Editorial standards
How we research
Cozy doesn't mean careless.
New Jersey Port guides are planning guides. They help you choose where to spend a slow Saturday, then send you straight to the place itself for the details that change.
Where facts come from
- The business's or organizer's own website, menu and official social accounts.
- Official sources: NJ State Parks, the National Park Service, county and town tourism offices, and official visitor bureaus.
- Reputable local news for openings, closures and history.
What we never do
- Invent visits, tastings, ratings or quotes.
- Print opening hours, prices or fares, which change too often to be useful on a static page.
- Accept payment to include a place or to change what we say about it. If that ever changes, sponsored content will be labeled clearly at the top of the page.
Amenities
Wi-Fi, outdoor seating, dog-friendly and similar notes appear only when the place itself says so. When a place doesn't say, we leave it out instead of guessing.
Keeping guides current
Every place carries the date it was last verified. Evergreen guides are re-checked at least every 90 days, and seasonal guides (Christmas markets, light shows, fall foliage) before each season. A guide's "Updated" date only changes when its facts are re-checked.
Our host
Tessa Moretti is New Jersey Port's virtual host, a character who narrates the guides. She has no first-hand experiences, and the guides never claim she does.
Who publishes New Jersey Port
New Jersey Port is published by Chefbouyon, an independent media company with a team based in New York City and the Caribbean. It's a team of real people: researchers, writers, editors, photographers and graphic designers.
- Researchers gather and verify the facts from places' own sites and official sources.
- Writers draft the guides.
- Editors edit and fact-check every guide by hand, approve it for publication and handle corrections.
- The visual team art-directs the site's images and builds its maps and design.
Nothing is published without human review. Tessa is the voice; the Chefbouyon team does the work and stands behind it.
Corrections
Found something out of date? Tell us. We fix confirmed errors quickly and update the guide's date when we do.