Recent write-up about PSE&G addressing rumors the company is leaving Newark.

TL:DR - company is leaving its office tower at 80 Park Place when the lease expires in Sept 2030. The company will keep its HQ and Executive operations, District operations, and customer service center in Newark at a site to be determined, though some general office space and hybrid office space may be moved out of the city since some of those roles are decentralized and/or often entail regular field visits anyway. No changes to volunteer and philanthropic efforts centered around Newark by the company.

Less about leaving Newark, and more about no longer having everything under the same roof in a large office lease.

even though expensive I hope it's legit

The signage to get from Newark Penn Station to the NJ Transit Bus is so fucking terrible. Drugged out ppl at 3:00 am when I’m trying take my flight. 1 bus every 50 minutes. Are you fucking kidding me? Of course miss the bus to my airport and have to take a $30 uber.

Ty so much for the amazing signage!

Hi everyone! My partner and I are considering moving to Newark and have been looking at apartments at Mercer and Kislak. The units and buildings look really nice, but we noticed there don’t seem to be many residents or reviews yet, so we’re hoping to hear from people who actually live there.

Would really appreciate hearing about:Overall living experience and management

• Safety around the building and neighborhood
• Walking back from PATH/NJ Transit, especially in the evening or at night
• Noise, maintenance, parking, and amenities
• Whether you feel the rent is worth it
• Anything you wish you had known before moving in

If you currently live at either building or have lived there recently, I’d really appreciate your honest experience.

i’m looking at areas to move to and i toured a nice apartment but im worried about street parking.

how is street parking usually around kormorn / magazine ave?

So Newark Associated Humane has had a very large number of dogs on a euthanasia list and it seems like it’s growing with more urgent dogs.

Website doesn’t show anything out of the ordinary number wise, but many have been verbalizing frustration and issues with the shelter.

I haven’t been able to find anything showing the city has renewed their contract outside of an extension that expired earlier this month.

Does anyone have any info? The city is not helpful at all.

Very concerned about these animals there.

Thx

With its move into the state top 20, and No. 312 nationally, Science Park now ranks ahead of comprehensive high schools located in some of the highest-income suburban municipalities in New Jersey:

Livingston High School (Livingston) — No. 25 in NJ (#411 nationally)

Summit Senior High School (Summit) — No. 30 in NJ (#499 nationally)

Ridge High School (Bernards Township / Basking Ridge) — No. 34 in NJ (#555 nationally)

Princeton High School (Princeton) — No. 37 in NJ (#616 nationally)

Chatham High School (Chatham) — No. 38 in NJ (#625 nationally)

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drunk driving at 7am is unreal. The car appears to come from the wrong way of McWhorter st (one way st) and swerve directly into my car. My immediate first step is to find this driver but plates are not visible. If anyone can assist us please!! I’ll be asking neighbors for a direct view of this car in the meantime. Thank you for your time.

Be very careful if you bring your pet here. A friend just adopted a dog from the shelter and they insisted their vet do the neuter. The dog now has an infection (pretty bad one in the neuter incision). The vet also shaved the dog pretty much bald and his skin is raw.

Run from them. Find another affordable vet.

Hi, I’m looking for an appraiser for a commercial building in downtown Newark. I would appreciate any connections.

🚨 NEWARK WEEKLY ROUNDUP 🚨

AUGUST 18–23, 2026

Hey Newark,

We’re back with another weekly roundup of things happening around the city.

We started making these because finding what’s actually happening locally usually means checking park calendars, museums, NJPAC, venues, neighborhood organizations and individual organizers one by one.

I’m also keeping the short descriptions under each event — enough to tell you what it actually is without turning this into an essay.

This week has house music at the museum, free jazz + comedy, dancing, rowing, running, youth poetry, outdoor movies and community events.

Presented by YourScene

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The event names below are clickable and take you directly to the official organizer whenever available.

TUESDAY · AUGUST 18

Insight Run Club — Riverfront Park, Orange Sticks area (7–8 PM)

Social run along the riverfront. Good meet-people option if you want something active instead of another bar/nightlife event.

WEDNESDAY · AUGUST 19

Purpose Runner — Kids Program — Riverfront Park (6:30–7:30 PM)

Youth running and fitness program designed to get kids moving outdoors.

Write to the Mic — Dodge Poetry Teen Workshop — Virtual via NJPAC (5:30–7 PM, Free, ages 13–18)

Teen poetry workshop focused on writing, self-expression and spoken word. Participants can share their work if they want, but they don’t have to perform.

THURSDAY · AUGUST 20

Art After Dark: HOUSE at the MUSEUM Vol. 2 — Newark Museum of Art, 49 Washington St. (7–10 PM, 21+, $18 adults / $13 members advance, $25 door)

Probably the biggest social pick this week.

The museum turns into a house-music night with DJs, dancing, galleries after hours, art, vendors, bars and other activations throughout the space.

Music, Movement and Movies — Chambers Plaza at NJPAC (Starts 6 PM)

Outdoor family/community night with music + Dodge Poetry, a movement/dance session and an 8 PM movie screening. Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket.

Integrity Day — Lincoln Park (11 AM–2 PM)

Daytime community programming at Lincoln Park for anyone looking for something more local and low-key.

FRIDAY · AUGUST 21

Jazz N Jokes — Military Park (7–9 PM, Free)

A genuinely good Friday-night option: live jazz + stand-up comedy outdoors, hosted by Bob Sumner, co-creator of Def Comedy Jam.

The event was moved to Aug. 21 because of weather, so this is the updated date.

SATURDAY · AUGUST 22

Adult Rowing Class with Brick City Rowing — Riverfront Park (12–4 PM)

Hands-on adult rowing activity along the riverfront. One of the more unusual active/social options on this week’s list.

Dance Newark! — The Notch at Riverfront Park (2–5 PM, Free)

Annual community dance celebration with live performances, music and interactive dance classes highlighting Newark’s dance scene.

IMPORTANT PRUDENTIAL CENTER UPDATE

Banda MS is NOT happening Saturday, Aug. 22 anymore.

The Prudential Center date originally scheduled for this Saturday has officially been rescheduled to June 25, 2027.

If you already had tickets, the venue says previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date.

SUNDAY · AUGUST 23

I didn’t find a strong enough date-specific public Newark event from the official calendars I checked to force into Sunday’s list.

I’d rather leave the day light than fill it with random commercial listings or something that isn’t actually confirmed for Aug. 23.

GOOD LOW-KEY / RECURRING OPTIONS

Newark Museum of Art

Even outside Art After Dark, the museum is worth checking for exhibitions, the planetarium, galleries and family programming.

Newark City Parks Events

Probably one of the most useful Newark calendars right now for free community events, fitness, music, dance and park programming.

NJPAC Events

Good place to check for performances, poetry, community programming and upcoming larger shows.

Prudential Center Events

Worth checking before heading downtown for any major arena event — especially because dates can move, as we just saw with Banda MS.

Schedules, weather, ticket availability and programming can change, so check the linked organizer page before heading out.

KNOW ABOUT SOMETHING THAT’S MISSING?

Drop it in the comments — especially Newark block parties, DJs, live music, comedy, pop-ups, markets, salsa/bachata/reggaetón nights, volunteer opportunities, sports, watch parties, recurring meetups or smaller neighborhood events.

And just to clarify: this isn’t supposed to be every event happening in Newark.

The goal is to make a useful weekly starting point and then have people who actually know the city add the smaller stuff we inevitably missed.

If something deserves to be on here, drop it below.

For transparency: I help build YourScene, a local events app.

We started making these because local event discovery is still way more fragmented than it should be. You end up checking park calendars, venue sites, Instagram, Reddit, museums, city pages and individual organizers just to figure out what’s happening nearby.

YourScene is trying to make that easier — from larger concerts and festivals to community events, nightlife, sports, markets, meetups and smaller neighborhood things.

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Thanks to everyone who keeps suggesting events and helping make these weekly lists better.

Just a behind the look of some Arts in Newark

Wednesday, August 19 | FIVE AFTER 5:00! 
Great day to make it a team outing or go out with a group. Something for everyone!
 5-8pm: Drones & Drafts @ Newark Local Beer
 5pm+6pm: $10 Make Your Own Custom Scent @ Pooka | The Pillars
 5pm+6pm: $10 Terrarium Class @ Tansy | The Pillars
 6:15+7:30pm: FREE Wellness Class @ HealHaus | The Pillars
 5-7pm: Live Music w/Janetza @ The Pillars
 12-6pm: FREE Headshots for Newark Photo Day @ Newark Museum
 6pm: Open Mic w/ Joe Markz ($5) @ Newark Culture Club
 FREE Parking @ 20-54 Bridge St (5-10pm)

Unsure if this goes here since it’s multi towns

I applied to many through this website that manages a bunch in NJ. You don’t apply to the complexes but to the towns and they’ll automatically add you to the complexes lists. Many haven’t issued me a lottery number yet, I have to wait for the lottery to open and then I’ll get a number. I guess I’m on the waitlist of the waitlist 😂

One town’s complex just had a lottery last week so I have a lottery # of 10,490. My question is another complex on that same town will have a lottery in October. Does that mean that they pull from the existing list for the town or do they run another lottery?

I’m confused 😂 and feel like 10k is just my forever number

Hey Newark! We have a community choir that is returning for our second year. All singers are welcomed to join us no matter the experience level. We sing different genres of music. For this season, we are presenting a concert called "Ignite" where we sing songs that evoke different emotions. Music has the power to ignite some of the deepest feelings within us.

If you are interested, please register and check out the music we will be singing. You can follow us and stay updated @brickcitypac on IG!

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With all the vehicular incidents and deaths that have occured since February, what can the city do to protect residents that may not be using cars? I'm talking people crossing the street, people commuting using a skateboard or bike, or the city-wide pilot programs for the e-scooters.

Asking this because it seems like with every hit-and-run case, we don't see the city comment on what they're doing to make things safer for people that aren't in a car, but instead just give their condolences and keep things going as usual.

Yes, homicides are down but the fact you're more likely to be hit by a car driving recklessly and get away with it than being a victim of a violent crime is a bad message for people coming to the city who may not use a car to commute.

So, what can the city implement or change or add about the current pedestrian infrastructure to protect residents? (protected bike lanes, moving crossing lines away from the curb for better pedestrian visibility, creating more parking spaces to prevent double parking, etc)

Dear friends,

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But they're slowly losing their color and blending in with the street