I would recommend not taking the road test in Newark.
You'll have to actually drive on the road in live traffic there -- which is something that you should obviously be comfortable doing before getting your license, but makes it way more likely that you'll make a mistake and fail.
Rahway is not much further, and if you take it there instead you'll be on a closed course with no other cars.
Since you are posting to ask this question, you are not confident enough and a closed course (Wayne, Lodi, Rahway) will make your test much easier and less stressful.
The earliest available date is usually in Newark for a reason
If the criteria to pass the test is “as good as drivers in jersey city”, then you’re free to run stop signs, red lights, you name it, there are no rules.
BlueBeagle8 t1_jegje58 wrote
I would recommend not taking the road test in Newark.
You'll have to actually drive on the road in live traffic there -- which is something that you should obviously be comfortable doing before getting your license, but makes it way more likely that you'll make a mistake and fail.
Rahway is not much further, and if you take it there instead you'll be on a closed course with no other cars.