Editing Newark, New Jersey (section)

===Municipal parks and squares===

* [[Peter Francisco Park]], the gateway to the [[Ironbound]] at Five Corners.
* Jesse Allen Park, in the [[Central Ward, Newark, New Jersey|Central Ward]]. The {{convert|8|acres|adj=on}} Jesse Allen Park is Newark's second-largest city-owned park and is named for a former member of the [[Municipal Council of Newark]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.suburbanconsulting.com/jesse-allen-park-ribbon-cutting-ceremony/ | title=Jesse Allen Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | date=November 4, 2022 | access-date=August 10, 2023 | archive-date=August 10, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232140/https://www.suburbanconsulting.com/jesse-allen-park-ribbon-cutting-ceremony/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/newark/articles/newark-receives-federal-grant-to-complete-jessie "Newark receives federal grant to complete Jessie Allen Park"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144129/https://www.tapinto.net/towns/newark/articles/newark-receives-federal-grant-to-complete-jessie |date=June 12, 2018 }}, TAP into Newark, July 24, 2017. Accessed June 11, 2018. "Newark has received a $750,000 federal grant from the National Park Service to build the final phase of Jesse Allen Park in Newark's Central Ward that will replace the existing baseball, football, and soccer fields with a synthetic three-season turf."</ref>
* The [[Greater Newark Conservancy]] maintains the Judith L. Shipley Urban Environmental Center,<ref>[http://citybloom.org/judith-l-shipley-urban-environmental-center/ Judith L. Shipley Urban Environmental Center] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203175653/http://citybloom.org/judith-l-shipley-urban-environmental-center/ |date=December 3, 2015 }}, Greater Newark Conservancy. Accessed June 11, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Judith+L+Shipley+Urban+Enviromental+Center/@40.7360549,-74.1854318,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xbbe942fd53826519!8m2!3d40.7360549!4d-74.1854318?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiF1PuG1tDaAhXDwVkKHf_qCYAQ_BIIbjAK Judith L. Shipley Urban Environmental Center], [[Google Maps]]. Accessed June 11, 2018.</ref> and the Prudential Outdoor Learning Center.<ref>[http://citybloom.org/prudential-outdoor-center/ Prudential Outdoor Learning Center] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140721/http://citybloom.org/prudential-outdoor-center/ |date=June 12, 2018 }}, Greater Newark Conservancy. Accessed June 11, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prudential+Outdoor+Learning/@40.728411,-74.1966484,17.04z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1snewark+nj!3m4!1s0x89c25365053a60e3:0x782c970f11c85d67!8m2!3d40.7361794!4d-74.1850968 Prudential Outdoor Learning Center], [[Google Maps]]. Accessed June 11, 2018.</ref> It offers [[urban farming]] and gardening displays and instruction and also includes a small pond.
* [[Mulberry Commons]] is a park between Prudential Center and Penn Station near what was once the heart of [[Chinatown, Newark, New Jersey|Newark's Chinatown]].<ref>[http://www.downtownnewark.com/mulberry-commons Mulberry Commons] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143910/http://www.downtownnewark.com/mulberry-commons |date=June 12, 2018 }}, Newark Downtown District. Accessed June 11, 2018.</ref>
* Nat Turner Park. Dedicated in July 2009, Newark's largest city-owned park is located in the [[Central Ward, Newark, New Jersey|Central Ward]]. It is named for the famous 19th-century American slave rebellion leader, [[Nat Turner]].<ref>[https://www.tpl.org/our-work/nat-turner-park Nat Turner Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071704/https://www.tpl.org/our-work/nat-turner-park |date=April 24, 2018 }}, [[The Trust for Public Land]]. Accessed June 11, 2018.</ref>