STEVE STRUNSKY / NJ.COM – Newark rose but Jersey City fell in an annual ranking of park acreage, amenities  and accessibility among the 100 most populous U.S. cities, according to the non-profit Trust for Public Land.

Newark jumped from 81st on the list in 2017 to 73rd this year, while Jersey City fell 13 places, from 40th last year to 53rd, according to the Trust for Public Land, which compiles the rankings every year, taking into account municipal, county, state and national parkland within the cities’ borders …

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