A version of this story was originally published in 2018 and has been updated. New Jersey has the best beaches in the world . We all know this.
But it doesn’t matter how great a beach is if the people at the beaches don’t know how to act once they get there. Whether you call them bennies, shoobies or day-trippers, we’ve all had an otherwise beautiful day down the shore ruined by someone who clearly doesn’t have any manners in the saying. We’re not saying you’re one of these people — you proud New Jerseyans, you! — but in case you have friends coming to the Jersey Shore for the first time, or if you just know someone who needs to brush up on their beach Jersey Shore etiquette, we’ve got you covered.
Signs posted on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, NJ. Smoking is prohibited on New Jersey beaches. Jim Lowney | For NJ Advance Media It used to be banned in some places, and now it’s illegal on all public beaches.
When we’re enjoying the natural of beauty of the beach and the salty sea air, the last thing we want is to start choking on secondhand smoke. And even if you’re smoking away from people, don’t act like you’re picking up your cigarette butts. “Today New Jersey is taking action to get the butts off the beach,” Gov.
Phil Murphy said at the bill-signing ceremony in July of 2018. “This was a long time coming.” Damn right.
Crowded beach conditions on Saturday July 1, 2023, in Asbury Park, N.J. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media New Jersey has mi.