THOMAS DE SENO, ESQ., LLC

In the end, the City will make money. If you were at the February 18 special City  Council meeting to address issues about waterfront redevelopment, you saw some information, and a lot of propaganda. There was a clear push to dissuade the public from wanting the City to take legal action to recapture the Casino.  They insisted  it might be too costly.  Words were thrown around like “could cost millions” and “bankrupt the city.” Applesauce.  Let’s look closer. This isn’t 2006

Let’s be clear – while Asbury Park school children are losing the most money, children all over the State of New Jersey are being shorted money in favor of the multi-billion-dollar companies that control the redevelopment of Asbury Park’s waterfront. Let me introduce the companies, who grow more infamous as the community learns more about them.  We learned about them the hard way, through bad experiences, because news media in New Jersey have never done a deep report on who t

This is the story of how an international private equity firm worth billions of dollars silenced an entire small city.  It is a masterclass in how corporate interests can manipulate a small community.  It should be required reading for people studying for their master’s degree in business and public administration. The antagonist in this tragic but true play is the developers of Asbury Park NJ’s waterfront, which is the business and social engine of the greater area.  The dev

NOTE: THIS COLUMN WAS UPDATED FEBRUARY 3, 2026 TO FURTHER ILLUSTRATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE 2002 AND 2010 CONTRACTS. As Waterfront Sub-Developer Madison Marquette neglects Asbury’s oceanfront buildings and turns Art Deco into Art Wrecko, people are spitting mad, as they should be.  This sentiment has reached a boiling point now that MM has applied for a demolition permit for part of the Casino building, one of the historic Crown Jewels of the boardwalk. Over the years,