Adrian O Mapp

Adrian O Mapp 37th Mayor of The City of Plainfield NJ. Husband to Amelia, Proud Dad, and Grandpa. As Mayor of one of Union County's largest municipalities, Adrian O.

Mapp is a leading and progressive Democrat whose inclusionary agenda has brought people together and ignited The City of Plainfield's renaissance. Mayor Mapp was re-elected to his second term in November of 2017. Since his first term, He has worked hard to build cooperation and collaboration with engaged residents from every ward of the City. For two consecutive years, 2020 and 2021, Mayor Mapp ha

s decisively shown that his care and concern for residents come first. He has delivered budgets with a ZERO tax increase both years, providing relief when many face hardships resulting from the health crisis. His One Plainfield - One Future rallying cry has ignited a spirit of unification in a city that has seen much divisiveness and is the driving force behind his passion for improving the quality of life for every resident regardless of ward or address. In addition to winning the Mayoral election in 2017, Mayor Mapp retained the local Democratic Party (PDCC) Chairmanship in 2018. His decisive and inclusive leadership has been a stabilizing force that has unified and solidified the local Democratic coalition as a team, not to be ignored. Over his two terms, Mayor Mapp delivered on the promise of the following transformational goals: Improving Plainfield's fiscal health, ushering in a new era of Economic Development, transforming recreational spaces, and a laser focus on increased Public Safety. FISCAL HEALTH

The City has generated a steady surplus each year he has been Mayor, with the latest figure being $8.0 million for 2020. Property values have risen incrementally, so much so that Business Insider listed Plainfield in 2019 as number nine on a list of the top 25 suburbs where home values are growing the fastest. https://www.businessinsider.com/suburbs-where-home-values-are-increasing-fastest-america-ranked-2019-7

Under his leadership, the City achieved a historic tax collection rate in 2020 of 97.54%. For the last five years, it has maintained a Moody's rating of A1 for Bonds and MIG1 for Bond Anticipation Notes, reflecting strong fundamental credit quality with excellent liquidity. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
By pursuing a focused, sustainable development strategy, over a billion dollars are invested in the City represented by 4000 – 5000 residential units and over 500,000 square feet of retail. Successfully obtaining a transit-oriented designation for the City Mayor Mapp's vision to build around the transit centers and create new hubs of activity is driving more business and opportunity into the downtown and surrounding areas

In keeping with his promise to uplift every resident and every neighborhood in Plainfield, the new development includes market-rate luxury apartments at the Quin Sleepy Hollow, The Randolph on the former Muhlenberg Hospital Campus and luxury living at workforce housing prices at The Station at Grant. PUBLIC SAFETY

Crime in Plainfield has drastically declined across every category since Mayor Mapp took office in 2014. Violent crimes decreased by over 50 percent between 2014 and 2020, while non-violent crime decreased by 45 percent. Community-focused policing has greatly strengthened police / resident relationships, and mentoring programs for Plainfield youth continue to build on that relationship. QUALITY OF LIFE
Mayor Mapp recognizes the importance of quality recreational spaces for residents, especially young people. Systematically, recreational areas have been improved, such as the 1.7 million dollar multi-sport turf revitalization of Seidler Field, the Tennis Courts' renovation at Milt Campbell Field, and, most recently, 3 million dollar Rushmore Recreational Complex's total transformation. He understands how important it is for the Plainfield arts community to have an outlet and a creative activity hub. He transformed the gift of a historic non-sectarian place of worship into the Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC). Springing into action during the COVID-19 crisis, Mayor Mapp established the Covid Relief Fund to assist families struggling to pay bills due to the pandemic. At the end of 2020, almost 60 families received aid through this program. Businesses impacted by the crisis were not left out as he established the UEZ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund, providing up to $10,000 for affected businesses. At the end of 2020, $287,300 was disbursed to 42 Plainfield businesses.

Save the DateI invite you to join me for Plainfield's State of the City Address on April 30, 2026, at 7:00 PM.Charles & ...
02/11/2026

Save the Date

I invite you to join me for Plainfield's State of the City Address on April 30, 2026, at 7:00 PM.

Charles & Anna Booker School – Cafetorium
730 Central Avenue, Plainfield, NJ

This annual address is an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come, acknowledge the work still ahead, and share where we are going as a city—together.

I look forward to being with you.

02/08/2026

We’re excited to announce Panel 1 for our 2026 Winter Summit

Main Street to the Job Site: Building Projects with the Private Sector and Building Trades

From concept to construction, this conversation will give mayors and municipal teams a practical playbook for moving projects forward—partnering with the right experts, navigating real-world constraints, and getting to “shovel-ready” faster.

Moderator Mayor Nick Kappatos, Borough of Runnemede

Panelists
• Shane Tait, Eastern Atlantic States Council of Carpenters
• Mayor Adrian O. Mapp, City of Plainfield
• Anthony Inverso, Phoenix Advisors
• Brian Taylor, Taylor Architecture & Design
• Eric Rosina, ACT Engineers, Inc.
• Brian Barry, LCOR
• Matthew Jessup, McManimon, Scotland & Baumann LLC

🗓️ Thursday, February 26, 2026 | 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
📍 Park Avenue Club | Florham Park

More panel announcements coming soon—stay tuned.



Adrian O Mapp Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters Taylor Architecture & Design ACT Engineers

Today, we pause to remember and honor Lieutenant Marques Hudson of the Plainfield Fire Department on the second annivers...
01/26/2026

Today, we pause to remember and honor Lieutenant Marques Hudson of the Plainfield Fire Department on the second anniversary of his last alarm.

Lt. Hudson served our community with courage, strength, and unwavering dedication. His leadership, sacrifice, and commitment to protecting others continue to inspire the City of Plainfield and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.

Though he is gone, his legacy lives on in the lives he touched and the department he helped strengthen.

Forever Remembered. Forever Honored.

01/17/2026

"The Fierce Urgency of Now"

As we approach the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we do more than honor a leader and a life; we revisit a standard. Dr. King challenged the country to measure itself not by intentions or slogans, but by whether it was willing to confront injustice when it was inconvenient to do so. His warning about the “fierce urgency of now” was never about impatience for its own sake. It was about the danger of delay when lives, rights, dignity, and public trust are at stake.

That warning feels especially immediate today. Across the country, we are witnessing immigration enforcement carried out with tactics that many Americans, across political lines, find deeply unsettling: aggressive encounters, sweeping suspicion, and an atmosphere that appears to trade legitimacy for fear. In a constitutional democracy, authority is never the point. Authority is the instrument, and it must be governed by restraint, proportionality, transparency, and accountability. When those guardrails weaken, we do not become safer; we become less free.

A mature nation can sustain policy disagreements without surrendering principle. People will debate borders, visas, and enforcement priorities. But certain commitments must remain non-negotiable: due process, equal protection, and the basic expectation that the government will not treat constitutional rights as optional when it is politically convenient to do so. The Constitution is not a fair-weather document. It is designed precisely for moments when fear is loud, and power is tempted to overreach.

There is also a practical reality that leaders have a duty to say out loud: communities cannot be secure when residents are afraid to engage public institutions. When victims hesitate to report crimes, when witnesses avoid cooperating, when families fear that seeking help could place them at risk, the entire fabric of public safety frays. Order imposed through intimidation is not stability. It is fragility, and it collapses the moment trust is gone.

This is why the urgency of now is not a slogan. It is a call to decisive action… in the way we speak about human beings, in the way authority is exercised, and in the way accountability is demanded. A democracy worthy of its name requires independent oversight, clear standards for the use of force, and public transparency when harm occurs. If public trust is a cornerstone of public safety, then transparency is not optional. Clear standards are not optional. Restraint is not optional. And neither is the expectation that constitutional protections will be respected, even when it is inconvenient, even when it is unpopular, even when it requires discipline over display.

Here in Plainfield, we understand that trust is not rhetoric; it is infrastructure. It must be deliberately built and consistently protected. That is why we maintain clear boundaries between local policing and federal civil immigration enforcement, consistent with statewide guidance, so that residents can seek help, report crime, and cooperate with investigations without fear that everyday contact with government will be turned into something else. This approach does not weaken public safety; it strengthens it, because a community that trusts its institutions is a community that can be protected.

Dr. King’s birthday should not be reduced to comfortable remembrance. It should sharpen our moral eyesight and strengthen our civic spine. This is a national test of whether we still believe rights apply to everyone, and whether we still expect power to be answerable to the people. The country does not need more heat; it needs more fidelity: to the Constitution, to due process, to equal protection, and to the simple idea that human dignity is not contingent on paperwork or politics. History will not measure us by what we commemorate. It will measure us by what we defended… when it mattered most.




With love, service, and solidarity

Sincerely,
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Mayor Adrian O. Mapp
City of Plainfield
“La Fiera Urgencia del Ahora"
Querido(a) Adrian,

Al acercarnos al cumpleaños del Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., hacemos más que honrar a un líder y una vida; retomamos un estándar. El Dr. King desafió al país a medirse no por intenciones ni consignas, sino por su disposición a confrontar la injusticia cuando hacerlo resultaba incómodo. Su advertencia sobre la “fiera urgencia del ahora” nunca fue un llamado a la impaciencia por sí misma. Fue una advertencia sobre el peligro de la demora cuando están en juego vidas, derechos, dignidad y la confianza pública.

Esa advertencia se siente especialmente inmediata hoy. En todo el país, estamos presenciando acciones de control migratorio llevadas a cabo con tácticas que muchos estadounidenses, de distintas corrientes políticas, consideran profundamente inquietantes: encuentros agresivos, sospecha generalizada y un clima que parece cambiar legitimidad por miedo. En una democracia constitucional, la autoridad nunca es el fin. La autoridad es el instrumento, y debe regirse por la moderación, la proporcionalidad, la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas. Cuando esos límites se debilitan, no nos volvemos más seguros; nos volvemos menos libres.

Una nación madura puede sostener desacuerdos de política pública sin renunciar a los principios. Habrá debate sobre fronteras, visas y prioridades de aplicación de la ley. Pero ciertos compromisos deben seguir siendo innegociables: el debido proceso, la igualdad ante la ley y la expectativa básica de que el gobierno no tratará los derechos constitucionales como opcionales cuando resulte políticamente conveniente hacerlo. La Constitución no es un documento para tiempos favorables. Está diseñada precisamente para momentos en que el miedo es estridente y el poder se siente tentado a excederse.

Existe también una realidad práctica que los líderes tienen el deber de decir en voz alta: las comunidades no pueden estar seguras cuando los residentes temen relacionarse con las instituciones públicas. Cuando las víctimas dudan en denunciar delitos, cuando los testigos evitan cooperar, cuando las familias temen que buscar ayuda pueda ponerlas en riesgo, todo el tejido de la seguridad pública se deshilacha. El orden impuesto mediante la intimidación no es estabilidad. Es fragilidad, y se derrumba en el momento en que desaparece la confianza.

Por eso la urgencia del ahora no es un eslogan. Es un llamado a la acción decisiva… en la manera en que hablamos de los seres humanos, en la forma en que se ejerce la autoridad y en la exigencia de rendición de cuentas. Una democracia digna de ese nombre requiere supervisión independiente, normas claras para el uso de la fuerza y transparencia pública cuando ocurre un daño. Si la confianza pública es un pilar de la seguridad pública, entonces la transparencia no es opcional. Las normas claras no son opcionales. La moderación no es opcional. Y tampoco lo es la expectativa de que se respeten las protecciones constitucionales, incluso cuando resulte incómodo, incluso cuando sea impopular, incluso cuando exija disciplina por encima del espectáculo.

Aquí en Plainfield, entendemos que la confianza no es retórica; es infraestructura. Debe construirse de manera deliberada y protegerse de forma constante. Por eso mantenemos límites claros entre la labor policial local y la aplicación federal de las leyes civiles de inmigración, en consonancia con las directrices estatales, para que los residentes puedan buscar ayuda, denunciar delitos y cooperar con las investigaciones sin temor a que el contacto cotidiano con el gobierno se transforme en otra cosa. Este enfoque no debilita la seguridad pública; la fortalece, porque una comunidad que confía en sus instituciones es una comunidad que puede ser protegida.

El cumpleaños del Dr. King no debe reducirse a un recuerdo cómodo. Debe agudizar nuestra mirada moral y fortalecer nuestra columna cívica. Esta es una prueba nacional de si todavía creemos que los derechos se aplican a todas las personas y de si seguimos esperando que el poder rinda cuentas al pueblo. El país no necesita más confrontación; necesita más fidelidad: a la Constitución, al debido proceso, a la igualdad ante la ley y a la idea simple de que la dignidad humana no depende de documentos ni de la política. La historia no nos medirá por lo que conmemoramos. Nos medirá por lo que defendimos… cuando más importaba.



Con amo, servicio y solidaridad
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Alcalde Adrian O. Mapp
Ciudad de Plainfield

I am incredibly grateful to everyone who showed up and gave so generously to this year’s Community Holiday Toy Drive. Be...
12/06/2025

I am incredibly grateful to everyone who showed up and gave so generously to this year’s Community Holiday Toy Drive. Because of you, children across Plainfield will wake up this season feeling seen, supported, and celebrated.

All of the toys collected will be shared with families through Plainfield Action Services, helping spread holiday cheer where it’s needed most. This is what community looks like—neighbors stepping up for one another and making a real difference in the lives of our young people.

Thank you for helping us keep the spirit of giving alive in the Queen City.

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Join me for this year’s Community Holiday Party, hosted in partnership with Plainfield Now. It’s a wonderful evening for...
12/03/2025

Join me for this year’s Community Holiday Party, hosted in partnership with Plainfield Now. It’s a wonderful evening for our community to come together, enjoy good company, and support families in need during the holiday season.

Thursday, December 4
6 PM – 11 PM
Mamajuana Cafe – 44 Watchung Ave, Plainfield

Guests are encouraged to bring a $50 contribution and an unwrapped toy to help brighten the holidays for local children. You can also contribute online using the QR code on the flyer.

For more information, please contact [email protected]

Hope to see you there and celebrate the season together.

It is with a heavy heart that I extend my deepest condolences on the passing of Bishop Reginald T. Jackson.Bishop Jackso...
11/26/2025

It is with a heavy heart that I extend my deepest condolences on the passing of Bishop Reginald T. Jackson.

Bishop Jackson was a towering spiritual force, not only within the AME Church, but throughout New Jersey and across this nation. His leadership was grounded in conviction, integrity, and a steadfast commitment to justice. He ministered with courage, advocated with purpose, and stood unfailingly for those whose voices needed lifting.

In Plainfield, and in communities far beyond, his influence shaped lives, strengthened churches, and guided countless individuals through seasons of challenge and hope. His passing leaves a profound void, but his legacy of service, faith, and moral clarity will endure for generations.

On behalf of the City of Plainfield, I offer my heartfelt sympathies to his family, the clergy, and the entire AME community. May you find comfort in knowing that his life’s work touched and uplifted so many.

May he rest in eternal peace, and may we honor him by continuing the work to which he dedicated his remarkable life.

Join me at this year’s Community Holiday Party in partnership with Plainfield Now. It’s always a great night to come tog...
11/25/2025

Join me at this year’s Community Holiday Party in partnership with Plainfield Now. It’s always a great night to come together, enjoy good company, and give back to families in our community.

Thursday, December 4th
6 PM – 11 PM
Mamajuana Cafe – 44 Watchung Ave, Plainfield

We’re asking guests to bring a $50 contribution along with an unwrapped toy to help support local children this holiday season. You can also contribute online using the QR code on the flyer.

If you need more information, feel free to reach out at [email protected].

Hope to see you there and celebrate the season together.

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