Last April, a gunman opened fire at a synagogue near San Diego, killing a woman and wounding a rabbi and two others. The July daily mean is 77.4 °F (25.2 °C), and highs exceed 90 °F (32 °C) on an average 27 days per year,[69] not factoring in the often higher heat index. About 5% used all other forms of transportation, including taxicab, motorcycle, and bicycle. A little over 1.2% practiced an eastern religion including Sikhism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. While not at the same scale as the case of Flint, Michigan, it was said that Newark's problem came from a similar ignorance of officials who the city relied on to ensure their clean water. ", "After 110 years, N.J.'s largest museum has a brand new name", "Library Locations – Newark Public Library", Collection Development Policy Adopted by the Board of Trustees September 24, 1997, "The Last Synagogue In Newark, a small congregation strives to maintain its historic presence. On April 17, 2008, James was found guilty for his role in the conspiring to rig land sales at nine city-owned properties for personal gain. The largest Christian group in Newark is the Catholic Church (34.3%), followed by Baptists (5.2%). Radio station WNEW-AM (now WBBR) was founded in Newark in 1934 and later moved to New York City. Tempo Networks, producing for the pan-Caribbean television market, is based in the city. [354] University Heights Charter School is another charter school, serving children in grades K-5, recognized as a 2011 Epic Silver Gain School. In the 19th century, the Central Ward was inhabited by Germans and other white Catholic and Christian groups. _paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', u+'piwik.php']); [51][52][53], Newark is New Jersey's largest and second-most racially diverse city (after neighboring Jersey City). [394] The city has received three noncompliance notices for exceeding lead levels since 2017 and continues to fight its lead problem. [61], The West Ward comprises the neighborhoods of Vailsburg, Ivy Hill, West Side, Fairmount and Lower Roseville. He pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion in 2002 as part of a plea agreement on fraud and bribery charges. [167], The city is also home to the New Jersey Historical Society, which has rotating exhibits on New Jersey and Newark. They also provide the medical staffing for Northstar and Southstar, which are the two NJ State Police medevac helicopters, staffing one flight nurse and a flight medic around the clock. Today, due to the enterprise of its immigrant population, the Ironbound (also known as "Down Neck" and "The Neck")[65] is a destination for shopping, dining, and nightlife. The Panel system was the Bell System solution to the big city problem, where an exchange had to serve large numbers of subscribers on both manual as well as automatically switched central offices, without negatively impacting established user convenience and reliability. The department is a member of the Metro USAR Strike Team, which is composed of nine North Jersey fire departments. [174][175] By the 1950s there were 50 synagogues in Newark serving a Jewish population of 70,000 to 80,000, once the sixth-largest Jewish community in the United States.[176][177]. The South Ward, once home to residents of predominantly Jewish descent, now has ethnic neighborhoods made up primarily of African Americans and Hispanics. [391] Even after municipal water tests revealed the severity of the problem Mayor Ras Baraka mailed a brochure to the cities residents that the water meets all federal standards. [161], In the house music and garage house genres and scene, Newark is known as an innovator. Senator from New Jersey. The city is also a college town, with nearly 50,000 students attending the city's universities and medical and law schools. [181] Seventeen artists contributed sections to the mural, including Adrienne Wheeler, Akintola Hanif, David Oquendo, Don Rimx, El Decertor, GAIA, GERA, Kevin Darmanie, Khari Johnson-Ricks, Lunar New Year, Manuel Acevedo, Mata Ruda, Nanook, Nina Chanel Abney, Sonni, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, WERC and Zeh Palito. [383] In 2014, the total number of homicides in Newark was 93,[384] while Essex County as a whole had 117 murders. Its neighborhoods include Broadway, Mount Pleasant, Upper Roseville and the affluent Forest Hill section. Princeton Alumni Weekly vol. Life of Crime was originally produced in 1988 and was followed by a 1998 sequel. Located in the Central Ward is the nation's largest health sciences university, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. Sunni, Shia, and Ahmadiyya Muslims are the largest Islamic denominational demographic, though some Muslims in the area may be Quranists. [388] The Newark Police reported 69 homicides for 2018. It will ultimately serve over 570 students, mostly matriculating from other charter schools in the area. ", "Super Bowl 2014: New Jersey out in the cold? I can confirm that we’re investigating this matter as potential acts of domestic terrorism fueled both by anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement beliefs,” the attorney general said. Bus service in Newark is provided by NJ Transit, CoachUSA contract operators and DeCamp in North Newark. Lead service pipes that carry water were installed in Newark. [235], WNET, a flagship station of the Public Broadcasting Service now on channel 13, and Spanish-language WFUT-TV Channel 68, a UniMás owned-and-operated station, are licensed to Newark. It is divided into five political wards,[54] which are often used by residents to identify their place of habitation. The newspaper sold its headquarters in July 2014, with the offices of the publisher, the editorial board, columnists, and magazine relocating to the Gateway Center. Newark also has four public works by Mt.Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum in Newark, which include Seated Lincoln (1911), Indian and the Puritan (1916), First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark (1916), and Wars of America (1926). [264] The center has hosted the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals, the 2011 NBA draft, and the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. [171] Located in the John Cotton Dana Library at Rutgers-Newark, the Institute houses more than 200,000 jazz recordings in all commercially available formats, more than 6,000 monograph titles, including discographies, biographies, history and criticism, published music, film and video; over 600 periodicals and serials, dating back to the early 20th century; and one of the country's most comprehensive jazz oral history collections, featuring more than 150 jazz oral histories, most with typed transcripts. About 22% of families and 25% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.9% of those under age 18 and 22.4% of those age 65 or over. Moorish Revival buildings include Newark Symphony Hall and the Prince Street Synagogue, one of the oldest synagogue buildings in New Jersey. Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. [397], The Morris Canal, stretching 102 miles (164 km) to Newark from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River, was completed in 1831 and allowed coal and other industrial and agricultural products from Pennsylvania to be transported cheaply and efficiently to the New York metropolitan area. [273][274] Quintana's term ended on June 30, 2014. The 107 and 108 routes run to New York City. As originally introduced in these exchanges, subscribers' telephones had no dials and customers continued to make calls by asking an operator to ring their called party, at which point the operator keyed the telephone number into the panel equipment, instead of making cord connections manually. [335][336], His successor was Kenneth Gibson, the city's first African American mayor, elected in 1970. EliteXC: Primetime, a mixed martial arts (MMA) event which took place on May 31, 2008, was the first MMA event aired in primetime on major American network television. The North Ward has lost geographic area in recent times; its southern boundary is now significantly further north than the traditional boundary near Interstate 280. JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The couple who burst into a kosher market in Jersey City with assault weapons appear to have acted alone even though they had expressed interest in a fringe religious group that often disparages whites and Jews, New Jersey officials said. Black or African Americans were 47.0% of the population, Asian Americans were 2.1%, some other race 1.6%, and multiracial Americans 1.1%. [169] The library also hosts daily programs including ESL classes, yoga classes, arts and crafts, history talks, and more. The largest religious community in Newark are Christians, owing in part to European colonialism and missionary work. Lebby C. Jones (D, at large; Irvington),[310] [231], Radio station WJZ (now WABC) made its first broadcast in 1921 from the Westinghouse plant near Broad Street Station. Senator, New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, New Jersey's Tenth Congressional District, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, Consulate-General of Ecuador in New Jersey, "Gateway? The victims killed in the store were: Mindel Ferencz, 31, who with her husband owned the grocery; 24-year-old Moshe Deutsch, a rabbinical student from Brooklyn who was shopping there; and store employee Douglas Miguel Rodriguez, 49. Brick City club, a dance-oriented electronic music genre, is native to the city. [4] After becoming acting mayor on October 31, 2013, Luis A. Quintana, born in Añasco, Puerto Rico, was sworn in as Newark's first Latino mayor on November 4, 2013, assuming the unexpired term of Cory Booker, who vacated the position to become the junior U.S. Newark is divided into five political wards (East, West, South, North and Central) and contains neighborhoods ranging in character from bustling urban districts to quiet suburban enclaves. The average seasonal snowfall is 29.5 inches (75 cm), though variations in weather patterns may bring sparse snowfall in some years and several major nor'easters in others, with the heaviest 24-hour fall of 25.9 inches (66 cm) occurring on December 26, 1947. The Central Ward forms the present-day heart of Newark, and includes 26 public schools, two police precincts, including headquarters, four firehouses, and one branch library. This 669-bed regional facility is also home to the Children's Hospital of New Jersey. After reaching a peak of 442,337 residents counted in the 1930 Census, and a post-war population of 438,776 in 1950, the city's population saw a decline of nearly 40% as residents moved to surrounding suburbs. The remainder identified with Continuing Anglican or Evangelical Episcopal bodies including the Reformed Episcopal Church and Anglican Church in North America. The North Ward had its own Little Italy, centered on heavily Italian Seventh Avenue and the area of St. Lucy's Church; demographics have transitioned to Latino in recent decades, though the ward as a whole remains ethnically diverse. [248][249] The Once and Future Newark (2006) is a documentary travelogue about places of cultural, social and historical significance by Rutgers History Professor Clement Price. Many households refused to participate in the census, with immigrants often reluctant to submit census forms because they believed that the information could be used to justify their deportation.[108]. [119] The largest Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions in Newark include the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (Ecumenical Patriarchate) and Diocese of New York and New Jersey (Orthodox Church in America). ", "Report: Newarkers Among New Jersey's Poorest", Urban Enterprise Zone Effective and Expiration Dates, "Christie vetoes urban enterprise zone extension", "Notice: Law Reinstates Five Urban Enterprise Zones And Also Extends The Expiration Date Of 12 Other UEZs", "Incentive Programs – Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Program", New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Essex County: Newark – Urban Transit Hub Tax Credits, "New York Port Hums Again, With Asian Trade", "These are the towns with the lowest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties", "South Orange synagogue supports Greater Newark Conservancy renovation of historic Prince Street synagogue", "Opinion: Mission accomplished, NJPAC chief moves on", "Historic music hall has brighter days ahead", "2014 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival To Be Held October 23–26 At New Jersey Performing Arts Center And Newark's Downtown Arts District", "A Brand-New Arena and a Not-So-New Rock Star", "The Sky’s The Limit: An Oral History of Jersey Club DJ Sliink, UNiiQU3, DJ Tameil and more on the rise of the Downtown Newark sound. Senator to replace the seat held by Frank Lautenberg until his death. [170], Since 1962, Newark has been home to the Institute of Jazz Studies, the world's foremost jazz archives and research libraries. The city is the largest in New Jersey's Gateway Region, which is said to have received its name from Newark's nickname as the "Gateway City". [8] The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 565) statewide that use this form of government. [241][242] Some months earlier the Ironbound Film & Television Studios, the only "stay and shoot" facility in the metro area opened, its first production being Bar Karma. [145] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6 5⁄8% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. [85][86] 49.2% of the city's 80,622 residents who identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino were from Puerto Rico, while 9.4% were from Ecuador and 7.8% from the Dominican Republic. })(); The biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival took place in Newark for the first time in 2010. As the second largest city in the New York metropolitan area Newark is part of the regional professional sports and media markets. [11][287][288] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Newark had been split between the 27th, 28th and 29th state legislative districts. [234], New Jersey's first television station, WATV Channel 13, signed-on May 15, 1948, from studios at the Mosque Theater known as the "Television Center Newark." [129] The service industry is also growing rapidly, replacing those in the manufacturing industry, which was once Newark's primary economy. [428][429][430], Pope John Paul II visited the city in 1995, at which time he elevated the city's cathedral to a basilica to become the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
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