Elizabeth (New Jersey) - Elizabeth (New Jersey)

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth is a city in US- federal state New Jersey. Elizabeth belongs to New York Metropolitan Area and owes its tourist importance above all to its immediate vicinity to Newark Liberty International Airport (Newark), one of the two main airports of New York City.

Elizabeth is the administrative seat of Union County and the fourth largest city in New Jersey. Located on the Hudson River, Newark / Elizabeth Seaport is one of the largest import / export ports in the country.

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Elizabeth was founded in 1664 by English settlers and named after the wife of the politician Sir George Carteret, Elizabeth de Carteret. After the founding of the US state New Jersey, Elizabeth became its first capital. 1790 took over Trenton this rank.

getting there

By plane

Elizabeth is comfortable about that Newark Liberty International Airport to reach.

By train

The closest Amtrak-Bahn station is located at Newark Liberty International Airport.

By bus

The next Greyhound-Terminal is located in Newark.

In the street

The city is located directly on the major Interstate Highway 95, the Boston and Newark With Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Florida connects.

mobility

Map of Elizabeth (New Jersey)

NJ transit, the transportation company of the US state New Jersey, has two train stations in Elizabeth - Elizabeth and North Elizabeth - from which you can get directly to the airport in Newark and to Penn Station in Manhattan, but also to many destinations in the west of the New York Metropolitan Area got. The same company also operates a number of bus routes here.

Tourist Attractions

St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Elizabeth's historic train station is still in operation.

Churches

  • 1  First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, 14-44 Broad St.. Church built in the Gothic style from the 18th century.
  • 2  St. Patrick’s Church, 215 Court St, at Jackson Park. Monumental church in the southeast of Elizabeth, built in 1900 in Gothic style.

Other structures

  • Belcher-Ogden House, 1046 E Jersey St, at Catherine St, in the center of town. Georgian style house from the early 18th century.
  • Boxwood Hall / Boudinot Mansion, 1073 E Jersey St, at Morrell St. House from the late 18th century.
  • Elizabeth Station, Corner of Morris Ave & Broad St. Elizabeth train station, built in the late 19th century in Romanesque style.
  • Charles N. Fowler House / Vail-Deane School, 518 Salem Ave. Early 20th century apartment building (Colonial Revival style).
  • Liberty Hall / Governor William Livingston House, Corner of Morris Ave & North Ave.. House from the 18th century.
  • Singer Factory District, Trumbull St. The complex of the former Singer sewing machine factory, built in the 19th century.
  • 3  St. John's Parsonage / Hampton House, 633 Pearl St.. Federal style rectory built in the 17th century.
  • Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad St, at Rahway Ave. The imposing courthouse of the city, located in the center of Elizabeth.

A stroll through the expansive Mid-Town Historic District the best place to start is at the NJ transit station Elizabeth Station.

Parks and gardens

  • 4  Evergreen Cemetery, 1137 N Broad St. Late Victorian cemetery, laid out in the 19th century.

activities

  • 1  AMC Loews Jersey Gardens, 651 Kapkowski Rd, in the Jersey Gardens Mall. The largest multiplex in New Jersey, 20 screening rooms. Mainstream program.
  • Ritz Theater, 1148 East Jersey St, at Jefferson Ave.. Large theater with 2,772 seats located in the center of Elizabeth. Built in Art Deco style and opened in 1926.

shop

Interesting for consumers who shop in New Jersey is that none here Sales Tax is levied on clothing. In many shops, you only pay half the usual tax for other items. It's worth paying attention to which retailers are offering this discount.

  • 1  IKEA, 1000 Ikea Dr = E North Ave between Interstate Highway 95 and Molester St. There is a branch of the Swedish furniture store chain directly at the airport. This is highly valued by many Americans and European migrants because affordable, modern furniture is otherwise hardly available in the USA. Further branches are located in Paramus, NJ (42 km north), Hicksville, Long Island (83 km east), Conshohocken, PA (138 km southwest), Philadelphia, PA (140 km southwest) and New Haven, CT (152 km northeast). In Brooklyn the opening of an Ikea branch is planned.Open: Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
  • 2  Jersey Gardens, Jersey Gardens Blvd.. South of the airport area is the state's second largest shopping mall New Jersey. The usual department stores, boutiques and fast food restaurants.Open: Mon - Sat 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Food

  • 3  Stop & Shop, 801 Newark Ave at the corner of North Ave.. The largest supermarket in town.

kitchen

Elizabeth doesn't have much to offer in terms of cuisine. As an unusually large number of restaurants in the city specialize in Spanish and Mexican cuisine, it is worth giving this a try. People who are unfamiliar with the area and who have no reservations about junk food are often drawn to the to eat Food court Jersey Gardens Mall, because you don't have to look far here. Gourmets prefer to move to neighboring cities such as Hoboken out.

Cheap

  • Michelino’s, 169 Washington Ave. Italian restaurant with good value for money.
  • Shish Kebab House, 701 Spring St. Fast food with Afghan cuisine.
  • Tropicana Diner, 537 Morris Avenue. Popular restaurant with fine American fast cuisine.

medium

  • Valencia restaurant, 663 Monroe Ave, at Louisa St. Highly rated restaurant with Portuguese cuisine on Tripadvisor.

Upscale

  • Manolo's restaurant, 91 Elizabeth Ave. Considered the best restaurant in Elizabeth. Spanish and Mediterranean cuisine.

nightlife

accommodation

The city's two hotel miles are on the southwest and southern fringes of the airport (Spring St; Glimcher Way northwest of Jersey Gardens Mall). The chain hotels on the edge of the airport usually offer a free shuttle service to the terminal, which is not to be despised because it is very easy to get lost in the maze of expressways around the airport. However, if you are looking for inexpensive accommodation, it is best to look around at the many small motels in the inner city of Elizabeth.

Cheap

  • Budget Inn, 427 Allen St. Tel.: 1 908-289-8900. Independently run motel far south of Elizabeth, right on the toll station of Interstate Highway 95.
  • In-Town Motor Lodge, 405 Morris Ave, at Orchard St. Tel.: 1 908-289-8585. Independently run motel in downtown Elizabeth. Some rooms are equipped with a kitchenette. Probably just as inexpensive as it is scary.
  • Knights Inn, 178 Spring St, between E Grant St and William St. Tel.: 1 908-353-3030. Chain motel in the center of Elizabeth.
  • Maple Motel, 454 Maple Ave, corner of Spring St.. Independently run small motel in the south of Elizabeth.
  • Oak Grand Motel, 216 Spring St, between Magnolia Ave and E Grant St. Tel.: 1 908-289-8585. Independently run motel in downtown Elizabeth.
  • Ritz Motel, 725 US Route 1 = corner of Spring St & S Broad St. Tel.: 1 908-352-6610. Independently run small motel in the south of Elizabeth.
  • Royal Motel, 511 Spring St, at Laura St. Tel.: 1 908-352-2200. Independently run motel in downtown Elizabeth.
  • Saxony Motel, 330 Atlantic St, at 3rd Ave. Tel.: 1 908-965-2262. Independently owned motel located south of Elizabeth, just off Interstate Highway 95.
  • Spring Lane Motel, 930 Spring St, between Neck Ln and Fanny St. Tel.: 1 908-289-7707. Independently run motel across from the Four Points Hotel.

medium

  • Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Newark Airport, NJ, 100 International Boulevard, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201, United States. Tel.: 1 908-282-0020, Email: . Large and extremely decent chain hotel right across from the Jersey Gardens Mall. Well-maintained, spacious rooms with microwaves and refrigerators from $ 120; large bathroom. Because of the hotel's proximity to the runway, the rooms are not super-quiet, but definitely quieter than most hotel rooms in Manhattan (which, in contrast to the airport, never comes to rest). A warm breakfast is included, but the buffet is a bit sparse than in other hotels of this quality class (if you stay here longer, you might want to bring one or two breakfast items with you from the second morning, pastrami for example, or an exciting cheese; what else do you have a room refrigerator for). Indoor swimming pool.
  • Flora Motel, 815 Flora St, near Division St. Tel.: 1 908-527-0606. Quietly located motel with 50 rooms halfway between the airport and Downtown Elizabeth.

Upscale

  • Four Points by Sheraton Newark Airport, 901 Spring Street; within the triangle US Route 1 = Spring St & Route 81 = Dowd Ave & North Ave E; Access via Spring St, but only from the south. Tel.: 1 908-527-1600. Chain hotel with 260 rooms.Price: From $ 145.
  • Hampton Inn Airport, 1128-38 Spring St, south of McClellan St, 200 yards to the right of the Hilton; Only accessible from Spring St = US Route 1 when traveling south. Tel.: 1 908-355-0500. Price: From $ 155.
  • 1  Hilton-Newark Airport, 1170 Spring St, at McClellan St; Only accessible from Spring St = US Route 1 when traveling south. Tel.: 1 908-351-3900. Large comfort hotel directly at the airport. The rooms are really pleasant (there are real duvets in winter) and surprisingly quiet given the proximity to the motorway and the airport. In this hotel, however, savings are made on service and small things (water temperature in the pool) and parking and breakfast are so expensive that it is better not to book the room directly at the Hilton in order to get a reasonable final price, but preferably via Hotwire, the room in the the same hotel often offers under $ 70 (blind booking). Self-caterers will find a reasonably well-stocked Stop & Shop supermarket 1 km further west on Newark Avenue.Price: From $ 162.

security

health

  • 1  Trinitas Hospital, 225 Williamson St, in downtown Elizabeth.

Practical advice

  • 2  Elizabeth Post Office, 310 N Broad St, at Chestnut St, in downtown Elizabeth. Open: Mon - Fri 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sat 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

trips

literature

  • Jean-Rae Turner, Richard T. Koles: Elizabeth, Arcadia Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0738534641

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