Create an Account Sign In About Business City Hall Community How Do I... Services Search HomeCommunity Community With a population of 124,969, the City of Elizabeth is New Jersey’s fourth largest city. As the Union County seat, Elizabeth contains most major governmental offices and courts servicing the County. The Mayor Chris Bollwage, a lifelong resident of Elizabeth, is serving his sixth term as the City’s Mayor. Bollwage recently completed his term as the president of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Nationally recognized as a leader for economic development, Bollwage’s administration has aggressively worked to revitalize Elizabeth and attract people to the great City. Since 1990, Elizabeth’s population has grown 10%. Economic Development Since 1993, the current administration has worked to jumpstart $1.5 billion in economic development that has created 7,000 new jobs and brought to life retailers such as the Outlet Collection, Jersey Gardens, and the Loews Jersey Gardens theatre, the largest mall and movie theatre on the East Coast. Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) A catalyst for this success has been the City’s award-winning Urban Enterprise Zone program, which offers discounted sales tax. The UEZ program is administered by the Elizabeth Development Company and was named the number one program in the nation by the National Association of State Development Agencies. The UEZ has provided more than $50 million in additional funds for reinvestment includes funding for additional police, elaborate streetscape beautifications and enhanced infrastructure improvements, as well as many other economic development programs designed to help businesses succeed in Elizabeth. Transportation The City is also home to the largest industrial seaport in North America, and Newark/Elizabeth Liberty International Airport. Hundreds of thousands are employed, and billions in direct and collateral revenues are produced through these two entities alone. Elizabeth’s two New Jersey Transit train stations provide quick access to New York City, and points westward and south through New Jersey. Its many transit buses also complement this complex transportation network and provide convenient access to all corners of the City and beyond. Diversity But if you ask the City’s Mayor what Elizabeth’s number one asset is, he will say it’s the people that make it special. Elizabeth boasts marvelous diversity, resulting in a wide range of culture and heritage for all to enjoy. Its people represent more than 50 countries and 37 language groups. Residents Elizabeth, as its core, has always been a City that has worked: from its roots in the industrial era in our country, to its later years as the current Country seat for Union and now, a retail and transportation center for the Metropolitan area. From the days of its founding when great men such as George Washington and Alexander Hamilton walked its streets and as the first state capital of New Jersey, Elizabeth has been blessed with generations of residents who have defended the values of this country. Its legacy can be seen in the numerous memorials, historic sites and statues that dot the City’s landscape. This bold, pioneering spirit lives on today in its residents and is part of what makes Elizabeth a great American City that many are proud to call home, and many more love to visit. 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