New Brunswick, New Jersey

About New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ is a thriving city located in central New Jersey with an estimated population of 57,487.

New Brunswick holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.23 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 10,992 residents per square mile.

📰 New Brunswick News Today

• Entrepreneur Enjoying the Sweet Smell of Success at The Skunk in New Brunswick TAPinto · Aug 18
• New Brunswick shopping center anchored by supermarket sells for $9.3M Central New Jersey News · Aug 18
• Grand jury declines to charge cop who fatally shot New Brunswick senior New Jersey Monitor · Aug 5
• New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2026 to open with "Your Lips Never Left Mine" on September 4th NewJerseyStage.com · Aug 16
• State Assessors To Evaluate East Brunswick Police Communications Center Patch · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes New Brunswick Unique

• A top-25 city in New Jersey by population (#14 of 323 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named New Brunswick — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Big-city energy: 10,992 people per square mile.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 57,487.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in New Brunswick

• Buns N Shakes — american
• Catherine Lombardi Restaurant — italian
• Destination Dogs — hot dog
• Diesel & Duke — burger
• Douglass Pizza & Grill — pizza
• Efe's Mediterranean Grill — mediterranean
• Filippo's Famous Pizza — pizza
• Haraz Coffee House — coffee shop (café)
• Hidden Grounds Chai & Coffee House — coffee shop (café)
• Hotoke — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Rutgers Geology Museum · Museum
• Zimmerli Art Museum · Museum
• Joyce Kilmer House · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Brunswick

• Monument Square Park reviews ★
• Babbage Park reviews ★
• Baker Park reviews ★
• Columbus Park reviews ★
• Elmer B Boyd Park reviews ★
• Joyce Kilmer Park reviews ★
• Kilmer Square Park reviews ★
• Kossuth Park reviews ★
• Liberty Square Park reviews ★
• Pittman Park reviews ★
• Recreation Park reviews ★
• Resurrection Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in New Brunswick

• A Chester Redshaw School
• Blanquita B. Valenti Community School
• Greater Brunswick Charter School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Livingston Elementary School
• Lord Stirling Elementary School
• MIDDLESEX CO JDC
• Mckinley Community School
• New Brunswick Adult High School
• New Brunswick High School
• New Brunswick Middle School
• Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts
• Roosevelt Elementary School
• Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Saint Peter'S University Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Children'S Specialized Hospital · Childrens

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of New Brunswick

🏘️ Nearby Communities