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Newark - Elizabeth - Harrison Neighborhood Information for Renters |
 These scrappy, unpretentious towns are not the prettiest places in the Garden State but they're affordable and colorful. Newark is the county seat of Essex County and has benefited from major state investments in its infrastructure. A beautification of its river front is in progress to match the upgrade brought to the city with the popular New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the new minor league Bears baseball stadium. The Ironbound section is where much of Newark's classic architecture is still in tact and is the locus of the Portuguese community. Newark is finally having success in recovering from the destructive riots of 1967 and 1968.
Harrison is an Irish enclave in Hudson County, not to be confused with the Harrison in Gloucester County. The Scots and Irish came to Harrison to
work in the mills when Harrison was an industrial center.
Elizabeth is the Union County seat and is the largest seaport in the U.S. Nearly 80% of what our nation imports comes through Elizabeth Seaport first.
Highlights: Elizabeth is home to north Jersey's first Ikea store and the huge Jersey Gardens discount mall. Newark's Branch Brook Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead (the man who designed New York's Central Park) is especially beautiful during the cherry blossom season in late spring. There are 22,000 cherry trees in bloom — more than in DC's more famous garden. Newark Museum on Washington St has the fabulous Ballentine House behind the main building. It's a perfectly preserved Victorian home that shows you daily life in the late 1800s. Penn Station, the terminal for PATH and NJ Transit, is an Art Deco masterpiece.
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Singles/families:
Like most urban areas, Newark is a good place for singles with its nightlife and cultural attractions.
Type of Housing:
Newark has the highest rate of renter-occupied housing of any city in the US, but much of the housing is old and in need of updating. Harrison and Elizabeth are more typically suburban with one and two-family houses along with small apartment houses.
Typical price range:
Studios: $620 - $950
1 BRs: $750 - $1300
2 Brs: $875 - $1375
Transportation links to midtown/downtown:
PATH terminates at Penn Station in Newark. You can take it directly to the World Trade Center station, or transfer at the Grove St. station to go to Hoboken or 33rd St and 6th Ave.
From Newark to Manhattan by PATH: about 40 mins. Harrison is a station on the PATH between Newark and New York.
There is no PATH station in Elizabeth.
NJ Transit Bus route #108 runs directly between Newark and the Port Authority at 42nd St and 8th Ave.
Bus #107 runs through Newark in its way to New York.
NJ Transit Bus route #1111 runs directly between Elizabeth and the Port Authority at 42nd St and 8th Ave.
Busses #112 and #115 run through Elizabeth in its way to New York.
Estimated Commuter time to arrival:
From Newark by PATH: About 40 mins.
From Newark by bus: About 35 mins.
From Harrison by PATH: about 35 mins.
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Elizabeth by bus: About 47 mins.
Links to other relevant websites:
NJ Transit
NY/NJ PATH
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