Journal Square

Journal Square is an area of Jersey City, New Jersey near the offices of the "Jersey Journal" newspaper. The area was named after the newspaper. The area is undergoing redevelopment presently, having suffered from neglect for several decades.

The term "Journal Square" can refer to just the block in front of the Jersey Journal building, or to a larger area, or just to the Journal Square PATH station and Journal Square Transportation Center that serve the area.

Much of the area is on supports, as a hundred feet below there is a cutting that the PATH (and occasionally freight rail) runs through. In decades past, the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad ran through this area.

Saint Peter's College has its main campus a few blocks to the south.

The headquarters of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson system are located here, as well as several other Port Authority of New York and New Jersey facilities that were previously located at the World Trade Center.

The narrowest definition of the area is the curve which John F. Kennedy Boulevard makes from Tonnele Avenue to Newark Avenue. The broader area is approximately bounded by Sip Avenue (which forms its south edge), Summit Avenue (east edge), Newark Avenue (north edge), and Tonnele Avenue (west edge).

The nearest highway is U.S. Route 1/9, several blocks north on Tonnele Avenue, and Interstate 78, nearly a mile southeast.

Currently, there are plans to build an iconic structure that will be a visual gateway to Journal Square. The plan combines rental housing, multi-story retail and parking. This mixed-use development will consist of 58- and 38-story residential towers above a 7-story retail and parking base with a rooftop terrace.