New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania - Eastern USA - page 232

Though NJ is made up of folks who love their cars, there are other transportation options:
New Jersey PATH Train ( www.panynj.gov/path ) Connects lower Manhattan to Hoboken,
Jersey City and Newark.
New Jersey Transit ( www.njtransit.com ) Operates buses out of NYC's Port Authority and
trains out of Penn Station, NYC.
New York Waterway ( 800-533-3779; www.nywaterway.com ) Its ferries make runs up the
Hudson River Valley and from Midtown to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. A popular
commuter route goes from the New Jersey Transit train station in Hoboken to the World
Financial Center in Lower Manhattan.
NEW JERSEY FACTS
Nickname Garden State
Population 8.8 million
Area 8722 sq miles
Capital city Trenton (population 85,000)
Other cities Newark (population 277,000)
Sales tax 7%
Birthplace of Musician Count Basie (1904−84), singer Frank Sinatra (1915−98),
actor Meryl Streep (b 1949), musician Bruce Springsteen (b 1949), actor John Tra-
volta (b 1954), musician Jon Bon Jovi (b 1962), rapper Queen Latifah (b 1970), pop
band Jonas Brothers: Kevin (b 1987), Joseph (b 1989), Nicolas (b 1992)
Home of The first movie (1889), first professional baseball game (1896), first drive-
in theater (1933), the Statue of Liberty
Politics Republican governor Chris Christie, though strong traditionally Democrat-
ic legislature
Famous for The Jersey Shore(the real thing and the MTV reality show), the setting
for The Sopranos, Bruce Springsteen's musical beginnings
Number of wineries Thirty six
Driving distances Princeton to NYC 55 miles, Atlantic City to NYC 135 miles
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