The West Side of

Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

is an area made up of several diverse neighborhoods on either side of West Side Avenue, one of the city's main shopping streets. Parallel and west of Kennedy Boulevard, West Side Avenue carries two county route designations. West Side Avenue at its northern end begins in the

Marion Section Marion is a section of Jersey City in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. History The Marion Section was laid out in the 1870s and was developed in the early 20th century. The name is speculated to have come from either the old Mar ...

as a dead end at the PATH trains, though there is no station there After crossing Broadway and Sip Avenue it passes

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on the west and nearby

Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's University is a private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Founded as Saint Peter's College in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than ...

to the east. "The Bubble", an

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that is part of

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, is visible on the slope of Montgomery Street. Pulaski Skyway fr Lincoln Pk jeh

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is one of the largest county parks in

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and includes recreational facilities (tennis, track, athletic fields, golf range, biking, running) and picnicking areas. Overpasses provide pedestrian access over Truck 1-9 from the older, more urban eastern section of the park to the more natural west section on the

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. The streets ascending from the park contain an eclectic mix of architectural styles including

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and

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mansions, and pre-war and

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apartment buildings in the Bergen Section. St Aloyius Church is a prominent landmark near the park. Mallory Square

At Communipaw Avenue the street enters the heart of West Bergen. West Bergen is so called in reference Bergen-Lafayette Section and in the 19th century was part of Bergen Township and

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. (The name Bergen is from the original

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centered on

Bergen Square Bergen Square, at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street in Jersey City, is in the southwestern part of the much larger Journal Square district. A commercial residential area, it contains an eclectic array of architectural sty ...

). One of the very few older residential districts of the city west of the avenue radiates from Mallory Avenue as it runs south from Lincoln Park. The West Side Avenue Station is the terminus for the single branch of the

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. The station is on an embankment above the east side of street, and consists of an island platform and two tracks. Bumper blocks are at the west end of the station, a pedestrian bridge and elevator connecting it a large park and ride lot and bus stations. The former

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right of way formerly continued west across the

Newark and New York Railroad Bridge The Newark and New York Branch was a railway line that ran between Downtown Newark and the Communipaw Terminal at the mouth of the North River (Hudson River) in Jersey City, bridging the Hackensack River and Passaic River just north of their mou ...

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and there are proposals to extend the line to a station close by. The

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is located nearby. The West Campus of

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began development in 2006, and will more than double the campus's with academic buildings, residences, retail spaces, parking, and a "University Promenade." Along with

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, another planned community, the West Side will be expanded with residential, retail, and recreational areas. West Side Avenue's southern end is the Country VillageCountry Village
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close to NJ-440, across which is the Droyer's Point and completed sections of the

Hackensack RiverWalk Hackensack River Greenway, once known as the Hackensack RiverWalk, a is partially constructed greenway along the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The linear park, which closely follows the contour ...

. Several New Jersey Transit bus routes serve the district.

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