Living Here

Lincoln Park is on the verge of change – positive change! The development activities underway within the four -block, 11 acre community are revitalizing the neighborhood, creating a trendsetting, eco-conscious cultural community.

LPCCD made an environmentally-conscious decision to construct its housing units according to the standards of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a Green Building Rating System developed by the US Green Building Council. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. Each building LPCCD is developing will carry either a gold or silver LEED certification. 

 

What's Here

The Lincoln Park community is home to a variety of arts and cultural institutions, schools, social service organizations and businesses.

Brick City Urban Farms | www.brickcityurbanfarms.org
In the summer of 2008, LPCCD partnered with Brick City Urban Farms to convert unused land into a garden which provides high quality locally grown produce. Using innovative container technology, or Earthboxes, Brick City Urban Farms is creating a model for urban dwellers in need of fresh produce.  For more info visit: www.brickcityurbanfarms.org

City Without Walls (cWOW) | www.cwow.org
City Without Walls is an urban gallery of emerging art that advances the careers of artists while building the audience for contemporary art. It is also New Jersey's oldest not-for-profit alternative art space, in continuous operation since 1975.  Additionally, cWOW offers programs and services designed to address artist and community needs like the ArtReach education program, which pairs promising high school art students with working-artist mentors.

Crawford Street Partners |  www.crawfordstreetpartners.com
Crawford Street Partners is a private partnership restoring and renovating buildings in Lincoln Park. The company owns properties on Crawford Street and James Street and a brownstone located at 59 Lincoln Park. Its rentals consist of mixed-use lofts and office spaces.

Femworks LLC | www.femworksllc.com
Femworks is a multicultural marketing agency and photography studio providing marketing development and strategic planning, graphic design, public relations, web design and photography services. This business operates from a woman’s perspective of the world in which diversity is valued and multiculturalism and the environment are celebrated.


Girl Scouts of Greater Essex and Hudson Counties | www.gscgehc.org
The Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex and Hudson Counties serves a membership of more than of 12,000 girls and adults in 37 towns in Essex, Hudson and Union Counties in Northeastern New Jersey. As the most culturally diverse council in New Jersey, the Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex and Hudson Counties is for every girl everywhere! Girl Scouts, who range in age from 5 to 17, work with adults on activities, which are designed to build strong self-esteem, to develop leadership skills, and to foster lifetime friendships.

Lincoln Park Super Neighborhood Community Council
The Lincoln Park Super Neighborhood Community Council is a collective of residents, community stakeholders and businesses who meet monthly to identify and plan priorities that address the needs and concerns of the community. Members of the group partnered with the Super Neighborhood Community Covenant (SNCC) Initiative developed by the City of Newark to foster a commitment to the cooperative attainment of goals for the community. The organization has successfully advocated for a cleaner, safer community and organizes various events and activities. Meetings are held every fourth Thursday of each month. For more information email info@lpccd.org.

Newark Boys Chorus School (NBCS) | www.newark-boys-chorus-school.net
NBCS began as the New Jersey Symphony Boys Chorus in 1966. It was one of the nation's first schools to offer a full-time quality education with a unique choral experience. In September 1972 the school officially adopted the name Newark Boys Chorus, which later became Newark Boys Chorus School. This fully accredited private school for young men, grades four through eight, is located at 1016 Broad Street adjacent to Newark Symphony Hall.

Newark School of the Arts (NSA) | www.newarkschoolofthearts.org
NSA provides high-level  performing and visual arts instruction. Since 1968, the school has offered instruction for everyone with an interest in the arts regardless of age, talent and financial resources. NSA is a family oriented school that has served 36,000 individuals since its inception and provides arts education for nearly 1,000 students each week. Classes are conducted at three nearby sites while 89 Lincoln Park serves as the headquarters for the school's operations.

Newark Symphony Hall | www.newarksymphonyhall.org
Newark Symphony Hall enjoys a long and rich history as one of New Jersey’s oldest and largest showcases for performing arts programming. This multi-facility edifice was built by the Shriners, a Masonic order, in 1925. Historic artists of genius stature such as Arturo Toscanini, Marian Anderson and George Gershwin performed here. The stage has also been home to such artists as the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey State Opera, Tony Bennett, Count Basie, Nancy Wilson, James Brown, Patti LaBelle, and Queen Latifah. Newark Symphony Hall today enjoys a robust schedule of rental activity in the Sarah Vaughan Concert Hall, the Terrace Ballroom, the Newark Stage and the Dance Studio.

School of the Garden State Ballet | www.gardenstateballet.org
 The School of the Garden State Ballet, housed in Newark Symphony Hall on the 4th Floor, is entering its 54th year in the City of Newark. It continues its recognition for a tradition of excellence in training young people, developing not just the dancer but the whole mind and character of each student. The school offers pre-ballet classes for 4, 5 and 6-year old children and a scholarship program for students ages 7 to 12. Classes in ballet, pointe, modern jazz, and theatre are offered at various levels.


The Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School | www.wisommm.org
The Adelaide L. Sanford School is a charter school located in Lincoln Park operated by Women In Support of the Million Man March (WISOMMM). WISOMMM is a non-profit community organization committed to the mission and goals born out of the Million Man March which took place in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 1995.  WISOMMM also operates The African- American Cultural Resource Center and Holistic Child Care Center on James Street in Newark to educate and uplift children, families and city residents. The school presently serves students from kindergarten to second grades and plans to expand to eighth grade enrollment over the next five years.

The Colleoni Apartments | www.colleoniapartments.com
Regan Development has rescued an architectural gem, The Colleoni, a residential building recently restored by Regan Development. The Colleoni has been fully renovated beyond its original glory, recreated with 29 oversized apartments and features a workout room, on-site laundry facilities, state of the art kitchens, and spacious apartment layouts to meet the needs of its residents. 

The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ) | www.njisj.org
NJISJ is a Newark-based urban research and advocacy organization dedicated to the advancement of New Jersey’s urban areas and residents. Programs of the Institute are concentrated in four areas: economic opportunity, regional equity, equal justice and legal advocacy.

Tritonic Creative Agency | www.formulatenow.com
Tritonic is a full service creative agency which provides branding and identity development, creative consultation, advertising, trade shows presentations and producing multi-media collateral items and media kits. The owners moved their design studio to Lincoln Park in 2005. 

Stop Shootin', Inc. I www.stopshootininc.org
Stop Shootin' is a non-profit organization whose mission is to assist in reversing the trend of senseless gun violence by advocating peace amongst street organizations and youth. The organization promotes programs and events focused on providing young people with educational, cultural and economic alternatives to crime. 

Newark Educator's Community Charter School I www.newarkeducators.org
The mission of NEC Charter School is to create a rigorous learning community that supports academic, social and personal growth of children and the ongoing professional growth of educators. NECCS will open its doors in September 2009 to serve 200 students in grades K through 3. The school will a grade each year until it reaches full enrollment of 450 students in grades K through 8.  

 

Learn More About Newark:

Welcome to Newark | gonewark.com
Greater Newark Conservancy | citybloom.org
The Daily Newarker | dailynewarker.com