Newark, New Jersey, United States

E24758

city municipality

Newark, New Jersey, United States is a major city in the New York metropolitan area known for its diverse population, significant transportation hubs, and rich cultural and musical heritage.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Newark, New Jersey	91
Newark, New Jersey, United States canonical	80
City of Newark, New Jersey	7
Newark, New Jersey, United States of America	5
City of Newark, New Jersey (nearby)	1
Newark	1
Newark, New Jersey metropolitan area	1
Newark, Province of New Jersey	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T34232 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Context triple: [Whitney Houston, placeOfBirth, Newark, New Jersey, United States]

A. Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson, New Jersey is a historic industrial city in northern New Jersey known for its diverse immigrant communities, including a significant Dutch American presence.
B. Jersey City
Jersey City is a major New Jersey city across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan, known for its waterfront skyline, diverse communities, and role as a key financial and transportation hub in the New York metropolitan area.
C. Hoboken
Hoboken is a small New Jersey city across the Hudson River from Manhattan, known for its waterfront views, historic brownstones, and vibrant dining and nightlife scene.
D. East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey is a small borough in Bergen County best known as the home of major sports and entertainment venues, including the stadium where the NFL’s New York Giants play.
E. Piscataway, New Jersey
Piscataway, New Jersey is a suburban township in Middlesex County known for hosting major corporate and institutional facilities, including the headquarters of the IEEE Standards Association and parts of Rutgers University.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Target entity description: Newark, New Jersey, United States is a major city in the New York metropolitan area known for its diverse population, significant transportation hubs, and rich cultural and musical heritage.

A. Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson, New Jersey is a historic industrial city in northern New Jersey known for its diverse immigrant communities, including a significant Dutch American presence.
B. Jersey City
Jersey City is a major New Jersey city across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan, known for its waterfront skyline, diverse communities, and role as a key financial and transportation hub in the New York metropolitan area.
C. Hoboken
Hoboken is a small New Jersey city across the Hudson River from Manhattan, known for its waterfront views, historic brownstones, and vibrant dining and nightlife scene.
D. East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey is a small borough in Bergen County best known as the home of major sports and entertainment venues, including the stadium where the NFL’s New York Giants play.
E. Piscataway, New Jersey
Piscataway, New Jersey is a suburban township in Middlesex County known for hosting major corporate and institutional facilities, including the headquarters of the IEEE Standards Association and parts of Rutgers University.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipality ⓘ
areaCodes	201 ⓘ 862 ⓘ 973 ⓘ
areaLandKm2	62.6 ⓘ
areaTotalKm2	67.0 ⓘ
areaWaterKm2	4.4 ⓘ
borderedBy	Newark Bay ⓘ Passaic River ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Essex County, New Jersey ⓘ
distanceToNewYorkCityKm	13 ⓘ
elevationMeters	8 ⓘ
ethnicallyDiverse	true ⓘ
founded	1666 ⓘ
foundedBy	Puritan settlers from Connecticut ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council ⓘ
hasAirport	Newark Liberty International Airport ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution	New Jersey Performing Arts Center ⓘ Newark Museum of Art ⓘ
hasMajorTransportationHub	Newark Broad Street Station ⓘ Newark Penn Station ⓘ
hasNeighborhood	Newark ⓘ surface form: Downtown Newark East Ward ⓘ Ironbound ⓘ North Ward ⓘ South Ward ⓘ Vailsburg ⓘ Weequahic ⓘ West Ward ⓘ
hasPort	Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal ⓘ
hasSportsVenue	Prudential Center ⓘ
hasUniversity	New Jersey Institute of Technology ⓘ Rutgers University ⓘ surface form: Rutgers University–Newark Seton Hall University School of Law ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity	1836 ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	Essex County, New Jersey ⓘ
knownFor	diverse population ⓘ jazz and gospel music history ⓘ major transportation hubs ⓘ rich cultural heritage ⓘ
locatedIn	New York metropolitan area ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	New York City ⓘ
mayor	Ras Baraka ⓘ
namedAfter	Newark-on-Trent ⓘ surface form: Newark-on-Trent, England
partOf	Port of New York and New Jersey ⓘ
population	approximately 300000 ⓘ
populationAsOf	2020 ⓘ
postalCodePrefix	071 ⓘ
servedBy	Newark Liberty International Airport ⓘ
state	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
timeZoneDST	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
traversedBy	Interstate 280 ⓘ Interstate 78 ⓘ New Jersey Turnpike ⓘ