Ivy Hill, Newark, New Jersey facts for kids
Ivy Hill is a neighborhood of Newark, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a diverse neighborhood in the city's West Ward bordering South Orange, Maplewood and Irvington.There are many well kept homes and streets in the neighborhood. The Ivy Hill neighborhood is often considered a section of the Vailsburg area.
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History
The Ivy Hill area had been part of the South Orange Township known as Maplewood until 1890 when the city of Newark bought this land. In 1926, another 110 acres (0.45 km2) was annexed by Newark. In the 1960s, novelist Philip Roth in his 1997 book American Pastoral, described the community as family-oriented and safe.
Schools
Mount Vernon Elementary School and Ivy Hill Elementary School are located in Ivy Hill.
Mount Sinai Congregation
Mount Sinai Congregation and Jewish Senior Center is located in Ivy Hill. Several hundred Russian Jews live in the area.
Ivy Hill Park
In 1927, the City of Newark designated 18 acres (7 ha) of land to establish Ivy Hill Park in order to accommodate the recreational needs of Maplewood, Newark, South Orange, and Irvington.
Due to a 25-year, no-cost lease agreement between Seton Hall University and Essex County Parks for one acre of University tennis courts, this brings the total number of courts in the park to 10. In exchange, the County rehabilitated the tennis courts and allows Seton Hall University use of the park's facilities.
The area hosts softball competitions.
Ivy Hill Park also includes hard surface tennis courts, softball/baseball fields, a combination football/soccer field, a lighted basketball court, a playground, a shelter, and a band concert area.
Residential
The area has many well kept single-family, duplex homes and apartment buildings of various sizes.
The Ivy Hill Park Apartments consists of ten fifteen-story buildings on Mount Vernon Place and Manor Drive. It is a privately managed facility which spreads out for half a mile. "Groundbreaking for the Ivy Hill Apartments took place in September 1951, with the first tenants moving in November of the next year. The developers were Arthur Pedula and Ralph Solow. Though forgotten today, Pedula was one of Newark's largest developers. The Ivy Hill Apartments were built with federal and city assistance. The City of Newark sold Pedula and Solow the 31 acres for the apartments, and the federal government, through the Federal Housing Administration, provided $17 million in low interest loans to the developers. Newark further facilitated the apartment buildings construction to allow for cheaper reinforced concrete, rather than structural steel. It is also a nuclear fallout shelter. In 1955, the complex was sold to New York real estate investor and manager Henry Moscowitz, owner of the Argo Corporation. The Ivy Hill apartments were originally solidly middle-class. Nearly a fifth of all residents were transplants from New York City and 22% of the residents commuted into the great metropolis. Throughout the years, it became home to an extremely diverse resident base. In 2011, residents from over 40 countries were represented, totaling up to 10,000 residents, with the sense of the complex being like a mini "United Nations". Of the 10,000 residents, 1,000 of them are Russian speakers. Due to its walking proximity to Seton Hall University, many undergraduate and graduate students live here too. There are also a number of retirees. The complex is New Jersey's largest privately owned apartment complex. There is a shopping center on nearby Irvington Ave.
Notable residents
- Rah Digga, rap music artist
- Andre de Krayewski, artist
- Teri Shields, mother of actress and model Brooke Shields, who was born in the neighborhood
- Randy Foye, NBA Guard who grew up in the Ivy Hill Apartment Complex
- Ahmad Rahami, Chelsea bomber
- [King Kerk], rap music artist
Public transportation
- The 1 or 361X connects Ivy Hill with Jersey City and Newark Penn Station. Number 1 buses run almost every half-hour starting at 4:34 am. 361X express buses run during the morning rush at 7:16, 7:23, 7:30, 7:37, 7:44, 7:51, 8:00, 8:14, 8:24, 8:40.
- Service on the 107 begins at 4:45 am on weekdays and the last bus to arrive from New York arrives at 2:49 am. It is the second stop, after the South Orange Train Station, on the number 107. bus to New York.
- The loop is the first stop on the number 37 bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, which begins at 4:04 am on weekdays. The last bus to arrive from Newark Airport arrives at 12:12 am.
