Guidebook for Jersey City
Food Scene
It is has good light fare, good beers on draft, and a nice ambiance. Speakeasy with live music in back Thurs-Sat.
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Fox & Crow
594 Palisade AveIt is has good light fare, good beers on draft, and a nice ambiance. Speakeasy with live music in back Thurs-Sat.
It just has amazing food. Plus you can wander from here to Talde, Barcade, Porta, and any one of numerous cool places in downtown Jersey City.
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Skinner's Loft
146 Newark AveIt just has amazing food. Plus you can wander from here to Talde, Barcade, Porta, and any one of numerous cool places in downtown Jersey City.
One of the best coffee shops in the area, right around the corner, across from the park.
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modcup coffee company
479 Palisade AveOne of the best coffee shops in the area, right around the corner, across from the park.
This will put you in the heart of the West Village, which is part of the "real" New York, which is just a bunch of neighborhoods, with a rich mixture of shops and restaurants. Good starting point for walking around this cool neighborhood. To get here, walk the 100 steps to Hoboken PATH or take the light rail there. From there, take the PATH toward 33rd st and get off at Christopher Street.
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Murray's Cheese Bar
28-30 Jackson AvenueThis will put you in the heart of the West Village, which is part of the "real" New York, which is just a bunch of neighborhoods, with a rich mixture of shops and restaurants. Good starting point for walking around this cool neighborhood. To get here, walk the 100 steps to Hoboken PATH or take the light rail there. From there, take the PATH toward 33rd st and get off at Christopher Street.
Satay Malaysian Cuisine
99 Washington Stit's yummy. BYOB.
Drinks & Nightlife
Corkscrew Bar
61 Congress StThis is a blue collar Irish bar with very good burgers.
This can be just a starting point for a walk around Hoboken, that has many bars and restaurants. You can get here by walking the "100 steps" or via the light rail at Congress St (check HBLR schedule for "9th St" to Hoboken.
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1 Republik - Hoboken
221 Washington StreetThis can be just a starting point for a walk around Hoboken, that has many bars and restaurants. You can get here by walking the "100 steps" or via the light rail at Congress St (check HBLR schedule for "9th St" to Hoboken.
this is where all the pretty people go to dance. Walk the waterfront here first.
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W Hoboken
225 River Stthis is where all the pretty people go to dance. Walk the waterfront here first.
Parks & Nature
live music, organic market with farm-raised chicken, beef on Sundays, yoga in the park at 11am Sundays during summer
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Riverview-Fisk Park
498 Palisade Avelive music, organic market with farm-raised chicken, beef on Sundays, yoga in the park at 11am Sundays during summer
Sightseeing
everyone knows Times Square, ok... but if you want to bike in a beautiful setting, with views of Statue of Liberty, rent a citibike across from modcup and take it down the Congress St elevator and across Hoboken and Jersey City to Jersey Ave, or take a shortcut and take the light rail towards West Side Ave and get off and rent a bike at Jersey Ave station. From there, bike through the park, it is beautiful and has great city views and Statue of Liberty views. Grab a drink at the restaurant in the park and sit by the firepit and take in the city views!
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Liberty State Park
1 Audrey Zapp Driveeveryone knows Times Square, ok... but if you want to bike in a beautiful setting, with views of Statue of Liberty, rent a citibike across from modcup and take it down the Congress St elevator and across Hoboken and Jersey City to Jersey Ave, or take a shortcut and take the light rail towards West Side Ave and get off and rent a bike at Jersey Ave station. From there, bike through the park, it is beautiful and has great city views and Statue of Liberty views. Grab a drink at the restaurant in the park and sit by the firepit and take in the city views!
Entertainment & Activities
It's a cheap way to get a water tour! Take light rail towards West Side Ave and get off at Exchange Place. Take the ferry to World Financial Center. You can walk around the WTC monument, Battery Park, and then head to Staten Island ferry and take it to and from, enjoying the sights of New York Harbor.
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Staten Island Ferry
Staten Island FerryIt's a cheap way to get a water tour! Take light rail towards West Side Ave and get off at Exchange Place. Take the ferry to World Financial Center. You can walk around the WTC monument, Battery Park, and then head to Staten Island ferry and take it to and from, enjoying the sights of New York Harbor.
Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Blvdgood kids museum
Essentials
Buy your wines, get stuff from pharmacy, and get groceries. Walk 3 blocks to Congress St station, take the elevator, cross the light rail tracks and go to left 2 blocks. Total commute: 5 blocks.
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ShopRite of Hoboken
900 Madison StBuy your wines, get stuff from pharmacy, and get groceries. Walk 3 blocks to Congress St station, take the elevator, cross the light rail tracks and go to left 2 blocks. Total commute: 5 blocks.
Getting Around
You can go north toward Tonnele and take the Lincoln Harbor ferry to Midtown for $9 for the ferry. You must have NY Waterway app on your phone. You can head toward Hoboken PATH and downtown, or head toward West Side Ave to get to Newport Mall, Newport PATH station, or Exchange Place PATH station, as well as the Paulus Hook ferry.
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2nd Street
2nd StreetYou can go north toward Tonnele and take the Lincoln Harbor ferry to Midtown for $9 for the ferry. You must have NY Waterway app on your phone. You can head toward Hoboken PATH and downtown, or head toward West Side Ave to get to Newport Mall, Newport PATH station, or Exchange Place PATH station, as well as the Paulus Hook ferry.
You can go north toward Tonnele and take the Lincoln Harbor ferry to Midtown for $9 for the ferry. You must have NY Waterway app on your phone. You can head toward Hoboken PATH and downtown, or head toward West Side Ave to get to Newport Mall, Newport PATH station, or Exchange Place PATH station, as well as the Paulus Hook ferry.
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Ninth Street/Congress Street Station
You can go north toward Tonnele and take the Lincoln Harbor ferry to Midtown for $9 for the ferry. You must have NY Waterway app on your phone. You can head toward Hoboken PATH and downtown, or head toward West Side Ave to get to Newport Mall, Newport PATH station, or Exchange Place PATH station, as well as the Paulus Hook ferry.
Citi Bike
across from modcup, 1 block away.
Hoboken Bus Terminal station
PATH train to NYC and Wall St.
PATH station to Grove St or to Hoboken, 33rd St, or Wall St. Light rail stops here.
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Newport station
90 Pavonia AvePATH station to Grove St or to Hoboken, 33rd St, or Wall St. Light rail stops here.
take light rail toward Tonnelle and walk across street and across parking lot. Ferry runs every 7 mins and takes 7 mins. Free shuttle crosses NYC across 57th st (Central Park), 50th St (Rockefeller Center), 42nd St (Times Square), 33rd St (Madison Square Garden, PENN Station), and to Wall St. $9 includes both ferry and shuttle. Shuttles only run during rush hour except for the 50th st shuttle. To return, hail buses that say "FERRY" on the top of them at any bus stop on the shuttle route.
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Lincoln Harbor Station
take light rail toward Tonnelle and walk across street and across parking lot. Ferry runs every 7 mins and takes 7 mins. Free shuttle crosses NYC across 57th st (Central Park), 50th St (Rockefeller Center), 42nd St (Times Square), 33rd St (Madison Square Garden, PENN Station), and to Wall St. $9 includes both ferry and shuttle. Shuttles only run during rush hour except for the 50th st shuttle. To return, hail buses that say "FERRY" on the top of them at any bus stop on the shuttle route.