• Understand
• Get around
• See
• Learn
• Work
• Buy
• Drink
• Contact
• Stay safe
• Cope
• Get out

Newark [1] is New Jersey's largest city, located on the west side of the Hudson River close to New York.

[edit] Understand

Despite its proximity to New York or having almost the same letters, Newark is in New Jersey so you are subject to the laws of the state of New Jersey. There exists a Newark, New York but it is a small rural town in central New York state so don't make the mistake of addressing someone in Newark, NY if what you are looking for is in the Newark close to New York City.

When taking the New Jersey train, realize that New York and Newark both have "Penn Stations". It is sometimes easy to mistake the conductor saying "New York" for "Newark" (and vice versa), so be aware so you don't accidentally get off at the wrong station.

Newark, New Jersey is pronounced Noo-irk, as opposed to Newark, Deleware which is pronounced Noo-ark. Locals will often pronounce it "nork".

[edit] Get in

Newark is a transportation mecca and is very easy to get into and out of.

[edit] By plane

• Newark Liberty International Airport, (Template:IATA) [2], is about 5 miles south of downtown. It is a major hub for Continental Airlines and serves several other domestic and international carriers as well. If you do not have a car, take the bus or the AirTrain Newark monorail (running between terminals and to connections to NJ Transit and Amtrak) to your destination. Airport information can be obtained by calling 1-888-EWR-INFO (1-888-397-4636) OR +01-973-961-6000.

[edit] By train

Newark Penn Station (not to be confused with New York Penn Station) is located just a few blocks from the heart of downtown Newark. It's a beautiful old McKim Mead & White building and worth visiting just on its own. It is served by Amtrak [3] and New Jersey Transit [4], with easy connections to New York, Philadelphia, Trenton, and points south and west. A PATH [5] train (the Red Line) connects Penn Station with Jersey City and the World Trade Center in New York City. Connections to other PATH lines can be made to Hoboken and 33rd Street in Manhattan. The Newark City Light Rail runs two lines in Newark, both terminating at Penn Station. The Newark City Subway Line (formerly called the #7 City Subway and shown on maps as the blue line) has service to Branch Brook Park and Grove Street, Bloomfield, NJ. The Newark Light Rail Line (the orange line on maps),completed in the summer of 2006 operates between Penn Station and Broad Street Station (also served by NJ Transit commuter lines) in Newark.

[edit] By car

Route 21 (McCarter Highway) runs North-South along the railroad tracks a few blocks east of downtown. I-78 skirts the south edge of town and I-280 cuts across the North. Route 1/9 comes across the Pulaski Skyway from Jersey City and Manhattan (via the Holland Tunnel). Take the Raymond Blvd. exit and drive along the Passaic River into downtown.

[edit] By bus

Newark Penn Station is also the city's bus terminal and is served by NJ Transit buses, as well as Greyhound and others.

[edit] By boat

[edit] Get around

There is a network of municipal buses. Taxis are also available.

[edit] See

• Newark Museum, 53 Washington Street, Phone: (973) 596-6550, [6]. Year round: W–F: 12PM–5PM; October 1 – June 30: Sa,Su 10AM–5PM; July 1 – September 30: Sa,Su 12PM-5PM. The Museum complex incorporates 80 galleries of art and science, a mini zoo, planetarium, cafe, auditorium, sculpture garden, schoolhouse and the Ballantine House, the restored 1885 mansion that is a National Historic Landmark. Adults $7, Children, Seniors and Students; Planetarium add: Adults $3, Children, Seniors and Students $2.
• Military Park, Broad Street between Rector Street and Raymond Blvd, Phone: 973-733-9333. A park downtown that was originally a militia training green in the 1600s. Wars of America monument is an imposing work of Mount Rushmore artist Gutzon Borglum. In the summer on Thursdays, the park hosts Common Greens, a farmers market.

[edit] Do

• New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, (888) 466-5722, [7].
• Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad Street, Phone: 973-643-8468, [8].
• Prudential Center, Mulberry Street (Across From Triangle Park and 1 Block west from Penn Station), [9]. It hosts New Jersey Devils hockey games, Seton Hall University basketball games, New Jersey Ironmen MISL (indoor soccer) games and concerts.
• New Jersey Historical Society, 52 Park Pl. Tue-Sat 12-5. Phone: (973)-596-8500, [10].

[edit] Art Galleries

• Aljira: A Center for Contemporary Art, 591 Broad St. Wed-Fri 12-6, Sat 11-4. Described by the New York Times as "a feisty alternative art space in Newark, often shows artwork that has a razor-sharp social and political edge." Phone: 973-622-1600, [11].
• City Without Walls, a contemporary art gallery at 6 Crawford St. Wed-Fri 12-6, Sat 1-6. Phone: 973-622-1188. [12].
• Gallery Aferro, a contemporary art gallery at 73 Market St. Thu-Sat 12-6. Phone: 646-220-3772, [13].
• Red Saw Gallery, a contemporary art gallery at 585 Broad St. [14]

[edit] Learn

[edit] Work

[edit] Buy

[edit] Eat

Newark is known for its Portuguese and Brazilian food. There are quite a number of such restaurants, most of which are inexpensive to moderate in price.

[edit] Budget

[edit] Mid-range

• Brasilia Grille, 99 Monroe St, Phone: 973-589-8682, [15]. M-Th 11:30AM-11PM; F-Sa 11:30AM-11:30PM; Su Noon-10PM.

[edit] Splurge

Iberia 80-84 Ferry St.Newark, N.J. 07105

Iberia Peninsula 63-69 Ferry St. Newark, N.J. 07105

Don Pepe 844 McCarter Highway Newark, NJ 07102

[edit] Drink

[edit] Sleep

Airport hotels serving Newark Airport are inexpensive ($50+ booked online; $69 walk in). Multiple transfers (airport shuttle to airport; #62 to Penn Station; PATH train to the city) are required to get to New York city, and services are of low frequency. Expect 1.5 to 2 hours each way from your Newark airport hotel to Manhattan.

[edit] Budget

[edit] Mid-range

• Best Western Newark Airport West, 101 International Way, +1 973 621-6200, Fax: +1 973 621-6266, [16].
• Courtyard Newark Liberty International Airport, Route 1&9 South, +1 973 643-8500, Fax: +1 973 648-0662, [17].
• Fairfield Inn & Suites Newark Liberty International Airport, 618 Routes 1 & 9 South, +1 973 242-2600, Fax: +1 973 242-6560, [18].
• Holiday Inn, 160 Frontage Road, +1 973 589-1000, [19].
• Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott, Newark International Airport, +1 973 623-0006, Toll-free: +1 800 882-1037, Fax: +1 973 623-7618, [20].
• SpringHill Suites Newark Liberty International Airport, 652 Route 1 & 9 South, +1 973 624-5300, Toll-free: +1 888 887-8123, Fax: +1 973 624-3355, [21].

[edit] Splurge

[edit] Contact

[edit] Stay safe

Newark is not unsafe as long as you are careful. It was the car-theft capital of the US in the 1990s after Miami when the craze hit, but the trend has gone down since then. Downtown Newark is crowded and very safe during the day. It empties out at night and may seem creepy but as long as you stay in well lit open areas you will be fine. The Ironbound district is pretty bumpin' on nights and weekends and is probably the safest part of the city, behind Downtown and Forest Hill. The South and Central Wards are the parts that should be avoided at all costs due to the high number of crimes reported in those areas.

[edit] Cope

[edit] Get out

The obvious place to get out to is New York City. The cheapest way to get there is via the Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) line, which will transport you from Newark Penn Station to World Trade Center station or another line which goes along Manhattan's West Side (mostly 6th Av.), starting at Christopher St. and ending at 33 St.