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Newark, nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey, United States, and the county seat of urban Essex County. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 273,546, making it the largest municipality in New Jersey. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2004 population estimate is 280,451, an increase of 2.5% from 2000. Image File history File linksMetadata Newark_Skyline. ... Image File history File links Flag of Newark, New Jersey File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all short for Robert). ... Image File history File links Newark_nj_013. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... City: Newark State: New Jersey Country: United States Political party: Democratic Party Term of office: July 1, 2006 (scheduled) â€“ June 30, 2010 Preceded by: Sharpe James Succeeded by: Date of birth: April 27, 1969 Place of birth: Washington, D.C. Marriage: Cory Booker (born April 27, 1969, Washington, D.C... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Metropolitan area in Western Tokyo as seen from Tokyo Tower A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A City in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 kmÂ²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... List of municipalities in New Jersey, ordered by population. ...

It is located approximately five miles (8 km) west of Manhattan and two miles north of Staten Island (both parts of New York City). Its location near the Atlantic Ocean on Newark Bay has helped make its port facility, Port Newark, the major container shipping port for New York Harbor. Together with Elizabeth, it is the home of Newark Liberty International Airport, which was the first major airport to serve the New York metropolitan area. The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... Newark Bay, as seen from the waterfront of Bayonne, New Jersey Newark Bay is shown highlighted on a TERRA image of New York Harbor Newark Bay is a body of water, a tiday back bay of New York Harbor formed at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers. ... Container port facilities at Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. ... Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ... New York Harbor is a geographic trem that refers collectively to the bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson and adjacent rivers in the vicinity of New York City. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR), formerly known as Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. ... The New York metropolitan area is the most populous in the United States and the fourth most populous in the world (after Tokyo, Seoul, and Mexico City). ...

History

Newark was founded in 1666 by Connecticut Puritans led by Robert Treat, making it the third-oldest major city in the United States, after Boston and New York, though it is not the third-oldest settlement. Newark is the city's second name; previously, it was called Milford, named for Milford, Connecticut, from which many settlers had migrated.^[4] The name comes from Newark-on-Trent, a town in England from where some of the original settlers arrived. Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1104 KB)photo of Puritan landing, Setters Monument, Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, taken by JSB/dinopup File links The following pages link to this file: Newark, New Jersey Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1104 KB)photo of Puritan landing, Setters Monument, Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, taken by JSB/dinopup File links The following pages link to this file: Newark, New Jersey Categories: GFDL images ... The Pierson Monument Fairmount Cemetery is a 150 acre Victorian cemetery in the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey in the neighborhood of Fairmount. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was any person seeking purity of worship and doctrine, especially the parties that rejected the Laudian reform of the Church of England. ... Robert Treat (1622 - 1710) was an American colonial leader and governor of Connecticut between 1683 and 1698. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area - City 232. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... Milford town hall. ... Newark (also Newark-on-Trent) is a town in Nottinghamshire, located on the River Trent. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...

Colonial era

Newark was a relatively large town in the colonial era, known for its good beer, ciders, and tanned leather goods. In religion, it stayed loyal to old Puritan ways longer than the communities of New England, and was very receptive to the Great Awakening. When the seminaries at Yale and Harvard showed disdain for Great Awakening evangelicalism, several Newark ministers led by Aaron Burr (father of Vice President Aaron Burr) founded the College of New Jersey in neighboring Elizabeth. A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is the worlds oldest [1] and most popular [2] alcoholic beverage, selling more than 133 billion litres (35 billion gallons) per year. ... Cider in a pint glass Cider (or cyder) is an alcoholic beverage made primarily from the juices of specially grown varieties of apples. ... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ... The states marked in red show New England. ... Great Awakenings are commonly said to be periods of religious revival in Anglo-American religious history. ... Yale redirects here. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... The Reverend Aaron Burr (January 4, 1716(?) _ September 24, 1757) was a notable divine and educator in colonial America. ... Aaron Burr, Jr. ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States of America. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ...

Industrial era to World War II

Newark's rapid growth began in the early 1800s, much of it due to a Massachusetts transplant named Seth Boyden. Boyden came to Newark in 1815, and immediately began a torrent of improvements to leather manufacture, culminating in the process for making patent leather. Boyden's genius would eventually allow Newark to manufacture almost 90% of the nation's leather by 1870, bringing in $8.6 million to the city in that year alone. In 1824, Boyden, bored with leather, found a way to produce malleable iron. Newark also prospered by the construction of the Morris Canal in 1831. The canal connected Newark with the New Jersey hinterland, at that time a major iron and farm area. Railroads also arrived in 1834 and 1835. A flourishing shipping business resulted, and Newark became the area's industrial center. By 1826, Newark's population stood at 8,017, ten times the 1776 number^[5]. Image File history File linksMetadata NewarkNJ.jpg Summary A part of Newark skyline seen, entering the city by commuter train. ... Image File history File linksMetadata NewarkNJ.jpg Summary A part of Newark skyline seen, entering the city by commuter train. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area Ranked 44th - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 kmÂ²) - Width 183 miles (295 km) - Length 113 miles (182 km) - % water 13. ... Seth Boyden Seth Boyden (November 17, 1788 â€“ March 31, 1870) was an American inventor. ... Patent leather is leather that has been given a high gloss finish. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... The Morris Canal was a canal and series of water-driven inclined plane railroads that ran across northern New Jersey in the United States from the middle of the 19th century until the 1920s. ...

The middle 19th century saw continued growth and diversification of Newark's industrial base. The first commercially successful plastic — Celluloid — was produced in a factory on Mechanic Street by John Wesley Hyatt. Hyatt's Celluloid found its way into Newark-made carriages, billiard balls, and dentures. Edward Weston perfected in Newark a process for zinc electroplating, as well as a superior arc lamp. Newark's Military Park had the first public electric lamps anywhere in the United States. Before moving to Menlo Park, Thomas Edison himself made Newark home in the early 1870s. He invented the stock ticker in the Brick City^[6]. In the late 19th century, its industry was further developed, especially through the efforts of such men as Seth Boyden and J. W. Hyatt. Irish and German migrants moved to the city; the Germans established their own newspapers, which other ethnic groups have emulated. However, tensions existed between the "native stock" and the newer groups. Household items made out of plastic. ... Celluloid is the name of a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, plus dyes and other agents, generally regarded to be the first thermoplastic. ... John Wesley Hyatt (November 28, 1837 – 1920) was a U.S. inventor. ... This article is about the various cue sports. ... A maxillary denture Dentures (also known as dental plates), can be defined as a set of artificial teeth, which are used when a patient has lost real teeth on the mandibular arch, the maxillary arch, or both. ... Edward Weston (March 24, 1886 - January 1, 1958) was an American photographer, and co-founder of Group f/64. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... Electroplating involves the coating of an electrically conductive object with a layer of metal using electrical current. ... The 300,000-watt Plasma Arc Lamp in the Infrared Processing Center (IPC) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory An arc lamp is a device that produces light by the sparking (or arcing, from voltaic arc or electric arc) of a high current between two carbon rod electrodes. ... Edison Township is a township located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ... Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 â€“ October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life worldwide into the 21st century. ... Stock Ticker working replica Ticker tape was used by ticker tape machines, stock ticker machines, or just stock tickers. ...

In the middle 19th century, Newark added insurance to its repertoire of businesses; Mutual Benefit was founded in the city in 1845 and Prudential in 1873. Prudential, or "the Pru" as generations of Newarkers knew it, was founded by another transplanted New Englander, John Fairfield Dryden, who found a niche catering to the middle and lower classes. Today, Newark sells more insurance than any city except Hartford, Connecticut.^[7] EWR factory This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... EWR factory This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of catastrophic financial loss. ... This article refers to Prudential Financial, based in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1880, Newark's population stood at 136,508; in 1890 at 181,830; in 1900 at 246,070; and in 1910 at 347,000, a jump of 200,000 in three decades.^[8] As Newark's population approached a half million in the 1920s, the city's potential seemed limitless. It was said in 1927: "Great is Newark's vitality. It is the red blood in its veins – this basic strength that is going to carry it over whatever hurdles it may encounter, enable it to recover from whatever losses it may suffer and battle its way to still higher achievement industrially and financially, making it eventually perhaps the greatest industrial center in the world".^[9]

Newark was bustling in the early to mid-20th century. Market and Broad Streets served as a center of retail commerce for the region anchored by four flourishing department stores like Hahne & Company, L. Bamberger and Company, L.S. Plaut and Company, and Kresge's (later known as Kmart). "Broad Street today is the Mecca of visitors as it has been through all its long history," Newark merchants boasted, "they come in hundreds of thousands now when once they came in hundreds."^[10] Louis Bamberger was Newark, New Jerseys leading citizen from the early 1900s until his death in 1944. ... Kmart is a chain of department stores in the United States. ...

In 1922, Newark had 63 live theaters, 46 movie theaters, and an active nightlife. Dutch Schultz was killed in 1935 at the local Palace Bar. Billie Holiday frequently stayed at the Coleman Hotel. By some measures, the intersection of Market and Broad Streets — known as the "Four Corners" — was the busiest intersection in the United States, in terms of cars using it. In 1915, Public Service counted over 280,000 pedestrian crossings in one thirteen-hour period. Eleven years later, on October 26, 1926, a State Motor Vehicle Department check at the Four Corners counted 2,644 trolleys, 4,098 buses, 2657 taxis, 3474 commercial vehicles, and 23,571 automobiles. Traffic in Newark was so heavy that the city converted the old bed of the Morris Canal into the Newark City Subway, making Newark one of the few cities in the country to have an underground system. New skyscrapers were being built every year, the two tallest being the 40-story Art Deco National Newark Building and the Lefcourt-Newark Building. In 1948, just after World War II, Newark hit its peak population of just under 450,000. The population also grew as immigrants from South and Eastern Europe settled here. Newark witnessed distinctive neighborhoods including a large Jewish community concentrated along Prince Street. the Pru This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... the Pru This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The angry face of Dutch Schultz, 1935 Dutch Schultz (August 6, 1902â€“October 24, 1935) was a New York City-area gangster of the 1920s and 30s. ... Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 â€“ July 17, 1959), born Eleanor Harris and later called Lady Day, was an American singer known equally for her difficult life and her emotive, poignant singing voice. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Morris Canal was a canal and series of water-driven inclined plane railroads that ran across northern New Jersey in the United States from the middle of the 19th century until the 1920s. ... PCC streetcar at Newark Penn Station in 2001, signed as 7 City Subway. ... Asheville City Hall. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

According to legend, the Texas-born artist Robert Rauschenberg accidentally left his bus in Newark and spent a week there before he realized it wasn't New York City^[11]. Robert Rauschenberg (b. ...

Post-World War II era

Problems existed underneath the industrial hum. In 1930, a city commissioner had told a local booster club, the Optimists:

Most New Jerseyans attributed Newark's demise to post-World War II phenomena—the 1967 riots; the construction of the New Jersey Turnpike, Interstate 280 and Interstate 78; decentralization of manufacturing; the G.I. Bill; and the general pro-suburban fiscal order—but Newark's relative decline actually began long before that. The city budget fell from $58 million in 1938 to only $45 million in 1944, despite the wartime boom and an increase in the tax rate from $4.61 to $5.30. Even in 1944, before anyone predicted the rise of the Sun Belt or the G.I. Bill, planners saw problems on Newark's horizon. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Fires started in the 1967 Newark riots destroyed a significant area of the city. ... The New Jersey Turnpike (sometimes called The Jersey Turnpike) is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ... Interstate 280 is the name of four distinct spur routes of Interstate 80 in the United States. ... This Interstate Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Interstate Highways. ... The Servicemens Readjustment Act of 1944 (better known as the G.I. Bill) provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as GIs or G.I.s) as well as one year of unemployment compensation. ... The Sun Belt, highlighted in red The Sun Belt is a region of the United States generally considered to stretch across the South and Southwest. ...

Some attribute Newark's downfall to its propensity for building large housing projects. However, Newark's housing was always a matter of concern. The 1944 city-commissioned study showed that 31% of all Newark dwelling units were below standards of health, and only 17% of Newark's units were owner-occupied. Vast sections of Newark consisted of wooden tenements, and at least 5,000 units failed to meet any thresholds of being a decent place to live. Bad housing predated government intervention in the housing market.^[13]

One theory postulated by Kenneth T. Jackson and others is that Newark, having a situation where a poor center was surrounded by middle-class outlying areas, only did well when it was able to annex middle-class suburbs. When municipal annexation broke down, urban problems developed since the middle-class edge was now divorced from the poor center. In 1900, Newark's mayor had confidently thought out loud, "East Orange, Vailsburg, Harrison, Kearny, and Belleville would be desirable acquisitions. By an exercise of discretion we can enlarge the city from decade to decade without unnecessarily taxing the property within our limits, which has already paid the cost of public improvements." Only Vailsburg would ever be added.^[14] Kenneth T. Jackson (b. ... Map of East Orange in Essex County East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 69,824. ... Vailsburg is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jerseys West Ward. ... Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... Kearny (pronounced ) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of Belleville Township in Essex County Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ...

Although numerous problems predated World War II, Newark was hamstrung by a number of trends in the post-WWII era. The Federal Housing Administration redlined virtually all of Newark, preferring to back up mortgages in the white suburbs. Manufacturers set up in lower wage environments and could receive larger tax deductions for building an entirely new factory in outlying areas than for rehabilitating an old factory in a city. Billed as transportation improvements, Interstate 280, the New Jersey Turnpike, and Interstate 78 harmed Newark as well. They directly hurt the city by tearing the fabric of the neighborhoods they went though, and indirectly hurt the city because the new infrastructure allowed middle-class workers to live in the suburbs and commute into the city. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The Federal Housing Administration began as part of the New Deal in 1934. ... Redlining is the practice of denying or increasing the cost of services, such as banking or insurance, to residents of certain areas. ... Interstate 280 is the name of four distinct spur routes of Interstate 80 in the United States. ... The New Jersey Turnpike (sometimes called The Jersey Turnpike) is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ... This Interstate Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Interstate Highways. ...

Despite its problems, Newark did try to remain vital in the postwar era. Prudential and Mutual Benefit were successfully enticed to stay and build new offices. Rutgers University-Newark and Seton Hall University expanded their Newark presences, with the former building a brand-new campus on a 23 acre (9 hectare) urban renewal site. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey made Port Newark the first container port in the nation and turned swamps in the south of the city into Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the ten busiest airports in the United States. This article refers to Prudential Financial, based in the United States. ... Rutgers redirects here. ... Seton Hall redirects here. ... The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state agency (operated pursuant to an interstate compact) that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure including the bridges, tunnels, airports and seaports within the New York-New Jersey Port District. ... Container port facilities at Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. ... Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR), formerly known as Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. ...

Even though it was not the sole cause of Newark's tragedy, the city made some serious mistakes with public housing and urban renewal. Across several administrations, the city leaders of Newark saw the federal government's offer to pay for 100% of the costs of housing projects as a blessing. While other cities were skeptical about putting so many poor and socially dysfunctional individuals together and thus were cautious in building housing projects, Newark avidly pursued federal dollars. Eventually, Newark would have a higher percentage of its residents in public housing than any other American city. A local authority tower block in CwmbrÃ¢n, South Wales Public housing or project homes is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... Blight often stands side-by-side with new structures during urban renewal efforts. ...

The largely Italian American First Ward was one of the hardest hit by urban renewal. A 46-acre (19 hectare) housing tract, labeled a slum because it was so dense, was torn down for multi-story Le Corbusier-style high rises, to be known as the Christopher Columbus Homes. The tract had contained 8th Avenue, the commercial heart of the neighborhood. Fifteen small-scale blocks were reduced to three "superblocks." The Columbus Homes, never in harmony with the rest of the neighborhood, were abandoned in the 1970s, and were eventually torn down in 1994.^[15] An Italian-American is an American of Italian descent either born in America or someone who has immigrated. ... Seventh Avenue, formerly known as the First Ward, is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jerseys North Ward. ... Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, widely known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887â€“ August 27, 1965), was a French Swiss born architect, famous for his contributions to what is now called modernism, or the International Style. ...

As pesticides and mechanization reduced the need for cheap labor in the South, five million blacks migrated to northern cities between 1940 and the 1970s. From 1950 to 1960, while Newark saw its overall population drop from 438,000 to 408,000, it gained 65,000 non-whites. By 1966, Newark had a black majority, a faster turnover than most other northern cities had experienced. Evaluating the riots of 1967, Newark educator Nathan Wright, Jr. said, "No typical American city has as yet experienced such a precipitous change from a white to a black majority." The misfortune of the Great Migration and Puerto Rican immigration was that Southern blacks and Puerto Ricans were moving to Newark to be industrial workers just as the industrial jobs were drying up. Newark blacks left poverty in the South to find poverty in the North. Fires started in the 1967 Newark riots destroyed a significant area of the city. ... The Great Migration was the movement of millions African Americans out of the rural Southern United States from 1914 to 1950. ...

During the 1950s alone, Newark's white population decreased from 363,000 to 266,000. From 1960 to 1967, its white population fell a further 46,000. Though white flight changed the racial composition of Newark residents, it did not change the racial composition of political and economic power in the city. In 1967, out of a police force of 1,400, only 150 members were black, mostly in subordinate positions. The predominantly white nature of the police force, coupled with its penchant for brutality, led it to be seen as an occupying force rather than a protective entity. Since Newark's blacks lived in neighborhoods that had been white only two decades earlier, nearly all of their apartments and stores were white-owned as well. Mayor Addonizio offered, without consulting any residents of the neighborhood to be affected, to condemn and raze for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) 150 acres (61 hectares) of a densely populated black neighborhood in the central ward. UMDNJ had wanted to settle in suburban Madison. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, an umbrella designation used to refer to one of eight New Jersey state institutions of higher education in medicine. ... Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. ...

1967 riots

The poverty and lack of political power contributed to a growing radicalization of Newark's black population. On July 12, 1967, a black taxi driver named John Smith was arrested and brutally beaten by police for illegally passing a double-parked police car and then resisting arrest. A crowd gathered outside the police station where he was detained. Due to miscommunication, the crowd believed Smith had died in custody while in reality he had been transported to hospital via a back entrance to the station. This sparked scuffles between blacks and police in the Fourth Ward, although the damage toll was only $2,500. Subsequent to television news broadcasts on July 13 however, new and larger riots took place. Twenty-six people were killed, 1,500 wounded, 1,600 arrested, and $10 million in property was destroyed. More than a thousand businesses were torched or looted, including 167 groceries (most of which would never reopen). Newark's reputation suffered dramatically. Tens of thousands of whites and middle class blacks moved out to the growing suburbs of New Jersey. Middle class areas like Weequahic went from middle class white to poor black seemingly overnight. It was said, "wherever American cities are going, Newark will get there first."^[16] Fires started in the 1967 Newark riots destroyed a significant area of the city. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... A race riot or racial riot is an outbreak of violent civil unrest in which race is a key factor. ... Weequahic (pronounced weekwake) is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jerseys South Ward. ...

Post-riots

Newark saw a continued decline in the 1970s and 1980s. Whites continued to move out of the city. Middle class blacks followed suit, and certain pockets of the city developed as domains of poverty and social isolation. Whenever the media of New York needed to find some example of urban despair, they traveled to Newark. Download high resolution version (944x619, 187 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Newark, New Jersey File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (944x619, 187 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Newark, New Jersey File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

In American Pastoral, a novel by Newark-born author Philip Roth, the protagonist Swede Levov says: American Pastoral is a Philip Roth novel concerning Seymour Swede Levov, an all-around good guy whose life is ruined by the indigenous American berzerk. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 and was included in All-TIME 100 Greatest Novels. ... Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth (born March 19, 1933, Newark, New Jersey) is an American novelist. ...

In January 1975, an article in Harper's Magazine ranked the fifty largest American cities in twenty-four categories, ranging from park space to crime. Newark was one of the five worst in nineteen out of twenty-four categories, and the very worst in nine. According to the article, only 70% of Newarkers owned a telephone. The city ranked second worst, St. Louis, was much farther from Newark than the cities in the top five were from each other. The article concluded: An issue of Harpers Magazine from 1905 Another issue, from November 2004 Harpers Magazine (or simply Harpers) is a monthly general-interest magazine covering literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts from a progressive, moderate left perspective in a fashion often not found in the ordinary news... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area - City 66. ...

Newark did have several achievements in the two and a half decades after the riots. In 1968, the New Community Corporation was founded and was one of the most successful community building organizations in the nation. In 1987, the NCC would own and manage 2,265 low-income housing units. Morgan Quitno Press is an independent research and publishing company based out of Lawrence, Kansas. ... New Community Corporation (NCC) is a not-for-profit community development corporation based in Newark, New Jersey. ...

Newark's downtown also saw growth in the post-riot decades. Less than two weeks after the riots, Prudential announced plans to underwrite a $24 million office complex near Penn Station, dubbed "Gateway." Today, Gateway houses thousands of white-collar workers, though few live in Newark. The buildings themselves were not designed with consideration for pedestrians. In the mid-1980s, plans were developed to build the 121-story Grant USA Tower, with 100 stories of offices topped by a 21-story hotel and atrium, which would have been the world's tallest structure, but the developer went bankrupt before it could be built.^[19] Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1526 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1526 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Pennsylvania Station (Newark) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Before the riots, there had been an issue over whether the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey would be built in the suburbs or Newark. The riots and Newark's undeniable desperation made definite that the medical school would be in Newark. However, instead of being built on 167 acres (676,000 m²), the medical school would be built on just 60, part of which was already city owned. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, an umbrella designation used to refer to one of eight New Jersey state institutions of higher education in medicine. ...

In politics, Kenneth A. Gibson was elected as one of the first African-American mayors in the nation in 1970. The 1970s were a time of battles between Gibson and the shrinking white population. Kenneth A. Gibson (born 1932, in Enterprise, Alabama) was the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1970 to 1986. ...

Gibson admitted that "Newark may be the most decayed and financially crippled city in the nation." The higher taxes may have been necessary to pay for services like schools and sanitation, but they did nothing for Newark's economic base; the CEO of Ballantine's Brewery even asserted that Newark's $1 million annual tax bill was the cause of the company's bankruptcy.^[20]

Newark's "Renaissance"

Downtown

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, which opened in the downtown area in 1997 at a cost of $180 million, is seen by many as the first step in the city's road to revival. It has brought some 1.6 million people to Newark who might never have visited. NJPAC is known for its acoustics and has seen, on its stages, a diverse group of artists including Itzhak Perlman, Sarah Brightman, Sting, 'N Sync, Lauryn Hill, the Vienna Boys' Choir, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.^[21] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 386 KB) Summary New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Downtown Newark, taken November 2005 by User:Darkcore. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 386 KB) Summary New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Downtown Newark, taken November 2005 by User:Darkcore. ... The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) is part of Newarks revitalization project, which officially opened in 1997. ... Itzhak Perlman Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) (in Jaffa, now part of Tel Aviv) is an Israeli violinist and teacher. ... Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960) is an English dancer, soprano and actress. ... For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lauryn Hill (born May 25, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey), is a seven-time Grammy award winning musician, and record producer, initially establishing her reputation as the most visible and vocal member of The Fugees, then continuing on to a solo career, releasing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and... The Vienna Boys Choir The Vienna Boys Choir (German: Wiener SÃ¤ngerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. ... Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest in Dutch) is the best known and most respected symphonic orchestra in the Netherlands, and is generally considered to be among the worlds finest. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ... The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a modern dance company based in New York, New York. ...

Since then, the city has built a baseball stadium for The Newark Bears, the city's minor league team (the Riverfront Stadium), a rail connection to its airport (AirTrain Newark), and numerous commercial developments in the downtown area. The city is currently constructing Newark Arena for the New Jersey Devils, which is expected to be completed by August 2007. The Passaic Waterfront downtown is also being fixed up to provide citizens with access to the river. The Newark Public Library is also in the planning stage of a major renovation and expansion. Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium is a 6,200-seat baseball-only stadium in Newark, New Jersey that opened in July 16, 1999, with a win against the Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds. ... AirTrain tracks AirTrain Monorail entering Newark Airport Rail Station, August 2004. ... Computer rendition of planned Newark Devils Arena The Newark Arena is a 18,000-seat multi-purpose arena being built in Newark, New Jersey for the New Jersey Devils. ... The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ...

Much of the city's revitalization efforts have been focused in the downtown area, however adjoining neighborhoods have, in recent years, begun to see some signs of development. Nevertheless, the "Renaissance" has been unevenly felt across the city and some districts continue to have below-average household incomes and higher-than-average rates of poverty.

Since 2000, Newark has actually gained population, its first increase since the 1940s. In 2004, its crime rate decreased 56%, though murders remain high for a city of its size.

Lincoln Park/The Coast

The Lincoln Park/Coast neighborhood is the second district of Newark that is seeing large-scale development efforts. The area once referred to as The Coast and referred to as Lincoln Park today, was deemed the Lincoln Park/Coast Cultural District by the city and future additions include the development of a Museum of African American Music, an Arts Park, new housing, stores, a restaurant, a nightclub, a music studio and a dance studio^[22]. This area is already home to the Theater Cafe and the City Without Walls gallery and Symphony Hall, as well as other important cultural sites. Symphony Hall is likely to see renovations in the near future. After much of the development in the Downtown/Arts district and the ongoing need for a link between Newark Penn Station and Broad Street Station, the first link of the light rail was built. With the development anchored around the museum in the Coast and the need for a second link to Newark Airport, this neighborhood has already become a candidate area for a future light rail system with a stop for Lincoln Park/Symphony Hall. ^[23]. The Coast or Lincoln Park is a neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, bounded by Springfield/Belmont, South Broad Valley, South Ironbound and Downtown. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Train stations | Transportation in New Jersey | Newark, New Jersey | Pennsylvania Railroad ... Newark Broad Street Station is an historic New Jersey Transit commuter rail station in Newark, New Jersey. ... Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA Airport Code EWR; ICAO Airport Code KEWR) is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. ...

Geography and climate

Geography

Located at 40° 44' 14" north and 74° 10' 55" west, Newark is 24.14 square miles (63 km²) in area. It has the second smallest land area among 100 most populous cities in the U.S, after neighboring Jersey City. The city's altitude ranges from 0 to 273.4 feet (83 m) above sea level, with the average being 55 feet (17 m)^[24]. Newark is essentially a large basin sloping towards the Passaic River, with a few valleys formed by meandering streams. Historically, Newark's high places have been its wealthier neighborhoods. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the wealthy congregated on the ridges of Forest Hill, High Street, and Weequahic. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1549x1178, 237 KB) Summary Map of Newark metropolitan area, New Jersey. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1549x1178, 237 KB) Summary Map of Newark metropolitan area, New Jersey. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey The Passaic River is a tributary of Newark Bay, approximately 80 mi (129 km long), in northern New Jersey in the United States. ...

Until the 20th century, the marshes on Newark Bay were difficult to develop. The marshes were essentially wilderness, with a few dumps, warehouses, and cemeteries on their edges. In the 19th century, Newarkers mourned that a fifth of their city could not be used for development. However, in the 20th century, the Port Authority was able to reclaim much of the marshland for the further expansion of Newark Airport, as well as the growth of the port lands. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state agency (operated pursuant to an interstate compact) that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure including the bridges, tunnels, airports and seaports within the New York-New Jersey Port District. ... Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA Airport Code EWR; ICAO Airport Code KEWR) is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. ...

Newark is surrounded by residential suburbs to the west (on the slope of the Watchung Mountains), the Passaic River and Newark Bay to the east, dense urban areas to the south and southwest, and middle-class residential suburbs and industrial areas to the north. The Watchung Mountains are a pair of two long low ridge lateral morraines formed by glaciers in the most recent ice age, between 400 ft. ...

Neighborhoods

Newark is New Jersey's largest and second-most diverse city, after neighboring Jersey City. Its neighborhoods are populated with people from various backgrounds, including African Americans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Italians, Spaniards, Jews, Haitians, West Africans, and various Latinos such as Brazilians and Ecuadorians, and Newark also has a sizable Portuguese population. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2452x1597, 539 KB) Summary Map of Downtown Newark and Environs. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2452x1597, 539 KB) Summary Map of Downtown Newark and Environs. ... The following is a list of neighborhoods in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Broadway Dayton Downtown Central Ward Clinton Hill Fairmount Forest Hill The Ironbound Ivy Hill Roseville Seventh Avenue Springfield/Belmont University Heights Vailsburg Weequahic West Side Categories: Newark, New Jersey neighborhoods ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... Western Africa (UN subregion) Maghreb West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ... Latino refers to people living in the US of Latin American nationality and their US-born descendants. ...

The city is divided into five political wards, which are often used by residents to identify their place of habitation. In recent years, residents have begun to identify with specific neighborhood names instead of the larger ward appellations. Nevertheless, the wards remain relatively homogeneous. Industrial uses, coupled with the airport and seaport lands, are concentrated in the East and South Wards, while residential neighborhoods exist primarily in the North, Central, and West Wards. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an electoral area of a borough, city, council, county, district, parish, shire or town (Local Government Area). ...

The geography of the city is such that only the predominantly poor Central Ward shares an unbroken border with the downtown area (the North Ward is separated from the downtown by Interstate 280 and the East Ward is separated by railroad tracks; the South and West Wards do not share a border with the downtown area). The following is a list of neighborhoods in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Broadway Dayton Downtown Central Ward Clinton Hill Fairmount Forest Hill The Ironbound Ivy Hill Roseville Seventh Avenue Springfield/Belmont University Heights Vailsburg Weequahic West Side Categories: Newark, New Jersey neighborhoods ... The Mutual Benefit building. ... Dayton is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey in the citys south ward. ... Military Park Downtown Newark is Newark, New Jerseys major central business and cultural district. ... Clinton Hill is a neighborhood in South Central, Newark, New Jersey. ... Fairmount is a neighborhood in the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey. ... House in Forest Hill Another stately house in Forest Hill. ... House in the Ironbound St. ... Mt. ... Roseville is a neighborhood in northwestern Newark, New Jersey, bordering Bloomfield and East Orange. ... Seventh Avenue, formerly known as the First Ward, is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jerseys North Ward. ... Springfield/Belmont, is a Central Ward neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. ... University Heights is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, so named because of the location of four academic institutions within its boundaries — Rutgers University (Newark Campus), the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and Essex County College. ... Vailsburg is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jerseys West Ward. ... Weequahic (pronounced WEEK-wake or wee-KWAY-ic) is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jerseys south ward. ... The West Side neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, is bounded on the east by Bergen Street, on the south by Rose Terrace and Avon Avenue, on the west by Irvington and on the north by South Orange Avenue. ... Interstate 280 is the name of four distinct spur routes of Interstate 80 in the United States. ...

Newark's North Ward is the ridge to the east of Branch Brook Park. The still-affluent Forest Hill is in the North Ward, as are heavily Latino areas west of Mount Prospect Avenue. The Central Ward contains much of the city's original history including the Lincoln Park, Military Park and the James Street Commons Historic Districts. The Ward also contains the University Heights Neighborhood. In the 20th In the 19th century it was inhabited by Germans. The German inhabitants were later replaced by Jews, who were then replaced by blacks. Newark built many public housing projects on superblocks in the Central Ward in the 19th century; hence, many pf the streets in this ward are no longer arranged in a grid. The West Ward comprises the neighborhoods of Roseville and Vailsburg. Vailsburg is largely black, while Roseville is mainly Latino and Italian American. The South Ward comprises poor areas and the middle-class Weequahic district. It was the last part of Newark to be developed. At the southern end of the ward is Weequahic Park. Finally, the East Ward consists of Newark's downtown commercial district, as well as the heavily Portuguese Ironbound neighborhood, where much of Newark's industry was located in the 19th century; the area was then poorer than the rest of the city. Today, due to the enterprise of its immigrant population, the Ironbound is the most commercially successful part of Newark. Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey during the Cherry Blossom Festival Photograph of the Ballantine Gates, on the east side of the park, by Forest Hill. ... House in Forest Hill Another stately house in Forest Hill. ... A local authority tower block in CwmbrÃ¢n, South Wales Public housing or project homes is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... City Blocks are a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. // Overview Also known as starscrapers or stratoscrapers (compare skyscraper), they are the most common form of mass-housing in Mega-City One, averaging a population of... Roseville is a neighborhood in northwestern Newark, New Jersey, bordering Bloomfield and East Orange. ... Vailsburg is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jerseys West Ward. ... This article deals with the use of the term Latino. ... An Italian-American is an American of Italian descent either born in America or someone who has immigrated. ... Weequahic (pronounced weekwake) is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jerseys South Ward. ... Weequahic Lake. ... House in the Ironbound St. ...

Climate

Newark has a humid continental climate, although its proximity to the ocean has a moderating effect. Temperatures below 0 °F (-18 °C) are rare, but temperatures between 10 °F and 20 °F are not uncommon during the winter months. The average temperature during the winter ranges from 36 °F in December to 33 °F in February. Springs in Newark are quite mild, with average temperatures ranging from the 40s °F in March to the 70s-80s °F in June. Summers are particularly hot and humid, with temperatures remaining in the 80s °F and exceeding 90 °F on some days. Heat advisories are not uncommon during the summer months, particularly July and August, the hottest months of the year. The city cools off during autumn, with temperatures ranging in the 50s °F and 60s °F. Image File history File links NewarkFlowers. ... Image File history File links NewarkFlowers. ... The humid continental climate is found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between polar and tropical air masses. ...

The city receives precipitation ranging from 3" to 4.5" monthly. Snow is not uncommon during the winter.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 273,546 people, recent census projections show that the population has increased to around 280,000. The population density was 11,400/mile² (4,400/km²), or 21,000/mile² (8,100 km²) once airport, railroad, and seaport lands are excluded, the second-highest in the nation of any city with over 250,000 residents (after New York City). 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ...

The racial makeup of the city was 26.52% White or Euro-American, 53.46% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 14.05% from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. 29.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There is a significant Portuguese-speaking community, made up by Brazilian and Portuguese ethnicities, concentrated mainly at the Ironbound district. The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 91,382 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.0% were married couples living together, 29.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.43. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

Poverty and disinvestment

Poverty remains a serious problem in Newark, despite its revitalization in recent years. The 1967 riots resulted in a significant population loss — attributed to white flight — which continued from the 1970s through to the 1990s. The city lost over 100,000 residents between 1960 and 1990. Image File history File links Poverty_Rates-Newark. ... Image File history File links Poverty_Rates-Newark. ... White flight is a colloquial term for the demographic trend of upper and middle class Americans (predominantly white) moving away from inner cities (predominantly non-white), finding new homes in nearby suburbs or even moving to new locales entirely. ...

The median income for a household in the city was $26,913, and the median income for a family was $30,781. Males had a median income of $29,748 versus $25,734 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,009. 28.4% of the population and 25.5% of families were below the poverty line. 36.6% of those under the age of 18 and 24.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. In 2003, the city's unemployment rate was 12%. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Government

Local government

Effective as of July 1, 1954, the voters of the city of Newark, by a referendum held on November 3, 1953 and acting pursuant to the Optional Municipal Charter Law (commonly known as the Faulkner Act), adopted the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) Plan C as the form of local government. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. ... Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator The Faulkner Act, or Optional Municipal Charter Law, provides for New Jersey municipalities to adopt a Mayor-Council government. ...

Pursuant to this Plan, nine council members are elected on a nonpartisan basis at the regular municipal election or at the general election for terms of four years: one council member from each of five wards and four council members on an at-large basis. The mayor is also elected for a term of four years.

On March 27, 2006, long-time mayor Sharpe James announced that he would not seek a sixth term, preferring to focus on his seat in the New Jersey Senate. ^[25]. On Election Day, May 9, 2006, Newark's nonpartisan election took place. Cory Booker, who had lost to James in the 2002 mayoral race, won with 72% of the vote, soundly defeating Ronald Rice, the former Deputy Mayor. Ronald Rice, receiving 23% of the ballots cast, was his closest challenger.^[26] March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Sharpe James Sharpe James (born February 20, 1936 in Jacksonville, Florida) is the second African American Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. ... The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... In U.S. politics, nonpartisan denotes an election in which the candidates do not declare or do not formally have a political party affiliation. ... City: Newark State: New Jersey Country: United States Political party: Democratic Party Term of office: July 1, 2006 (scheduled) â€“ June 30, 2010 Preceded by: Sharpe James Succeeded by: Date of birth: April 27, 1969 Place of birth: Washington, D.C. Marriage: Cory Booker (born April 27, 1969, Washington, D.C... Sen. ... The Deputy Mayor of a community is the number two official to the mayor. ...

The Municipal Council exercises the legislative power of city government. It enacts by ordinance, resolution or motion the local laws which govern the people of the city, and is responsible for approval of the municipal budget, establishment of financial controls, and setting of salaries of elected officials and top appointed administrators. It may reduce or increase appropriations requested by the Mayor. By these methods the Council decides "what" the city will do about any particular matter, and then the Mayor and cabinet members decide "how" to do it.

The Municipal Council also renders advice and consent on the Mayor's appointments and policy programs, and may investigate, when necessary, any branch of municipal government. The Council also authorizes a continuing audit by an outside firm, of all city financial transactions.

As established by ordinance, regular public meetings of the Municipal Council are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m., and the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Council Chamber in City Hall. Exceptions are made for national or religious holidays. During July and August only one meeting is held each month. A special meeting of the Municipal Council may be called by the President or a majority of its members or by the Mayor whenever an emergency requires immediate action.

Federal, state and county representation

Newark is in both the Tenth and Thirteenth Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 27th, 28th and 29th Legislative Districts.^[27]

New Jersey's Tenth Congressional District, covering portions of Essex County, Hudson County, and Union County, is represented by Donald M. Payne (D, Newark). New Jersey's Thirteenth Congressional District, covering portions of Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, and Union Counties, is now represented by Albio Sires (D, West New York), who won a special election held on November 7, 2006 to fill the vacancy the had existed since January 16, 2006. The seat had been represented by Robert Menendez (D), who was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the seat vacated by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine. New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken). New Jerseys Tenth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Donald Payne. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Donald Milford Payne (b. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Represented by Robert Menendez-Democrat On November 9, 2006, Menendez was appointed to fill Jon Corzines soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat, so Menendez is expected to resign from this House of Representatives seat, and a special election will occur in 2006 to replace him. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Assemblyman Albio Sires Albio Sires (born January 26, 1951) is a Democrat, who has been a representative to the New Jersey General Assembly since 2000, where he represents the 33rd legislative district. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Robert Bob Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic junior Senator from New Jersey. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the current Democratic Governor of the state of New Jersey. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is a businessman and Democratic Party politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map highlighting Cliffside Parks location within Bergen County. ... Robert Bob Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic junior Senator from New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...

The 27th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Richard Codey (D, West Orange) and in the Assembly by Mims Hackett (D, Orange) and John F. McKeon (D, West Orange). The 28th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Ronald Rice (D, Newark) and in the Assembly by Craig A. Stanley (D, Irvington) and Oadline Truitt (D, Newark). The 29th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Sharpe James (D, Newark) and in the Assembly by Wilfredo Caraballo (D, Newark) and William D. Payne (D, Newark). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken). The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... 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Essex County's County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Essex County's Freeholders are Freeholder President Johnny Jones, Freeholder Vice President Patricia Sebold, Freeholder-At-Large Blonnie R. Watson, Freeholder-At-Large Donald M. Payne, Jr., Freeholder District 1 Samuel Gonzalez, Freeholder District 2 D. Bilal Beasley, Freeholder District 3 Carol Y. Clark, Freeholder District 4 Linda Lordi Cavanaugh and Freeholder District 5 Ralph R. Caputo. Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... A County Executive is the title assigned to a person hired to run the day to day operations of a county. ... The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ... John Johnny Jones (ca. ...

Politics

On the national level, Newark leans strongly toward the Democratic Party. In 2004, Democrat John Kerry received 86% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 13%.

Political turmoil

Newark has been marred with episodes of political corruption throughout the years. The former mayor, Sharpe James, has been accused of wrongdoing during his administration, but his predecessors, Hugh Addonizio and Kenneth Gibson, have both had their share of scandals during their terms in office. Sharpe James Sharpe James (born February 20, 1936 in Jacksonville, Florida) is the second African American Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. ... Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914 - 1981) was a U.S. political figure. ... Kenneth A. Gibson (born 1932, in Enterprise, Alabama) was the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1970 to 1986. ...

Addonizio was mayor of Newark from 1962 to 1970. A son of Italian American immigrants, he ran on a reform platform, defeating the incumbent, Leo Carlin, who he, ironically, characterized as corrupt and a part of the political machine of the era. During the 1967 riots, it was found that Addonizio and other city officials were taking kickbacks from city contractors. He was convicted of extortion and conspiracy in 1970, and was sentenced to ten years in federal prison. An Italian-American is an American of Italian descent either born in America or someone who has immigrated. ...

His successor was Kenneth Gibson, the city's first African American mayor, elected in 1970. He, too, was indicted on charges of conspiracy and misconduct, but was later acquitted.^[28] An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

Sister cities

Newark has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI): Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

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Economy

Newark has over 300 types of businesses. These include 1,800 retail, 540 wholesale establishments, eight major bank headquarters (including those of New Jersey's three largest banks), and twelve savings and loan association headquarters. Deposits in Newark-based banks are over $20 billion. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (7727x1755, 3133 KB) Summary Newark, NJ from Harrison, NJ. Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Newark, New Jersey Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (7727x1755, 3133 KB) Summary Newark, NJ from Harrison, NJ. Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Newark, New Jersey Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ...

Newark is the third-largest insurance center in United States, after New York City and Hartford. Prudential Insurance and Mutual Benefit Companies originated in Newark. The former, the largest insurance company in the world, is still headquartered in Newark. Many other companies are headquartered in the city, including International Discount Telecommunications, New Jersey Transit, Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G), Verizon, and Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey. Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article refers to Prudential Financial, based in the United States. ... IDT is a corporation that has been known for its telecom services. ... The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ... The Public Service Electric and Gas Company (commonly known as PSE&G) is a regulated, publicly owned gas and electric utility company in the state of New Jersey, USA. It is one of the largest combined electric and gas companies in the United States, and is New Jerseys oldest... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange... Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, is the only licensed Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association plan in New Jersey, providing health insurance coverage to over 3. ...

Transportation is a growing business in Newark, accounting for 24,000 jobs in 1996. The service industry is also growing rapidly, as many such jobs are replacing those in the manufacturing industry, once Newark's primary economy.

Though Newark is not the industrial colossus of the past, the city does have a considerable amount of industry. The southern portion of the Ironbound, also known as the Industrial Meadowlands, has seen many factories built since World War II, including a large Anheuser Busch brewery. Anheuser-Busch NYSE: BUD Anheuser-Busch, based in St. ... The entrance of a brewery. ...

Education

Colleges and Universities

Newark is the home of Rutgers University - Newark, the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Seton Hall University School of Law, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Newark Campus), and Essex County College. Most of Newark's academic institutions are located in the city's University Heights district. Rutgers-Newark and NJIT are in the midst of major expansion programs, including plans to purchase, and sometimes raze, surrounding buildings, as well as revitalize current campuses. With more students' requesting to live on campus, the universities have plans to build and expand several dormitories. Such overcrowding is contributing to the revitalization of nearby apartments. Nearby restaurants primarily serve college students. Well lit, frequently policed walks have been organized by the colleges to encourage students to venture downtown. The Newark campus of Rutgers University was formerly known as the University of Newark, which was merged with Rutgers in 1946 by an act of the New Jersey legislature. ... New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. ... Seton Hall University School of Law is part of Seton Hall University, the Catholic University of New Jersey, and is located in downtown Newark. ... The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, an umbrella designation used to refer to one of eight New Jersey state institutions of higher education in medicine. ... Essex County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Ocean County, New Jersey. ... University Heights is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, so named because of the location of four academic institutions within its boundaries — Rutgers University (Newark Campus), the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and Essex County College. ...

Public schools

The Newark Public Schools, a state-operated Abbott school district, enrolls approximately 45,000 students, making it the largest school system in New Jersey. The city's public schools are among the lowest-performing in the state, even after the state government decided to take over management of the city's schools in 1995, which was done under the presumption that improvement would follow. The school district continues to struggle with low high school graduation rates and low standardized test scores. Image File history File links Education-Newark. ... Image File history File links Education-Newark. ... Newark Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves the entire city of Newark, New Jersey. ... Abbott Districts are school districts covered by a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that found that the education provided to urban school children was inadequate and unconstitutional. ...

The total school enrollment in Newark city was 75,000 in 2003. Pre-primary school enrollment was 12,000 and elementary or high school enrollment was 46,000 children. College enrollment was 16,000.

As of 2003, 64% of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11% had a bachelor's degree or higher. Among people 16 to 19 years old, 10% were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school.^[29]

Private schools

Link Community School is a non-denominational coeducational day school located serving approximately 128 students in seventh and eighth grades. Saint Benedict's Preparatory School is an all boys Roman Catholic high school founded in 1868 and conducted by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey. Its campus has grown to encompass both sides of MLK Jr. Blvd. near Market Street and includes a dormitory for boarding students. Link Community School is a private, non-denominational coeducational day school located in Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving students in seventh and eighth grades. ... A non-denominational church (usually Christian) is a religious organization which does not necessarily align its mission and teachings to an established denomination. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women at the same school facilities. ... A day school is an institution where children are given educational instruction only during the day and after which children return to their homes. ... Saint Benedicts Preparatory School is an all boys Roman Catholic high school that has been a part of Newark Abbey for well over 100 years. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

Culture

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Architecture and Sculptures

Downtown Newark is not laid out on a grid. There are several notable Beaux-Arts buildings, such as the Veterans' Administration building, the Newark Museum, the Newark Public Library, and the Cass Gilbert-designed Essex County Courthouse. Notable Art Deco buildings include several 1920s era skyscrapers, such as 1180 Raymond Boulevard, the intact Newark Penn Station, and Arts High School. Gothic architecture can be found at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart by Branch Brook Park, which is one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the United States. It is rumored to have as much stained glass as the Cathedral of Chartres. Newark also has two public sculpture works by Gutzon Borglum — Wars of America in Military Park and Seated Lincoln in front of the Essex County Courthouse. Image File history File links NewarkCathedral. ... Image File history File links NewarkCathedral. ... Beaux-Arts architecture[1] denotes the academic classical architectural style that was taught at the Ã‰cole des Beaux Arts in Paris. ... Woolworth Building (New York City), was the worlds tallest building at the time it was built, in 1909. ... Asheville City Hall. ... The Sears Tower in Chicago is still the tallest building in the world with its antennas included. ... See also Gothic art. ... Sacred Heart Cathedral The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. ... Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey during the Cherry Blossom Festival Photograph of the Ballantine Gates, on the east side of the park, by Forest Hill. ... Cathedral of Chartres The Cathedral of Chartres (Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, French: CathÃ©drale Notre-Dame de Chartres), located in Chartres, about 50 miles from Paris, is considered one of the finest examples in all France of the Gothic style of architecture. ... Public art is art that is exposed in a public space, either an outdoor location or in a publicly accessible building. ... Mt Rushmore, Black Hills, South Dakota (John) Gutzon Borglum (March 25, 1867 â€“March 6, 1941). ... Military Park Downtown Newark is Newark, New Jerseys major central business and cultural district. ...

Museums and Galleries

The Newark Museum has a first class American art collection, and its Tibetan collection is considered one of the best in the world. Through January 2006 the Newark Museum is displaying Dominican baseball art and African clothing. The city is also home to the New Jersey Historical Society, which has rotating exhibits on New Jersey and Newark. The Newark Public Library also produces a series of historical exhibits. Also through January 2006, the Newark Public Library is exhibiting the New Jersey photography of Harry Dorer. Main Building of the Newark Museum The Newark Museum is the largest museum in New Jersey. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: à½–à½¼à½‘à¼‹; Wylie: Bod; pronounced in the Lhasa dialect; Chinese: ; pinyin: or Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... The New Jersey Historical Society is an historical society and museum located in Newark, New Jersey. ... // Main Library Downtown Branch Brook Branch Forest Hill Clinton Branch Clinton Hill First Avenue Branch Upper Roseville Madison Branch Clinton Hill North End Branch Woodside/North Broadway Roseville Branch Lower Roseville Springfield Branch Springfield/Belmont Vailsburg Branch Vailsburg Van Buren Branch The Ironbound Weequahic Branch Weequahic The Central Library is...

In February 2004, plans were announced for a new Smithsonian-affiliated Museum of African American Music to be built in the city's Coast/Lincoln Park neighborhood. The museum will be dedicated to black musical styles, from gospel to rap. The new museum will incorporate the facade of the old South Park Presbyterian Church, where Abraham Lincoln once spoke. Groundbreaking is planned for winter 2006 with the grand opening scheduled for 2007. photo of Ferry street in Ironbound, Newark, taken by author of article, JSB. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... photo of Ferry street in Ironbound, Newark, taken by author of article, JSB. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... House in the Ironbound St. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ... The Museum of African American Music is a Smithsonian-affiliated museum being built in Newark, New Jersey. ... The Coast or Lincoln Park is a neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, bounded by Springfield/Belmont, South Broad Valley, South Ironbound and Downtown. ... Gospel music may refer to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the first quarter of the twentieth century or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by predominately white Southern Gospel artists. ... Popular West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg performing for the US Navy. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 â€“ April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was an American politician who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ...

Plans were formalized in November 2004 for a New Jersey Jewish Museum at Temple Ahavas Shalom in the Broadway neighborhood, the last synagogue in Newark. The museum will memorialize the Jewish community of Newark, which once numbered 60,000 and had fifty shuls. The Mutual Benefit building. ... A synagogue (Hebrew: ×‘×™×ª ×›× ×¡×ª ; beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: ×©×•×œ, shul; Ladino ××¡× ×•×’×” esnoga) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ... A synagogue (from Greek synagoge place of assembly literally meeting, assembly,) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ...

Newark is also home to numerous art galleries including City Without Walls (cWOW) and Aljira. Aljira is a gallery showing "emerging or under-represented artists" located near military park and has recently included Khalid Kodi's self-titled work on Darfur. cWOW is another important contemporary art gallery in Newark that has been in operation since 1975. cWOW is located in The Coast district of Newark, which will be home to the new Museum of African-American Music (MOAAM) This article is about the Darfur region of western Sudan. ... The Coast or Lincoln Park is a neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, bounded by Springfield/Belmont, South Broad Valley, South Ironbound and Downtown. ...

Media

The Star-Ledger, owned by Advance Publications, is the state's leading newspaper and is based out of Newark. The Star-Ledger is the leading newspaper in New Jersey. ... Advance Publications is owned by the descendants of Samuel I. Newhouse. ...

Newark does not have any major television network affiliates due to its proximity to New York City, however WNET, a flagship station of the Public Broadcasting Service, is licensed to serve Newark. The New Jersey Network also has studios in the city. WNET (Thirteen/WNET) is an American television station licensed by the FCC to serve Newark, New Jersey. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States, with some member stations available by cable in Canada. ... The New Jersey Network or NJN is a state-wide public television and radio network in New Jersey. ...

Pioneer radio station WOR AM was originally licensed to and broadcast from the Bamberger's Department Store in Newark. WOR is the callsign currently used by one broadcaster in New York, New York, and formerly used by two others: WOR AM WOR-FM is now WRKS-FM WOR-TV is now WWOR-TV This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise...

WBG0-FM, a National Public Radio affiliate that reaches New York City with a format of standard jazz, is located in downtown Newark.

Professional sports

There have been many sports teams in Newark, but the city has spent much of its history without a NBA, NHL, MLB, or NFL team. In fact, New Jersey is the state with the largest population, without these four professional league teams. Newark has a rich history in baseball as it was one of the first cities with professional baseball teams. Newark had eight National Association of Baseball Players (NABBP) teams, including the Newark Eurekas and the Newark Adriatics. Newark was then home to the Newark Indians of the International league and then to the Newark Peppers of the Federal League, sometimes nicknamed the Newfeds. Newark was also home to the Negro League team the Newark Dodgers and the Newark Eagles for which the Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium is partially named. Although Newark has had a rich history in baseball and currently has a minor league team currently, it has never had an MLB team. The current Newark minor league team, the revived Newark Bears, play at the Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium, a stop on the Newark Elizabeth Rail Link. The Bears are part of the independent Atlantic League, which also has teams in Atlantic City, Bridgewater Township and Camden. Newark had a short-lived NFL franchise named the Newark Tornadoes, which folded in 1930. Newark never had a National Hockey League, but in August of 2007, when Newark Arena is complete, the New Jersey Devils will move to the city. An expansion team for the Major Indoor Soccer League will also play in Newark Arena. Although the New Jersey Nets have decided against moving to Newark, a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association, the Newark Express were introduced to the city in 2005. The team currently plays their home games at Essex County College and hope to move to a larger venue in the future. In Harrison, across from the Ironbound neighborhood, Red Bull Park is being built for Red Bull New York soccer team (formerly the MetroStars). The stadium should be completed by June 2008, around the same time as the new Devils arena. In the next couple of months, Newark will begin planning a Pedestrian bridge that will link the two cities at Minish Park. Year founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Nickname New York Red Bulls, Metro Stadium Giants Stadium Coach Bruce Arena, 2006â€” Owner Red Bull First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2â€“1 NY/NJ MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Red Bull New York 6â€“0... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... 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Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The American Basketball Association (ABA) is a mens basketball league founded in 1999. ... The Blue Conference is the Eastern Conference in the ABA. The league also has a Red Conference and a White Conference. ... Essex County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Ocean County, New Jersey. ... The Newark Bears are an Atlantic League team based in Newark, New Jersey. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... The Atlantic League has operated since 1998 The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Inc. ... Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium is a baseball stadium in Newark, New Jersey. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier womens swimming league and one of the four major professional sports leagues of North America. ... NHL redirects here. ... 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The Federal League was the last major attempt to establish an independent major league in baseball in the United States in direct competition with and opposition to the established National and American Leagues in 1914 and 1915. ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro League baseball team that played in the second Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. ... The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro League baseball team that played in the second Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. ... Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium is a baseball stadium in Newark, New Jersey. ... The Newark Bears are an Atlantic League team based in Newark, New Jersey. ... Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium is a baseball stadium in Newark, New Jersey. ... The Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link is a 8. ... The Atlantic League has operated since 1998 The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Inc. ... 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The league is a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. // In the summer of 2001, the National Professional Soccer League disbanded. ... The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... The American Basketball Association (ABA) is a mens basketball league founded in 1999. ... Newark Express Logo The Newark Express [1] is a team in the American Basketball Association American_Basketball_Association that was formed in 2005. ... Essex County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Ocean County, New Jersey. ... Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... Red Bull Park is the proposed future home of Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... 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Infrastructure

Transportation

Newark is a hub of air, road, rail, and ship traffic, making it a significant gateway into the New York metropolitan area and the Northeastern United States. Newark Liberty International Airport, the second-busiest airport in the New York region and the fourteenth-busiest in the United States (in terms of passenger traffic), saw nearly 32 million travelers in 2004 and processed nearly 1,000,000 metric tons of freight and mail. Just east of the airport and across the New Jersey Turnpike's fifteen lanes of traffic lies Port Newark, the fifteenth-busiest port in the world and the largest container port on the eastern seaboard. In 2003, the port moved over $100 billion in goods. The New York metropolitan area is the most populous in the United States and the fourth most populous in the world (after Tokyo, Seoul, and Mexico City). ... The states in dark red are usually included, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Northeastern United States. ... Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR), formerly known as Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. ... The New Jersey Turnpike (sometimes called The Jersey Turnpike) is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ... Container port facilities at Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. ...

The city is served by numerous highways including the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95), Interstate 280, Interstate 78, the Garden State Parkway, U.S. Route 1/9, U.S. Route 22, and Route 21. Newark is connected to the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan by the Pulaski Skyway, spanning both the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers. Interstate 95 (abbreviated I-95) is an Interstate highway that runs 1,927 miles (3,101 kilometers) north-south along the east coast of the United States. ... Interstate 280 is the name of four distinct spur routes of Interstate 80 in the United States. ... This Interstate Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Interstate Highways. ... The Garden State Parkway is a 174. ... U.S. Route 1/9 is the concurrency of U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9 from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey north to New York City, New York, United States. ... Signs for U-turn ramps on US 22 in Union County, New Jersey United States Highway 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... Route 21 is a highway in northern New Jersey. ... Clifford Milburn Holland, 1919 Traveling through the Holland Tunnel, from Manhattan to New Jersey. ... Lower Manhattan skyline as viewed from the Staten Island Ferry Woolworth Building, looking south along Broadway Lower Manhattan, from the Brooklyn Bridge, 2005 Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York. ... The General Casimir Pulaski Skyway also referred to Bostons Central Artery before it was rebuilt under the Big Dig, and may still refer to the elevated part south of downtown. ... The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey The Passaic River is a tributary of Newark Bay, approximately 80 mi (129 km long), in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Hackensack River, as seen from the New Jersey Turnpike. ...

Local streets in Newark conform to a quasi-grid form, with major streets radiating outward (like spokes on a wheel) from the downtown area. Some major roads in the city are named after the towns to which they lead, including South Orange Avenue, Springfield Avenue, and Bloomfield Avenue. These are some of the oldest roads in the city.

Newark Penn Station, situated just east of downtown, is a major train station for the city and the region, connecting the interurban PATH system (which links Newark to Manhattan) with three New Jersey Transit commuter rail lines and Amtrak service to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Only one mile north, the Newark Broad Street Station is served by two commuter rail lines. The two train stations are linked by the Newark Light Rail system, which also provides services from Newark Penn Station to the city's northern communities and into the neighboring towns of Belleville and Bloomfield. Built in the bed of the Morris Canal, the light rail cars runs underground in Newark's downtown area. The city's third train station, Newark Liberty International Airport, connects the Northeast Corridor to the airport via AirTrain Newark. Bus service in Newark is provided by New Jersey Transit, though it is notoriously slow and unreliable. Pennsylvania Station (Newark) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Hoboken- and Newark-bound platform at Exchange Place station in Jersey City. ... The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ... Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida Amtrak (AAR reporting marks AMTK and AMTZ) is the brand name of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, created on May 1, 1971 as the United States intercity passenger... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Federal District District of Columbia Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) City Council Chairperson: Linda W. Cropp (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack Evans... Newark Broad Street Station is an historic New Jersey Transit commuter rail station in Newark, New Jersey. ... Newark Light Rail logo Newark Light Rail system map The Newark Light Rail is a light rail system operated by New Jersey Transit serving Newark, New Jersey. ... Map of Belleville Township in Essex County Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of Bloomfield Township in Essex County Bloomfield is a Township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... The Morris Canal was a canal and series of water-driven inclined plane railroads that ran across northern New Jersey in the United States from the middle of the 19th century until the 1920s. ... One of the stations Northeast Corridor platforms with a departing NJ Transit train. ... Most of the NEC is owned by Amtrak (those sections shown in red). ... AirTrain tracks AirTrain Monorail entering Newark Airport Rail Station, August 2004. ...

The Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link is a proposed light rail project that will link downtown Newark with neighboring Elizabeth and Newark Liberty International Airport. The first section of the light rail link, connecting Newark Penn Station with Broad Street Station one mile away, began service on July 17, 2006. Concept map of Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link, based on preliminary NJ Transit reports. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Hospitals and health services

Newark is home to seven hospitals, a remarkable number for a city of its size. University Hospital is the principal teaching hospital of the New Jersey Medical School and is the busiest Level I trauma center in the state. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is the largest hospital in the city and is a part of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, the state's largest system of hospital and health care facilities. Beth Israel is also one of the oldest hospitals in the city, dating back to 1901. This 669-bed regional facility is also home to the Children's Hospital of New Jersey. Other hospitals in Newark include the St. James Hospital, St. Michael's Medical Center, Columbus Hospital, Mount Carmel Guild Hospital, and United Hospitals Medical Center.

Noted Newarkers

John Amos as The West Wings Percy Fitzwallace John Amos (born December 27, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) is an American actor, perhaps best known for playing the character James Evans, Sr. ... Good Times was an American sitcom that was originally broadcast from February 1, 1974 until August 1, 1979 on the CBS television network. ... AJ Calloway (born Albert Johnson Calloway) is the African American former host of popular BET music video countdown show 106 and Park: BETs Top 10 Live. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is an American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones on October 7, 1934, in Newark, New Jersey) is a American writer of poetry, drama, essays, and music criticism. ... Bill Bellamy (born April 7, 1965 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. ... William J. Brennan, official portrait, 1976. ... Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States. ... Aaron Burr, Jr. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession... Betty Carter Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 â€“ September 26, 1998) was a prominent American jazz singer, who was renowned for her improvisational techniques. ... Martin Isaac Coleman Jr. ... William A. Conway was born on April 16, 1910 and died on March 31, 2006. ... Garden State National Bank (Garden State) was a mid-size commercial bank located in northern New Jersey that enjoyed success in the increasingly wealthy New Jersey suburbs on New York City during the 1970s. ... Rah Digga (born Rashia Fisher in Newark, New Jersey in September 22, 1970) is an American rapper. ... Stephen Crane Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 - 5 June 1900) was an American novelist, poet and journalist. ... Max Weinberg on the set of Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night talk show on NBC, that is also syndicated world-wide. ... Brian De Palma The image above is believed to be a replaceable fair use image. ... John Gorka (Temporary Road cover art) John Gorka is a contemporary American folk musician. ... Peter Westbrook (born April 16, 1952) is an American saber fencing champion. ... Vivian Blaine Vivian Blaine (born 21 November 1921 in Newark, New Jersey; died 9 December 1995 in New York, New York) was an actress and singer best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production Guys and Dolls. ... Allen Garfield (22 November 1939 Newark, New Jersey, USA) is an American film person. ... David Donohues 2006 Grand-Am press kit photo David Donohue (born January 5, 1967 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American race car driver currently active in the Grand-Ams Rolex Sportscar Series Daytona Prototype class for Red Bull Brumos Racing. ... Faith RenÃ©e Evans (born June 10, 1973) is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter & producer who has sold 11 Million CDs worldwide [citation needed]. Within the past 10 years of Faiths musical career, she has worked with numerous successful artists such as Mary J... Randy Foye (born September 24, 1983 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American basketball player who played for Villanova University. ... Connie Francis (born December 12, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American pop singer best known for international hit songs such as Whos Sorry Now?, Where The Boys Are, and Everybodys Somebodys Fool. // Born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in Newarks Italian Down Neck or Ironbound... The Fugees are an American music group, most popular during the mid-1990s, whose repitoire includes primarily hip hop, with elements of soul, and Carribean music (particularly reggae). ... Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor (real name Gloria Fowles, born September 7, 1949 in Newark, New Jersey) is a singer best-known for the disco hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979) and Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974). ... Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 â€“ April 5, 1997) was an American Beat poet born in Newark, New Jersey. ... Savion Glover. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born on August 9, 1963) is an African American R&B/pop singer, actress, former fashion model, occasional songwriter and producer. ... Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known as Ice T or Ice-T, is an American rapper, singer and actor. ... Young Zee is an underground hip-hop artist from Newark, NJ. A long time member of the group Outsidas, Zee has appeared on various albums since gaining prominence in 1995. ... Charles Jacobs is the co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Group, which campaigns against slavery worldwide, and a co-chairman of The Sudan Campaign, a coalition calling for an end to slavery in Sudan. ... Ed Koch, a Democrat, speaks at the 2004 Republican National Convention in support of the re-election of President George W. Bush. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... Andre de Krayewski (Polish: ) (b. ... Jerry Lewis (born on March 16, 1926, according to most sources, as Joseph Levitch, though Shawn Levys biography, King of Comedy, claims this is untrue and that Lewis name at birth was Jerome Levitch), is an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor... Ray Liotta (born Raymond Julian Vicimarli on December 18, 1954 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor. ... Richard Matuszewski (born September 7, 1964 in Newark, New Jersey) is a former tennis player from the United States. ... Miss Nana (formerly Lil Miss Nana, born Tanyshwia D. Stokes on May 10, 1991) is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. ... Shaquille Rashaun ONeal (born March 6, 1972), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player. ... Joseph Eliot Pesci (born February 9, 1943), best known as Joe Pesci, is an American Academy Award-winning actor, comedian and singer who is often typecast as a violent mobster, grouchy funnyman, or both. ... Keshia Knight Pulliam Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) is an American actress of Jamaican descent. ... Latifah on the cover of her 1999 autobiography Also see the Arab singer Latifa Queen Latifah (born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970) is a Grammy-winning American rapper/singer and Academy Award-nominated actress. ... Renaldo Skeets Nehemiah (born March 24, 1959 in Newark, New Jersey), is an American athlete who dominated the 110 m hurdle event from 1978 until 1981. ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ... Redman is the stage name of Reginald Reggie Noble (born April 17, 1970), an American rapper of African-American and Korean [1] descent. ... Marc Ribot (born 1954) is a Jewish American guitarist, composer and occasional singer from Newark, New Jersey. ... Broadcasting at UFC Fight Night 7 This article is about the comedian and actor. ... Fear Factor was an American stunt/dare reality game show. ... Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth (born March 19, 1933, Newark, New Jersey) is an American novelist. ... Marie Saint in North by Northwest. ... The Outsidaz were a rap crew from Newark, New Jersey. ... Official portrat of Col. ... The New Jersey State Police is the state police force for the state of New Jersey. ... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... General H. Norman Stormin Norman Schwarzkopf KCB (born August 22, 1934) is a retired United States Army general who, while he served as Commander-in-Chief (now known as Combatant Commander) of U.S. Central Command, was commander of the Coalition Forces in the Gulf War of 1991. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter in the 1960s quintet Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. ... Frankie Valli (born May 3[1] in the Italian First Ward of Newark, New Jersey as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is best known as lead singer of The Four Seasons, a music act of the 1960s, which continued from then to the 1970s disco scene to the present day. ... Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed Sassy and The Divine One), (March 27, 1924 â€“ April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century [1]. // Sarah Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1924. ... Jack Warden (September 18, 1920 â€“ July 19, 2006) was an American actor. ... Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) in Newark, New Jersey (later of Belleville, New Jersey) is frontman and co-founder of the metal/punk rock band My Chemical Romance, in which his brother Mikey Way plays bass. ... 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Contents

History

Colonial era

Industrial era to World War II

Post-World War II era

1967 riots

Post-riots

Newark's "Renaissance"

Downtown

Lincoln Park/The Coast

Geography and climate

Geography

Neighborhoods

Climate

Demographics

Poverty and disinvestment

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Politics

Political turmoil

Sister cities

Economy

Education

Colleges and Universities

Public schools

Private schools

Culture

Architecture and Sculptures

Museums and Galleries

Media

Professional sports

Infrastructure

Transportation

Hospitals and health services

Noted Newarkers

See also

References

Further reading

External links

Contents

History GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

Colonial era

Industrial era to World War II

Post-World War II era

1967 riots

Post-riots

Newark's "Renaissance"

Downtown

Lincoln Park/The Coast

Geography and climate

Geography

Neighborhoods

Climate

Demographics

Poverty and disinvestment

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Politics

Political turmoil

Sister cities

Economy

Education

Colleges and Universities

Public schools

Private schools

Culture

Architecture and Sculptures

Museums and Galleries

Media

Professional sports

Infrastructure

Transportation

Hospitals and health services

Noted Newarkers

See also

References

Further reading

External links

History