Welcome to Rita Gardens Rita Gardens is located just blocks outside of the heart of historic Elizabeth. Shops, entertainment, and restaurants surround the location. Both the bus and the train to New York City are within a 10-minute walk. Local schools and the library are also walkable. Kean University is just a 5-minute drive. Within 13 minutes of Rita Gardens are the nearby IKEA and Jersey Gardens Mall, with its extraordinary variety of top-name retail outlets. The Linden Walmart is also a short drive away and so is Newark International Airport.