Newark's Glamorous New Democratic Mayor...

The New York Observer Jason Horowitz May 10, 2006 at 12:28 PM

Are you still looking for the mystical sixth borough--that El Dorado of cheap rents, decent bagels and authentic street life? Well, you can officially forget Philadelphia, recently designated as a possible contender for borough No. 6. How about Newark? It's closer to Manhattan than parts of Queens, and it costs only $1.50 on the PATH from 33rd Street or downtown.

Yes, Newark. It's in play, now that one of affluent New York's favorite politicians, Cory Booker, overwhelmingly won the city's Mayoral election last night.

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