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This partial list of city nicknames in New Jersey compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities, other municipalities, and other populated places in New Jersey are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.〔Muench, David ("Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" ), December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.〕 Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"〔 are also believed to have economic value.〔 Their economic value is difficult to measure,〔 but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.〔Alfredo Andia, (Branding the Generic City :) ), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007〕 Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. * Asbury Park - The Dark City〔(Annual ArtsCAP Event Features Author Hisani Dubose ), ''Atlantic Highlands Herald'', June 16, 2010. "...Celebrate ArtsCAP's accomplishments in promoting the arts in Asbury Park and ... help plan further blossoming of art and culture in Dark City."〕 *Atlantic City * *A.C.〔Laughlin, Jason. ("Settlement reached in A.C. parking garage collapse" ), ''Courier-Post'', April 12, 2007, accessed April 12, 2007.〕 * *America's Playground.〔("Atlantic City Dream" ), ''Time (magazine)'', November 5, 1934. "Longtime dream of Atlantic City's Mayor Harry Bacharach has been a new railroad station for 'America's Playground'."〕 * *Brick City *Burlington Township * *The County's Town * *The Coat Town * *The Falcon's Nest * *B-Township *Byram Township - The Township of Lakes.〔(Welcome to Byram Township's Official Web Site ), Byram Township, New Jersey. Accessed June 13, 2007. "Byram is known as "The Township of Lakes", having more than two dozen lakes and ponds."〕 *Caldwell - The Denver of the East. 〔http://www.caldwell-nj.com/content/81/default.aspx〕 *Cranford - The Venice of New Jersey〔(Cranford History ), accessed September 27, 2007〕 *Denville - Hub of Morris County.〔(Denville profile ), ''Daily Record (Morristown)'', accessed April 22, 2007. "Known as the "hub" of Morris County -- because of its central geographic location and spot along major transportation routes -- this township is home to one of the most traditional town centers in the county."〕 *Dumont - The Dirty D *East Orange - Illtown. *Elizabeth - Eastwick *Fortescue - Weakfish Capital of the World.〔(Natural, Undisturbed Beauty of Nature, Right Here in the Northeast Corridor ), accessed April 5, 2007. "Fortescue is also host to one of the East Coast's most popular fishing tournaments, the Fortescue Weakfish Tournament. Fortescue is known as the weakfish capital of the world."〕 *Fort Lee - The Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry.〔(History of the Film Industry in Fort Lee ), Fort Lee Film Commission website, accessed August 18, 2009〕 *Franklin - Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World.〔(Claims to Fame - Rocks ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Green Brook - "The Mecca" *Garwood - The Industrial Center of Union County *Hackensack - A City in Motion.〔("Hackensack" ), ''FDU Magazine'', Fall / Winter 2001. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Billed as “A City in Motion,” Hackensack has been on the move since before the founding of the United States."〕 *Hammonton - Blueberry Capital of the World.〔(Claims to Fame - Agriculture ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Hoboken - The Mile Square City.〔(Hit musical 'Hair' was written in Hoboken: Mile-square city housed the seminal musical's authors in the 1960s ), ''Hudson Reporter'', October 2, 2005.〕 *Jersey City * *America's Golden Door〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = The Rotary Club )〕 * * Chilltown 〔(“Why do people call Jersey City ‘Chilltown’?” ), ''Jersey City Reporter'', April 15, 2005.〕 * *Jungle City * *Wall Street West.〔(Jersey City: "Wall Street West" - After September 11, the ranks of businesses hopping the Hudson swell ), ''Business Week'', October 29, 2001. " The nickname 'America's Golden Door' never really caught on. So Jersey City officials tried to tag their town 'Silicon Valley East'--then the Internet Revolution petered out. But the latest monicker for Manhattan's neighbor across the Hudson--'Wall Street West'--just might stick."〕 * *The Sixth Borough.〔Holusha, John. (" Commercial Property / The Jersey Riverfront; On the Hudson's West Bank, Optimistic Developers" ), ''The New York Times'', October 11, 1998. Accessed May 25, 2007. 'That simply is out of the question in midtown,'' he said, adding that some formerly fringe areas in Midtown South that had previously been available were filled up as well. Given that the buildings on the New Jersey waterfront are new and equipped with the latest technology and just a few stops on the PATH trains from Manhattan, they become an attractive alternative. ''It's the sixth borough,'' he said.〕 *Keansburg - Gem of the Bayshore.〔(Borough of Keansburg ), accessed April 5, 2007.〕 *Long Beach Island - LBI.〔(Long Beach Island, New Jersey Regional Guide and Newsmagazine )〕 *Long Branch * *America's First Seaside Resort.〔("Refuges of the famous saw economic, political change" ), ''Asbury Park Press'', October 19, 2006. Accessed July 10, 2007. "But the moderate climate and ocean bathing soon helped Long Branch develop a reputation as the nation's 'first seaside resort.'"〕 * *The Friendly City.〔('Friendly City' overtaxes residents ), ''Atlanticville. June 1, 2007. Accessed July 10, 2007. "Long Branch City Hall does it again! The 'Friendly City' will stick its residents with a tax increase."〕 *Madison - The Rose City.〔(Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey ), accessed April 12, 2007. "Once the hub of America 's rose-growing industry, Madison earned the nickname "The Rose City" in the mid-19th century."〕 *Metuchen - The Brainy Boro.〔Spies, Stacy E. ("Images of America: Metuchen" ), accessed via Google Books, 2011-07-07.〕 *Millville- The Holly City 〔http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/content/171/219/442/3365.aspx〕 *Morristown - MoTown, The Hollow *New Brunswick * *Health Care City.〔( 7:30 a.m. -- Filling cracks in the HealthCare City ), from the ''Home News Tribune'', September 23, 1999. "With two major hospitals and a medical school, New Brunswick proclaims itself The HealthCare City."〕 * *Hub City.〔(A wet day in the Hub City ), from the ''Home News Tribune'', September 23, 1999. "A few days short of 60 years, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, a dreary, drizzly day just ahead of the deluge of Hurricane Floyd, the Home News Tribune sent 24 reporters, 9 photographers and one artist into the Hub City, as it is known, to take a peek into life in New Brunswick as it is in 1999."〕 *Newark - Brick City.〔(Blame the city for lifeless campus ), ''Rutgers-Newark Observer'', April 3, 2007. "And what can we say about Brick City?"〕 *Ocean City * *America's Greatest Family Resort.〔(Ocean City, N.J.: This family-oriented resort thrives on its virtuous origins. ), ''Baltimore Sun'', accessed April 5, 2007.〕 * *A Moral Seaside Resort (historic slogan from the 19th century)〔 *Paterson - Silk City.〔(New Jersey Rep. Pascrell Hopes PAC Fundraising is Smooth as Silk ), ''The New York Times'', March 7, 2007. "Paterson — located in northeastern New Jersey, about 20 miles from Manhattan — is known as the “Silk City” because of its long association with textile manufacturing."〕 * *P-Town *Perth Amboy - City by the Bay.〔(City of Perth Amboy ), accessed April 15, 2007. "Welcome to Perth Amboy, The City by the Bay."〕 *Plainfield - Queen City.〔(City of Plainfield ), accessed April 5, 2007. "On behalf of the City of Plainfield, I greet you with the passion and enthusiasm that hopefully you share for our Queen City, Plainfield, New Jersey. "〕 *Rutherford * *Borough of Trees〔Kvasager, Whitney. ("Leaves ablaze with colors of the season" ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', October 31, 2004. Accessed March 10, 2010. "In the Saturday drizzle, Rutherford - the Borough of Trees - was living up to its title."〕 * *The First Borough of Bergen County〔(Rutherford Borough ). Accessed March 10, 2010.〕 *Seaside Heights - Your Home For Family Fun Since 1913!〔(Seaside Heights Beach Information ), accessed April 5, 2007. 〕 *Spring Lake - The Irish Riviera〔(Spring Lake, AboutNewJersey.com website ), accessed June 17, 2009〕 *Union City * *Embroidery Capital of the United States〔Union City 2000 Calendar; 2000; culled from History of West Hoboken and Union Hill by Ella-Mary Ryman; 1965 and "The Historical Background of Union City" by Daniel A. Primont, William G. Fiedler and Fred Zuccaro; 1964〕〔("Little Havana (Miami) & Little Havana on the Hudson (Union City, New Jersey)" BarryPopkik.com; August 15, 2006 )〕 * *Havana on the Hudson〔〔Rosero, Jessica. ("Most liquor licenses? Bumpiest town? Local municipalities hold unusual distinctions" ), ''Hudson Reporter'', August 27, 2006. Accessed June 25, 2007. "At one time, Union City had its own claim to fame as being the second largest Cuban community in the nation, after Miami. During the wave of immigrant exiles of the 1960s, the Cuban population that did not settle in Miami's Little Havana found its way to the north in Union City. However, throughout the years, the growing Cuban community has spread out to other regions of North Hudson."〕 *Vineland - Dandelion Capital of the World.〔( The World Capital of Whatever ), ''The New York Times'' by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.〕〔(Claims to Fame - Favorites ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 ==See also== *List of city nicknames in the United States *List of municipalities in New Jersey (by population) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of city nicknames in New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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