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Real Estate Tips:
Sometimes the best investment is your own venture. If you are not comfortable with the world of finance and big spenders, then invest in something like real estate that you can improve and resell. This is especially wise if you have skills that are needed to improve a property to increase it's resale value. One way to diversify your investment portfolio is through real estate. Although real estate might not have the glitz stock market investing, it is usually a solid core investment part of a portfolio. Often, real estate will hold its value when the market takes a downward turn, thereby; buffering any market loss.

3 Popular Attractions In New Jersey

• Storybook Land: Amusement park in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.

• PNC Bank Arts Center: Theater in Holmdel, New Jersey.

New Jersey Facts:

• Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Redman, Das EFX, Naughty by Nature, Sugar Hill Gang, Lords of the Underground, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifa, Shaq, Judy Blume, Arron Burr, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Frank Sinatra, Grover Cleveland, all New Jersey natives.

• The first Drive-In Movie theatre was opened in Camden.

• In 1869 Princeton played Rutgers in the very first intercollegiate football game.

• The tallest water tower in the world, the Union Watersphere, is located in Union.

Newark, New Jersey
City
City of Newark
From top, left to right: Downtown Newark, Washington Park, The Newark Museum of Art, Jewish Museum of New Jersey, Dock Bridge, the Justice Sculpture, Branch Brook Park, James Street Commons Historic District
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Brick City, The Gateway City, City By The River[1]
Interactive map of Newark
Coordinates: 40°43′27″N 74°10′21″W / 40.72422°N 74.172574°W / 40.72422; -74.172574Coordinates: 40°43′27″N 74°10′21″W / 40.72422°N 74.172574°W / 40.72422; -74.172574[3][4]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Essex
Founded	Religious colony (1663)
Incorporated	October 31, 1693 (as township)
Reincorporated	April 11, 1836 (as city)
Named for	Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Government [9]
•Type	Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
•Body	Municipal Council of Newark
•Mayor	Ras Baraka (D, December 31, 2022)[5][6]
•Administrator	Eric E. Pennington[7]
•Municipal clerk	Kenneth Louis[8]
Area [3]
•Total	25.89sqmi (67.04km2)
•Land	24.14sqmi (62.53km2)
•Water	1.74sqmi (4.51km2) 6.72%
•Rank	102nd of 565 in state 1st of 22 in county[3]
Elevation [10]	13ft (4m)
Population (2020 Census)
•Total	311,549[2]
•Estimate (2020)[11]	311,549[2]
•Rank	62nd in country (as of 2019)[12][13] 1st of 566 in state 1st of 22 in county[14]
•Density	12,879.2/sqmi (4,972.8/km2)
•Rank	23rd of 566 in state 4th of 22 in county[14]
Demonym(s)	Newarker[15]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
•Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	07101-07108, 07112, 07114[16][17]
Area code(s)	862/973[18]
FIPS code	3401351000[3][19][20]
GNIS feature ID	0885317[3][21]
Website	www.newarknj.gov