Airoli

Airoli (Marathi: ऐरोली) is a developed residential as well as commercial suburb of Navi Mumbai. It is connected to Navi Mumbai's other developed neighborhoods like Vashi and Nerul with city bus services provided by BEST and NMMT and local train services(Trans-Harbour Railway line). One can reach Thane from Airoli in 8 minutes by train and Mulund in 20 minutes by city bus. Airoli is also accessible by Thane-Belapur Road(which later joins Mumbai-Pune Expressway) and the Eastern Express Highway.

The Mulund-Airoli bridge has contributed to Airoli's expansion in recent years, as Mulund is Mumbai's one of the busiest suburbs; train service is also available from Thane. The bridge also serves as a connection between Airoli and the Nahur station of the Central Railways. It is one of the only two bridges which connect Mumbai to Navi Mumbai, the other being the Vashi Bridge.

Schools in the suburb include New Horizon Scholars School, the DAV school, VPM School, St. Xavier's High School and the New Horizon Public School.

The commercial zone includes the Print City of The Times Of India, the iGate Knowledge Park(previously known as Patni Knowledge Park), Reliable Tech Park, and Mindspace.Mindspace is an office complex which contains offices of several firms.

The area of Airoli and Diva village was developed by CIDCO (City Industrial Development Corporation) and later on handed over to NMMC (Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation) for administration. Airoli is divided into 28 sectors, out of which 20 sectors have been developed.