Jersey
City lies east of Interstate 95 (the New Jersey Turnpike) and is situated on
Upper New York Bay directly across from Lower Manhattan and north of Staten
Island along the Hudson River Gold Coast.
Jersey
City real estate is currently undergoing a complete makeover, anchored by Wall
Street moving Back office operations to the Exchange Place and Newport City
neighborhoods. The old Colgate-Palmolive site and the adjacent Harborside
Financial Center are becoming an extraordinary business neighborhood serviced
by ferries, PATH and the new Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system
Just north
of Exchange Place on the Jersey City waterfront, Newport Centre has transformed
the area on both sides of the approaches to the Holland Tunnel with residential
rental and condo housing, hotels, extensive retail including the Newport Mall,
and new business office towers.
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Jersey City has come back as its own antithesis: clean, green and growing
— an example, urban planners say, of how the nation can accommodate some of the
additional 100 million Americans expected by 2040 without paving over every
farm, forest and meadow.
Smart Growth America, an advocacy group that ranks the
largest metro areas by sprawl, says Jersey City is the second "least
sprawling," trailing only New York City.
It's part of a remarkable demographic and economic U-turn.
In a region where many cities are shrinking, Jersey City in the last
quarter-century has gained about 30,000 residents, 27,000 jobs and 18 million
square feet of prime office space — more than all such space in downtown
Atlanta, Phoenix or Miami.
Robert Lang,
director of Virginia Tech's Metropolitan Institute, says the city "won't
be a model for the whole country, but it will be an important model for parts
of it" — especially satellite cities near bigger, more dynamic ones: Long
Beach near Los Angeles, Oakland near San Francisco, Chelsea near Boston.
A winning
formula
How is Jersey City doing it?:
•Proximity
to New York.
Hughes calls Jersey City "almost a sixth borough of New York."
Mayor Jeremiah Healy calls the waterfront "Wall Street West." The city is a short
trip across the Hudson River from Manhattan, but its building and real estate
costs are one-half to one-third of Manhattan's. This has attracted companies
such as Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, and thousands of residents
who cross the Hudson to work.
•Redevelopment and infill. Because Jersey City had
built on almost all of its land more than 50 years ago, it has to reuse,
reclaim and redevelop land, including so-called brownfields (once-polluted
industrial sites) and grayfields (parking lots, old strip malls).
Similarly, the city
has created the Powerhouse Arts District around an imposing but abandoned early
20th-century subway power station. Plans call for a mix of loft-style
residential condos and rental units, restaurants, clubs, galleries, theaters
and artists' spaces in an area just west of the waterfront.
Nearby
Shopping
Easy commute to North Jersey and
New York City
Close to bus
Close to train
Area Information
Things to do
Notable locations in Jersey City: Journal
Square (A), Journal Square Station (B), Liberty Industrial Park (C), Port Jersey Industrial Park (D), Black Tom (E),
Greenville Industrial Park (F), Claremont
Terminal (G), Claremont Yards (H), Pier M (I),
Pier L (J), Pier K
(K), Pier H (L), Pier G (M), Pier F (N),
Pier E (O), Pier D
(P), Pier C (Q), Pier B (R), Pier 9 (S),
Pier 8 (T). Display/hide their
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SHOPPING
Shopping Centers: Newport Centre Mall
Shopping Center (1), Stadium Plaza
Shopping Center (2), Fourhundredforty
Shopping Center (3), Hudson Mall Shopping
Center (4), Old Colony Plaza Shopping
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Churches in Jersey City include: Abundant
Joy Christian Center (A), First
Presbyterian Church (B), Christ Our Savior
Lutheran Church (C), Christ The King
Catholic Church (D), Christ United
Methodist Church (E), Christian Apostolic
Church (F), Church of God in Christ (G), Church of the Covenant (H), Clair Memorial United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their
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Parks in Jersey City include: Fems
Park (1), Cortney Fricchione Park (2), Tidelands Athletic Complex (3), Skinner Park
(4), Columbia Park (5), Fulton
Avenue Park (6), Riverview Park (7), Terrace Avenue Park (8), Montgomery Park (9).
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Tourist attractions: Jersey City
Museum (350 Montgomery St), Case Museum of Contemporary Russian Art (80 Grand
Street), Committee for the Absorption of Soviet Emigres (Museums; 80 Grand
Street), Liberty Science Center (Museums; 251 Phillip St), 2Afrika Inc. (444
Washington Boulevard), Harborside Yacht Cruises (Harborside Financial
Center), Abracadabra Entertainment (Arcades & Amusements; 82 Carlton
Avenue), American Classic Car & Limo Service (Tours & Charters; 241
Palisade Avenue).
Birthplace of:
Martha Stewart - (born 1941), home economist, Brandon Evans - 2005 NFL player
(Houston Texans, born: Dec 27, 1981), Brandon McGowan - 2005 NFL player
(Chicago Bears, born: Sep 16, 1983), Jim McMahon - (born 1959), football
player, Norma Talmadge - (1893-1957), actress, Ahmad Nivins - College
basketball player (Saint Joseph's Hawks), Bashir Mason - College basketball
player (Drexel Dragons), Donald Copeland - College basketball player (Seton
Hall Pirates), Dwayne Lee - College basketball player (Saint Joseph's Hawks),
Hank Rivers - College basketball player (Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks).
ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTER (25 WILLIAMS PL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jersey City:
PORT
AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 5 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 8
miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
TETERBORO (about 9 miles;
TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jersey City:
WEST 30TH ST. (about 5 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRA)
NEWARK NR 1 (about 6 miles;
NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)
NEW YORK SKYPORTS INC (about
7 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N7)
Amtrak stations near Jersey City:
6 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA)
(NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. & W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM,
paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental
service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
7 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND
PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM,
paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental
service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
10 miles: NEWARK
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
JOSEPH H BRENSINGER 17
(Students: 1,319; Location: 600 BERGEN AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
NUMBER 28 (Students:
1,208; Location: 167 HANCOCK AVE; Grades: KG - 08)
NUMBER 8 (Students:
1,146; Location: 96 FRANKLIN ST; Grades: PK - 08)
ALFRED E ZAMPELLA NO 27
(Students: 1,118; Location: 201 NORTH ST; Grades: PK - 08)
NICOLAS COPERNICUS NUM
25 (Students: 1,111; Location: 3385 KENNEDY BLVD; Grades: KG - 08)
NUMBER 24 (Students:
1,087; Location: 220 VIRGINIA AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
JOTHAM W WAKEMAN 6
(Students: 1,084; Location: 100 ST PAULS AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
JAMES F MURRAY 38
(Students: 1,004; Location: 339 STEGMAN PARKWAY; Grades: PK - 08)
MARTIN L KING JR #11
(Students: 866; Location: 886 BERGEN AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Jersey City:
OUR LADY OF MERCY SCHOOL
(Students: 555; Location: 254 BARTHOLDI AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
SAINT PATRICK
(Students: 481; Location: 509 BRAMHALL AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
SAINT ALOYSIUS
ELEMENTARY SCHO (Students: 455; Location: 721 WEST SIDE AVENUE;
Grades: KG - 8)
SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL (Students: 406; Location: 183 BAYVIEW AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
OUR LADY OF VICTORIES
(Students: 398; Location: 240 EGE AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL
SCHOOL (Students: 361; Location: 95 BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
ST ANNE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL (Students: 355; Location: 255 CONGRESS STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL
(Students: 340; Location: 118 FERRY STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
STS JOHN AND ANN SCHOOL
(Students: 318; Location: 3044 KENNEDY BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 8)
ST BRIDGET ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL (Students: 278; Location: 372 MONTGOMERY ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Jersey City:
JERSEY CITY FREE PUBLIC
LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,194,730; Location: 472 JERSEY AVENUE;
338,163 books; 2,251 audio materials; 8,400 video materials; 640 serial
subscriptions)
Banks with most branches in Jersey City (2007 data):
Bank of America, National
Association: 11 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets:
$1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC,
positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America
Corporation
The Provident Bank: 9
branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,720.4 mil, Deposits:
$3,864.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization,
76 total offices, Holding Company: Provident Financial Services, Inc.
North Fork Bank: 8 branches.
Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $57,902.9 mil, Deposits: $37,594.8
mil, headquarters in Mattituck, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization,
353 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
Sovereign Bank: 9 Path Plaza
Branch, 214 Newark Avenue Branch, Chapel Avenue Branch, 241 Central Avenue
Branch, Marin Boulevard Branch, Jersey City Branch. Info updated 2006-12-07:
Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in
Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860
total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
Hudson City Savings Bank:
Jersey City Branch, Drive-In Facility, Jersey City Branch, Boulevard
Branch, Bayview Branch. Info updated 2006-07-25: Bank assets: $35,507.5
mil, Deposits: $13,991.8 mil, headquarters in Paramus, NJ, positive
income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 105 total offices
PNC Bank, National
Association: Pershing Plaza Branch, Jersey City Branch, Danforth Plaza
Branch, Drive-In Branch, Journal Square Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03:
Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in
Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836
total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
Wachovia Bank, National
Association: Newport Branch, Jersey City Branch, Journal Square Branch,
Downtown Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil,
Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income,
Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company:
Wachovia Corporation
HSBC Bank USA, National
Association: Newport-Jersey City Branch at 539 Washington Boulevard,
branch established on 2006-12-21; Kennedy Boulevard Branch at 2854 Kennedy
Boulevard, branch established on 2005-11-12. Info updated 2006-10-20: Bank
assets: $165,673.0 mil, Deposits: $107,265.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington,
DE, positive income, 446 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
7 other banks with 8 local
branches
Strongest AM radio
stations in Jersey City:
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK,
LLC)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING
CORPORATION)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING
OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG
COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WNYC (820 AM; 10 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST
HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WWRL (1600 AM; 25 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS
CORP.-NY)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES
ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING
OPERATIONS, INC.)
WWRU (1660 AM; 10 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF NEW
YORK LICENSE CORP.)
Strongest FM radio
stations in Jersey City:
WNYC-FM
(93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)