24 January 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Shopping , Sport
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American Dream Meadowlands is a large retail and entertainment complex in the
Meadowlands Sports Complex in
East Rutherford, New Jersey , United States. It houses the first ever
Mr. Beast restaurant . The first and second of four opening stages occurred on October 25, 2019, and on December 5, 2019. The remaining opening stages occurred on October 1, 2020, and thereafter.
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19 May 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Cape May (sometimes Cape May City) is a
city located at the southern tip of
Cape May Peninsula in
Cape May County in the
U.S. state of
New Jersey . Located where the
Delaware Bay meets the
Atlantic Ocean , it is one of the country’s oldest vacation resort destinations. The city, and all of Cape May County, is part of the
Ocean City metropolitan statistical area , and is part of the
Philadelphia –
Wilmington –
Camden ,
PA -NJ-
DE –
MD combined statistical area , also known as the
Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area . As of the
2020 United States census , the city’s year-round population was 2,768, a decrease of 839 (−23.3%) from the
2010 census count of 3,607, which in turn reflected a decline of 427 (−10.6%) from the 4,034 counted in the
2000 census . In the summer, Cape May’s population is expanded by as many as 40,000 to 50,000 visitors. The entire city of Cape May is designated the
Cape May Historic District , a
National Historic Landmark due to its concentration of
Victorian architecture . Cape May was recognized as one of the top 10 beaches in the United States by the
Travel Channel . It is part of the
South Jersey region of the state.
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18 February 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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The Thirteen Colonies, also known as the Thirteen British Colonies, the Thirteen American Colonies, or later as the
United Colonies , were a group of
British colonies on the Atlantic coast of
North America . Founded in the 17th and 18th centuries, they began fighting the
American Revolutionary War in April 1775 and formed the
United States of America by
declaring full independence in July 1776. Just prior to declaring independence, the Thirteen Colonies in their traditional groupings were: New England (
New Hampshire ;
Massachusetts ;
Rhode Island ;
Connecticut ); Middle (
New York ;
New Jersey ;
Pennsylvania ;
Delaware ); Southern (
Maryland ;
Virginia ;
North Carolina ;
South Carolina ; and
Georgia ). The Thirteen Colonies came to have very similar political, constitutional, and legal systems, dominated by
Protestant English-speakers. The first of these colonies was
Virginia Colony in 1607, a
Southern colony . While all these colonies needed to become economically viable, the founding of the
New England colonies , as well as the colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania, were substantially motivated by their founders’ concerns related to the practice of religion. The other colonies were founded for business and economic expansion. The
Middle Colonies were established on an earlier Dutch colony,
New Netherland . All the Thirteen Colonies were part of
Britain’s possessions in the New World , which also included territory in
Canada ,
Florida , and the
Caribbean .
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9 October 2022 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Sport
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MetLife Stadium is a
multi-purpose stadium at the
Meadowlands Sports Complex in
East Rutherford, New Jersey , 5 mi (8 km) west of
New York City . Opened in 2010 to replace
Giants Stadium , it serves as the home for the
New York Giants and
New York Jets of the
National Football League (NFL). At an approximate cost of $1.6 billion, it was the most expensive stadium built in the United States at the time of its completion. In 2009, MetLife Stadium was named the “Greenest Stadium” in the NFL by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In July 2017, MetLife Stadium was named “Venue of the Year” by the Stadium Business Summit. The award is awarded to the world’s best stadium, arena or sports venue, that deserves recognition for an outstanding performance over a 12-month period.
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28 August 2021 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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Rutgers University (RU), formally known as
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is a
public land-grant research university based in
New Brunswick, New Jersey . Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called
Queen’s College . It is the eighth-oldest college in the
United States , the second-oldest in New Jersey (after
Princeton University ), and one of the nine U.S.
colonial colleges that were chartered before the
American Revolution . In 1825, Queen’s College was renamed
Rutgers College in honor of Colonel
Henry Rutgers , whose substantial gift to the school had stabilized its finances during a period of uncertainty. For most of its existence, Rutgers was a
private liberal arts college but it has evolved into a
coeducational public research university after being designated The State University of New Jersey by the
New Jersey Legislature via laws enacted in 1945 and 1956.
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8 May 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , New York City
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Asbury Park is a
city in
Monmouth County, New Jersey , United States, located on the
Jersey Shore and part of the
New York City Metropolitan Area with a population of about 15,500. It was ranked the sixth-best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.
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20 January 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , New York City
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Upper New York Bay, or Upper Bay, is the traditional heart of the
Port of New York and New Jersey , and often called
New York Harbor . It is enclosed by the
New York City boroughs of
Manhattan ,
Brooklyn , and
Staten Island and the
Hudson County, New Jersey , municipalities of
Jersey City and
Bayonne .
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26 August 2019 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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Princeton is a municipality with a
borough form of government in
Mercer County, New Jersey , that was established in its current form on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the
Borough of Princeton and
Princeton Township . As of the
2010 United States Census , the municipality’s population was 28,572, reflecting the former township’s population of 16,265, along with the 12,307 in the former borough. Princeton is roughly equidistant from
New York City and
Philadelphia . It is close to many major highways that serve both cities (e.g.
Interstate 95 and
US Route 1 ), and receives major television and radio broadcasts from each. It is also close to
Trenton , New Jersey’s capital city, and
Edison .
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11 June 2018 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Atlantic City is a
resort city in
Atlantic County ,
New Jersey , known for its casinos,
boardwalks , and beaches. It has a population of 39,000. The city was incorporated on May 1, 1854, from portions of
Egg Harbor Township and
Galloway Township . It borders
Absecon ,
Brigantine ,
Pleasantville ,
Ventnor City ,
West Atlantic City , and the
Atlantic Ocean . Atlantic City inspired the U.S. version of the board game
Monopoly , especially the street names. Since 1921, Atlantic City has been the home of the
Miss America pageant. In 1976, New Jersey voters legalized casino gambling in Atlantic City. The first casino opened two years later. Just 200 km south of
New York City , the city is one of the most popular destinations for short-holiday travelers from the New York metropolitan area.
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