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}}U.S. state>StateNew Jersey}}List of counties in New Jersey>County}} Hudson|government_footnotes = Borough (New Jersey)>Borough|governing_body = Borough Council|leader_title = MayorDemocratic Party (New Jersey)>D, term ends December 31, 2023)2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.City manager>Administrator|leader_name1 = Robert DowdBorough Administrator, Borough of East Newark. Accessed May 22, 2022.|leader_title2 = Municipal clerk|leader_name2 = Kevin D. HarrisClerk’s Office, Borough of East Newark. Accessed May 22, 2022.Municipal corporation>Incorporated|established_date = July 2, 1895|unit_pref = ImperialPUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, October 11, 2022, |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 0.32|area_land_km2 = 0.27|area_water_km2 = 0.06|area_total_sq_mi = 0.13|area_land_sq_mi = 0.10|area_water_sq_mi = 0.02|area_water_percent = 16.92|area_rank = 564th of 565 in state12th of 12 in county2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.2020 United States census>2020|population_footnotes = |population_total = 2594|population_rank = 464th of 565 in state12th of 12 in countyPopulation Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.|population_density_km2 = auto|population_density_sq_mi = 25301.5|population_density_rank = 6th of 565 in state5th of 12 in county|population_est = 2452|pop_est_as_of = 2022|pop_est_footnotes = Eastern Time Zone>Eastern (EST)|utc_offset = −05:00Eastern Daylight Time>Eastern (EDT)|utc_offset_DST = −04:00885199|Borough of East Newark}}, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.|elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 16|coordinates_footnotes = US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.40.752011region:US-NJ_type:city|display=inline,title}}|postal_code_type = ZIP Code|postal_code = 07029Look Up a ZIP Code for East Newark, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 29, 2012.Area codes 862 and 973>973Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for East Newark, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 9, 2013.Federal Information Processing Standards>FIPS code|blank_info = 3401719360U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.Geographic Names Information System>GNIS feature ID|blank1_info = 0885199US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.{{URLwww.boroughofeastnewark.com}}}}|footnotes = }}East Newark is a borough in the western part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Newark, which sits across the Passaic River. The borough is the second-smallest municipality by total area in the state.Astudillo, Carla. “The 10 tiniest towns in New Jersey (they’re really small)”, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 1, 2016, updated May 16, 2019. Accessed March 5, 2020. “We used square mile data from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to rank the ten municipalities with the smallest area size.... 2. East Newark - East Newark, a suburb of Newark in Hudson county, is the second-tiniest New Jersey municipality, making up about 0.113 square miles.“The Borough of East Newark was established on July 2, 1895, from portions of Kearny lying between the Erie Railroad’s Newark Branch right of way and Harrison, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 146. Accessed June 29, 2012.History {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117103723mysite.verizon.net/vze6nfq6/id8.html |date=2007-01-17 }}, Borough of East Newark. Accessed June 29, 2012.History of Harrison {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080622townofharrisonnj.com/history/ |date=2017-09-17 }}, Town of Harrison. Accessed September 16, 2017. “The Borough of East Newark was established by a vote of the citizens of the lower end of Kearny lying between the Erie Railroad and Harrison. Being dissatisfied with the existing town government, they voted on July 2, 1895, to separate following the example set by Kearny in separating from Harrison almost thirty years before.“As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 2,594, an increase of 188 (+7.8%) from the 2010 census count of 2,406, which in turn reflected an increase of 29 (+1.2%) from the 2,377 counted in the 2000 census.Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.13 square miles (0.32 km2), including 0.10 square miles (0.27 km2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2) of water (16.92%).The borough is bordered to the north by Kearny and to the south and east by Harrison, both in Hudson County, and to the west by the Passaic River across from which is Newark in Essex County.Areas touching East Newark, MapIt. Accessed March 29, 2020.Hudson County Map {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430114258chnj.njpn.org/hudson-county/ |date=April 30, 2020 }}, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 29, 2020.New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.The Clark Thread Company Historic District is located in the borough.

Demographics

{{US Census population|1900= 2500|1910= 3163|1920= 3057|1930= 2686|1940= 2273|1950= 2173|1960= 1872|1970= 1922|1980= 1923|1990= 2157|2000= 2377|2010= 2406|2020= 2594| estimate=2452| estyear=2022| estref=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022, United States Census Bureau, released May 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023.Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905, New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed October 9, 2013.1900–1910Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890, United States Census Bureau, p. 337. Accessed June 29, 2012. 1910–1930Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 - Population Volume I, United States Census Bureau, p. 716. Accessed June 29, 2012.1940–2000Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023. 20002010DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for East Newark borough, Hudson County, New Jersey {{Webarchive>url=https://archive.today/20200212101109factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401719360 United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 28, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for East Newark borough {{Webarchive>url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526065909lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/eastnewark1.pdf |date=2015-05-26 }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed June 29, 2012. 2020Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.}}

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,406 people, 759 households, and 569 families in the borough. The population density was 23,532.1 per square mile (9,085.8/km2). There were 794 housing units at an average density of 7,765.8 per square mile (2,998.4/km2). The racial makeup was 63.01% (1,516) White, 1.91% (46) Black or African American, 0.42% (10) Native American, 7.81% (188) Asian, 0.04% (1) Pacific Islander, 22.90% (551) from other races, and 3.91% (94) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 61.39% (1,477) of the population.Of the 759 households, 36.6% had children under the age of 18; 45.2% were married couples living together; 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.0% were non-families. Of all households, 15.3% were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.38.22.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.1 males.The Census Bureau’s 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $54,722 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,909) and the median family income was $59,423 (+/− $9,367). Males had a median income of $41,173 (+/− $3,762) versus $28,224 (+/− $4,249) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $22,242 (+/− $2,054). About 7.9% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for East Newark borough, Hudson County, New Jersey {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083103factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401719360 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 29, 2012.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 2,377 people, 767 households, and 605 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|23,330.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 799 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7,842.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 67.02% White, 1.68% African American, 0.50% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 20.99% from other races, and 7.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.54% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for East Newark borough, New Jersey {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728082023censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603419360.pdf |date=2013-07-28 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 10, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for East Newark borough, Hudson County, New Jersey {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094838factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401719360 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 10, 2012.As of the 2000 Census, 10.1% of East Newark’s residents identified themselves as being of Peruvian American ancestry. This was the highest percentage of Peruvian American people in any place in the United States.Peruvian Communities {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011161238epodunk.com/ancestry/Peruvian.html |date=2007-10-11 }}, EPodunk. Accessed July 7, 2006. In the same census, 6.2% of East Newark’s residents identified themselves as being of Brazilian American ancestry, which was the highest percentage of Brazilian American people in any place in the United States.Brazilian Communities {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923063816www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Brazilian.html |date=September 23, 2012 }}, Epodunk. Accessed July 7, 2006. As of the 2000 Census, 7.67% of East Newark’s residents identified themselves as being of Ecuadorian ancestry, which was the highest of any municipality in New Jersey and the third highest percentage of Ecuadorian people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.Ecuadorian Communities {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110231932www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Ecuadorian.html |date=November 10, 2006 }}, EPodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.There were 767 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.40.In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.The median income for a household in the borough was $44,352, and the median income for a family was $46,375. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,231 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,415. About 11.3% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

{{further|Mayor of East Newark, New Jersey}}East Newark is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the most commonly used form of government in the state.Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023. The governing body is composed of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council is composed of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 142. The borough form of government used by East Newark is a “weak mayor / strong council” government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.Cerra, Michael F. “Forms of Government: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.“Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey”, p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.{{As of|2022}}, the Mayor of East Newark is Democrat Dina M. Grilo, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023; Mayor Grilo is the first woman to serve as East Newark’s mayor, having defeated Democratic-turned-Republican incumbent mayor Joseph Smith in the 2019 local election.Sibayan, Reena Rose. “Grilo sworn in as East Newark’s first female mayor”, The Jersey Journal, January 3, 2020. Accessed March 29, 2020. “Dina Grilo is sworn in as East Newark’s first female mayor by State Sen. Nicholas Sacco on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at the senior center.” Members of the East Newark Borough Council are Council President Jeanne Zincavage (D, 2023), Jessica Diaz (D, 2022), Rose M. Evaristo (D, 2024), Kenneth J. Graham (D, 2024), Hans Peter Lucas (D, 2023) and Christopher Reis (D, 2022).Elected Officials, Borough of East Newark. Accessed May 22, 2022.2021 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of East Newark. Accessed May 22, 2022.Elected Officials, Hudson County, New Jersey Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2022.General Election November 2, 2021 Official results, Hudson County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.Hudson County General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results, Hudson County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.Hudson County General Election 2018 Statement of Vote November 5, 2019, Hudson County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 13, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.

Federal, state and county representation

East Newark is located in the 8th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey’s 29th state legislative district.Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.{{NJ Congress 08}} {{NJ Senate}}{{NJ Legislative 29}}{{NJ Hudson County Freeholders}}

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 753 registered voters in East Newark, of which 469 (62.3%) were registered as Democrats, 35 (4.6%) were registered as Republicans and 249 (33.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.Voter Registration Summary - Hudson, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 13, 2012.In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 82.3% of the vote (400 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 16.5% (80 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (6 votes), among the 492 ballots cast by the borough’s 844 registered voters (6 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 58.3%.WEB,www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf, Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hudson County, March 15, 2013, New Jersey Department of Elections, December 24, 2014, WEB,www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hudson.pdf, Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hudson County, March 15, 2013, New Jersey Department of Elections, December 24, 2014, In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 76.0% of the vote (414 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 22.6% (123 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (4 votes), among the 545 ballots cast by the borough’s 904 registered voters, for a turnout of 60.3%.2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2012. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 71.2% of the vote (337 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 26.4% (125 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (6 votes), among the 473 ballots cast by the borough’s 800 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 59.1.2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 64.9% of the vote (148 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 32.9% (75 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (5 votes), among the 232 ballots cast by the borough’s 884 registered voters (4 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 26.2%.WEB,www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hudson.pdf, Governor - Hudson County, January 29, 2014, New Jersey Department of Elections, December 24, 2014, WEB,www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hudson.pdf, Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hudson County, January 29, 2014, New Jersey Department of Elections, December 24, 2014, In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 71.8% of the vote (234 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 21.8% (71 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 4.0% (13 votes), among the 326 ballots cast by the borough’s 765 registered voters, yielding a 42.6% turnout.www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hudson.pdf" title="web.archive.org/web/20120822214207www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hudson.pdf">2009 Governor: Hudson County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2012.

Education

The East Newark School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 220 students and 18.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.District information for East Newark School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Harrison High School in Harrison, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Harrison Public Schools.Duger, Rose. “East Newark Harrison merging dispatch service” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015055813www.nj.com/kearnyjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1293693963293270.xml&coll=3 |date=October 15, 2012 }}, The Jersey Journal, December 30, 2010. Accessed March 25, 2011. “Kearny handles all health-related functions through its Board of Health, while East Newark high school children attend Harrison High School and the borough contracts with Harrison to provide street cleaning, snow removal, ambulance and library services.” Citing rising tuition costs, the district announced in 2013 that it was seeking to sever its relationship with Harrison and send its students to Kearny High School, where tuition costs for students would be substantially lower than the $14,674 per student paid to Harrison for the 2012–2013 school year.Leir, Ron. “Where will E. Newark kids end up?”, The Observer, June 19, 2013. Accessed October 9, 2013. “For much of its entire 118- year history, since it broke away from Kearny’s First Ward, the borough of East Newark (population 2,400) has maintained a single public school for kindergarten to grade 8 and has consistently sent its graduates to high school in neighboring Harrison.... For that reason, Smith said, the borough is exploring the possibility of sending its kids to Kearny High School. The tuition rate would be lower than Harrison’s and there’s room at KHS for East Newark’s kids, according to Smith.” In 2015, the district agreed to a new six-year sending agreement with the Harrison district under which East Newark would pay $13,000 per student, rising by 2% annually, a drop from the $16,100 cost per student paid as of the 2014–2015 school year.Duger, Rose. “East Newark to continue sending high school students to Harrison”, The Jersey Journal, April 23, 2015. Accessed November 3, 2016. “East Newark will continue to send its high school students to Harrison High under a pact approved by the school boards in the two towns. The agreement calls for East Newark to pay tuition of $13,000 per student next year, with tuition hikes of 2 percent in each of the next six years. That’s significantly less than the $16,100 per student tuition East Newark currently pays.” As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 698 students and 52.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.School data for Harrison High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.

Public safety

East Newark is protected by a volunteer fire department. There are approximately 34 firefighters who staff one ladder and two engines, one of which is a spare.East Newark Volunteer Fire Department {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217050106usfiredept.com/east-newark-volunteer-fire-department-6923.html |date=2015-02-17 }}, USFireDept.com. Accessed February 16, 2015. The department also has shared use of a haz-mat mass decontamination trailer unit with the Kearny and Harrison Fire Departments. The fire department has mutual aid agreements with all Hudson County departments and is also a member of the Southern Bergen County Mutual Aid Association.East Newark has a police department with nine sworn officers, led by Chief Anthony Monteiro.Police Department, Borough of East Newark. Accessed July 30, 2018. “The East Newark Police Department, currently under the direction of Chief Anthony Monteiro is a 9 member department that provides services to the approximately 2400 residents in the Borough of East Newark.”

Transportation

Roads and highways

File:2018-07-18 09 20 13 View west along Interstate 280 (Essex Freeway) just east of the William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge in East Newark, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|View west along Interstate 280 in East Newark, just before crossing the Stickel Bridge]]{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|2.71|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|2.27|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|0.44|mi}} by Hudson County.Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.Interstate 280 passes through the southern portion of the borough.Interstate 280 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2016. Accessed February 28, 2023. Note that the SLD does not show the highway passing through the borough as it connects from Newark to Harrison, though maps show that it does clip the borough’s southeastern border. The entrances to interchange 16 lie in adjacent Harrison, and those for interchange 15B lie in Newark across the William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge over the Passaic River, which is crossed by the Clay Street Bridge.Hudson County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 28, 2023.

Public transportation

NJ Transit bus service is available to Newark on the 30 and 76 routes.www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesHudsonCountyTo" title="web.archive.org/web/20100726183321www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesHudsonCountyTo">Hudson County Bus/rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed June 29, 2012.Hudson County System Map {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221513www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf |date=November 12, 2019 }}, NJ Transit. Accessed November 12, 2019.2018 Hudson County Transit Map, Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 12, 2019.The closest NJ Transit rail station to East Newark is the Newark Broad Street Station, with connections to the Montclair-Boonton Line and both branches of the Morris & Essex Lines. The station is also served by the Newark Light Rail. The closest rapid transit service is the PATH’s Harrison station, a few blocks south of East Newark.The closest airport with scheduled passenger service is Newark Liberty International Airport, located {{convert|4.8|mi|km}} south in Newark and Elizabeth. John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport are in Queens, New York City.

Notable people

{{Category see also|People from East Newark, New Jersey}}People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Newark include:

• Davey Brown (1898–1970), professional soccer player inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951Davey Brown {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20081208192921national.soccerhall.org/famers/davey_brown.htm |date=2008-12-08 }}, National Soccer Hall of Fame. Accessed October 13, 2007.
• Jimmy Douglas (1898–1972), soccer goalkeeper who spent his career in the first American Soccer LeagueMcCabe, Tom. “The (G)loved Ones”, The New York Times, March 21, 2013. Accessed April 18, 2016. “East Newark’s Jimmy Douglas played for a string of teams in the American Soccer League (Harrison New York Nationals and Fall River Marksmen, among others) before guarding the net in the 1924 Olympic Games and the inaugural World Cup, in 1930.”
• Philip Kearny (1815–1862), United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War“The Late Gen. Kearney.”, The New York Times, September 5, 1862. Accessed July 30, 2018. “The funeral of Major-Gen. Philip Kearney will take place at Trinity Church, in this City, on Saturday, Sept. 6, inst., at 3 P.M. He will be interred in his family vault in Trinity Churchyard. His relatives are invited to attend at his residence in East Newark, N.J., at 1 P.M., to accompany the remains to New-York.”
• Cornelius Augustine McGlennon (1878–1931), represented {{ushr|New Jersey|8}} from 1919 to 1921 and was Mayor of East Newark, New Jersey, from 1907 to 1919Cornelius Augustine McGlennon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 2, 2007.
• Erika Vogt (born 1973), sculptor, printmaker and video artist“’Stranger Debris Roll Roll Roll’ will be the first solo museum presentation of the work of Erika Vogt.”, New Museum. Accessed November 18, 2015. “Erika Vogt (b. 1973 East Newark, NJ) received her BFA from New York University and her MFA from California Institute of the Arts.”

References

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External links

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• Borough of East Newark Official Website
• East Newark Public School
• {{NJReportCard|17|1200|0|East Newark Public School}}
• School Data for the East Newark Public School, National Center for Education Statistics

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