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Newark
Newark (New Jersey) is a city in northeastern New Jersey. The seat of Essex County, Newark is located on the Passaic River and Newark Bay, just west of New York City. The largest city in the state, Newark is a trade, insurance, financial, and transportation center. Although the city's industrial base has declined in recent decades, firms engaged in making chemicals, food products, and pharmaceuticals are based in the city. Two of the nations largest insurance companies also have headquarters in Newark.
Port Newark, on Newark Bay, is among the nation's largest ports for containerized cargo and is a major unit of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. One of Newark's important functions as a transportation center is the transfer of goods from cargo vessels to the many railroads and truck lines that serve the city. In Newark is one of the largest truck terminals in the country, which serves as a transshipment point between long-distance and short-distance trucking operations.
Newark lies on major highways, including the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. In addition, the tunnels of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) line pass beneath the Hudson River and carry daily commuters bound for New York. Newark International Airport, among the busiest in the country, is one of the three key airports in the New York City metropolitan area. |
