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That Mythical Sixth Borough

Thursday, 10 May 2007 – 10:00 am

One of those expressions you hear now and then is “Sixth Borough.” I personally prefer to apply that term to the Gold Coast Jersey City/Hoboken agglomeration. I think based on density and proximity to Manhattan, JC/Hoboken deserves the Sixth Borough title, but I’ve noticed different people - not just people in real [...]

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NYTimes on MLK Boulevard

Saturday, 6 January 2007 – 9:22 am

I’m surprised Ken hasn’t blogged on this already, but the NYTimes has a really long, well-done article up about Newark’s Renaissance. This article is on Martin Luther King Boulevard (my favorite street in Newark, see my tours Martin Luther King Blvd: 1 and Martin Luther King Blvd: 2)
Check it out the Times article.
Did anyone [...]

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Manischewitz Expands Newark Operations

Tuesday, 2 January 2007 – 7:50 pm

A common misperception some people have about Newark is that the city’s industry is a thing of the past. Well-informed people know that Newark used to be an industrial colossus, but knowledge that Newark still has a great deal of industry is something of a secret.
Well, if you live in the Northeastern US and [...]

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They’re naming it The Prudential . . .

Thursday, 21 December 2006 – 10:49 am

The Star-Ledger announces today that Prudential and the Devils are finalizing an agreement to dub the new Newark Arena The Prudential Arena, possibly nicknamed “The Rock.”
The most likely figure for the naming rights is $5 million a year.
In my opinion, this is a good deal for Newark, the Devils, and Prudential. Newark [...]

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New Newark novel

Monday, 20 November 2006 – 7:42 pm

For those who are interested in Newark fiction, there is a new novel out set in Newark during the Riots.
The Lightning Rule: A Novel by Brett Ellen Block is out. It is set in that long hot summer of 1967 and is about a detective’s search for a serial killer who hunts men on [...]

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