The Ironbound

St. Stephan's Church is an Ironbound landmark, built in 1874.
Ironbound Views of the Newark Skyline

The Ironbound[a] is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] It is a large working-class multi-ethnic community, covering about 4 square miles (10 km2). Historically, the area was called "Dutch Neck," "Down Neck," or simply "the Neck," for its location by a bend of the Passaic River.[1] Part of Newark's East Ward,[1] the Ironbound is directly east of Newark Penn Station and Downtown Newark, and south and west of the river. The neighborhood is connected by the Jackson Street Bridge over the river to Harrison and Kearny.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c Lawlor, Julia. "If You're Thinking of Living In/The Ironbound; A Home Away From Home for Immigrants", The New York Times, January 11, 2004. Accessed June 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Lasky, Julie (March 1, 2017). "The Ironbound, Newark: Convenient, but a World Apart". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Sussman, Anna Louie (December 31, 2010). "A Multicultural River Bend". Wall Street Journal.
  4. ^ The area became a major transmission "hotspot" of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2020. "Newark mayor asks all city residents to shelter in place for 10 days after Thanksgiving". News12 The Bronx. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020. There are also mandatory curfews in place for hot zones, like the Ironbound section of the city...
  5. ^ Sutton, Sam (October 26, 2020). "'It's a desperate moment': Newark mayor imposes new Covid restrictions as cases surge". Politico. Retrieved November 21, 2020. ...recent spikes are even more dramatic in the Ironbound section of Newark's East Ward...


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