River Plaza, New Jersey Explained

River Plaza, New Jersey
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of River Plaza in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey.
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Monmouth
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Middletown
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	−05:00
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	−04:00
Elevation Ft:	30
Coordinates:	40.3544°N -74.0906°W
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	882616
Unit Pref:	imperial

River Plaza is an unincorporated community located within Middletown Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is adjacent to the Navesink River and Shadow Lake.

The settlement is mainly made up of small single-family homes on a peninsula between the river and lake, though parts of the community stretch north of the lake. The community's one elementary school, River Plaza Elementary, is located north of the lake on Hubbard Avenue (County Route 12). The other major road in River Plaza, Front Street, carries CR 10 east of Hubbard Avenue and travels to Red Bank via the Hubbards Bridge over the Navesink River.

Notable people

People who were born in, are residents of, or otherwise closely associated with River Plaza include:

Peter Dobson (born 1964), actor who had a cameo role in Forrest Gump as Elvis Presley.^[1]
Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer-songwriter and actress, lead singer of the band Blondie.^[2]
Olivia Nuzzi (born 1993), political journalist.^[3]

Notes and References

Chesek, Tom. "Archive: A Sneak Preview in Circuit City", Upper Wet Side, April 22, 2011. Accessed March 20, 2018. "Red Bank area native, movie actor and filmmaker Peter Dobson directing his project EXIT 102, which climaxes a daylong Reels & Wheels event at various venues in Asbury Park.... Peter Dobson: I was born in Riverview Hospital; lived on West Front Street out by River Plaza.... I went to Lincroft Elementary, Thompson Junior High and Middletown High School South — where I spent two years in tenth grade. I also lived for a while in Loch Arbour, so I have very vivid memories of hanging out in Asbury Park."
Ward, John -- "I... Will... Drive Past Your House...", Red Bank Green, June 1, 2006. Accessed March 20, 2018. "It seems the frontwoman for Blondie has a house on The Green. Records on file in Freehold show that Harry paid $1 million for a 2.1-acre property on Shadow Lake in the River Plaza section of Middletown in April, 2003. The seller was the Edwin J. Dobson III Trust." River Plaza is serviced by the Red Bank Post Office.
Burton, John. "What It's Like on the Campaign Trail: Middletown's Olivia Nuzzi Reports for the Daily Beast", The Two River Times, February 25, 2016. Accessed March 20, 2018. "Nuzzi grew up in the River Plaza section of Middletown, where her mother still lives, and graduated from Middletown High School South."