Gateway Region
The Gateway Region is the primary urbanized area of the northeastern section of New Jersey. It is anchored by Newark, the state's most populous city. It is part of the New York metropolitan area.
The area encompasses
The designation Gateway Region has not caught on in local parlance, as the topography and
Geography
The Gateway Region is home to New Jersey's six largest municipalities:
History
Lenape and New Netherland
The Gateway Region was the territory of the
Colonial America
When the English entered New York Harbor in 1664, a negotiated surrender (which guaranteed religious tolerance and protection of private property) was made to transfer control of the area to the British crown.
Invention, industry and immigration
The first steam engine in America was introduced at the Schuyler Copper Mine on New Barbadoes Neck in 1755.[9] In 1791,
The latter half of the 19th century saw an explosion of the population.
The
World Wars
While immigration to
The forerunner of
The region played an important role in the World War II effort.
Post-war prosperity and urban decline
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Pre- and post-millennium
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The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission was established in 1969 to protect the delicate balance of nature, provide for orderly development, and manage solid waste activities in the New Jersey Meadowlands District, and the Meadowlands Sports Complex opened in 1976. Terminals A, B, and C at Newark Airport were completed in 1973.
Transportation
The Gateway Region has an extensive network of national highways, state freeways, and toll roads; commuter and long-distance trains; an expanding light rail system; local and interstate bus routes; and is home to one of the New York/New Jersey
Rail
- New Jersey Transittrains
- Metropark
- Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR): serving Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, and North Hudson at the Weehawken waterfront, Bergenline (Union City/West New York) and Tonnele Ave (North Bergen)
- Newark City Subway/Newark Light Rail: serving downtown Newark, Branch Brook Park, Belleville, and Bloomfield
- New Jersey Transit Hoboken Division: Main Line (to Suffern, and in partnership with MTA/Metro-North, express service to Port Jervis), Bergen County Line, and jointly with MTA/Metro-North, Pascack Valley Line (limited AM inbound and PM outbound service), all via Secaucus Junction; Montclair-Boonton Line and Morris and Essex Lines (with some service via Secaucus Junction as Midtown Direct); North Jersey Coast Line (limited service as Waterfront Connection); Raritan Valley Line(limited service)
- New Jersey Transit Newark Division: Northeast Corridor Line, North Jersey Coast Line, Raritan Valley Line
- Pennsylvania Station), and World Trade Center(WTC)
- THE Tunnel(see article for details on recent development)
Air
Commercial scheduled passenger service:
- Newark Liberty Airport (EWR), New Jersey's largest airport
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in Flushing, Queens
- John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on Jamaica Bay in Queens
General aviation:
- Essex County Airport
- Greenwood Lake Airport, Passaic County
- Linden Airport
- Teterboro Airport, Hackensack Meadowlands
- Old Bridge Airport
- Little Ferry Seaplane Base
Hubs
- Bergenline Station
- Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal
- Hackensack Bus Transfer
- Hoboken Terminal
- Exchange Place (Jersey City)
- Journal Square Transportation Center
- Newark Broad Street Station
- Newark Liberty International Airport
- Newark Penn Station
- Secaucus Junction
Interstate crossings
- Bayonne Bridge to Staten Island
- Staten Island Expressway
- Holland Tunnel in Jersey City to Lower Manhattan, Interstate 78, U.S. Route 1/9
- Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken to Midtown Manhattan, NJ 495, Route 3
- George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee to Upper Manhattan, Palisades Interstate Parkway, U.S. Route 46, Interstate 95, Interstate 80
- Outerbridge Crossing, from Perth Amboy to Staten Island
Major highways
- Garden State Parkway
- Interstate 78/278
- Interstate 80/280
- New Jersey Turnpike/Interstate 95
- New Jersey Route 3/495 (formerly Interstate 495)
- New Jersey Route 17
- Palisades Parkway
- Pulaski Skyway
Water
- Pier 11 at Wall Street in lower Manhattan, and to West Midtown Ferry Terminalin midtown Manhattan, where free transfer is available to a variety of "loop" buses.
- From Liberty State Park Liberty Water Taxi runs routes to Paulus Hook and World Financial Center.
- Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne is one of three passenger terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Seaports
The
Media
The Gateway is part of the Greater New York media market.
Newspapers
Many communities have weekly local newspapers specific to their towns, while other daily newspapers have a broader readership and are commonly available in retail shops and for delivery. The following newspapers are daily newspapers serving the Gateway Region market.
Published in New Jersey
- Herald News
- Home News Tribune
- The Jersey Journal
- The Record
- The Star-Ledger
Published in New York
Television
The region has ethnic market stations as well as commercial stations that mainly address the metropolitan New York City market as a whole. The WNJN network for New Jersey PBS affiliate stations provide New Jersey-specific news coverage.
Television stations located in and broadcasting from Gateway:
- Cable and satellite
- VHF stations (analog)
- Channel 9: WWOR-TV (My Network TV) – Secaucus (New York City)
- Channel 13: WNET (PBS) – Newark (New York City)
- VHF stations (digital)
- UHF stations (analog)
- Channel 34: WPXO-LD (low power) (i) – East Orange
- Channel 39: WDVB-CA (The Pentagon Channel) – Edison
- Channel 41: (New York City)
- Channel 47: WNJU (Telemundo) – Linden
- Channel 50: WNJN (PBS) – Montclair – "N.J. Public Television"
- Channel 58: WNJB (PBS) – Newark – "N.J. Public Television"
- Channel 68: Telefutura) – Newark (New York City)
- UHF stations (digital)
- Channel 40: WXTV (Univision) – Paterson(New York City)
- Channel 53: WFUT-TV(Telefutura) – Newark (New York City)
- Channel 61: WNET (PBS) – Newark (New York City)
Radio
Radio stations in the Gateway Region include:
- 620 WSNR Jersey City
- 930 WPAT Paterson (Ethnic programming)
- 970 WNYM Hackensack
- 1430 WNSW Newark
- 1450 WCTC New Brunswick (talk radio)
- 1530 WJDM Elizabeth and 97.5 Jersey City (Spanish programming)
- 1660 WWRU Jersey City (Korean programming)
- 88.3 WBGO Newark (Jazz/Newark Public Radio)
- 88.7 WPSC-FM Wayne (William Paterson University, indie hip hop)
- 88.7 WRSUNew Brunswick (freeform)
- 89.1 WFDU Teaneck (Fairleigh Dickenson University, eclectic music)
- 90.3 Montclair State College, indie/eclectic)
- 90.3 WVPH Piscataway (freeform)
- 91.1 WFMU East Orange (freeform)
- 93.1 WPAT-FM Paterson (Spanish contemporary)
- 94.7 Hip-hop music)
- 95.9 WYNE-LP Wayne (Christian programming)
- 98.3 adult contemporary)
- 99.1 Christian contemporary music)
- 100.3 WHTZ Newark (pop music)
- 105.9 public radio)
Cuisine
Dialect
Annual events
There are re-occurring events throughout the year in the Gateway including
- All Points West Music & Arts Festival
- The Bamboozle
- Black Maria Film Festival
- Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park
- Cuban Parade of New Jersey
- Philippine Fiesta at Meadowlands Exposition Center
- Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
- German-American Volksfest[31]
- Trotting Triple Crown, at Meadowlands Racetrack
- Hoboken Film Festival
- Hudson County Film and Video Festival
- Hudson River Waterfront Marathon
- Hungarian Festival
- Jersey City Pride
- Macy's Fireworks Spectacular on Independence Day
- Newark Black Film Festival
- New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, spring
- New Jersey Film Festival
- New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest
- New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
- New Jersey Folk Festival
- Passion Play at Park Theater[32]
- Portugal Day Festival, also known as Portugal Day Feast or Chop Fest
- Rutgers Agricultural Field Day
- Santakrusan Procession
- State Fair Meadowlands
Exhibitions and performances
Historic sites and exhibitions
The Gateway Region is home to many points of historical interest, including districts, private homes, places of worship, train stations, civic and industrial architecture, and structures of engineering significance. The
- Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island
- Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum
- American Labor Museum
- Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
- Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey
- Fort Lee Historic Park
- Hoboken Historical Museum
- Lambert Castle Museum
- Jewish Museum of New Jersey[33]
- Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum
- Maywood Station Museum
- Museum of African American Music (under construction)
- New Bridge Landing
- New Jersey Naval Museum
- Paterson Museum at Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
- Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center[34]
- Whippany Railway Museum
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Science and natural history
- AIDS Museum
- Liberty Science Center
- Nature Center & Observatory at Rifle Camp Park
- Newark Museum
- New Jersey Museum of Agriculture
- Rutgers University Geology Museum
- William Miller Sperry Observatory
Visual arts
- Albus Cavus
- Bergen Museum of Art and Science
- Clifton Arts Center & Sculpture Park
- Hiram Blauvelt Wildlife Art Museum
- Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
- Jersey City Museum
- Jewish Museum of New Jersey
- Montclair Art Museum
- Newark Museum
- Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
- Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art
Music and stage
Located near New York City, many residents and visitors take advantage of and contribute to performances in music, theater, and dance. There are many theater and dance companies throughout the region. Major companies, events, and performance venues include:
- Bergen Performing Arts Center
- DeBaun Center for Performing Arts
- Stephen J. Capestro Theatre
- George Street Playhouse[35]
- Hudson River Performing Arts Center (proposed)
- Kasser Theater
- Loew's Jersey Theater
- Maxwell's
- New Jersey Ballet[36]
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center
- New Jersey Youth Symphony[37]
- New Jersey Youth Symphony
- Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at nearby Drew University
- Newark Symphony Hall
- Paper Mill Playhouse
- Park Performing Arts Center[38]
- Premiere Stages
- Players Guild of Leonia
- Prudential Center, nicknamed the "Rock"
- Meadowlands Stadium and Meadowlands Arena
- State Theater
- Union City Performing Arts Center[39]
- Union County Arts Center
- William Carlos Williams Center for the Performing Arts
Sport teams and venues
The Gateway is home to five teams from major professional sports leagues playing in the state (though three teams identify as being from New York), as well as minor league teams. Since the 1970s several new stadiums and arenas have been built mostly near Downtown Newark or as part of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which since 2009 can be reached with the Meadowlands Rail Line.[40]
The teams are:
- National Hockey League – New Jersey Devils
- Major League Soccer – New York Red Bulls
- Major League Lacrosse – New Jersey Pride and Bergen River Dogs
- National Football League – New York Giants and New York Jets
- Great Lakes Indoor Football League – New Jersey Revolution
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) – New Jersey Ironmen
The venues include:
- Bergen Ballpark at the Meadowlands (proposed) at American Dream Meadowlands
- MetLife Stadium
- Meadowlands Racetrack
- Izod Center, commonly called Meadowlands Arena
- Riverfront Stadium
- Prudential Center, nicknamed the "Rock"
- Red Bull Arena
- South Mountain Arena
Nature and outdoor recreation
Environmental centers
- Flat Rock Brook Nature Center[41]
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center[42]
- Meadowlands Environment Center[43]
- Nature Center & Observatory at Rifle Camp Park
- Tenafly Nature Center
- Trailside Nature & Science Center
- Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary
- Closter Nature Center
- James A. McFaul Environmental Center (Wyckoff)
- Lorrimer Sanctuary (Franklin Lakes)
- Weis Ecology Center (Ringwood)
Horticulture
- Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival
- Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary[44]
- Durand-Hedden House and Garden
- New Jersey State Botanical Garden – Skylands, Ringwood State Park
- Presby Memorial Iris Gardens – Montclair
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum – Summit
- Rutgers Gardens – Rutgers University, New Brunswick
- Howard Van Vleck Arboretum – Montclair
- Florence and Robert Zuck Arboretum – Drew University, Madsion
- Greenwood Gardens[45]
National natural landmarks
- Great Falls-Garret Mountain
- Great Swamp
- Palisades of the Hudson
- Pigeon Swamp State Park
- Riker Hill Fossil Site
Parks, reserves, and forests
- Bergen Parks
- Hudson Parks
- Essex Parks
- Middlesex Parks
- Union Parks
- Watchung Mountain Reservations
- Branch Brook Park
- Cheesequake State Park
- Eagle Rock Reservation
- De Korte Park[46]
- Sandy Hook
- Garret Mountain Reservation
- Hackensack RiverWalk
- Middlesex Greenway Trail, part of the planned East Coast Greenway trail
- High Mountain Park Preserve
- Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
- Liberty State Park
- Lincoln Park/West Bergen
- Mills Reservation
- New Jersey Meadowlands Commission
- Palisades Interstate Park
- Ramapo Mountain State Forest
- Ringwood Manor State Park
- South Mountain Reservation
- Wawayanda State Park
- Weequahic Park
Zoos
- Bergen County Zoological Park
- Newark Museum
- Turtle Back Zoo
State prisons
- Rahway State Prison
- Northern State Prison
Superfund sites
The region has some of the highest concentration of super fund sites in the nation.[47]
Universities and colleges
- Bergen Community College
- Berkeley College
- Bloomfield College
- Caldwell College
- Essex County College
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Felician College
- Gibbs College
- Hudson County Community College
- Kean University
- Middlesex County College
- Montclair State University
- New Brunswick Theological Seminary
- New Jersey City University
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Passaic County Community College
- Ramapo College
- Raritan Valley Community College
- Rutgers University
- Saint Peter's University
- Seton Hall University
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Union County College
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
- William Paterson University
See also
- New York metropolitan area
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Tri-State Region
- North Jersey Shared Assets Area
- North Jersey
- Regions of New Jersey
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