Newark

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Newark is a major city in northern New Jersey known for its historic significance, diverse communities, and role as a cultural and transportation hub in the New York metropolitan area.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 201
862
973
country United States
county Essex County
foundedBy Puritans from Connecticut
foundedInYear 1666
hasAirport Newark Liberty International Airport
hasCulturalInstitution New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Newark Museum of Art
Prudential Center
hasDemographicCharacteristic ethnically diverse population
hasGovernmentType mayor–council government
hasHistoricSignificance one of the oldest European-founded cities in the United States
hasMajorRailStation Newark Broad Street Station
Newark Penn Station
hasMayor Ras Baraka
hasNeighborhood Central Ward
Downtown Newark
Ironbound
North Ward
South Ward
Vailsburg
Weequahic
West Ward
hasPopulation over 300000
hasPort Port Newark
Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal
hasSportsTeam New Jersey Devils
hasUniversity Essex County College
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rutgers University–Newark
Seton Hall University School of Law
isCountySeatOf Essex County
isLargestCityIn New Jersey
isMajor cultural center
economic center
transportation hub
locatedInMetropolitanArea New York metropolitan area
locatedInRegion Northern New Jersey
locatedOnRiver Passaic River
namedAfter Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Newark-on-Trent
postalCodePrefix 071
servedBy Newark Liberty International Airport
state New Jersey
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
traversedBy Interstate 280
Interstate 78 NERFINISHED
New Jersey Turnpike
U.S. Route 1/9


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