EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Conflict Airborne Conflict
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure
Climbing out of Newark; level at 6000; in weather and continuous moderate turbulence; ATC issued traffic climbing right below us climbing to 5000 feet. We were getting updrafts/downdrafts of approximately 100 ft.; traffic was also climbing quite fast. We got a climbing RA. I was pilot flying and immediately TCAS'd to the green box and initiated a climb. The First Officer; pilot monitoring; advised ATC right away that we were responding to an RA. ATC said the traffic was only climbing to 1000 feet below us. We climbed to approximately 6500 feet; 500 feet above our assigned altitude. After the RA; and clear of conflict; we descended back down to our assigned altitude of 6000 feet. After advising ATC; he said okay and proceeded to give us a frequency change. The flight continued on with no other issues.
Captain reported taking evasive action while on the climb out from EWR due to an RA caused by traffic bound to level off 1000 ft. below their aircraft.