12/10/19 in New Jersey

Governor Murphy comes down from the Mountain and declares Central New Jersey to be a thing:

That’s it, New Jersey. Put down your fists. Gov. Phil Murphy just put an end to one of the Garden State’s greatest debates. “As Governor of the Great State of New Jersey, I hereby declare that CENTRAL JERSEY DOES EXIST,” Murphy tweeted Monday afternoon.

A quick look at the map will show New Jersey is a pair of satellites orbiting two poles, New York in the north and Philly in the south. To put it another way, Giants* country vs Eagles country. People up north like the Devils, while down south in the 609 areacode, well, that's Flyer's territory.

We've heard our own Somerset County described as 'Central New Jersey' but we've always rejected this. We're 30 minutes from Newark International and the Lincoln Tunnel, for crying out loud.

New Jersey could split into two states and it would make some sense and neither would miss the other.

*Yes there are Jets fans in northern New Jersey, but their fan base is Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island.