Flight crew reported ewr ATC instructed them to maneuver below class B and exceed 200 kts.

Attributes
ACN	1702708
Time
Date	201911
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	EWR.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 116 Flight Crew Total 9603 Flight Crew Type 6356
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 205 Flight Crew Total 9473 Flight Crew Type 4892
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types

Narrative:

Arrival in newark; ATC directed descent to 2;000 feet while maneuvering to [runway] 4R approach. We were out far enough distance that those instructions plus direction to maintain 220 kts would put us in violation of far's. We openly discussed class B and airspeed and flew accordingly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight crew reported EWR ATC instructed them to maneuver below Class B and exceed 200 kts.

Narrative: Arrival in Newark; ATC directed descent to 2;000 feet while maneuvering to [Runway] 4R approach. We were out far enough distance that those instructions plus direction to maintain 220 kts would put us in violation of FAR's. We openly discussed Class B and airspeed and flew accordingly.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.