 Jersey City skyline as seen from Manhattan. | ||
| Jersey City | ||
| State | New Jersey | |
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| Residents | 247.597 (2010) | |
| height | 9 m | |
| Tourist info web | Destination: Jersey City | |
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Jersey City is a city in New Jersey. Jersey City is part of the New York Metropolitan Area and owes its tourist importance to its immediate neighborhood Manhattan. To Newark However, Jersey City is also the second largest city in the US state of New Jersey.
background
getting there
By plane
Jersey City is 12 miles northwest of the Newark Liberty International Airport, which is served directly from some major airports in Germany. Also an arrival via the airport JFK is possible, but less recommended as you are doing it Brooklyn and must cross all of Manhattan. The traffic conditions in these areas are often dramatic.
By train
The closest Amtrak-Bahnhof is located at the airport Newark.
By bus
The next GreyhoundTerminals are in Manhattan and Newark.
In the street
- Jersey City can be reached from Manhattan via the Holland Tunnel.
- If you arrive from the west, you will find, among other things, Interstate Highways 78, 95 or 280 in question.
By boat
mobility
Map of Jersey City
Tourist Attractions
Buildings
- Goldman Sachs Tower, 30 Hudson St, between Essex St and Morris St, on the waterfront. The tallest building in the city, a 42-storey high-rise office building (238 m, completed in 2004). The Goldman Sachs Tower is also the tallest building in the New York Metropolitan Area outside of Manhattan.
Museums
- Liberty Science Center, 251 Phillip St, on the northern edge of Liberty State Park. First-class and large natural science and technology museum.Open: Opening times: daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., on weekends until 6 p.m. (other times outside of summer).Price: Entry $ 15.75 (children 12 and under $ 11.50). Extra costs for the Imax cinema.
Streets and squares
Jersey City's India Square is teeming with inexpensive restaurants serving authentic Indian cuisine.
- India Square, Newark Avenue between Tonnelle Ave and JFK Blvd. Jersey City's exhilarating Little India, stretching over half a mile. A Hindu temple, Restaurants, candy stores, grocery stores, import merchants, video rental stores, jewelry stores, and other small businesses owned by Indian companies. Parking allowed, but practically impossible due to the high number of people. the best way to find a parking space is in the side streets, e.g. B. on St. Pauls Avenue west of Tonnelle Avenue. (photos).
Parks
- Liberty State Park. Large park on the Hudson River across from Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Spectacular views of Manhattan, especially in the evening when the sun sets in the west and the skyscrapers are once again photogenic lit.
activities
shop
- Newport Center Mall, at the entrance to the Holland Tunnel. Shopping mall with the usual department stores, retailers and fast food restaurants. Mall's own parking garage.
Food
- Acme, 16 Garfield Ave, on the south edge of Interstate Highway 78. Big supermarket.
- Shop Rite, 400 Marin Blvd, 1 block north of 2nd St. Large supermarket on the edge of the Newport Center Mall.
kitchen
Inexpensive
- 1 Sapthagiri, 804 Newark Ave, Jersey City. Considered the best Indian restaurant in Jersey City. Lunch buffet on Wednesdays, dinner buffet on Tuesdays.
- 2 Sri Ganesh's Dosa House, 809 Newark Ave, Jersey City. Simply furnished restaurant with amazingly good Indian food for little money.
medium
- 3 Rasoi, 810 Newark Ave, Jersey City. Very good restaurant with Indian cuisine. Extensive menu, many vegetarian dishes as well as dishes with lamb or goat meat. Wonderful Chicken Tikka Masala.
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
The most comfortable and unfortunately also the most expensive place to live is downtown Jersey City. The cheap hotel mile is on Tonnele Ave (= US Route 1) in the north of the city. If you want to save money but not forego comfort, it is best to opt for one of the airport hotels in Elizabeth out.
Cheap
- 1 Econo Lodge, 750 Tonnele Ave, near North St. Tel.: 1 201-420-9040. Chain hotel far north of the city.Price: Rooms from $ 90.
- 2 Holland Motor Lodge, 175 12th St, between Main Blvd and Manila Ave.. Tel.: 1 201-963-6200. Motel in Downtown Jersey City, right on the approach to the Holland Tunnel.
- Red Carpet Inn, 459 Tonnele Ave, at Manhattan Ave. Tel.: 1 201-420-7788.
medium
- 5 Ramada Limited Jersey City, 65 Tonnele Ave, corner of Magnolia Ave, in the Bergen district. Tel.: 1 201-432-6100. Price: Rooms from $ 126.
Upscale
- 6 Candlewood Suites Jersey City, 21 Second St, corner of Hudson St. Tel.: 1 800-465-4329. Extended stay-Hotel with small suites including a kitchenette.Price: From $ 217.
- 7 Courtyard Jersey City Newport, 540 Washington Blvd, east of the Newport Center Mall. Tel.: 1 201-626-6600. Price: From $ 309.
- 8 Doubletree, 455 Washington Blvd, north of Thomas Gangemi Dr. Tel.: 1 201-499-2400. Comfort hotel right on the shore.Price: Rooms from $ 270.
- 9 Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, 2 Exchange Place, near Hudson St. Tel.: 1 201-469-1234. Chain hotel with 350 rooms on the banks of the Hudson River.Price: From $ 359.
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/ - Jersey City Official Website
