Government Center, Newark, New Jersey
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Downtown Newark
Downtown Newark is Newark, New Jersey's major central business, retail, and cultural district. It is located at a bend in the Passaic River.Downtown is the site of the original Puritan settlement of Newark. The first settlers, led by Robert Treat, landed not far from the present site of the New...
that is named for the presence of government buildings centered around a plaza known as Federal Square.
The district is just south of Four Corners
Four Corners (Newark)
Four Corners at the intersection of Broad and Market Streets in Newark, New Jersey is site of the city's earliest settlement and the heart of Downtown that at one time was considered the busiest intersection in the United States...
on the east side of Broad Street and the Prudential Center and north of Newark Symphony Hall
Newark Symphony Hall
Newark Symphony Hall at 1020 Broad Street in Newark, New Jerseywas built in 1925 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It was known for many years as The Mosque Theater.-Design and construction:...
and the The Coast
The Coast, Newark, New Jersey
The Coast or Lincoln Park is a neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, bounded by the Springfield/Belmont, South Broad Valley, South Ironbound and Downtown neighborhoods. It is bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to the west, Kinney St. to the north, the McCarter Highway to the east and South...
neighborhood. To the west near Mulberry Street is the area that at one time was Newark's Chinatown
Chinatown, Newark
Newark's Chinatown was an ethnic enclave with a large percentage of Chinese immigrants, centered along Market Street in Newark, New Jersey from 1875 and remaining on some scale for nearly one hundred years. The center of the neighborhood was directly east of the Government Center neighborhood...
., and host to restaurant serving the district and the sports center. The surrounding area includes mid-rise government buildings and at-grade parking lots.
Government Buildings
At one time Federal Square had been called Vroom Alley, but was renamed in recognition of the concentration of the following buildings:- Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Federal Office Building
- Newark City HallNewark City HallNewark City Hall, is located at Government Center in Newark, New Jersey. The building was built in 1902 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1978.-History:...
- Main Post Office and U.S. Courthouse
- Police Headquarters & Municipal Court Building
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse
See also
- New Jersey Superior CourtNew Jersey Superior CourtThe Superior Court is the state court in the U.S. state of New Jersey, with state-wide trial and appellate jurisdiction. The Superior Court has three divisions: the Appellate Division is essentially an intermediate appellate court while the Law and Chancery Divisions function as trial courts...
- Gibraltar Building
- Newark Legal CenterNewark Legal CenterThe Newark Legal Center, also known as One Riverfront Center, is an office building in Newark, New Jersey located along the banks of the Passaic River and connected by a skywalk over Raymond Boulevard to Gateway Center and Penn Station...
Future Light Rail Proposal
In 2002, New Jersey Transit released information on their website about a second phase of the Newark Rail Link. The first phase of the project is the completed Newark Light RailNewark Light Rail
The Newark Light Rail is a light rail system under New Jersey Transit Bus Operations serving Newark, New Jersey. The service consists of two segments, the original Newark City Subway, and the extension to Broad Street station...
line. The Newark Rail Link is a divided part of a former proposed project called the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link
Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link
The Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link was a proposed -long light rail line in New Jersey, USA, which would have connected the downtown areas of Newark and Elizabeth with the Newark Liberty International Airport and been operated by New Jersey Transit...
(NERL). The project has since been divided into the Union County Light Rail
Union County Light Rail
The Union County Light Rail was a proposed light rail system connecting Newark Airport to midtown Elizabeth, New Jersey.-Project details and status:...
(UCLR) and the Newark Rail Link (NRL). The release on NJ Transit's website proposed light rail stations for this second segment at the Prudential Center at Mulberry Street and Market Street, Government Center at Mulberry Street and Lincoln Park
The Coast, Newark, New Jersey
The Coast or Lincoln Park is a neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, bounded by the Springfield/Belmont, South Broad Valley, South Ironbound and Downtown neighborhoods. It is bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to the west, Kinney St. to the north, the McCarter Highway to the east and South...
/Symphony Hall at Camp Street in the Coast neighborhood before proceeding to Newark Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States...
. The release has likely been removed from the site due to lack of funding for such a project at this time.