse 31 S. Rhode Island Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-449-1360 www.abseconlighthouse.org Atlantic City Aquarium 800 North New Hampshire Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-348-2880 www.acaquarium.com Atlantic City Art Center Garden Pier at New Jersey Avenue and Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-5837 www.acartcenter.org Atlantic City Boardwalk The world-famous Boardwalk is lined with shops, restaurants, casinos and more. Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority 2314 Pacific Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-348-7100 http://www.atlanticcitynj.com/ HOTLINES Alcohol and Drugs – 1-800-662-4357 ADDITIONAL HELPFUL INFORMATION Atlantic City Post Office 1801 Atlantic Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-348-2940 Atlantic Homeless Alliance (Single Point of Entry) – 609-343-2277 Child Abuse-Child Abuse/ Neglect Hotline (State Central Registry Hotline) – 1 -877-NJ ABUSE (1-877-652-2873) Child Care – Child Care Help Line of New Jersey: 1-800-332-9227 Consumer Affairs – 1-800-242-5846 Birth, death, marriage or divorce certificate Atlantic City Office of Vital Statistics 1301 Bacharach Blvd. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-5410 Driver’s license NJ Department of Motor Vehicles 888-486-3339 toll-free in NJ 609-292-6500 from out of state Disabilities-NJ Division of Disability Services – 1-888-285-3036 Domestic Violence – 1-800-572-7233 Emergency Information ReadyAtlantic.org Family Help Line – 1-800-843-5437 Mental Health-Division of Mental Health Services (DMHS) – 1-800-3826717 Passport County Office Building 1333 Atlantic Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-343-2358 www.atlanticcountyclerk.org NJ 211 Health & Human Services in NJ Call 211 nj211.org Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov 1-800-772-1213 Runaways – 1-800-786-2929 Veterans Services (Atlantic City) Armory 1008 Absecon Blvd., Absecon, NJ 08201 609- 441-3060 Literacy Volunteers – 609-383-3377 Atlantic City Historical Museum Garden Pier at New Jersey Avenue and Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-5839 http://www.atlanticcityexperience.org Dante Hall 14 N.Mississippi Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-2162 www.stockton.edu/dantehall Noyes Arts Garage 2200 Fairmount Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-626-3805 www.artsgarageac.com S.J. Legal Services – 609-348-4200 Suicide-National Suicide Hotline – 1800-273-8255 Veterans Crisis 1-800-273-8255 Voter Registration Atlantic Co. Superintendent of Elections 1333 Atlantic Ave., 4th Floor 609-343-2246 www.aclink.org/elections This publication was developed by the Atlantic City Free Public Library, a service of the City of Atlantic City. Photos courtesy of the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority, a division of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA), and the Atlantic City Free Public Library. JULY 2014