Guidebook for Newark

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Guidebook for Newark

Arts & Culture

Entertainment Venue, bigger than Madison Square Garden, many concerts and sports events
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Pusat Prudential
25 Lafayette St
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Entertainment Venue, bigger than Madison Square Garden, many concerts and sports events
Theatre, Dance, Concerts
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Pusat Kesenian New Jersey di Newark
1 Center St
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Theatre, Dance, Concerts
Concerts, Theatre, home of the Newark Boys Chorus. Historical Building from the 1920's
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Newark Symphony Hall
1020 Broad St
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Concerts, Theatre, home of the Newark Boys Chorus. Historical Building from the 1920's
3-mile rubberized running track, swans; lake used to be the reservoir for Newark.
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Taman Weequahic
Meeker Avenue
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3-mile rubberized running track, swans; lake used to be the reservoir for Newark.
Outdoor events and concerts in the summer
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Lincoln Park
1 County Rd 605
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Outdoor events and concerts in the summer
Outdoor music in the summer
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Taman Kemerdekaan
218 Van Buren St
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Outdoor music in the summer
Art Gallery just around the corner
City Without Walls
6 Crawford St
Art Gallery just around the corner
This museum is worth the trip!
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Muzium Newark
49 Washington St
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This museum is worth the trip!
Cool exhibits and events.
Gallery Aferro
73 Market St
Cool exhibits and events.
Concerts and art shows once in a while.
Newark School of the Arts
89 Lincoln Park
Concerts and art shows once in a while.

Everything Else

Easy local transportation
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NJPAC/Center St. station
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Easy local transportation
Major Transportation Hub Easy commute to NYC from here Bus $5.50 Train $5, 18-22 min PATH $2.75, 22-35 min I might be able to pick you up or drop you off here
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Newark Penn Station
Market Street
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Major Transportation Hub Easy commute to NYC from here Bus $5.50 Train $5, 18-22 min PATH $2.75, 22-35 min I might be able to pick you up or drop you off here
April Annual Cherry Blossom Festival (5000 cherry trees, largest collection in U.S.!), Roller Skating Rink, Outdoor Summer Concerts & Movies. Oldest county park in country, rubberized running track.
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Branch Brook Park
Lake Street
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April Annual Cherry Blossom Festival (5000 cherry trees, largest collection in U.S.!), Roller Skating Rink, Outdoor Summer Concerts & Movies. Oldest county park in country, rubberized running track.
Private Yoga, Massage, Health Coaching, Wellness Consulting
New Ark Yoga & Wellness
39 Lincoln Park
Private Yoga, Massage, Health Coaching, Wellness Consulting
Historical Building
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City Hall Station
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Historical Building
Education
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New Jersey Institute of Technology
323 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Education

Shopping

This neighborhood has restaurants, stores, and cultural activities
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Ironbound District
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This neighborhood has restaurants, stores, and cultural activities

Drinks & Nightlife

Good Portuguese food, parking free with dinner
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Iberia Peninsula
80-84 Ferry St
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Good Portuguese food, parking free with dinner
Good sushi, sometimes live music (lately on Thursdays)
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Manu's Kitchen Bar & Sushi Lounge
90 Ferry St
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Good sushi, sometimes live music (lately on Thursdays)
Close by, open later
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Hell's Kitchen Lounge
150 Lafayette St
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Close by, open later

Food Scene

Good soul food, but limited hours, closed Mondays
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Vonda's Kitchen
183 W Kinney St
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Good soul food, but limited hours, closed Mondays
Good coffee, teas, specialty items
T.M. Ward Coffee
944 Broad St
Good coffee, teas, specialty items
Fun place to hang out
ADT
Fun place to hang out
Good food, a little more upscale (white table cloths), parking lot around corner, close by
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Casa Vasca
141 Elm St
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Good food, a little more upscale (white table cloths), parking lot around corner, close by
Authentic homecooked Ecuadorian Restaurant, a little downscale, inexpensive, good menu with some specialty items. Although service can be a little slow, everyone is friendly and kind.
Rincon Del Valle
120 Elm St
Authentic homecooked Ecuadorian Restaurant, a little downscale, inexpensive, good menu with some specialty items. Although service can be a little slow, everyone is friendly and kind.
Less than 1 mi away, cafeteria style service with tables, wifi. Good breakfast pastries, cappuccino, fresh OJ + lunch & dinner: hot baccalau, Portuguese potato stew, cuban sandwiches, desserts
Café Caffé - Chestnut Street
274 Chestnut St
Less than 1 mi away, cafeteria style service with tables, wifi. Good breakfast pastries, cappuccino, fresh OJ + lunch & dinner: hot baccalau, Portuguese potato stew, cuban sandwiches, desserts
Across the park from apartment, good inexpensive take out food, especially fried fish, mac and cheese, and although overcooked collards, they have good spices.
Soul Food Chess House
242 East State Street
Across the park from apartment, good inexpensive take out food, especially fried fish, mac and cheese, and although overcooked collards, they have good spices.
24 hours, decent diner food. Easy to park late night, very friendly and efficient wait staff.
Andros Restaurant
6 Wilson Avenue
24 hours, decent diner food. Easy to park late night, very friendly and efficient wait staff.
24 hours, inexpensive takeout, close to Branchbrook Park. Basic Dominican fare - 3 kinds of rice, chicken, pork, goat, baccala.
La Parada Dominicana Restaurant
275 Park Ave
24 hours, inexpensive takeout, close to Branchbrook Park. Basic Dominican fare - 3 kinds of rice, chicken, pork, goat, baccala.

Sightseeing

Built in 1934, go inside and look at the architecture, the ceiling...
United States Postal Service
2 Federal Square
Built in 1934, go inside and look at the architecture, the ceiling...
Gotta see the architecture! It's at the southern end of Branchbrook Park.
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Basilica Katedral Sacred Heart
89 Ridge St
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Gotta see the architecture! It's at the southern end of Branchbrook Park.
Historical Building
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Newark Public Library
5 Washington St
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Historical Building
Beautiful boardwalk, with incredible close up view of Lady Liberty from the back! Plus views of Ellis and Governor's Island. Good fireworks in summer, walking trails.
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Taman Liberty State
1 Audrey Zapp Drive
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Beautiful boardwalk, with incredible close up view of Lady Liberty from the back! Plus views of Ellis and Governor's Island. Good fireworks in summer, walking trails.
1 mil, 5 min drive, use 35 Broome Street for gps. Interesting Community Garden and learning center.
Greater Newark Conservancy
1 mil, 5 min drive, use 35 Broome Street for gps. Interesting Community Garden and learning center.

Essentials

.6 mi walk. Open til 10 pm. Hardly any organic food, but decent produce, interesting South American food, olive oil, I like adding their shredded collards to my green salads.
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Seabra Foods
180 Schuyler Ave
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.6 mi walk. Open til 10 pm. Hardly any organic food, but decent produce, interesting South American food, olive oil, I like adding their shredded collards to my green salads.
Open 24 hours, 3 miles from my apt. Better than the closer Pathmark on Bergen Street (1.8 miles - there: poor customer service, overpriced produce)
Pathmark Pharmacy
281 Ferry St
Open 24 hours, 3 miles from my apt. Better than the closer Pathmark on Bergen Street (1.8 miles - there: poor customer service, overpriced produce)
<3 miles. Shoprite is planning to come to Newark this year on Springfield,
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ShopRite of Kearny
100 Passaic Ave
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<3 miles. Shoprite is planning to come to Newark this year on Springfield,