Newark
A city in Essex County, New Jersey — population 282,520 as of 2020.
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News in Newark
MAYOR BARAKA ANNOUNCES $70K LOVE YOUR BLOCK GRANT
City selected in latest cohort of 25 recipients nationwide for funding and support from Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University; Program finances resident-led neighborhood improvement projects
Community Groups & Organizations
NEWARK TO HOST HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, AT 11 A.M.
Event honors Hispanic residents making meaningful contributions to city life; Honoree Goya Foods to receive key to the city on its 90th anniversary of service; Award winning DJ Adoni to perform live music set
Events
MAYOR BARAKA LAUNCHES LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT BROKERS FEES CHARGED TO TENANTS
Another 'Keeping Newark Affordable' tool becomes law
Government & Civic
Philadelphia Weekly
September 22Circuit Failure At Regional Radar Facility Grounds Hundreds Of PHL Flights
A circuit failure at Philadelphia TRACON triggered ground stops at PHL, Newark, JFK and LaGuardia Monday, delaying hundreds of flights.
Transportation
WVIA Public Media
September 20A group of faculty members at Rutgers University Newark wants an embattled dean to either step aside or be removed. WHYY's Kenneth Burns reports they made the call in a publicly released letter.
Education
Gothamist
September 16Cleanup of NJ's Passaic River inches forward with $125M settlement
Downtown Newark, New Jersey and Passaic River. Work to remove the toxic sediment from what has been called "America's biggest crime scene" has been delayed for over 40 years, but it is still unclear who will pay for the river’s full remediation. [ more › ]
Government & CivicIn and around Newark
See & do
- 115 Bruen
- 3 Penn Plaza East
- 41 Halsey Street
- Acores Social and Sports Club
- Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art
Eat, drink & stay
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Newark by the numbers
- Area
- 24.14 sq mi (62.53 km²), 1.74 sq mi water
- Median age
- 34.7
- Households
- 113,384
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $52,060
- Median house value
- $373,700
- Office
- DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEV
- Address
- 920 BROAD ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102