The state's 30 poorest districts, which include Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and Camden, have the most qualifying students.

They include Newark, Paterson, Jersey City, Camden and Trenton and serve about 29 percent of the state's 1.1 million schoolchildren.

The 13 cities, which include New York and Newark, account for most of the country's largest cities.

Other major bus hubs in New Castle County include Newark and the Christiana Mall.

Essex County, which includes Newark, and neighboring Union County, whose largest city is Elizabeth, have some of the highest rates of car theft in the nation.

In New Jersey, such communities include Newark, Camden, and Jersey City.

Discount fares at Continental Airlines include New York or Newark to Paris for $248 and to Rome for $298.

All but two of the "no" votes from Democrats came from Assembly members from Essex County, which includes Newark and has the state's largest urban population.

Among 369 cities, the 25 most dangerous in its latest analysis also included Newark, at No. 23.

It now includes Newark, East Orange, Irvington, Hillside and part of Belleville.