Newark was incorporated as a township on October 31, 1693. Newark was reincorporated as a city on April 11, 1836. The City of Newark has some very descriptive nicknames: Brick City, The Gateway City, and City By The River. Newark is one of the nation’s major air, shipping, and rail hubs.
Settled in 1666 by Puritans from New Haven Colony, Newark is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Its location at the mouth of the Passaic River (where it flows into Newark Bay) has made the city’s waterfront an integral part of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Today, Port Newark–Elizabeth is the primary container shipping terminal of the busiest seaport on the U.S. East Coast.
The City of Newark always embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly neighborhoods. The City of Newark is rolling out their favorite “Welcome to Newark” and their “Glad You’re Here!” inspiring Newark welcome mats to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and many value-added local businesses.
In the spirit of many enterprising early settlers, local Newark entrepreneurs have created many jobs and business opportunities in the city. With the help of local business leaders, the demand for startup ventures and the need for more goods and services has ignited the spirit of business ownership in the local Newark community.
Looking to the future with confidence, the City of Newark encourages its residents to become inventors and creators of startups in retail, music, printing, beauty, healthcare, legal, home repair services, medical support, CNA services, media, information technology (IT), restaurants, makeup, online sales, cleaning services, car repair, beauty salons, barber shops, education technology, and construction to help Newark’s local business communities to grow.