🎉 Happy National New Jersey Day! 🎉 July 27 is the perfect time to celebrate the Garden State with some fun facts: 🌆 NJ has the highest population density in the U.S., and 90% of residents live in urban areas! 🏙️ It has 564 municipalities, more than California, even though CA is much larger. 🎡 Atlantic City is home to the world’s longest boardwalk. 🍒 NJ ranks third in cranberry production, with nearly all cranberries coming from the Pinelands. ☕ We’re the diner capital of the world—grab a Taylor Ham (or pork roll!) sandwich to celebrate. 🎬 Camden is the birthplace of the first drive-in movie theater! There’s a lot to love about NJ. What’s your favorite Garden State fun fact? 💚 #NationalNewJerseyDay #GardenStatePride #FunFactsNJ (fb)

"From theater to art mixers to murals, we benefit from art programs all the time. Bringing us closer to our community, livening up neighborhoods, and promoting economic development in the cities that we work and play in. "🎨 🤸 🖌️ The panel “Putting the ‘ART’ in SmART Growth: Strategies for Arts and Creative Placemaking” at the 2025 Planning and Redevelopment Conference emphasized how important art is to our economic prosperity and how we must continue to invest in art programs to create brighter communities all throughout NJ. ☀️ Read the recap here! https://www.njfuture.org/2025/07/01/putting-the-art-in-smart-growth/ (fb)