Welcome to Elizabeth, a city with a proud history and an even more exciting future. More than $2 billion in private investments, revitalized neighborhoods and renovated business districts have made us one of the most prosperous major cities in New Jersey. A regional transportation hub for the East Coast, Elizabeth is accessible by land, sea, rail and air. Our city also contains Terminal A of Newark Liberty International Airport.

Our 2,463-acre Port Elizabeth/Newark Marine Terminal is one of the largest containership ports in the world and home to one of the nation’s leading foreign trade zones.

Elizabeth boasts the area’s most exciting retail and entertainment opportunities, including New Jersey Turnpike Exit 13A, where you’ll find Jersey Gardens, the state’s largest outlet mall; a 20-screen AMC Loews Movie Theater; the nation’s top-performing IKEA store; a newly renovated Toys “R” Us/Babies “R” Us superstore; great restaurants; and terrific hotels.

We welcome you and invite you to learn more about why your success starts here in Elizabeth.

Sincerely,
Chris Bollwage, Mayor