List of city nicknames in New Jersey

This partial list of city nicknames in New Jersey compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in New Jersey are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.Muench, David [http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/economies/communityindicators/communityslogans.pdf "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts"] , December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.] They are also believed to have economic value, but that economic value is difficult to measure.

Some of the nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here are those that have been used for such a long time or have gained so wide a currency that they have become well-known in their own right.

*Atlantic City
**A.C. [Laughlin, Jason. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070412/NEWS01/704120397/1006 "Settlement reached in A.C. parking garage collapse"] , "Courier-Post", April 12, 2007, accessed April 12, 2007.]
**America's Playground. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,882578,00.html "Atlantic City Dream"] , "Time (magazine)", November 5, 1934. "Longtime dream of Atlantic City's Mayor Harry Bacharach has been a new railroad station for 'America's Playground'."]
*Byram Township - The Township of Lakes. [ [http://www.byramtwp.org/ Welcome to Byram Township's Official Web Site] , Byram Township, New Jersey. Accessed June 13, 2007. "Byram is known as "The Township of Lakes", having more than two dozen lakes and ponds."]
*Cranford
**The Venice of New Jersey [ [http://www.bobdevlin.com/cranhist.html Cranford History] , accessed September 27, 2007]
*Denville - Hub of Morris County. [ [http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=COMMUNITIES12&template=town Denville profile] , "Daily Record (Morristown)", accessed April 22, 2007. "Known as the "hub" of Morris County -- because of its central geographic location and spot along major transportation routes -- this township is home to one of the most traditional town centers in the county."]
*Fortescue - Weakfish Capital of the World. [ [http://www.downetwpnj.org/More%20About%20Downe.htm Natural, Undisturbed Beauty of Nature, Right Here in the Northeast Corridor] , accessed April 5, 2007. "Fortescue is also host to one of the East Coast's most popular fishing tournaments, the Fortescue Weakfish Tournament. Fortescue is known as the weakfish capital of the world."]
*Franklin - Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World. [http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/rocks.html Claims to Fame - Rocks] , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.]
*Hackensack - A City in Motion. [ [http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/magazine/01fa/hack.html "Hackensack"] , "FDU Magazine", Fall / Winter 2001. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Billed as “A City in Motion,” Hackensack has been on the move since before the founding of the United States."]
*Hammonton - Blueberry Capital of the World. [http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/agriculture.html Claims to Fame - Agriculture] , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.]
*Hoboken
**The Mile Square City. [ [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15308847&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=551343&rfi=6 Hit musical 'Hair' was written in Hoboken: Mile-square city housed the seminal musical's authors in the 1960s] , "Hudson Reporter", October 2, 2005.]
**Birthplace of Frank Sinatra. [ [http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1998/05/15featureb.html Hoboken hero] , "Salon.com", May 15, 1998. "On it, in big black letters, were the words "Hoboken: Birthplace of Frank Sinatra and Baseball" -- in that order."]
**Birthplace of Baseball. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1133138.html Hoboken Claims Honor As Baseball Birthplace] , "The Washington Post", June 20, 1990. "Gov. Jim Florio made a pitch to have Hoboken declared the birthplace of baseball, and he did it from the pitcher's mound at a site not far from where supporters say the first game was played, on the game's anniversary today."]
*Jersey City
**Wall Street West. [ [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_44/b3755057.htm Jersey City: "Wall Street West" - After September 11, the ranks of businesses hopping the Hudson swell] , "Business Week", October 29, 2001. " The nickname 'America's Golden Door' never really caught on. So Jersey City officials tried to tag their town 'Silicon Valley East'--then the Internet Revolution petered out. But the latest monicker for Manhattan's neighbor across the Hudson--'Wall Street West'--just might stick."]
**The Sixth Borough. [Holusha, John. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07EFDB123BF932A25753C1A96E958260 " Commercial Property / The Jersey Riverfront; On the Hudson's West Bank, Optimistic Developers"] , "The New York Times", October 11, 1998. Accessed May 25, 2007. 'That simply is out of the question in midtown," he said, adding that some formerly fringe areas in Midtown South that had previously been available were filled up as well. Given that the buildings on the New Jersey waterfront are new and equipped with the latest technology and just a few stops on the PATH trains from Manhattan, they become an attractive alternative. "It's the sixth borough," he said.]
*Keansburg - Gem of the Bayshore. [ [http://www.keansburgboro.com/ Borough of Keansburg] , accessed April 5, 2007.]
*Long Beach Island - LBI. [ [http://longbeachisland.com Long Beach Island, New Jersey Regional Guide and Newsmagazine ] ]
*Long Branch
**America's First Seaside Resort. [ [http://asburyparkpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/NEWS/61014020 "Refuges of the famous saw economic, political change"] , "Asbury Park Press", October 19, 2006. Accessed July 10, 2007. "But the moderate climate and ocean bathing soon helped Long Branch develop a reputation as the nation's 'first seaside resort.'"]
**The Friendly City. [ [http://atlanticville.gmnews.com/news/2007/0601/Letters/034.html 'Friendly City' overtaxes residents] , "Atlanticville. June 1, 2007. Accessed July 10, 2007. "Long Branch City Hall does it again! The 'Friendly City' will stick its residents with a tax increase."]
*Madison - The Rose City. [ [http://www.shakespearenj.org/plan/plan.html Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey] , accessed April 12, 2007. "Once the hub of America 's rose-growing industry, Madison earned the nickname "The Rose City" in the mid-19th century."]
*New Brunswick
**Health Care City. [ [http://www.injersey.com/day/story/0,2379,215242,00.html 7:30 a.m. -- Filling cracks in the HealthCare City] , from the "Home News Tribune", September 23, 1999. "With two major hospitals and a medical school, New Brunswick proclaims itself The HealthCare City."]
**Hub City. [ [http://www.injersey.com/day/story/0,2379,215695,00.html A wet day in the Hub City] , from the "Home News Tribune", September 23, 1999. "A few days short of 60 years, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, a dreary, drizzly day just ahead of the deluge of Hurricane Floyd, the Home News Tribune sent 24 reporters, 9 photographers and one artist into the Hub City, as it is known, to take a peek into life in New Brunswick as it is in 1999."]
*Newark
**Brick City. [ [http://media.www.rutgersobserver.com/media/storage/paper822/news/2007/04/03/Observations/Blame.The.City.For.Lifeless.Campus-2823058.shtml Blame the city for lifeless campus] , "Rutgers-Newark Observer", April 3, 2007. "And what can we say about Brick City?"]
*Ocean City
**America's Greatest Family Resort. [http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/bal-beach-ocnj,0,6910107.story?coll=bal-bayandbeach-storyutil Ocean City, N.J.: This family-oriented resort thrives on its virtuous origins.] , "Baltimore Sun", accessed April 5, 2007.]
**A Moral Seaside Resort (historic slogan from the 19th century)
*Paterson
**Silk City. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/03/07/cq_2373.html New Jersey Rep. Pascrell Hopes PAC Fundraising is Smooth as Silk] , "The New York Times", March 7, 2007. "Paterson — located in northeastern New Jersey, about 20 miles from Manhattan — is known as the “Silk City” because of its long association with textile manufacturing."]
*Perth Amboy - City by the Bay. [ [http://www.ci.perthamboy.nj.us/ City of Perth Amboy] , accessed April 15, 2007. "Welcome to Perth Amboy, The City by the Bay."]
*Piscataway
*Plainfield
**Queen City. [ [http://www.plainfield.com/index.aspx City of Plainfield] , accessed April 5, 2007. "On behalf of the City of Plainfield, I greet you with the passion and enthusiasm that hopefully you share for our Queen City, Plainfield, New Jersey. "]
*Seaside Heights
** Your Home For Family Fun Since 1913! [ [http://www.seaside-heightsnj.org/beachinfo.html Seaside Heights Beach Information] , accessed April 5, 2007.]
*Vineland
**Dandelion Capital of the World. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9F0CE6DC1430F931A2575AC0A965958260 The World Capital of Whatever] , "The New York Times" by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.] [http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/index.html Claims to Fame - Favorites] , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.]

ee also

*List of city nicknames in the United States
*List of municipalities in New Jersey (by population)

References

External links

* [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html a list] of American and a few Canadian nicknames
* [http://www.usacitiesonline.com/mottos.htm U.S. cities list]