Elizabeth, New Jersey

Elizabeth, New Jersey
City
Elizabeth skyline in October 2015
Flag Seal
Motto:  Loyal Devoir [1]
Location of Elizabeth in Union County highlighted in yellow (center). Inset map: Location of Union County in New Jersey highlighted in black (upper right).
Census Bureau map of Elizabeth, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°39′47″N74°12′50″W / 40.663°N 74.214°W / 40.663; -74.214 [2] [3]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Union
Founded	1664
Incorporated	March 13, 1855
Named for	Elizabeth, wife of Sir George Carteret
Government [4]
• Type	Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
• Body	City Council
•  Mayor	J. Christian "Chris" Bollwage (D, term ends December 31, 2024) [5] [6]
•  Administrator	Bridget S. Anderson [7]
•  Municipal clerk	Yolanda Roberts [8]
Area [9]
• Total	13.64 sq mi (35.32 km2)
• Land	12.32 sq mi (31.91 km2)
• Water	1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2)  9.78%
• Rank	180th of 565 in state 1st of 21 in county [2]
Elevation [10]	16 ft (5 m)
Population  (2020) [11] [12]
• Total	137,298
• Estimate  (2023) [11] [13]	135,829
• Rank	207th in country (2023) [14] 4th of 565 in state (2020) 5th in state (2023) 1st of 21 in county [15]
• Density	11,145.22/sq mi (4,303.27/km2)
• Rank	32nd of 565 in state 2nd of 21 in county [15]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	07201 – Union Square station 07202 – Bayway station 07206 – Elizabethport station 07207 – P.O. Boxes 07208 – Elmora station [16] [17]
Area code	908 [18]
FIPS code	3403921000 [2] [19] [20]
GNIS feature ID	0885205 [2] [21]
Website	www.elizabethnj.org

View Near Elizabethtown, N. J., oil painting by Régis François Gignoux, Honolulu Museum of Art

Elizabeth is a city in and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[22] As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its ranking as the state's fourth-most-populous city behind neighboring Newark, Jersey City, and Paterson, ^{[23] [24]} with a population of 137,298, ^{[11] [12]} an increase of 12,329 (+9.9%) from the 2010 census count of 124,969, ^{[25] [26]} which in turn reflected an increase of 4,401 (3.7%) from the 120,568 counted in the 2000 census. ^[27]

The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 135,829 for 2023, making it the 207th-most populous city in the nation ^[14] and the fifth-most populous municipality of any type in the state, falling behind Lakewood Township, where the population that year was estimated to be 139,866. ^[14]

History

Aerial view of Elizabeth in 1931

The Singer Sewing Machine Company's factory at Elizabethport, c. 1876

Elizabeth, originally called "Elizabethtown" and part of the Elizabethtown Tract, was founded in 1664 by English settlers. The town was not named for Queen Elizabeth I as many people may assume, but rather for Elizabeth, wife of Sir George Carteret, ^[28] one of the two original Proprietors of the colony of New Jersey. ^{[29] [30] [31]} She was the daughter of Philippe de Carteret II, 3rd Seigneur de Sark and Anne Dowse. The town served as the first capital of New Jersey. ^[32]

During the American Revolutionary War, Elizabethtown was continually attacked by British forces based on Manhattan and Staten Island, culminating in the Battle of Springfield which decisively defeated British attempts to gain New Jersey. After independence, it was from Elizabethtown that George Washington embarked by boat to Manhattan for his 1789 inauguration. ^[33] There are numerous memorials and monuments of the American Revolution in Elizabeth. ^[34]

On March 13, 1855, the City of Elizabeth was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, combining and replacing both Elizabeth Borough (which dated back to 1740) and Elizabeth Township (which had been formed in 1693), subject to the results of a referendum held on March 27, 1855. On March 19, 1857, the city became part of the newly created Union County. Portions of the city were taken to form Linden Township on March 4, 1861. ^[35]

The first major industry, the Singer Sewing Machine Company came to Elizabeth and employed as many as 2,000 people. In 1895, it saw one of the first car companies, when Electric Carriage and Wagon Company was founded to manufacture the Electrobat, joined soon by another electric car builder, Andrew L. Riker. The Electric Boat Company got its start building submarines for the United States Navy in Elizabeth, beginning with the launch of USS Holland (SS-1) in 1897. These pioneering naval craft (known as A-Class) were developed at Lewis Nixon's Crescent Shipyard in Elizabeth between the years 1896–1903. ^[36] Elizabeth grew in parallel to its sister city of Newark for many years, but has been more successful in retaining a middle-class presence and was mostly spared riots in the 1960s. ^[37]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 13.66 square miles (35.37 km²), including 12.32 square miles (31.91 km²) of land and 1.34 square miles (3.46 km²) of water (9.78%). ^{[2] [3]}

Elizabeth is bordered to the southwest by Linden, to the west by Roselle and Roselle Park, to the northwest by Union and Hillside, to the north by Newark (in Essex County). To the east the city is across Newark Bay from Bayonne in Hudson County and the Arthur Kill from Staten Island, New York. ^{[38] [39] [40]}

The borders of Elizabeth, Bayonne, and Staten Island meet at one point on Shooters Island, of which 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) of the island is owned by Elizabeth, though the island is managed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. ^[41]

The Elizabeth River is a waterway that courses through the city for 4.2 miles (6.8 km) and is largely channelized, before draining into the Arthur Kill. ^[42]

Districts and neighborhoods

Midtown / Uptown

Art Deco Hersch Tower

Goethals Bridge

Midtown, also occasionally known as Uptown, is the main commercial district and a historic section as well. It includes the First Presbyterian Church ^[28] and St. John's Episcopal Church, and its St. John's Episcopal Churchyard. The First Presbyterian Church was a battleground for the American Revolution. Located here are also the 1931 Art Deco Hersh Tower, ^[43] the Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy, and the Ritz Theatre which has been operating since 1926. Midtown/Uptown includes the area once known as "Brittanville" which contained many English type gardens.

Bayway

Bayway is located in the southern part of the city and borders the City of Linden. From US 1&9 and Allen Street, between the Elizabeth River and the Arthur Kill, it has maintained a strong Polish community for years. Developed at the turn of the 20th century, many of the area residents once worked at the refinery which straddles both Elizabeth and Linden. There are unique ethnic restaurants, bars, and stores along Bayway, and a variety of houses of worship. Housing styles are older and well maintained. There are many affordable two to four-family housing units, and multiple apartment complexes. The western terminus of the Goethals Bridge, which spans the Arthur Kill to Staten Island can be found here. A small section of the neighborhood was isolated with both the completion of the Goethals Bridge in 1928 and the construction of the New Jersey Turnpike in the 1950s.

Downtown / Elizabethport

School # 1 seen in the distance from the park on Court Street

Snyder Academy

Downtown / E-Port (a.k.a. The Port and Elizabethport) is the oldest neighborhood in Elizabeth. It consists of a collection of old world Elizabethan, new American colonial-style houses and apartment buildings that stretch east of 7th Street to its shores. The name is derived from its dependence on businesses catering to seagoing ventures. It was a thriving center of commerce between the 1660s through the middle of the 20th century. This area has had a great deal of improvement since 2000. Many homes have been renovated or been replaced with new, more ornate structures. Federal housing projects that stood for decades along First Street have been demolished and replaced with low to moderate income housing. The waterfront is home to new town homes and two-family homes (duplexes).

The area was once three distinct neighborhoods: Buckeye, Diamondville, and New Mexico. It was the US home of the Singer Manufacturing Company, makers of Singer sewing machines, which constructed a 1,400,000-square-foot (130,000 m²) facility on a 32-acre (13 ha) site in 1873. Shortly after it opened, the factory manufactured the majority of all sewing machines worldwide. With 6,000 employees working there in the 1870s, it employed the largest number of workers at a single facility in 1873. The company moved out of Elizabeth in 1982. ^[44]

Elizabeth Marina, which was once filled with trash and debris along its walkway, was also restored. It is the site of year-round celebrations from a Hispanic festival in late spring to the lighting of a Christmas tree in winter. Living conditions in this area continue to improve year after year. Historically, there were immigrant communities centered around Christian churches. The Slavic community was centered by Sts. Peter and Paul Byzantine, the Lithuanian community attended Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic and the Polish community attended St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Church which still stands. St. Patrick Church, originally Irish, dominates the 'Port; the cornerstone for the second and current building was laid in 1887. ^[45]

Elmora and The West End

Warinanco Park in Elmora

Elmora is a middle/working-class neighborhood in the western part of Elizabeth. The main thoroughfare, Elmora Avenue, offers restaurants, shops and boutiques. Several high-rise building complexes, affording views of the New York City skyline, dot the edge of this neighborhood and are accessible to the Elizabeth station. The neighborhood area forms a "V" from its approximate borders of the Central Railroad tracks to Rahway Avenue.

St. Patrick's Church, Elizabethport

Elmora's modern Orthodox community

The Elmora section of Elizabeth is home to a large Modern Orthodox community. The Jewish Educational Center of Elizabeth was founded in 1941 by a Latvian-born rabbi, Pinchas Mordechai Teitz, who arrived to lecture in to the city's then-small Orthodox community in the 1930s. ^{[46] [47]}

Elmora Hills

The northwestern part of Elmora is known as Elmora Hills. It is a strongly middle- to upper-middle-class neighborhood. Originally called Shearerville, the name Elmora came from the developers of the area, the El Mora Land Company. This area was annexed from Union Township, returning to Elizabeth in the early part of the 20th century. This was done to increase the city's tax base as major improvements to infrastructure were necessary at the time.

Frog Hollow

Frog Hollow is a small community of homes east of Atlantic Street, west of the Arthur Kill, and south of Elizabeth Avenue. Its name is derived from the frogs that could be caught in its marshes as well as the oyster and fishing of the past. The area expanded east and includes the area formerly known as Helltown. Helltown included many of the docks and shipyards, as well as several drydocks. The area's developer was Edward N. Kellogg, who also laid out the neighborhood in Keighry Head. Frog Hollow contains older-style, more affordable homes, rentals, and some quality restaurants in a working-class community. The statue honoring former Mayor Mack on Elizabeth Avenue is a landmark in the community. Frog Hollow is also convenient to the Veteran's Memorial Waterfront Park.

Keighry Head

Its name is attributed to James Keighry of the Isle of Kerry, Ireland. He owned a business facing the square formed at the junction of Jackson, Madison, Chestnut and Magnolia Avenues. The approximate borders of this neighborhood extended north from East Grand Street to Flora Street and from Walnut to Division Street. Developed by Edward N. Kellogg, many of the streets were named after family and friends. Keighry Head is located close to Midtown, containing affordable one and two-family homes, and apartment houses, convenient to the Midtown shopping district, and transportation.

War monument; north Elizabeth

North End / North Elizabeth

The North End, also known as "North Elizabeth", is a diverse working-class neighborhood. The borders are approximately the Arch north to the city line between North Broad Street and US 1&9. It was developed mostly in the 1920s for workers in the Duesenberg automobile plant (later Durant Auto, Burry Biscuits and Interbake Foods). The area was heavily settled by the Irish and then Portuguese. The North End has easy access to New York City and Newark via its own NJ Transit train station, Routes 1 and 9 and the New Jersey Turnpike. The neighborhood also has Crane Square, the Historic Nugents Tavern, and Kellogg Park, and is within close proximity to Newark Liberty International Airport. There is a current plan to develop the former Interbake Foods facility into shopping and residential townhouses and condominiums. This community contains many larger one and two-family homes that have been rebuilt over the past decade. North Elizabeth also features many well-kept apartment houses and condominium units on and around North Avenue that are home to professionals who work in New York or the area. The only Benedictine women's community in New Jersey is located at Saint Walburga Monastery on North Broad Street.

Peterstown

War memorial in Union Square

Peterstown (also known as "The Burg") is a middle/working-class neighborhood in the southeastern part of the city. Its borders run west of Atlantic Street to South Spring Street from 1st Avenue to the Elizabeth River. Its name is derived from John Peters, who owned most of the land with George Peters. They divided the land and developed it during the end of the 19th century. The area was once predominantly occupied by its earliest settlers, who were German, and during the 1920s was gentrified by newly immigrated Italians. Peterstown has clean, quiet streets and has many affordable housing opportunities with a "village" feel. The area contains the historic Union Square, which is home to produce stands, meat markets, fresh fish and poultry stores. Peterstown is also home of the DeCavalcante crime family, one of the most infamous Mafia families in the United States.

The Point / the Crossroads

The Point, formally known as the Crossroads, is centrally located and defined by New Point Road and Division Street. It is close to Midtown and contains many new affordable two-family homes, apartment houses and is undergoing a transformation. The former Elizabeth General Hospital site is currently being demolished and awaiting a new development.

Quality Hill

Home to St. Mary's and the "Hilltoppers", this area once was lined with mansions. Its approximate borders were South Broad Street to Grier Avenue and Pearl Street to what is now US 1&9. During its development in the 1860s it was the most fashionable area of the city to live. It is now a quiet middle class community experiencing a re-development with many new condominiums.

Westminster

Developed by Edward J. Grassman, Westminster got its name from the city's largest residential estates of the Tudor style and was inhabited by many residents who traced their ancestry to England. This neighborhood borders Hillside with the Elizabeth River running its border creating a dramatic splash of greenery and rolling hills off of North Avenue, near Liberty Hall. Residents use this area for recreation, whether it is at the newly christened Phil Rizzuto Park area, or for bird watching or for sunbathing by the river. It is one of the more affluent areas of Elizabeth.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and cool to cold winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elizabeth straddles the boundary between a humid subtropical climate and a hot-summer humid continental climate. ^[48]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1810	2,977		—
1820	3,515		18.1%
1830	3,455		−1.7%
1840	4,184		21.1%
1850	5,583		33.4%
1860	11,567		107.2%
1870	20,832	*	80.1%
1880	28,229		35.5%
1890	37,764		33.8%
1900	52,130		38.0%
1910	73,409		40.8%
1920	95,783		30.5%
1930	114,589		19.6%
1940	109,912		−4.1%
1950	112,817		2.6%
1960	107,698		−4.5%
1970	112,654		4.6%
1980	106,201		−5.7%
1990	110,002		3.6%
2000	120,568		9.6%
2010	124,969		3.7%
2020	137,298		9.9%
2023 (est.)	135,829	[11] [14] [13]	−1.1%
Population sources: 1810–1970 [49] 1810–1920 [50] 1810 [51] 1820 [52] 1830 [53] 1840 [54] 1850–1870 [55] 1850 [56] 1870 [57] 1880–1890 [58] 1890–1910 [59] 1860–1930 [60] 1940–2000 [61] 2000 [62] [63] 2010 [25] [26] [64] 2020 [11] [12] * = Lost territory in previous decade. [35]

2020 census

Elizabeth, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 1990 [65]	Pop 2000 [66]	Pop 2010 [67]	Pop 2020 [68]	% 1990	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	43,720	32,338	22,705	16,553	39.74%	26.82%	18.17%	12.06%
Black or African American alone (NH)	19,981	22,329	23,072	22,261	18.16%	18.52%	18.46%	16.21%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	167	145	138	152	0.15%	0.12%	0.11%	0.11%
Asian alone (NH)	2,752	2,745	2,521	2,757	2.50%	2.28%	2.02%	2.01%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	N/A	18	31	18	N/A	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%
Other race alone (NH)	332	496	811	2,145	0.30%	0.41%	0.65%	1.56%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	N/A	2,870	1,338	3,179	N/A	2.38%	1.07%	2.32%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43,050	59,627	74,353	90,233	39.14%	49.46%	59.50%	65.72%
Total	110,002	120,568	124,969	137,298	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

In 2019, the foreign-born population in the city was 46.6% of the total population, and the Latino population was 65%. ^[69]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 124,969 people, 41,596 households, and 29,325 families in the city. The population density was 10,144.1 per square mile (3,916.7/km²). There were 45,516 housing units at an average density of 3,694.7 per square mile (1,426.5/km²). The racial makeup was 54.65% (68,292) White, 21.08% (26,343) Black or African American, 0.83% (1,036) Native American, 2.08% (2,604) Asian, 0.04% (52) Pacific Islander, 16.72% (20,901) from other races, and 4.59% (5,741) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 59.50% (74,353) of the population. ^[25] Elizabeth had the tenth-highest percentage of Hispanic residents among municipalities in New Jersey in 2010. ^[70]

Of the 41,596 households, 37.0% had children under the age of 18; 39.2% were married couples living together; 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.5% were non-families. Of all households, 23.5% were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.43. ^[25]

25.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.8 males. ^[25]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $43,770 (with a margin of error of +/− $1,488) and the median family income was $46,891 (+/− $1,873). Males had a median income of $32,268 (+/− $1,205) versus $27,228 (+/− $1,427) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,196 (+/− $604). About 14.7% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over. ^[71]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census ^[19] there were 120,568 people, 40,482 households, and 28,175 families residing in the city. The population density was 9,865.5 inhabitants per square mile (3,809.1/km²). There were 42,838 housing units at an average density of 3,505.2 per square mile (1,353.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.78% White, 19.98% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 2.35% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 15.51% from other races, and 5.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.46% of the population. ^{[62] [63]}

Colombia is the nation of birth for the highest number of foreign-born inhabitants of Elizabeth; it was the birthplace of 8,731 Elizabeth residents as of the 2000 Census. This exceeded the combined total of 8,214 for Mexican and Central American immigrants. It also far exceeded the next highest single nation count of Cuba at 5,812. The highest number for a non-Spanish speaking country and third highest overall was Portugal, whose native-born immigrants numbered 4,544. The next largest groups were Salvadoran immigrants numbering 4,043, Peruvians at 3,591 and Dominican immigrants, of whom there were 3,492. ^[72]

There were 40,482 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.45. ^{[62] [63]}

In the city the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. ^{[62] [63]}

The median income for a household in the city was $35,175, and the median income for a family was $38,370. Males had a median income of $30,757 versus $23,931 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,114. About 15.6% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over. ^{[62] [63]}

Economy

The industrial region in eastern Elizabeth

Since World War II, Elizabeth has seen its transportation facilities grow; the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal is one of the busiest ports in the world, as is Newark Liberty International Airport, located in both Newark and Elizabeth. Elizabeth also features Little Jimmy's Italian Ices (since 1932), The Mills At Jersey Gardens outlet mall, Loews Theater, and the Elizabeth Center, which generate millions of dollars in revenue. Companies based in Elizabeth included New England Motor Freight.

Together with Linden, Elizabeth is home to the Bayway Refinery, a Phillips 66 refining facility that supplies petroleum-based products to the New York/New Jersey area, producing approximately 230,000 barrels (37,000 m³) per day. ^[73]

Celadon, a mixed-use development containing 14 glass skyscrapers, offices, retail, a hotel, boardwalk and many other amenities is proposed to border the east side of The Mills at Jersey Gardens, directly on the Port Newark Bay. Groundbreaking was scheduled for the summer of 2008 on the ferry, roads and parking, and construction was planned to continue for at least twelve years. As of 2021 this project has not started construction and there is no recent news about Celadon, so it is assumed that this project has been canceled ^[74]

Portions of the city are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Elizabeth was selected in 1983 as one of the initial group of 10 zones chosen to participate in the program. ^[75] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6+5⁄8% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. ^[76] Established in November 1992, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in November 2023. ^[77]

Government

City Hall, Eggers & Higgins, architects, 1940.

Local government

The City of Elizabeth is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. ^[79] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the City Council. The Elizabeth City Council includes nine members, who are elected to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis with elections held in even-numbered years. The mayor and the three council members elected at-large come up for election together in leap years and two years later the six members who are elected from each of Elizabeth's six wards are all up for election. ^{[4] [80]}

As of 2024 ^[update] , the city's Mayor is Democrat Chris Bollwage, a lifelong resident of Elizabeth who is serving his eighth term as Mayor, serving a term of office that ends December 31, 2024. ^[5] City Council members are Council President Carlos L. Torres (First Ward; D, 2026), Carlos Cedeño (Fourth Ward; D, 2026), Frank J. Cuesta (at-large; D, 2024), William Gallman Jr. (Fifth Ward; D, 2026), Nelson Gonzalez (Second Ward; D, 2026), Manny Grova Jr. (at-large; D, 2024), Kevin Kiniery (Third Ward; D, 2026), Frank O. Mazza (Sixth Ward; D, 2026), and Patricia Perkins-Auguste (at-large; D, 2024). ^{[81] [82] [83] [84] [85]}

Bollwage, who has served as mayor of Elizabeth since 1992, was paid an annual salary of $152,564 in 2016, placing him among the three highest-paid mayors in the state and the only mayor in Union County to earn annual compensation in excess of $100,000. ^{[86] [87]}

Federal, state and county representation

Elizabeth is located in the 8th Congressional District ^[88] and is part of New Jersey's 20th state legislative district. ^{[89] [90] [91]} Prior to the 2010 Census, Elizabeth had been split between the 10th Congressional District and the 13th Congressional District , a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. ^[92]

For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 8th congressional district is represented by Rob Menendez ( D , Jersey City ). ^{[93] [94]} New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) ^[95] and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). ^{[96] [97]}

For the 2024-2025 session , the 20th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Cryan ( D , Union Township ) and in the General Assembly by Reginald Atkins (D, Roselle ) and Annette Quijano (D, Elizabeth ). ^[98]

Union County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners, whose nine members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election each year, with an appointed County Manager overseeing the day-to-day operations of the county. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. ^[99] As of 2024 ^[update] , Union County's County Commissioners are:

Rebecca Williams (D, Plainfield, 2025), ^[100] Joesph Bodek (D, Linden, 2026), ^[101] James E. Baker Jr. (D, Rahway, 2024), ^[102] Michele Delisfort (D, Union Township, 2026), ^[103] Sergio Granados (D, Elizabeth, 2025), ^[104] Bette Jane Kowalski (D, Cranford, 2025), ^[105] Vice Chair Lourdes M. Leon (D, Elizabeth, 2026), ^[106] Alexander Mirabella (D, Fanwood, 2024) ^[107] and Chair Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded (D, Westfield, 2024). ^{[108] [109]}

Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (D, Union Township, 2025), ^{[110] [111]} Sheriff Peter Corvelli (D, Kenilworth, 2026) ^{[112] [113]} and Surrogate Christopher E. Hudak (D, Clark, 2027). ^{[114] [115]}

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 44,415 registered voters in Elizabeth, of which 24,988 (56.3% vs. 41.8% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,430 (5.5% vs. 15.3%) were registered as Republicans and 16,985 (38.2% vs. 42.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 12 voters registered to other parties. ^[116] Among the city's 2010 Census population, 35.5% (vs. 53.3% in Union County) were registered to vote, including 47.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.6% countywide). ^{[116] [117]}

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 24,751 votes (80.8% vs. 66.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 5,213 votes (17.0% vs. 32.3%) and other candidates with 166 votes (0.5% vs. 0.8%), among the 30,640 ballots cast by the city's 50,715 registered voters, for a turnout of 60.4% (vs. 68.8% in Union County). ^{[118] [119]} In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 23,524 votes (74.3% vs. 63.1% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 7,559 votes (23.9% vs. 35.2%) and other candidates with 202 votes (0.6% vs. 0.9%), among the 31,677 ballots cast by the city's 48,294 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.6% (vs. 74.7% in Union County). ^[120] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 18,363 votes (67.2% vs. 58.3% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 8,486 votes (31.0% vs. 40.3%) and other candidates with 144 votes (0.5% vs. 0.7%), among the 27,334 ballots cast by the city's 45,882 registered voters, for a turnout of 59.6% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county). ^[121]

In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Democrat Phil Murphy received 10,589 votes (81.6% vs. 65.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Kim Guadagno with 2,140 votes (16.5% vs. 32.6%), and other candidates with 241 votes (1.9% vs. 2.1%), among the 13,607 ballots cast by the township's 55,569 registered voters, for a turnout of 24.5%. ^{[122] [123]} In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 63.2% of the vote (7,804 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 35.5% (4,379 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (163 votes), among the 13,592 ballots cast by the city's 49,515 registered voters (1,246 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 27.5%. ^{[124] [125]} In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 10,258 ballots cast (66.8% vs. 50.6% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 4,386 votes (28.6% vs. 41.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 376 votes (2.4% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 131 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 15,355 ballots cast by the city's 46,219 registered voters, yielding a 33.2% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county). ^[126]

Police department

The Elizabeth Police Department was established in May 1858.

The current Police Director is Earl Graves and the Chief of Police is Giacomo Sacca. ^[127]

The Table of Organization authorizes 365 officers, ^[128] including 9 captains, 21 lieutenants and 39 sergeants. ^[129]

Fire department

Elizabeth Fire Department (EFD)

Operational area
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
City	Elizabeth
Agency overview
Established	January 1, 1902
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Sal Barraco [130]
EMS level	BLS
Facilities and equipment
Divisions	1
Battalions	2
Stations	7
Engines	7
Trucks	3
Rescues	1
Ambulances	5
Tenders	1
HAZMAT	1
USAR	1
Fireboats	1
Light and air	1

The Elizabeth Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Elizabeth. ^[131] The Elizabeth Fire Department was established as a volunteer organization in 1837 when Engine Company # 1 was organized. In 1901, the volunteer department was no longer adequate and the department reorganized into a paid department on January 1, 1902. ^[132] There are 7 Engine Companies, 3 Ladder Companies, 1 Rescue Company, and several Special Units. These companies and units are under the command of both a Deputy Chief and two Battalion Chiefs.

The department is part of the Metro USAR Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations. ^[133]

Fire station locations and apparatus

Engine company	Ladder company	Special unit	Command unit	Address
Engine 1		Air Cascade Unit		24 South Broad Street
Engine 2				651 South Broad Street
Engine 3	Ladder 2 (Tiller)	Haz-Mat Unit 1, Haz-Mat Decon Trailer	Battalion 1	442 Trumbull Street
Engine 5		QRV 1 (Quick Attack Response Vehicle), Foam Unit, Fire Boat 1 (docked at the port)		147 Elizabeth Avenue
Engine 6	Tower Ladder 3			472 Catherine Street
Engine 7	Ladder 1	Rescue 1, Rescue 2 – (Metro USAR Collapse Rescue Strike Team Unit), Special Operations Vehicle 1 (USAR Support)	Car 42 (Deputy Chief), Battalion 2	411 Irvington Avenue
Engine 8		Tactical Support Unit 1		524 West Grand Street

Emergency medical services

Emergency medical services are provided by the Elizabeth Fire Department's Division of Emergency Medical Services. This is a civilian division of the fire department and handles approximately 20,000 calls a year. The division is made up of an EMS chief, 5 supervisors, 28 full-time emergency medical technicians, and approximately 12 per-diem EMTs. The division, at its maximum staffing, aims to operate five ambulances and a supervisor on days (7 am–7 pm) and three ambulances and a supervisor on nights (7 pm–7 am). They also operate the NJ EMS Task Force Medical Ambulance Bus #1. ^[134]

Hatzalah of Union County provides EMS primarily to the Elmora Hills neighborhood of Elizabeth, and certain sections of Hillside, Union and Roselle Park. ^[135]

Education

The John E. Dwyer Technology Academy and Dunn Sports Center

The city's public schools are operated by Elizabeth Public Schools, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke ^[136] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. ^{[137] [138]} Administration and operation of the district is overseen by a nine-member board of education. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. ^[139]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 36 schools, had an enrollment of 28,712 students and 2,173.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. ^[140] High schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[141] ) are Elizabeth High School Frank J. Cicarell Aacdemy ^[142] (1,152; 9–12), J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy ^[143] (420; 9–12), John E. Dwyer Technology Academy ^[144] (1,340; 9–12), Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy ^[145] (872; 9–12), Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health and Public Safety Academy ^[146] (1,111; 9–12), Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy ^[147] (1,014; 9–12) and Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy ^[148] (1,122; 9–12). ^{[149] [150]}

With 5,300 students, Elizabeth High School had been the largest high school in the state of New Jersey and one of the largest in the United States, and underwent a split that created five new academies and a smaller Elizabeth High School under a transformation program that began in the 2009–2010 school year. ^[151] The school was the 294th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 302nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. ^[152] Before the 2008–2009 school year, all of the district's schools (except high schools) became K–8 schools, replacing the middle schools and elementary schools. SchoolDigger.com ranked Elizabeth 449th of 558 districts evaluated in New Jersey. ^[153]

These and other indicators reveal a seriously declining performance standard in the city's schools. Data reported by the state Department of Education showed that a majority of students in a majority of the Elizabeth public schools failed basic skills tests. ^[154]

In the 2008–09 school year, Victor Mravlag Elementary School No. 21 was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, ^[155] the highest award an American school can receive. ^{[156] [157]} For the 2006–2007 school year, William F. Halloran Alternative School #22 was one of four schools in New Jersey recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award. ^[158] William F. Halloran Alternative School #22 earned a second award when it was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. ^{[159] [160] [161]} Terence C. Reilly School No. 7 was honored by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2019, one of nine schools in the state recognized as Exemplary High Performing Schools; ^[162] the school had previously won the honor in 2013.

Private schools

Elizabeth is also home to several private schools. The coeducational St. Mary of the Assumption High School, which was established 1930, ^[163] and the all-girls Benedictine Academy, which is run by the Benedictine Sisters of Saint Walburga Monastery, ^[164] both operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. ^[165] The Newark Archdiocese also operates the K–8 schools Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy and St. Genevieve School, which was founded in 1926. ^[166]

Saint Patrick High School was closed by the Newark Archdiocese in June 2012 due to increasing costs and declining enrollment. Administrators and parents affiliated with the defunct school came together to open an independent non-denominational school on Morris Avenue called "The Patrick School" in September 2012. ^{[167] [168] [169]}

The Benedictine Preschool, operated by the Benedictine Sisters, is housed at Saint Walburga Monastery. ^[170]

The Jewish Educational Center comprises the Yeshiva of Elizabeth (nursery through sixth grades), the Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy (for boys in grades 6–12) and Bruriah High School (for girls in grades 7–12). ^[171]

Princeton University was founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey. ^[172]

Libraries

The Elizabeth Public Library, the free public library with a main library, originally a Carnegie library, and three branches ^[173] had a collection of 384,000 volumes and annual circulation of about 115,000 in 2016. ^{[173] [174]}

Transportation

Roads and highways

Northbound Interstate 95/New Jersey Turnpike in Elizabeth

Elizabeth is a hub of several major roadways including the New Jersey Turnpike / Interstate 95, Interstate 278 (including the Goethals Bridge, which carries Interstate 278 over the Arthur Kill between Elizabeth and Howland Hook, Staten Island), U.S. Route 1/9, Route 27, Route 28, and Route 439. Elizabeth's own street plan, in contrast to the more usual grid plan, is to a large degree circular, with circumferential and radial streets centered on the central railroad station.

As of May 2010 ^[update] , the city had a total of 153.78 miles (247.48 km) of roadways, of which 123.75 miles (199.16 km) were maintained by the municipality, 12.27 miles (19.75 km) by Union County, 11.80 miles (18.99 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 5.96 miles (9.59 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. ^[175]

There are numerous crossings of the Elizabeth River. The city was once home to several smaller bascule bridges. The South First Street Bridge over the river, originally built in 1908, was replaced by a fixed span. The South Front Street Bridge, built in 1922, has been left in the open position since March 2011. ^[176] A study is underway to determine if the bridge can be rehabilitated. ^[177] The bridge is the only remaining movable road bridge in Union County.^{[ citation needed ]}

Elizabeth's transportation network is noted for having two of the most dangerous intersections in the United States, based on traffic deaths from 2000 to 2019. East Jersey St and US-1&9 had 9 fatal accidents over the 20-year period, while East Grand St and US-1&9 (just 1,150 feet to the North) had 7 fatal crashes over the 20-year period. ^[178]

Public transportation

CNJ's former Elizabeth Broad Street train station, completed in 1893 or 1894, with the current NJT station in the background

Elizabeth is among the U.S. cities with the highest train ridership. It is served by NJ Transit on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Line. There are two active stations in Elizabeth. Elizabeth station, also called Broad Street Elizabeth or Midtown Station, is the southern station in Midtown Elizabeth. ^[179] The other train station in Elizabeth is North Elizabeth station. ^[180]

NJ Transit has planned a segment of the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link (NERL), designated as the Union County Light Rail (UCLR). The UCLR was planned to connect Elizabeth station with Newark Liberty International Airport and have seven or eight other stations in between within Elizabeth city limits. ^{[181] [182]} A possible extension of this future line to Plainfield would link the city of Elizabeth with the Raritan Valley Line.

NJ Transit provides bus service on the 111, 112, 113 and 115 routes to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, on the 40, 48, 59 and 62 routes to Newark, New Jersey, with local service available on the 26, 52, 56, 57 and 58 routes. ^[183] NJT also provides service between Elizabeth and Newark on the 24 route.

Local media

WJDM at 1530 AM signed-on March 11, 1970, with studios at 9 Caldwell Place in Elizabeth. The station signed-off on January 30, 2019. ^[184]

News 12 New Jersey offers weather and news channels with coverage of the city.

The Daily Journal was published in Elizabeth from 1779 to 1992, ending publication as circulation plummeted from a peak of 60,000. ^[185]

Public-access channel

Residents of Elizabeth can tune into the public-access television cable channel at any time to view public information, the city bulletin board, live meetings, important health information and tips. This service is provided by Optimum on channel 18. The channel also features the top ten ranked television shows, educational facts, quote of the day, gas price statistics, and tips for keeping the city safe and clean.

In popular culture

• In the opening credits of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos , part of the city is shown. ^[186]
• The city is the focal point of Elizabeth native Judy Blume's 2015 novel In the Unlikely Event , the backdrop of which is three incidents that involved the crash of three commercial airliners in Elizabeth—1951 Miami Airlines C-46 crash, American Airlines Flight 6780 and National Airlines Flight 101—that took place within a period of two months in late 1951 and early 1952. ^[187]
• Elizabeth is the hometown of Mary Dawn Dwyer Levov, the principal female character in Philip Roth's 1997 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel American Pastoral . ^[188]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Elizabeth, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Elizabeth include:

• Asad Abdul-Khaliq (born 1980), starting quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2000 to 2003 ^[189]
• Louis Abell (1884–1962), Olympic rower ^[190]
• A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2008), physician; a founding figure in the field of dermatopathology ^[191]
• Ryan Adeleye (born 1985), Israeli-American professional soccer defender who has played for Hapoel Ashkelon ^[192]
• Matthias W. Baldwin (1795–1866), inventor and machinery manufacturer, specializing in the production of steam locomotives, whose machine shop, established in 1825, grew to become Baldwin Locomotive Works ^[193]
• Rick Barry (born 1944), basketball star who played for the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association and the Golden State Warriors in the NBA ^[194]
• John D. Bates (born 1946), Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ^[195]
• Eugene J. Bedell (1928–2016), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1982 ^[196]
• Stephen Bercik (1921–2003), politician; mayor of Elizabeth from 1956 to 1964 ^[197]
• Benjamin Blackledge (1743–1815), educator and public official ^[198]
• Judy Blume (born 1938), author ^[199]
• Duke Bootee (1951–2021), early hip hop record producer and rapper ^[200]
• Elias Boudinot (1740–1821), President of the Continental Congress; early U.S. Congressman ^[201]
• Todd Bowles (born 1963), head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and former NFL defensive back with the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers ^[202]
• David Brody (born 1930), historian; professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Davis ^[203]
• Hubie Brown (born 1933), former basketball coach and current television analyst ^[204]
• Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825–1921), first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U.S. ^[205]
• Richard Bober (1943–2022), artist best known for his work for science fiction, fantasy, and similar paperback novels ^[206]
• Robert Nietzel Buck (1914–2007), broke the junior transcontinental air speed record in 1930; youngest pilot ever licensed in the U.S. ^[207]
• N. J. Burkett (born 1962), news correspondent for WABC-TV ^[208]
• William Burnet (1730–1791), physician who represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1781 ^[209]
• Arthur Leopold Busch (1866–1956), submarine pioneer who constructed the USS Holland SS-1 ^[210]
• Deidre Davis Butler (1955–2020), lawyer, disability rights activist and federal official ^[211]
• James G. Butler (1920–2005), trial lawyer who was known for winning many large verdicts for plaintiffs in civil litigation, including the first in a thalidomide case ^[212]
• Nicholas Murray Butler (1862–1947), winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; a founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ^[213]
• Elias B. Caldwell (1776–1825), Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States ^[214]
• Joan Carroll (1931–2016), actress, known for films such as Meet Me in St. Louis and The Bells of St. Mary's ^[215]
• Rodney Carter (born 1964), former NFL running back/3rd down receiver with the Pittsburgh Steelers ^[216]
• Al Catanho (born 1972), former linebacker in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins ^[217]
• John Catlin (1803–1874), acting Governor of Wisconsin Territory ^[218]
• Gil Chapman (born 1953), running back and return specialist for the University of Michigan and New Orleans Saints ^[219]
• Michael Chertoff (born 1953), United States Secretary of Homeland Security; was born and raised there ^{[220] [221] [222]}
• Hiram Chodosh (born 1962), Fifth president of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California ^[223]
• Abraham Clark (1725–1794), Member of the Continental Congress; signer of the Declaration of Independence ^[224]
• Amos Clark Jr. (1828–1912), politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1873 to 1875 ^[225]
• Freddie 'Red' Cochrane (1915–1993), professional boxer in the welterweight (147 lb) division who became World Champion in 1941 in that class ^[226]
• Jim Colbert (born 1941), golfer and multiple winner on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour ^[227]
• Tom Colicchio (born 1962), restaurateur, chef, and judge on reality-TV program Top Chef ^[228]
• Tom Coyne (1954–2017), mastering engineer ^[229]
• Joseph Halsey Crane (1782–1851), Congressional representative from Ohio ^[230]
• Elias Dayton (1737–1807), elected to the Continental Congress; served as mayor of Elizabethtown from 1796 to 1805; father of Jonathan Dayton ^[231]
• Jonathan Dayton (1760–1824), signer of the United States Constitution and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; born there; ^[232] Dayton, Ohio, is named for him
• John De Hart (1727–1795), delegate to the Continental Congress; was born and lived there ^[233]
• DeCavalcante crime family, one of the biggest mafia families in the U.S., is based here ^[234]
• Tom DeSanto (born 1968), film producer ^[235]
• Thomas G. Dunn (c. 1921–1998), seven-term mayor of Elizabeth whose 28 years in office made him the longest-serving mayor of a U.S. city with more than 100,000 people ^[236]
• Drew Esocoff (born 1957), television sports director, who is the director of NBC Sunday Night Football ^[237]
• John J. Fay Jr. (1927–2003), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate ^[238]
• Chuck Feeney (1931–2023), businessman, philanthropist and the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private foundations in the world. ^[239]
• Charles N. Fowler (1852–1932), represented 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1911 ^[240]
• Ron Freeman (born 1947), winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City; raised there and attended Thomas Jefferson High School ^[241]
• Stanton T. Friedman (1934–2019), professional ufologist ^[242]
• Minna Gale (1869–1944), Shakespearean actress ^[243]
• Chris Gatling (born 1967), NBA player for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, and the Cleveland Cavaliers ^[244]
• Tom Glassic (born 1954), retired NFL offensive lineman who played for the Denver Broncos ^[245]
• William Halsey Jr. (1882–1959), admiral in the United States Navy during World War II, who was one of four individuals to have attained the rank of fleet admiral ^[246]
• Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804), lived here as a young man upon first arriving in America ^[247]
• Don Harris (born 1954), former American football safety who played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants ^[248]
• John T. Hendrickson Jr. (1923–1999), politician who represented the 9th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1982 to 1989 ^[249]
• Joseph J. Higgins (1929–2007), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1966 to 1974 ^[250]
• Kyrie Irving (born 1992), basketball player who plays professionally for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks ^[251]
• Raghib Ismail (born 1969), former NFL and CFL player ^[252]
• Horace Jenkins (born 1974), former NBA player for the Detroit Pistons ^{[253] [254]}
• Leo Warren Jenkins (1913–1989), educator who served as the sixth president and chancellor of what is now East Carolina University ^[255]
• Marsha P. Johnson (1945–1992), LGBTQ activist, participant in the 1969 Stonewall uprising ^[256]
• I. Stanford Jolley (1900–1978), film and television actor who starred in the 1946 serial film The Crimson Ghost ^[257]
• Phineas Jones (1819–1884), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1881 to 1883 ^[258]
• Karl Kaimer (born 1938), former American football tight end who played one season with the New York Titans of the American Football League ^[259]
• Arnie Kantrowitz (1940–2022), LGBT activist and college professor ^[260]
• Michael Kasha (1926–2019), physical chemist and molecular spectroscopist who collaborated with Andrés Segovia to create the Kasha Design classical guitars ^[261]
• John Kean (1852–1914), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1899 to 1911; served two separate terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1883 to 1885, and from 1887 to 1889, representing New Jersey's 3rd congressional district ^[262]
• James C. Kellogg III (1915–1980), Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ^[263]
• Daniel Hugh Kelly (born 1952), stage, film and television actor; was born and raised there ^[264]
• Daniel C. Kurtzer (born 1949), United States Ambassador to Egypt from 1997 to 2001 and United States Ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005 ^[265]
• Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (born 1948), artist and participant in the 1969 Stonewall uprising ^[266]
• Chauncey D. Leake (1896–1978), pharmacologist, medical historian and ethicist ^[267]
• Jay Lethal (born 1985 as Jamar Shipman), All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor professional wrestler ^[268]
• William Livingston (1723–1790), signer of the United States Constitution and the first elected Governor of New Jersey, he lived there and built his home, Liberty Hall ^[232]
• Virginia Long (born 1942), former justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court ^[269]
• Zenaida Manfugás (1932–2012), Cuban-American pianist who was considered one of the first black pianists in Cuba ^[270]
• Emilie Martin (1869–1936), mathematician and professor of mathematics at Mount Holyoke College ^[271]
• Patrick McDonnell (born 1956), cartoonist, author and playwright who is the creator of the syndicated daily comic strip Mutts ^[272]
• James P. Mitchell (1900–1964), served as United States Secretary of Labor from 1953 to 1961; ran unsuccessfully for Governor of New Jersey ^[273]
• Thomas Mitchell (1892–1962), Oscar and Tony Award-winning actor; was born there ^[274]
• Hank Mobley (1930–1986), hard bop jazz saxophonist ^[275]
• John Morris (1926–2018), film, television and broadway composer, dance arranger, conductor and trained concert pianist, best known for his collaborations with filmmakers Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder ^[276]
• Don Newcombe (1926–2019), pitcher who spent most of his career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers ^[277]
• Marissa Paternoster (born 1986), artist, singer and guitarist in the bands Screaming Females and Noun ^[278]
• Elizabeth Peña (1959–2014), actress ^[279]
• Fernando Perez (born 1983), San Francisco Giants coach who played as an outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays ^[280]
• Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749–1838), Italian-born librettist and poet ^[281]
• Stephanie Pogue (1944–2002), artist, printmaker, and art educator ^[282]
• Franklin Leonard Pope (1840–1885), telegrapher and inventor; lived there as a young man and befriended Thomas Edison ^[283]
• Elazar Mayer Preil (1878-1933), rabbi who led Elizabeth's Orthodox Jewish community. ^[284]
• Ahmad Khan Rahami (born 1988), naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan and Elizabeth restaurant worker charged in the 2016 New York and New Jersey bombings ^[285]
• Ron Rivers (born 1971), running back in the NFL for six seasons ^[286]
• Jon Rua (born 1983), actor, singer and choreographer who appeared in the Broadway hit Hamilton ^[287]
• Jonal Saint-Dic (born 1985), NFL player with the Kansas City Chiefs ^[288]
• Sidney M. Schreiber (1915–2009), Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1975 to 1984 ^[289]
• Debralee Scott (1953–2005), actress, known for her role in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ^[290]
• Martin J. Silverstein (born 1954), attorney and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005 ^[291]
• Mickey Spillane (1918–2006), writer ^[292]
• Joseph Stamler (1911–1988), New Jersey Superior Court judge and professor at Rutgers University ^[293]
• Leo Steiner (1939–1987), co-owner of the Carnegie Deli ^[294]
• Edward Stratemeyer (1862–1930), creator of the Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, and Nancy Drew, he was born and resided there ^[295]
• William Sulzer (1863–1941), U.S. Congressman and impeached governor of New York ^[296]
• Carole Beebe Tarantelli (born 1942), American-born former member of the Italian parliament who was the first American citizen elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies ^[297]
• Tay-K (born 2000), rapper, songwriter and convicted murderer whose song "The Race" went viral following his arrest in Elizabeth, after a nationwide manhunt for murder ^[298]
• Craig Taylor (born 1966), former running back for three seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals ^[299]
• Hal Tulchin (1926–2017), television and video director ^[300]
• Daniel Van Pelt (born 1964), politician who represented the 9th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008, until 2009, when he resigned after being arrested in connection with Operation Bid Rig. ^[301]
• General John W. Vogt Jr. (1920–2010), flying ace of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II who served as a general in the United States Air Force during the Cold War era ^[302]
• Dick Vosburgh (1929–2007), comedy writer and lyricist working chiefly in Britain ^{[303] [304]}
• Bernie Wagenblast (born 1956), broadcaster and journalist ^[305]
• Bill Walczak, community activist who ran for mayor of Boston in 2013 ^[306]
• Mickey Walker (1903–1981), boxer; held the Welterweight and Middleweight titles; was born and raised there; ranked #10 on Sports Illustrated 's list of The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures ^[307]
• Mabel Madison Watson (1872-1952), composer and music educator ^{[308] [309]}
• Joe Weil (born 1958), writer and active member of the New Jersey poetry scene ^[310]
• Henry S. Whitehead (1882–1932), Episcopal minister and author of horror and fantasy fiction ^[311]
• Wendy Wolin (1958-1966), schoolgirl murdered by an unknown assailant ^[312]
• Sam Woodyard (1925–1988), jazz drummer best known for his association with the Duke Ellington orchestra ^[313]
• Glen Everett Woolfenden (1930–2007), ornithologist, known for his long-term study of the Florida scrub jay population at Archbold Biological Station near Lake Placid, Florida. ^[314]
• Albert Capwell Wyckoff (1903–1953), ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and author of juvenile fiction, most notably the Mercer Boys series and Mystery Hunter series ^[315]
• Jimmy Yacabonis (born 1992), professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, and New York Mets ^[316]

Sister cities

• Ribera, Sicily, Italy ^[317]
• Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan, signed on June 12, 1969 ^[318]

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284. Levine, Yitzchok. "Master Builder: Rav Teitz and the Elizabeth Kehilla" Archived July 26, 2022, at the Wayback Machine , The Jewish Press , December 22, 2004. Accessed July 26, 2022. "Basya was the daughter of Elizabeth's previous rav, Rabbi Elazar Mayer Preil, who had passed away in 1933. Rav Preil had written in his will that the position of rav of Elizabeth should go to the man who married Basya, provided he was qualified."
285. Santora, Marc; Rashbaum, William K.; Baker, Al; and Goldman, Adam. "Ahmad Khan Rahami Is Arrested in Manhattan and New Jersey Bombings" Archived September 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , September 19, 2016. Accessed September 25, 2016. "The frenzied end came on a rain-soaked street in Linden, N.J., four hours after the police issued an unprecedented cellphone alert to millions of people in the area telling them to be on the lookout for Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, who was described as 'armed and dangerous'.... Mayor J. Christian Bollwage of Elizabeth, N.J., outside an apartment on Monday where Mr. Rahami was believed to have lived."
286. Staff. "Falcons Notes: Changes up front top secret" Archived October 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Atlanta Journal-Constitution , September 28, 2000. Accessed January 28, 2011. "Defensive end Patrick Kerney grew up chiefly in Trenton, NJ, and running back Ron Rivers is from Elizabeth City, NJ – both near Philadelphia."
287. Iati, Marisa. "'Hamilton' star talks Broadway and his N.J. roots" Archived August 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 13, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Rua chatted with a full house in Elizabeth last week about how his childhood in Union County inspires and shapes his push to create theater, music and dance that strike audience members at their core. Rua, now 32, was born in Elizabeth and grew up in Linden."
288. "Saint-Dic, Adams among 5 players benched for Champ Sports Bowl", ESPN , December 24, 2007. Accessed June 28, 2008. "'I only took two classes this semester, a sociology class for three credits and a math class for five credits,' Saint-Dic said by phone from his hometown of Elizabeth, N.J."
289. Fuchs, Mary. "Former N.J. Supreme Court Justice Sidney Schreiber dies at age 94" Archived November 18, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , The Star-Ledger , August 5, 2009. Accessed November 17, 2017."Born in New York City, Schreiber grew up in Elizabeth, where he attended public school."
290. Bittan, Dave. "Debralee Scott" Archived July 11, 2019, at the Wayback Machine , Philadelphia Daily News , November 30, 1984. Accessed December 28, 2007.
291. Martin J. Silverstein; Ambassador, Uruguay; Term of Appointment: 10/11/2001 to 08/01/2005 Archived November 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , United States Department of State, May 2, 2004. Accessed November 18, 2017. "Born in 1954 in New York, raised in Elizabeth, NJ and Merion, PA, the Ambassador is a first generation American."
292. Kreiser, John. "Mystery Writer Mickey Spillane Dies" Archived November 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , CBS News, July 17, 2006. Accessed September 19, 2017. "Spillane was born Frank Morrison Spillane on March 9, 1918, in the New York borough of Brooklyn. He grew up in Elizabeth, N.J., and attended Fort Hayes State College in Kansas where he was a standout swimmer before beginning his career writing for magazines."
293. Saxon, Wolfgang. "Joseph Howard Stamler, 86, Influential New Jersey Judge" Archived January 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , October 23, 1998. Accessed January 24, 2018. "He was born in Elizabeth, N.J., and graduated from Cornell University in 1933 and Harvard Law School in 1935."
294. Miller, Bryan. "Leo Steiner, 48, Owner of a Deli; Known for Wit" Archived March 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , January 1, 1988. Accessed April 30, 2013. "Leo Steiner was born in Newark and grew up in Elizabeth, N.J., where he worked in his parents' grocery."
295. Organizational History Archived March 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , Stratemeyer Syndicate. Accessed December 27, 2006.
296. Sulzer, William (1863–1941) Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed September 28, 2014.
297. Anderson, Lisa. "A Widow Enters Politics To Heal The 'Unbelievable'" Archived July 23, 2021, at the Wayback Machine , Chicago Tribune , November 15, 1988. AccessedApril 27, 2020. "A small, trim woman with a thick blond bob and clean, snub-nosed all-American looks, Tarantelli was born in Elizabeth, N.J., and was graduated from Wellesley College and then Brandeis University, with a doctorate in English."
298. Coscarelli, Joe. "Tay-K Was a 17-Year-Old ‘Violent Fugitive.' Then His Song Went Viral." Archived December 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , August 22, 2017. Accessed December 17, 2019. "That same night, the Marshals Service announced that it had arrested Tay-K in Elizabeth, N.J., citing 'dozens of tips' that had 'poured in from the entire country.'"
299. Craig Taylor Archived July 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed September 19, 2017.
300. Sandomir, Richard. "Hal Tulchin, Who Documented a ‘Black Woodstock,' Dies at 90" Archived January 4, 2022, at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , September 14, 2017. Accessed January 6, 2022. "Harold Monroe Tulchin was born to Jewish immigrants from Ukraine in Elizabeth, N.J., on Dec. 23, 1926."
301. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 2009 Archived November 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine , p.264. ISBN   9781577413233. Accessed November 19, 2022. "Assemblyman Van Pelt was born in Elizabeth on Sept. 4, 1964. He graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982."
302. "New Air Chief in Vietnam John William Vogt Jr." Archived March 7, 2023, at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , April 18, 1972. Accessed September 11, 2020. "Gen. John William Vogt Jr., who is directing the intensified bombardment of North Vietnamese forces in South and North Vietnam, is holding down his first command since he led a fighter squadron over the beaches of Normandy in World War II.... General Vogt was born on March 18, 1920, in Elizabeth, N. J., and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School there in 1938."
303. Staff. "Dick Vosburgh: Comedy writer, lyricist, broadcaster and film buff with clients ranging from Bob Hope to Ronnie Corbett" Archived April 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , The Independent , April 20, 2007. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Born Richard Kennedy Vosburgh in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1929, he moved to Washington when his father, Frederick, a reporter for Reuters news agency, was offered a job with the National Geographic Magazine."
304. Staff. "Dick Vosburgh" Archived December 3, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , The Daily Telegraph , April 23, 2007. Accessed September 19, 2017. "Richard Kennedy Vosburgh was born on August 27, 1929, at Elizabeth, New Jersey."
305. Newsletter, Transportation Communications Newsletter September 1, 2006. "1956 **50th anniversary** – Transportation Communications Newsletter editor Bernie Wagenblast is born in Elizabeth, New Jersey."
306. Bill Walczak 2013 Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire Archived October 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , Dorchester Reporter. Accessed January 30, 2018. "What is your name, age, place of birth and presentaddress?Bill Walczak, Age 59, Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and currently reside at 20 Rockmere St. in Dorchester."
307. The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures Archived March 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Sports Illustrated , December 27, 1999.
308. "Three Tort Actions In 20 Cases Disposed of In District Court" Archived July 29, 2021, at the Wayback Machine , Courier News , October 5, 2016. Accessed November 25, 2020. "Mabel Madison Watson of Elizabeth was given judgment for $100 in her action in tort against Louis and Doris Leibowitz of Roselle, for damages to an iron fence on her property which was broken by the plaintiffs automobile Oct. 27, 1927."
309. "Worth-While American Composers: Mabel Madison Watson" Archived August 22, 2023, at the Wayback Machine , p. 32, The Musician, January 1925. Accessed August 22, 2023. "One of the most widely known composers of educational music for both piano and violin is Mabel Madison Watson, born in Elizabeth, N. J., a graduate of the Metropolitan College of Music, New York City, under Albert Ross Parsons, Herbert Wilbur Greene, Kate Cbittenden and Harry Rowe Shelley."
310. Wind, Barbara. "In Person; The Poet as Working Stiff" Archived July 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , December 6, 1998. Accessed December 21, 2011. "Joe Weil is Elizabeth: working-class, irreverent, modest, but open to the world and filled with a wealth of possibilities."
311. Wauth, Charles. Haunted New England: Classic Tales of the Strange and Supernatural Archived October 1, 2023, at the Wayback Machine , p. 287. Rodale, Inc., 1991. ISBN   9780899093390.Accessed November 25, 2020. "Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Henry S. Whitehead (1882–1932) graduated from Harvard University and Berkeley Divinity School."
312. Sullivan, John. "A Tip Yields Fresh Clues To a Killer" Archived May 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , October 25, 1995. Accessed May 28, 2023. "The crime shocked the region in the spring of 1966. Seven-year-old Wendy Sue Wolin, walking down an Elizabeth, N.J., street to meet her mother, was attacked by a man who seemed to come out of nowhere..... She thought she had been punched, but within minutes she bled to death."
313. Sam Woodyard at AllMusic
314. Fitzpatrick, John W. "In Memoriam: Glen Everett Woolfenden, 1930–2007" Archived April 8, 2023, at the Wayback Machine , The Auk , Volume 126, Issue 2, April 1, 2009, Pages 460–462. Accessed December 17, 2020. "Glen was born in 1930 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and fell in love with birds as an 11-year-old after his parents (Lester and Ethyl Woolfenden) moved to Westfield, New Jersey."
315. "Rev. Albert C. Wyckoff" Archived October 29, 2019, at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , January 13, 1953. Accessed October 29, 2019. "Elizabeth, N. J., Jan. 12--The Rev. Albert Capwell Wyckoff, formerly of this city who served the Presbyterian Church in the South for more than two decades as missionary and pastor died Saturday at Columbia, Ky., after a brief illness... Born in near-by Plainfield, he was ordained in 1928."
316. Jimmy Yacabonis, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed January 20, 2024. "Born: March 21, 1992 (Age: 31-305d) in Elizabeth, NJ.... High School: Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, NJ)"
317. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes for May 10, 2011 Archived July 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , City of Elizabeth. Accessed May 6, 2013. "Hon. Carmelo Pace, Mayor, Sister City of Ribera, Italy"
318. "Sister Cities in Hokkaido and New Jersey Celebrate Fifty-Year Relationship" Archived February 2, 2020, at the Wayback Machine , United States Embassy in Japan, July 5, 2019. Accessed February 1, 2020. "Although Kitami, Hokkaido, and Elizabeth, New Jersey, have been sister cities for about 50 years, their ties go back to the early 1900s when two American missionaries settled in the town.... Kitami has shared historical and spiritual ties with Elizabeth since the time the Piersons settled there. On June 12, 1969, they became sister-cities to deepen their friendship and mutual understanding."

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