When Longport Mayor Patrick Armstrong took office in January 2025, he made one priority clear: fix The Point.
Eighteen months later, that promise is delivered.
Longport held a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday to celebrate the transformation of The Point from a crumbling shoreline into a renewed community landmark with sweeping inlet views.
Mayor Armstrong said he “could not be prouder” of the result. “The people of Longport deserve a new Point. We lost two parking spaces in 2019. We lost the first ten streets in 1910.
This is our first-ever bayfront seawall, and it will protect The Point for generations.”
Point Park Committee Chairman Bob English credited the mayor’s hands on involvement. “The Point had fallen into disrepair. The Mayor was involved from the start — I don’t think we’d be here today without him.
A donor provided the mica stone and labor to install it, and now the best views on the island look even better.”
Cement contractor Chris Feriozzi said the biggest challenge was uncovering old, buried home foundations.
“We had to excavate and haul them out before installing six foot deep footings for the new seawall. After that, everything went smoothly — the turnaround, the walkway pavers, all of it.”
Located at the end of Atlantic Avenue, The Point has been a gathering place for decades. A new interpretive sign explains how shifting land and powerful storms shaped Longport’s shoreline and why the borough begins at 11th Avenue today.
Point Park is open dawn to dusk with nine parking spaces and additional parking along Atlantic Avenue. Dogs must be leashed, and swimming is not permitted along the adjacent water areas.
