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Urbanized area of northeastern New Jersey, US
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The Gateway, in northeastern New Jersey, encompasses the six most urban counties in the state that are part of the sprawling metropolitan area of New York City. It is culturally, geographically and racially/ethnically diverse, home to the state's largest cities and some of its most affluent suburbs.
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Elizabeth is the fourth largest city in New Jersey.
Edison is a city in Middlesex, New Jersey. The city is named after Thomas Alva Edison who carried out most of his life's work, including the invention of the phonograph and the lightbulb, here.
a residential community across the George Washington Bridge from Manhattan that has a strong Korean-American presence.
Tree-lined streets with well-preserved brownstones typify this former dockworkers' town on the Hudson. Millennials are taking over Hoboken's old Italian and Irish neighborhoods, but the city still has the highest number of bars per square mile in the country! Birthplace of Frank Sinatra and the location of the world's first recorded baseball game.
New Jersey's second largest and most diverse city, directly across from Lower Manhattan. A city of distinct neighborhoods, it is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, across from Liberty State Park.
New Jersey's largest city hosts the NJ Performing Arts Center, Prudential Center, Newark Museum, the nation's biggest Cherry Blossom Festival.
Home of Rutgers University, it has historically been a college town but is also becoming a popular commuter town for Millennials.
Passaic is a city in New Jersey.
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