The Heights

The Heights , Nj

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The Heights is a Jersey City nabe that Brooklyners talk about. Though not especially convenient to Manhattan (30 minutes on a good day), it offers beautiful vistas, tree-lined streets, and top-notch public amenities, especially around Pershing Field Park. Defined by elegant Victorian and Edwardian architecture, it offers modern luxuries

Riverview-Fiske park

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Just west of Hoboken, Riverview-Fiske Park provides sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline. A small and tight-knit nabe nestled in the Jersey City Heights, it offers community gardens, flea markets with a local flavor, and an outdoor movie night with free popcorn. Here you will find a mix of

Union City

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Union City is the most densely populated city in the Americas. A short shot through the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan, it offers all the comfort and convenience of New Jersey. Though primarily a manufacturing hub, Union City has tons of diversity, culture and creative expression. If you are looking

Western Slope

Western Slope

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Aptly named Western Slope is a gently sloping downhill nabe on the west side of the Heights, wedged in between Kennedy Boulevard and Tonnele Ave. It is exploding with housing choices; Victorians, brownstones, condos and apartments mingle together on quiet, narrow streets. It has a laid back but diverse

Pavonia Newport

Pavonia Newport

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Pavonia Newport is a dynamic, largely master-planned nabe nestled in between Hoboken and Exchange Place. Transportation here is easy and varied, retail therapy tends to focus in the Newport Centre Mall, and there are handfuls of high-rise apartment buildings with views across the Hudson. Pavonia Newport offers plenty of

West New York

West New York , NJ

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Don’t let the name confuse you: West New York is in fact a Jersey nabe, and isn’t at all related to gritty East New York in Brooklyn. Sitting on the cliffs of the Hudson River, 3 miles outside of NY limits, West New York boasts the longest retail and

Exchange Place

Exchange Place , NJ

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Exchange Place, sometimes called Wall Street West, lies just across the water from Manhattan, and just to the north of Liberty State Park. Its skyline is dominated by office buildings and its eyeline is dominated by working professionals. Exchange Place offers scenic views, ample opportunity, and a modest but

West Side, Northern NJ

West Side, Northern NJ

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This West Side is a dynamic nabe bordered by the Hackensack River. You will find some of the best shopping along West Side Avenue and some of the best outdoor recreation in Lincoln Park. Dignified Victorian homes sit on quaint residential blocks, and a variety of other housing options

Bayonne

Bayonne , NJ

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Bayonne is a nabe on the rise with an eclectic feel that is not yet over-saturated by trend setters. Here you will find pizza, real people, and the story that inspired Rocky Balboa. There is ample shopping to be done on Broadway, a rehabbed naval base with condos and

Marion

Marion

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Marion is an industrial-residential area located just west of Journal Square that offers prime location, plenty of space, and limitless potential. With many historic warehouses in line for renovation and Greenway Park in the works (it will eventually connect with the Hackensack Riverwalk), Marion is full of the shabby-chic