The Jersey Shore boardwalks in Seaside Heights and Point Pleasant Beach have been closed for the last seven months.
Ribbon cutting ceremony. The Jersey Shore is ready!!!
Kristen
@kgray30
Ribbon cutting ceremony. The Jersey Shore is ready!!!
Friday morning the area finally reopened, just in time for the Memorial Day weekend.
RT@todayshow Great sign in our #TODAYatJerseyShore crowd this morning. #JerseyStrong The Jersey Shore is Open!
Terry Bortz
@terrybortzaia
RT@todayshow Great sign in our #TODAYatJerseyShore crowd this morning. #JerseyStrong The Jersey Shore is Open!
All the hubbub surrounding @mlauer's interview with Gov. Christie. https://t.co/4JU5Us8QF4
Wesley Oliver
@wesleyjoliver
All the hubbub surrounding @mlauer's interview with Gov. Christie. https://t.co/4JU5Us8QF4
The ribbon cutting ceremony was filmed for NBC's "Today" show and hundreds people from the community came to watch.
If this whole journalism thing doesn't work out, maybe I could do this. #todayattheshore
Wesley Oliver
@wesleyjoliver
If this whole journalism thing doesn't work out, maybe I could do this. #todayattheshore
Governor Christie will be acting as "promoter-in-chief" for a series of events all weekend, hoping to boost tourism in the area.
.@todayshow's @EricaRHill and @OurNameIsFun's Jack Antonoff take a lovely stroll on the beach. #TODAYatJerseyShore
Wesley Oliver
@wesleyjoliver
.@todayshow's @EricaRHill and @OurNameIsFun's Jack Antonoff take a lovely stroll on the beach. #TODAYatJerseyShore
Vinny and DJ Pauly D from The Jersey Shore, of course, stopped by.
It wouldn't be a #Jersey shore show without...
Wesley Oliver
@wesleyjoliver
It wouldn't be a #Jersey shore show without...
New Jersey suffered $37 billion worth of damage from Hurricane Sandy, with 360,000 houses and apartment units affected.
RT @GovChristie The Ribbon has been cut & the sun is coming out just in time for @ournameisfun #TODAYatJerseyShore
TODAY
@todayshow
RT @GovChristie The Ribbon has been cut & the sun is coming out just in time for @ournameisfun #TODAYatJerseyShore
Not all of the area is back up and running, however, areas like Casino Pier are still being restored.
Friday morning's ceremony ended with a Fun. concert. Fun.'s guitarist Jack Antonoff is originally from New Jersey.
#TODAYatjerseyshore
FUN.
@OurNameIsFun
#TODAYatjerseyshore
And then the whole event ended in a legendary moment for New Jersey history:
When @GovChristie met @Snooki. (photo: @vivinyc) #TODAYatJerseyShore
TODAY
@todayshow
When @GovChristie met @Snooki. (photo: @vivinyc) #TODAYatJerseyShore
BONUS PHOTO: DJ Pauly D djing on the boardwalk.
RT @DJPaulyD Bout To Dj For The @todayshow !!!!!
TODAY
@todayshow
RT @DJPaulyD Bout To Dj For The @todayshow !!!!!
