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Newark by the Numbers

This guide focuses on resources containing data on the city of Newark, New Jersey. For an extensive bibliography (books, articles, reports, web sites) on Newark see The Newark Experience .

Recreation

Land Use Element of the Master Plan for the City of Newark: Appendices.
Prepared by the City of Newark Department of Economic and Housing Development and Philips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc., for the Central Planning Board. Newark, 2004.

Appendix B: Inventory of Public Parks, Open Space and Recreational Facilities

2002 Economic Census: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: New Jersey
Number of establishments that operate facilities or provide services to meet varied cultural, entertainment, and recreational interests; receipts, payroll, and paid employees.

Table 4: Summary Statistics for Places: 2002

Arts & Economic Prosperity III: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the City of Newark, NJ: Summary.
Americans for the Arts, 2007.
Part of a economic impact study conducted in 156 U.S. communities and regions.