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Broken into three neighborhoods – Ironbound, Dayton, and the Downtown section – the East Ward also is home to roughly 55,000 residents. Here, Spanish and Portuguese cultures mingle with Puerto Rican, Cuban, Irish, Italian, Polish, Jewish, Slavic and Lithuanian. The East Ward is represented by Council Member Augusto Amador.

The largest ethnic group is Portuguese, representing roughly 40 percent of the East Ward population. Residents of Spanish descent comprise about 15 percent, followed by those of Puerto Rican descent (10 percent) and Cuban descent (5 percent).

The Ironbound district, which draws its name from the iron rails that remain from the period when trains were the nation’s primary mode of transportation, is known throughout the metropolitan region for its fine restaurants serving Portuguese and Spanish cuisine. It also is home to the Ironbound Community Corporation, founded in 1969 by community residents to assist neighborhood people in developing community-based programs, and the Ironbound Educational and Cultural Center, which is the force behind New Jersey's first multi-ethnic heritage museum and theatre.

The East Ward has 13 public schools, two universities, three police stations, seven fire stations, two library branches, three daycare centers, and one hospital.

East Ward Branches of Newark Public Library

Van Bruen Street
140 Van Buren Street

East Ward Public Schools

There are 13 Schools in the East Ward listed below.

School Address Phone
Ann Street
 30 Ann Street
 (973) 465-4890
Burnet Street School
 28 Burnet Street
 (973) 465-4890
Dayton Street School
 237 Dayton Street
 (973) 733-7004
East Side High School
 238 Van Buren Street
 (973) 465-4900
Hawkins Street School
 8 Hawkins Street
 (973) 465-4920
Lafayette Street School
 205 Lafayette Street
 (973) 465-4860
Lafayette Street Annex
 212 Lafayette Street
 (973) 465-4869
Miller Street School
 147 Miller Street
 (973) 733-6815
Oliver Street School
 114 Oliver Street
 (973) 465-4876
Science High School Park
 260 Norfolk Street (973) 733-8689
South Street School
 151 South Street
 (973) 465-4880
West Kinney Alternative School
 301 West Kinney Street
 (973) 733-7018
Wilson Avenue School
 19 Wilson Avenue
 (973) 456-4910