The largest city in New Jersey and the second largest in the New York Metropolitan area, Newark is known as both the “Brick City” — for its beautiful brickwork architecture — and the “Gateway City” as it is among the country’s largest air, shipping and rail hubs. Newark is the headquarters for Port Newark, the largest on the East coast, numerous corporations like Prudential Financial, and renowned universities, including a Rutgers University campus. As a mecca of finances, trade and transportation, Newark has the influence and the resources to keep growing and increase its standing as a center of progress.