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Trenton, NJ

“Trenton Makes, The World Takes”

Trenton

Population:
Trenton’s population is 85,403, comprised of 44,465 Black, 27,802 White, 18,391 Hispanic.

About Trenton:
Trenton is the New Jersey State Capital. Historic Trenton is a colonial-era neighborhood and home to the Old Barracks Museum, and the William Trent House.

Trenton at a Glance: www.bls.gov/eag/eag.nj_trenton.htm

Trenton History: www.ci.trenton.nj.us/historytimeline.html

City of Trenton: www.ci.trenton.nj.us/

Trenton Online: www.trentonnj.com/

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Business and the Economy

Major Employer: State of New Jersey (20,000+ employees)

Unemployment Rate: 6.6%

Trenton/Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
http://www.mercerchamber.org/

Tech New Jersey
www.trenton.edu/~technj/

Business Opportunities in Trenton
www.trentonnj.com/business/index.html

New Jersey Youth Corps
www.geocities.com/nj_youth_corps/

Workforce New Jersey
www.wnjpin.state.nj.us

Tri-State Jobs
http://www.tristatejobs.com/

Getting Around

Trenton Transit Options
www.gmtma.org/trtn.htm

New Jersey Transit
http://www.njtransit.com/

SEPTA
www.septa.org

Entertainment and Tourist Sites

Trenton Police Museum
trentonpolice.com/police_museum/

Ellarslie (Trenton City) Museum
www.ellarslie.org/

State Museum and Planetarium
www.state.nj.us/state/museum/

Old Barracks Museum
http://www.barracks.org/

Greater Trenton Symphony
www.trentonsymphony.org/

Passage Theatre Company
www.passagetheatre.org/

Artworks
www.artworksnj.org/

Organizations

Main Street
www.lawrencevillemainstreet.com/

Mercer Street Friends

www.mercerfriends.org/

Habitat New Jersey
www.habitatnj.org/

New Jersey Public Interest Research Group
www.njpirg.org/

Old Mill Society
www.oldmillhillsociety.org/

Preservation New Jersey
www.preservationnj.org/

Trenton Writes
www.trentonwrites.com/

New Jersey Camera Club
www.fhl3.com/cnjcameraclub

Ayn Rand Society
www.trenton.edu/~aynrand/

Library

Trenton Public Library
www.trenton.lib.nj.us/

Newspaper

The Trentonian
www.trentonian.com/

Places to Hang Out

Urban Word Café
www.urbanword.com/

Café Olé
www.cafeolecoffee.com/

Dining

Diamond’s
132 Kent Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 393-1000
www.diamondsrestaurant.com/

Amici Milano
600 Chestnut Ave.
Trenton NJ


Maxine’s 120 S. Warren Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 392-0022
www.maxinesrestaurant.com/

Visiting

The Trenton Convention and Visitors Bureau
Lafayette and Barrack Street
Trenton NJ 08608
(609) 777-1770

Trenton and South Jersey Travel Info
www.southwestnewjersey.worldweb.com/TrentonNJ/

Best Neighborhoods:
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We are currently seeking a volunteer editor for the Trenton City Page. If you are interested in the position, email Eric Miller at editor@newcolonist.com.

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