Newark Business & Culture

Business and Real Estate Advances

• 🔥 South Ward Wellness Center Groundbreaking: Public-private partnership including RWJBarnabas Health, BRICK...

Major business boost: New York-based Falcon Rappaport & Berkman opens AI-native office at 3 Gateway Center in Newark, serving as hub for AI tools,...

Newark's green rebellion at Prince Street campus: Phase 2 complete this Spring, blending historic 1884 Moorish Revival revival with nature.

• Oasis...

Public-private powerhouse unites RWJBarnabas Health ($3M investment), BRICK Networks, Saint James FQHC, and YMCA for 50,000-sq-ft facility at 483...

Newark's multi-billion-dollar developments and 24/7 data centers are spiking noise and light pollution, disrupting residents' sleep.

Key stats from...

World Elite Sumo brings a 12-man tournament to Prudential Center next weekend.

Pro wrestler Sandstorm previews the event, pushing to grow sumo in NJ...

Essex County supervisors approve plan to expand affordable downtown parking, addressing analysis showing only 150 spots available in five years amid current development pace.

Real Estate Advances

• 🔥 Five-Story Building Near Vailsburg Park: Newark City Council voted 8-0 on first reading to pass an ordinance for a...

• Near-catastrophe avoided by feet on short Runway 29 (6,726 ft), used due to 31 mph wind gusts.
• Boeing 767 from Italy struck truck and pole on NJ...

Newark's devastating literacy crisis persists, spotlighted by a 19-year-old unable to read Dr. Seuss and leaders demanding equity.

• TFA-NJ event...

Critical delay in Newark's state-funded mental health crisis center: Ribbon cut April 1, but still not open. Located at University Hospital campus,...

• Must-attend cultural highlight for Newark: Free panel on AAPI trailblazers, poetry reading, and screening of Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority at...

RWJBarnabas Health launches a healthy food center in a N.J. city to boost community wellness—CEO Mark Manigan notes it won't put the hospital out of business. Key step for local food access.

Momentum builds in Newark developments:

• The Bend expands with 12,000+ seat amphitheater for entertainment boost.
• Mayor Baraka breaks ground on Sal...

Downtown Real Estate Projects

• 🔥 Historic Firehouse Conversion: Paramount Assets plans to restore the historic firehouse at 27 Academy Street...

• Single rides up 8.3%: From $3 to $3.25; bundles from $2.85 to $3.10 per ride; reduced fares $1.50 to $1.60.
• Hikes fund infrastructure upgrades,...

Sewer rates and UTV regulations headline the Newark City Council agenda, signaling potential changes to utility costs and city vehicle policies. Check the 1:03 YouTube preview for details.

Adaptive reuse triumph in Newark's Four Corners: the 19th-century firehouse at 27 Academy Street, spared demolition in 2020, now approved for...

Newark faces a student literacy crisis: Only 34% of grades 3-9 passed ELA tests last spring, vs. 53% statewide.

• Teach For America NJ hosted an...

United Airlines aircraft struck a light pole on final descent into Newark International Airport Sunday, damaging the post and a tractor. Highlights ongoing airport operations risks for locals relying on EWR.