Deal, New Jersey Explained
Deal, New Jersey |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
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Image Map1: | Census_Bureau_map_of_Deal,_New_Jersey.png |
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Map Caption1: | Census Bureau map of Deal, New Jersey |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Pushpin Label: | Deal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Monmouth County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
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Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monmouth |
Government Type: | Walsh Act |
Governing Body: | Board of Commissioners |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Samuel M. Cohen (term ends May 16, 2028)[1] |
Leader Title1: | Administrator / Municipal clerk |
Leader Name1: | Ronen Neuman (acting) |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | March 7, 1898 |
Named For: | Deal, Kent, England |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.42 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.07 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.35 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.32 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
Area Water Percent: | 10.30 |
Area Rank: | 470th of 565 in state 41st of 53 in county[3] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 900 |
Population Rank: | 537th of 565 in state 49th of 53 in county[4] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 760.0 |
Population Density Rank: | 412th of 565 in state 49th of 53 in county |
Population Est: | 888 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
Elevation Ft: | 30 |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [6] |
Coordinates: | 40.2497°N -73.9975°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 07723[7] [8] |
Area Code: | 732 exchanges: 517, 531, 660, 663[9] |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 3402516660[10] [11] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0885194[12] |
Deal is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The community was settled by Europeans in the mid-1660s and named after an English carpenter from Deal, Kent. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 900, an increase of 150 (+20.0%) from the 2010 census count of 750, which in turn had reflected a decline of 320 (−29.9%) from the 1,070 counted in the 2000 census.[13]
Deal is home to a significant population of Orthodox Sephardic Jews, mainly of Syrian origin. As many as 80% of Deal's population are Sephardi Jews, and the year-round population jumps ten-fold to over 6,000 during the summer, many of them Syrian Jews.[14] [15] In the 2000 census, 16.4% of Deal residents identified as being of Syrian heritage, the greatest percentage of Syrian Americans in any municipality in the country.[16] Most of the town consisted of homes close to or over one hundred years old in the Victorian and American Foursquare styles.
In 2007, Deal was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 13th most expensive ZIP Code in the nation with a median sale price of $1,825,000.[17] It was also named the 4th most expensive zip code in New Jersey in 2017, with a median sale price of $1,207,500.[18] In 2019, PropertyShark ranked Deal in a tie with 94110 in San Francisco as the 85th most expensive ZIP Code in the country, and second-highest in New Jersey, with a median sales price of $1,500,000.[19] Then again in 2021, it was ranked as the second-most expensive zip code in New Jersey with a typical home value of $2,141,154 [20] In 2022, Deal was ranked as the most expensive zip code in New Jersey, with homes valued at $2,400,000.[21]
History
A group from Rhode Island settled in the area of Middletown Township and Shrewsbury Township in the mid-1660s, after having purchased what was known as the Monmouth Patent. Thomas Whyte, an English carpenter from the shore-side community of Deal, Kent, acquired in Shrewsbury Township along the shore that became known as "Deal", from the name of the English town.[22] [23] Present-day Norwood Avenue dates back to the early 18th century construction of the Long Branch-Deal Turnpike.[24]
On August 14, 1829, at 11:30 PM local time, the fall of a meteorite was observed.[25] The weight of the recovered stone was . The meteorite was officially named "Deal" and it was classified as an ordinary chondrite L.
Deal was incorporated as a borough on March 7, 1898, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, from portions of Ocean Township.[24] [26]
In summer 2009, several residents of Deal were involved in a scandal called Operation Bid Rig, which involved public corruption, money laundering, and trafficking of human organs.[27]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.32 square miles (3.42 km2), including 1.18 square miles (3.07 km2) of land and 0.14 square miles (0.35 km2) of water (10.30%).[3] The borough's beaches have been expanded significantly due to reclamation of the beach by way of dredging.
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include South Elberon.[28]
The borough borders the Monmouth County communities of Allenhurst, Long Branch, and Ocean Township.[29] [30] [31]
Deal Lake covers and is overseen by the Deal Lake Commission, which was established in 1974. Seven municipalities border the lake, accounting for 27miles of shoreline, also including Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Interlaken, Loch Arbour, Neptune Township and Ocean Township.[32]
Demographics
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 750 people, 333 households, and 182 families in the borough. The population density was 604.8 per square mile (233.5/km2). There were 926 housing units at an average density of 746.7 per square mile (288.3/km2). The racial makeup was 91.60% (687) White, 1.60% (12) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 3.47% (26) Asian, 0.13% (1) Pacific Islander, 2.00% (15) from other races, and 1.20% (9) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.33% (55) of the population.
Of the 333 households, 12.9% had children under the age of 18; 40.8% were married couples living together; 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 45.3% were non-families. Of all households, 35.7% were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.90.
14.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.7 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $59,615 (with a margin of error of +/− $17,199) and the median family income was $95,833 (+/− $32,359). Males had a median income of $52,625 (+/− $17,303) versus $25,139 (+/− $4,348) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,867 (+/− $8,038). About 4.1% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.[33]
2000 census
As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 1,070 people, 434 households, and 289 families residing in the borough. The population density was 880.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 953 housing units at an average density of 784.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.39% White, 1.21% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 2.71% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.05% of the population.[34] [35]
There were 434 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.[34] [35]
In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.[34] [35]
The median income for a household in the borough was $58,472, and the median income for a family was $65,313. Males had a median income of $57,857 versus $27,813 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,510. About 7.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.[34] [35]
Government
Local government
Deal is governed under the Walsh Act form of government.[36] [37] [38] The borough is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government.[39] The governing body consists of three commissioners, who are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis to serve concurrent four-year terms of office as part of the May municipal election. Each commissioner is assigned a department to administer and oversee; the commissioners select one of their members to serve as mayor.
, members of the Deal Committee are Mayor Samuel M. Cohen (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety), Jack Kassin (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance) and David Simhon (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property), all serving concurrent terms of office ending May 15, 2028.[40] [41] [42] [43]
Mayor Harry Franco, who had first been elected as a commissioner, died on January 30, 2013.[44]
Federal, state, and county representation
Deal is located in the 6th Congressional District[45] and is part of New Jersey's 11th state legislative district.[46] [47] [48]
Politics
|}As of March 2011, there were a total of 616 registered voters in Deal, of which 113 (18.3%) were registered as Democrats, 146 (23.7%) were registered as Republicans and 357 (58.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[49]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 71.4% of the vote (225 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 27.9% (88 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (2 votes), among the 316 ballots cast by the borough's 602 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 52.5%.[50] [51] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 71.0% of the vote (303 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 25.8% (110 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (2 votes), among the 427 ballots cast by the borough's 678 registered voters, for a turnout of 63.0%.[52] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 66.7% of the vote (314 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 32.1% (151 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (4 votes), among the 471 ballots cast by the borough's 768 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 61.3.[53]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 75.8% of the vote (122 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 22.4% (36 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (3 votes), among the 163 ballots cast by the borough's 597 registered voters (2 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 27.3%.[54] [55] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 65.4% of the vote (172 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 31.6% (83 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 3.0% (8 votes), among the 263 ballots cast by the borough's 654 registered voters, yielding a 40.2% turnout.[56]
Education
Deal School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Deal School.[57] [58] [59] [60] As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 160 students and 19.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1.[61] In the 2016–17 school year, Deal had the 35th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 165 students.[62] In the 2013–2014 school year, nearly 90% of the district's enrollment was from students participating in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, for whom the state paid the district $12,500 in supplemental aid per student.[63]
For ninth through twelfth grades, students attend Shore Regional High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[64] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 585 students and 52.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[65]
Students also have the option to attend Academy Charter High School in Lake Como, which accepts students on a lottery basis from the communities of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como.[66] [67]
Houses of worship
Area synagogues[68] and churches include:
- Edmond J. Safra Synagogue of Deal, the Hathaway Avenue Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)[69]
- Bet Yosef, Hechal Shaul Synagogue, Ahaba Ve Ahva (Orthodox, Syrian traditions, Egyptian traditions)[70]
- Magen David of West Deal, (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)[71]
- Ohel Yaakob, the Lawrence Avenue Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)[72]
- Ohel Simha, the Park Avenue Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)[73]
- Synagogue of Deal (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)
- Saint Mary's of the Assumption, at Richmond Avenue (Roman Catholic)[74]
- Joseph S. Jemal Synagogue of Deal extension of the Hathaway Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)[69]
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Monmouth County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[75]
Route 71, Norwood Ave., is the only state highway serving Deal directly -- much of which is a divided road with a median. However, several other highways are accessible in neighboring towns, including Route 35, Route 18, Route 66, and the Garden State Parkway.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides local bus transportation on the 837 route. NJ Transit train service is available at the Allenhurst[76] and Elberon[77] stations on the North Jersey Coast Line.[78] [79]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Deal has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average temperature above 32F, at least four months with an average temperature at or above 50F, at least one month with an average temperature at or above 71.6F and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are slightly humid with a cooling afternoon sea breeze in Deal, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index values above 103F. Since 1981, the highest air temperature was 100.5F on August 9, 2001, and the highest daily average mean dew point was 77.5F on August 13, 2016. July is the peak in thunderstorm activity and the average wettest month is August. Since 1981, the wettest calendar day was 5.6inches on August 27, 2011. During the winter months, the average annual extreme minimum air temperature is 3.4F.[80] Since 1981, the coldest air temperature was -6.6F on January 22, 1984. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below -7F. The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is 18to, and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.
Ecology
According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Deal would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (25).[81] The plant hardiness zone is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 3.4F.[80] The average date of first spring leaf-out is March 24[82] and fall color typically peaks in early-November.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Deal include:
- Rudolf Bauer (1889–1953), German-born painter who was involved in the avant-garde group Der Sturm in Berlin, and whose work would become central to the Non-Objective art collection of Solomon R. Guggenheim[83]
- Joseph Cayre (born 1941), investor and owner of Midtown Equities
- Stanley Chera (1942–2020), real estate developer[84]
- Adela Cojab (born 1996), author and activist advocating against antisemitism and for Zionist causes[85]
- Nadine Epstein, journalist and author. Editor in chief and CEO of Moment magazine[86]
- George K. Fraenkel (1921–2009), physical chemist[87]
- Tom Gallagher (1940–2018), diplomat. In 1976, he became the first officer of the United States Foreign Service to come out as gay[88]
- Frank Hague (1876–1956), Mayor of Jersey City, 1917–1947[89]
- Lahav Harkov, journalist who serves as the senior contributing editor and diplomatic correspondent of The Jerusalem Post[90]
- Huntington Hartford (1911–2008), businessman, philanthropist, stage and film producer and art collector. Heir to the A&P supermarket fortune[91]
- Sean T. Kean (born 1963), politician. He has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since being sworn into office on January 10, 2012, representing the 30th Legislative district[92]
- Albert Laboz, real estate developer[93]
- David Rockwell (born 1956), architect and designer[94]
- Patti Scialfa (born 1953), member of the E Street Band and wife of Bruce Springsteen[95]
- P. Hal Sims (1886–1949) and Dorothy Rice Sims (1889–1960), contract bridge celebrities and experts whose home in Deal was a headquarters and retreat for authorities on the game, 1920s–1930s[96]
- Joseph Sitt (born 1964), real estate investor, founder of the retail chain Ashley Stewart, and founder of global real estate company Thor Equities[97]
- Maxine Stuart (1918–2013), actress[98]
- Jeff Sutton (born 1960), real estate developer, billionaire, founder of Wharton Properties[99]
- Jeffrey Vinik (born 1959), investor and owner of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning[100]
External links
Notes and References
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- http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=deal&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Deal, NJ
- http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
- http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Deal Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Deal, NJ
- https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
- https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
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- https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/26/nyregion/it-s-a-summer-thing-for-like-minded-new-yorkers-a-season-of-separation.html "It's a Summer Thing; For Like-Minded New Yorkers, a Season of Separation"
- Fahim, Kareem. "Sephardic Jews Developed Haven on the Jersey Shore", The New York Times, July 24, 2009. Accessed July 18, 2012. "In the late 1960s, Sephardic Jews who lived in Brooklyn and spent summers in nearby Bradley Beach began buying land in Deal; by 1973, more than 100 families had bought property in the town. By the mid-1990s, thousands of Sephardic Jews were flocking to the town during the summers, and today, local historians estimate, they make up 80 percent of the population."
- http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Syrian.html Syrian Communities
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- Theiss, Eliza. "The Most Expensive Zip Codes in New Jersey – Alpine, Short Hills and Stone Harbor Maintain Lead, While Deal Surges", PropertyShark, February 15, 2018. Accessed March 28, 2022.
- https://www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/most-expensive-zip-codes-in-the-us Top Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes in 2019
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- Solis, Steph; and Mikle, Jean. 'Solomon Dwek, 42, released early from federal prison", Asbury Park Press, March 23, 2015. Accessed May 22, 2015. "Dwek's prominence in the Sephardic Jewish community in Deal gave him access to people like Rabbi Saul Kassin, the head of the Sephardic community in the United States, and Rabbi Eliahu Ben-Haim, a relative of Dwek's. Both pleaded guilty to charges related to money laundering."
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- https://dealborough.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1310_adoptbudget_2023.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet
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- [David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]
- Loder, Stephanie. "Deal Mayor Harry Franco, 79, dies following illness", Asbury Park Press, February 1, 2013. Accessed March 6, 2013. "Harry I. Franco, the borough's 13th mayor, died Wednesday following an illness. He was 79. Last year, Franco was re-elected to the borough's Board of Commissioners and then selected by commissioners to be mayor."
- https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
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- https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1676889331/dealschoolorg/gxqx8glkg3opnxgjnqnz/filedownloadashx_50.pdf#page=7 Deal Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification
- https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=236 County School list A-D
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1000 New Jersey School Directory for the Deal School District
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/1000 School Performance Reports for the Deal Boro School District
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403630&DistrictID=3403630 District information for Deal Boro School District
- Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 35. Deal - Enrollment: 165; Grades: K-8; County: Monmouth"
- McGlone, Peggy. "NJ Interdistrict Choice program shows huge growth but limited reach", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 8, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed February 20, 2020. "The K-8 district in the wealthy Monmouth County Shore town receives almost $2 million in extra state aid, $12,573 for each of its 145 out-of-town Choice students. Only 15 students in the district’s one school live in Deal."
- https://www.dealschool.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=802&dataid=840&FileName=Public%20Minutes%20August%2027%202018.pdf Public Minutes August 27, 2018
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- Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy. "Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say", Asbury Park Press, January 27, 2005. Accessed August 28, 2013. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."
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- Hevesi, Dennis. "George K. Fraenkel, Pioneering Chemist, Dies at 87", The New York Times, June 27, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2012. "George Kessler Fraenkel was born in Deal, N.J., on July 27, 1921, and grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y. He was one of three children of Osmond and Helene Esberg Fraenkel."
- http://www.thepridenetwork.org/njawards16news "Pride Network honors six New Jersey leaders this Saturday in Asbury Park"
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- Wiener, Robert. "Reporter says election is about ‘nothing’", New Jersey Jewish News, December 10, 2014. Accessed July 7, 2023. "Harkov grew up in Deal and Long Branch and attended Hillel Yeshiva in Deal."
- Levinson, Marc. The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America, p. 133. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011. . Accessed July 13, 2017. "Josephine Hartford O'Donnell and Josephine's brother, George Huntington Hartford II, had grown up amid wealth and privilege, first in a Park Avenue apartment, then in the exclusive shoreside town of Deal, New Jersey."
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- Shattuck, Florence. "Do Women Excel Men at Bridge?", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 14, 1933. Accessed March 25, 2015. "Dorothy Rice Sims is the charming hostess who presides over the beautiful Sims estate at Deal, N. J., which reminds one of the castles of the feudal barons in medieval days."
- Stulbrg, Ariel. "Dominating Deal; Mapping out just how many properties NYC’s Syrian Jewish real estate moguls own in this Jersey Shore hamlet", The Real Deal, August 1, 2015. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Joe Sitt — CEO of Thor Equities, co-owner of Town Residential and founder of the Ashley Stewart clothing store — owns 71 Ocean Avenue, just up the beach from Sutton.... Joseph Cayre, the head of Midtown Equities, owns 18 and 24 Deal Esplanade and co-owns the adjacent plot at 11 Marine Place with his son Jack. "
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