The Village, Jersey City

The Village, Jersey City

The Village is a neighborhood in the western section of Historic Downtown in Jersey City. It is bordered by Hamilton Park and Harsimus Cove to the east and the Turnpike Extension to the west, on the other side of which Jones Park and Mary Benson Park are located. Newark Avenue is the major street across the Village from Grove Street at the east to Bergen Hill at the west. The neighborhood for many years was considered the city's "Little Italy" neighborhood. Brunswick Street, between 1st and 10th Streets was once full of merchants and nicknamed "Bushel Avenue"[1][2]. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church at 457 Monmouth St. 40°43′41″N 74°2′57″W received its historic designation on March 22, 2004.

Contents

Brunswick Street

County Route 629 marker

County Route 629
Brunswick Street
Route information
Length: 0.71 mi[3] (1.1 km)
Major junctions
South end: York Street
  Hudson County Route 639 NJ.svg
Newark Avenue
North end: 10th Street
Highway system

County routes in New Jersey
500-series • County routes in Hudson County

CR 628 CR 630

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Ethnic neighborhoods: a series Downtown continues to be home for various groups - but it wasn't always that way.
  2. ^ [2] Step into this section of Jersey City and suddenly you’re in a tiny Italian town
  3. ^ "Hudson County 629 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/09000629__-.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-26-. 

External links

Neighborhood Association Website

Coordinates: 40°44′02″N 74°02′39″W / 40.7338°N 74.0442°W / 40.7338; -74.0442


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