Area Information
Saint Barnabas Medical Center is located in a suburban region about 20
miles west of New York City. Direct bus and train service to New York
is available. Newark International Airport is an easy 20-minute drive away.
The Paper Mill Playhouse, a highly regarded professional theater, is only
minutes away. Drew University, in nearby Madison, hosts an excellent summer
Shakespeare Festival, and the Garden State Arts Center, featuring diversified
programs in dance, music, and theater, is easily accessible. The South
Mountain Reservation, offering over 2000 acres of picnic areas, forests,
and hiking and bridle trails, is less than a mile from the Medical Center.
The area boasts many fine restaurants, public golf courses, indoor and
outdoor tennis courts, an ice-skating rink, and a small zoo. The Meadowlands
Sports Complex is a short drive away for football, basketball, hockey
and horse racing fans. The famed beaches of the Jersey Shore and Atlantic
City are an hour or two away by car.
The cultural treasures of New York City are easily accessed while maintaining
spacious suburban living.