is a grand city - the fourth largest in New Jersey - that offers many different life styles. Many parts of Elizabeth are very suburban and then others are much like the city - an active hub with perpetual wealth of opportunity to provide everyone. Unlike many of its neighboring towns, Elizabeth has a bustling shopping center with all types of business, as well as an industrial area and many affluent ethnic areas. Population is around 125,800. Elizabeth was founded in 1665.

Once the first capital of the State, Elizabeth is the seat of Union County, and thus home to the Union County Courthouse and leading post office. Direct trains to New York City are available from Elizabeth's two NJ Transit train stations. Access to Newark International Airport is also remarkably easy. Plans for ferry service to New York are currently underway. Among the major highways Elizabeth accesses are Routes 1 and 9, New Jersey Turnpike, Interstate 78, Route 24, Route 27, and Morris Avenue; it is also close to the Garden State Parkway and Route 287.

The Port Newark/Elizabeth's 2,000-acre marina terminal hosts over 150,000 jobs and is the world's largest containership port and the largest Foreign Trade Zone in the United States.

Elizabeth's Jersey Gardens Mall is the largest mall on the East Coast, and the city is also home to the country's top producing IKEA.

Some advantages of Elizabeth are:

• Paid police and fire departments
• Parochial and Hebrew schools
• 3 major hospitals
• Major shopping areas
• Substantial public transportation
• Easy access to all major highways

The City of Elizabeth has its own Website.

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