Editing New Jersey (section)

==Culture==
[[File:GatewayVueNB.jpg|thumb|upright|[[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], nicknamed the ''Hub city'' and the ''Healthcare City'', is a focus city for academia, [[healthcare]], and culture in New Jersey.]]
[[File:A 50's Style Diner.jpg|thumb|A 1950s-style [[diner]] in [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]]]]

===General===
New Jersey has continued to play a prominent role as a U.S. cultural nexus. Like every state, New Jersey has its own [[Cuisine of New Jersey|cuisine]], religious communities, [[List of museums in New Jersey|museums]], and [[:Category:Halls of fame in New Jersey|halls of fame]].

New Jersey is the birthplace of many modern inventions, including [[FM radio]], the motion picture camera, the [[lithium battery]], the [[light bulb]], [[transistor]]s, and the electric train. Other New Jersey creations include: the drive-in movie, the cultivated [[blueberry]], [[cranberry sauce]], the [[boardwalk]], the [[zipper]], the [[phonograph]], [[saltwater taffy]], the [[dirigible]], the [[watermelon|seedless watermelon]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.njinvent.njit.edu/1992/pioneer_inductees_1992/andrews.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901073622/http://www.njinvent.njit.edu/1992/pioneer_inductees_1992/andrews.html |archive-date=September 1, 2006 |title=New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame |publisher=Njinvent.njit.edu |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[David Bushnell (inventor)|first use]] of a [[submarine]] in warfare, and the [[ice cream cone]].<ref>{{cite news|title=His Cones 'Original'|volume=20|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19711019&id=EPgeAAAAIBAJ&pg=6103,3154999|access-date=June 11, 2014|issue=130|work=Sarasota Journal|date=November 19, 1971|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101085836/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19711019&id=EPgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HY0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6103,3154999|archive-date=January 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Diner]]s are iconic to New Jersey. The state is home to many diner manufacturers and has over 600 diners, more than any other place in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.50states.com/facts/newjerse.htm|title=New Jersey Facts and Trivia|publisher=50states.com|access-date=July 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130164102/http://www.50states.com/facts/newjerse.htm|archive-date=November 30, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

New Jersey is the only state to have never had a [[List of U.S. state songs|state song]];<ref>Walker, Tamara. [https://www.app.com/story/news/local/2023/04/03/here-are-some-of-njs-weirdest-official-state-symbols/70046650007/ "State microbe? Here are some of NJ's most bizarre official state symbols"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715014108/https://www.app.com/story/news/local/2023/04/03/here-are-some-of-njs-weirdest-official-state-symbols/70046650007/ |date=July 15, 2023 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023. "There are more symbols but one New Jersey lacks is more surprising. New Jersey is the only state without a state song."</ref> as of 2021, it is one of only two states (the other being [[Maryland]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wjla.com/news/local/on-bill-signing-day-hogan-officially-legalizes-sports-betting-repeals-state-song |title=On bill-signing day, Hogan officially legalizes sports betting, repeals state song |date=May 18, 2021 |publisher=[[WJLA-TV]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127184036/https://wjla.com/news/local/on-bill-signing-day-hogan-officially-legalizes-sports-betting-repeals-state-song |url-status=live }}</ref>) that are currently without a state song. "I'm From New Jersey" is incorrectly listed on many websites as being the New Jersey state song, but it was not even a contender when the New Jersey Arts Council submitted state song suggestions to the [[New Jersey Legislature]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutnewjersey.com/editorials/stateSong_3_15_04.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811193314/http://www.aboutnewjersey.com/editorials/stateSong_3_15_04.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2007|title=The History of the New Jersey State Song?|publisher=Aboutnewjersey.com|access-date=July 25, 2010}}</ref>

New Jersey is frequently the target of jokes in American culture,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-does-new-jersey-get-no-respect/|title=Why does New Jersey get no respect?|author=<!--Staff-->|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=January 16, 2011|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417151930/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-does-new-jersey-get-no-respect/|archive-date=April 17, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> especially from New York City-based television shows, such as ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref name="Rockland">{{cite book |last1=Rockland |first1=Michael Aaron |author1-link=Michael Aaron Rockland |editor1-last=Lurie |editor1-first=Maxine N. |editor2-last=Mappen |editor2-first=Marc |title=Encyclopedia of New Jersey |publisher=Rutgers University Press |location=New Brunswick |isbn=9780813533254 |pages=401–402 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_r9Ni6_u0JEC&pg=PA402 |chapter=Image |year=2004 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405185916/https://books.google.com/books?id=_r9Ni6_u0JEC&pg=PA402 |url-status=live }}</ref> Academic [[Michael Aaron Rockland]] attributes this to New Yorkers' view that New Jersey is the beginning of [[Middle America (United States)|Middle America]]. The [[New Jersey Turnpike]], which runs between two major East Coast cities, New York City and Philadelphia, is also cited as a reason, as people who traverse through the state may only see its industrial zones.<ref name=sjt>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/washington-township-times/index.ssf/2014/07/the_jersey_joke_rutgers_profes.html|title=The Jersey Joke: Rutgers professor recounts long history of New Jersey as a punchline|last=Caffrey|first=Michelle|work=[[South Jersey Times]]|date=July 8, 2014|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424205702/http://www.nj.com/washington-township-times/index.ssf/2014/07/the_jersey_joke_rutgers_profes.html|archive-date=April 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Reality television shows like ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]'' and ''[[The Real Housewives of New Jersey]]'' have reinforced stereotypical views of New Jersey culture,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2010-07-27/news/24969876_1_real-housewives-new-jersey-turnpike-new-jerseyans|title='Jersey Doesn't Stink' website defends state|last=Whelan|first=Aubrey|website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=July 27, 2010|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422174238/http://articles.philly.com/2010-07-27/news/24969876_1_real-housewives-new-jersey-turnpike-new-jerseyans|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> but Rockland cited ''[[The Sopranos]]'' and the music of [[Bruce Springsteen]] as exporting a more positive image.<ref name=sjt/>

The "New" in "New Jersey" is often omitted in casual conversation.<ref>{{cite news|first=William|last=Safire|author-link=William Safire|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/30/magazine/on-language-jersey-s-vanishing-new.html|title=ON LANGUAGE; Jersey's Vanishing 'New'|work=[[The New York Times Magazine]]|date=July 30, 1995|access-date=June 8, 2024}}</ref>

===Cuisine===
{{main|Cuisine of New Jersey}}

New Jersey is known for several foods developed within the region, including [[Taylor Pork Roll|Taylor Ham]] (also known as [[pork roll]]), [[Sloppy joe (New Jersey)|sloppy joe sandwiches]], [[Trenton tomato pie|tomato pie]]s, [[Taffy (candy)|salt water taffy]], and [[Chili dog|Texas wieners]]. Just as [[Cuisine of New York City|New York City's cuisine]] has an influence on [[North Jersey]], [[Cuisine of Philadelphia|Philadelphia's cuisine]] influences [[South Jersey]].

New Jersey's third-largest industry is food and agriculture just behind pharmaceuticals and tourism. New Jersey is one of the top 10 producers of [[Blueberry|blueberries]], [[Cranberry|cranberries]], [[peach]]es, [[tomato]]es, [[bell pepper]]s, [[eggplant]], [[cucumber]]s, [[apple]]s, [[spinach]], [[Squash (plant)|squash]], and [[asparagus]] in the United States. Many restaurants in the state offer locally grown ingredients because of this.<ref>{{cite web |title=Department of Agriculture |url=https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/about/overview.html |website=NJ.GOV |access-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113141649/https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/about/overview.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Campbell's Soup Company]] has been headquartered in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] since 1869.<ref name="campbellsoupcompany.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/about-campbell/|title=About Us|website=Campbellsoupcompany.com|access-date=October 14, 2017|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301192232/https://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/about-campbell/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Goya Foods]], the largest [[Hispanic]]-owned food company in the United States, operates a corporate headquarters in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goya-foods-opens-largest-corporate-headquarters-in-company-history-to-support-global-expansion-300068190.html|title=Goya Foods Opens Largest Corporate Headquarters in Company History to Support Global Expansion|access-date=October 14, 2017|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125155935/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goya-foods-opens-largest-corporate-headquarters-in-company-history-to-support-global-expansion-300068190.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wrigley Company|Mars Wrigley Confectionery]]'s US headquarters has been based in [[Hackettstown, New Jersey|Hackettstown]] and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2007 |title=Mars Wrigley to base U.S. Headquarters in Hackettstown & Newark, New Jersey; Global Headquarters Remain in Chicago |url=https://www.mars.com/news-and-stories/press-releases/hackettstown-us-base |website=Mars.com |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204121059/https://www.mars.com/news-and-stories/press-releases/hackettstown-us-base |url-status=live }}</ref>

Several states with substantial Italian American populations take credit for the development of [[submarine sandwich]]es, including New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.verbatimmag.com/28_3.pdf|title=Vol. 28/3|access-date=November 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123095147/http://www.verbatimmag.com/28_3.pdf|archive-date=January 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music===
{{Main|Music of New Jersey}}

New Jersey has long been an important origin for both [[rock and roll|rock]] and [[hip hop music|rap]] music. Prominent musicians from or with significant connections to New Jersey include:
* Singer [[Frank Sinatra]] was born in [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]]. He sang with a neighborhood vocal group, the Hoboken Four, and appeared in neighborhood theater amateur shows before he became an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning actor.
* Singer [[Whitney Houston]] was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]]. Houston began singing at [[New Hope Baptist Church (Newark)|New Hope Baptist Church]] in Newark as a child and became a background vocalist while in high school. She then became the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling New Jersey musician ever]], having sold over 220 million records worldwide.
* [[Bruce Springsteen]], who has sung of New Jersey life on most of his albums, is from [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold]]. Some of his songs that represent New Jersey life are "[[Born to Run (song)|Born to Run]]", "Spirit in the Night", "[[Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)]]", "[[Thunder Road (song)|Thunder Road]]", "[[Atlantic City (song)|Atlantic City]]", and "[[Jungleland]]".
* [[Irvington, New Jersey|Irvington]]'s [[Queen Latifah]] was one of the first female rappers to succeed in music, film, and television.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tAM5n9JVhYwC&q=queen+latifah+irvington&pg=PA34|title=Queen Latifah|last=Ruth|first=Amy|date=2001|publisher=Twenty-First Century Books|isbn=9780822549888|access-date=November 18, 2020|archive-date=February 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220154024/https://books.google.com/books?id=tAM5n9JVhYwC&q=queen+latifah+irvington&pg=PA34|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Southside Johnny]], eponymous leader of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes was raised in [[Ocean Grove, NJ|Ocean Grove]]. He is considered the "Grandfather of the New Jersey Sound"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.whatsupmag.com/2018/12/03/184732/southside-johnny|title=Southside Johnny {{!}} What's Up Magazine|website=www.whatsupmag.com|date=December 2, 2018|access-date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215225051/http://www.whatsupmag.com/2018/12/03/184732/southside-johnny|archive-date=December 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and is cited by Jersey-born [[Jon Bon Jovi]] as his reason for singing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602128269/jon-bon-jovi-reflects-on-a-music-career-that-surpassed-his-wildest-dreams|title=Jon Bon Jovi Reflects On A Music Career That Surpassed His 'Wildest Dreams'|website=NPR.org|access-date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917183223/https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602128269/jon-bon-jovi-reflects-on-a-music-career-that-surpassed-his-wildest-dreams|archive-date=September 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jon Bon Jovi]], from [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]], reached fame in the 1980s with hard rock outfit [[Bon Jovi]]. The band has also written many songs about life in New Jersey, including "Livin' On A Prayer",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/06/20/story-behind-song-livin-prayer/11103409/|title=Story Behind the Song: 'Livin on a Prayer'|website=The Tennessean|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=February 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220153322/https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/06/20/story-behind-song-livin-prayer/11103409/|url-status=live}}</ref> and named [[New Jersey (album)|one of their albums]] after the state.
* Grammy-winning jazz vocalist [[Sarah Vaughan]] was born and raised in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]. After singing in her church's choir as a child, she was sneaking into Newark nightclubs to sing and play piano by the time she was a teenager.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gourse|first=Leslie |title=Sassy: The Life Of Sarah Vaughan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kvImwPArpeYC|date=August 5, 2009|publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=978-0-7867-5114-3}}</ref>
* In 1964, [[the Isley Brothers]] founded the record label [[T-Neck Records]], named after [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]], their home at the time.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-FOSAgAAQBAJ&q=T-Neck&pg=PA1053|title=Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound|last=Hoffmann|first=Frank|date=November 12, 2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135949501|access-date=November 18, 2020|archive-date=February 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220154023/https://books.google.com/books?id=-FOSAgAAQBAJ&q=T-Neck&pg=PA1053|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The Broadway musical ''[[Jersey Boys]]'' is based on the lives of the members of the [[The Four Seasons (group)|Four Seasons]], three of whose members were born in New Jersey ([[Tommy DeVito (musician)|Tommy DeVito]], [[Frankie Valli]], and [[Nick Massi]]) while a fourth, [[Bob Gaudio]], was born in [[the Bronx]] but raised in [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]].<ref>{{cite web |title=An original 'Jersey Boy' returns to Bergenfield |url=http://bergenfieldalumni.com/news-archive/Gaudio.shtml |first1=Eunnie |last1=Park |date=March 31, 2007 |website=Bergenfield HS Alumni |access-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126145033/http://bergenfieldalumni.com/news-archive/Gaudio.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>