The Stanley Theater at Kennedy Boulevard and Pavonia Avenue is a historic theater in Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey .
92-465: Journal Square is a business district, residential area, and transportation hub in Jersey City, New Jersey , which takes its name from the newspaper Jersey Journal whose headquarters were located there from 1911 to 2013. The "square" itself is at the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Avenue . The broader area extends to and includes Bergen Square , McGinley Square , India Square ,
184-676: A December 2019 shooting incident , three bystanders were killed in a kosher market in Greenville. The two assailants, who had earlier killed a police detective, were also shot and killed. The West Side borders Greenville to the south and the Hackensack River to the west; it is also bounded to the east and north by Bergen-Lafayette and the broader Journal Square area, including McGinley Square. It consists of various diverse areas on both sides of West Side Avenue, one of Jersey City's leading shopping streets. The climate in this area
276-552: A 15.2% increase from 58,595 Asian Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census. India Square , also known as " Little India ", "Little Bombay ", or "Little Gujarat ", home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere , is a rapidly growing Indian American ethnic enclave in Jersey City. Indian Americans constituted 10.9% of the overall population of Jersey City in 2010,
368-630: A 16.5% increase from 27,111 Indian Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census. Filipino Americans , numbering 16,610 residents, made up 6.2% of Jersey City's population in 2017. The Five Corners district serves as a prominent Little Manila of Jersey City, being home to a thriving Filipino community that forms the second-largest Asian-American subgroup in the city. A variety of Filipino restaurants, shippers and freighters, doctors' offices, bakeries, stores, and even an office of The Filipino Channel have made Newark Avenue their home in recent decades. The largest Filipino-owned grocery store on
460-510: A 53-story tower, opened in early 2017. It sits directly adjacent to the Journal Square PATH station as a continuation of the dense transit-oriented development that has arisen further to the east in Jersey City. The towers were designed by Hollwich Kushner and Handel Architects. As of 2008, there were proposals to build a complex called 1 Journal Square which would combine rental housing, multi-story retail, and parking. Plans for
552-615: A Dutch province, with headquarters in New Amsterdam . Michael Reyniersz Pauw received a land grant as patroon on the condition that he would establish a settlement of not fewer than fifty persons within four years. He chose the west bank of the Hudson River and purchased the land from the Lenape. This grant is dated November 22, 1630, and is the earliest known conveyance for what are now Hoboken and Jersey City. Pauw, however,
644-630: A baptismal pool. A directional sound system was added above the stage. After nine months of restoration provided by over 5,000 Witnesses, the new Assembly Hall opened in August 1985, and has been the site for their religious Conventions & Assemblies ever since. In more recent years, the Assembly purchased the space next door to the theater and built an addition, to provide for two annex meeting rooms and multiple offices. Beginning in October 2012,
736-582: A citizens' movement is working to turn into public parkland that would be modeled after the High Line in Manhattan . Newport and Exchange Place are redeveloped waterfront areas consisting mostly of residential towers, hotels and office buildings that are among the tallest buildings in the city . Newport is a planned mixed-use community, built on the old Erie Lackawanna Railway yards, made up of residential rental towers, condominiums, office buildings,
828-422: A cluster of Art Deco buildings on a rise in the center of the city, has been converted into residential complexes called The Beacon . Completed in 2016 at a cost of $ 38 million, (~$ 47.3 million in 2023) Berry Lane Park is located along Garfield Avenue in the northern section of Bergen-Lafayette; covering 17.5 acres (7.1 ha), it is the largest municipal park in Jersey City. Downtown Jersey City
920-412: A daytime swell in population. Many jobs are in the financial and service sectors, as well as in shipping, logistics , and retail. Stanley Theater (Jersey City) The Stanley Theatre was opened on March 24, 1928 with the feature film “ The Dove ” starring Norma Talmadge and Gilbert Roland . The supporting program included a stage show entitled “ Sky Blues ”, a newsreel and selections played on
1012-544: A fourteen-room duplex apartment in Jersey City, a suite at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, and a palatial summer home in the seaside community of Deal , and travel to Europe yearly in the royal suites of the best ocean liners. After Hague's retirement from politics, a series of mayors including John V. Kenny , Thomas J. Whelan and Thomas F. X. Smith attempted to take control of Hague's organization, usually under
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#17327729046351104-428: A large sign with the paper's name was still in place atop the building in the square as of June 2015. Other mixed-use projects are planned throughout the district. Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey , after Newark . It is the county seat of Hudson County , and is the county's most populous city and its largest (by area). As of
1196-421: A marina, schools, restaurants, hotels, Newport Centre Mall , a waterfront walkway, transportation facilities, and on-site parking for more than 15,000 vehicles. Newport had a hand in the renaissance of Jersey City although, before ground was broken, much of the downtown area had already begun a steady climb (much like Hoboken). The Heights or Jersey City Heights is a district in the north end of Jersey City atop
1288-414: A separate race. According to the 2020 U.S. Census , the racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 27.32% (79,905) White alone , 19.87% (58,103) Black alone , 0.66% (1,916) Native American alone , 28.01% (81,903) Asian alone , 0.06% (178) Pacific Islander alone , 14.35% (41,970) Other Race alone , and 9.74% (28,474) Multiracial or Mixed Race . According to the 2020 U.S. Census ,
1380-601: A waterfront on the east at the Hudson River and New York Bay and on the west at the Hackensack River and Newark Bay . Its north–south axis corresponds with the ridge of Bergen Hill , the emergence of the Hudson Palisades . The city is the site of some of the earliest European settlements in North America, which grew into each other rather than expanding from a central point. This growth and
1472-575: A whole has been experiencing an exodus from northern New Jersey to the Southern United States . Approximately 76,637 Latino and Hispanic Americans lived in Jersey City, composing 28.8% of the population in 2017, representing a 12.3% increase from 68,256 Latino or Hispanic Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census. Stateside Puerto Ricans , making up a third of the city's Latin American or Hispanic population, constituted
1564-589: A year. The bill impacts all businesses employing workers who work at least 80 hours a calendar year in Jersey City. Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County and the second-most-populous city in New Jersey . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city had a total area of 21.13 square miles (54.74 km ), including 14.74 square miles (38.19 km ) of land and 6.39 square miles (16.55 km ) of water (30.24%). As of
1656-542: Is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Jersey City has a humid subtropical climate similar to its parallel cities like Newark and New York City . As of the 2020 census , Jersey City had a population of 292,449, and a population density of 19,835.1 inhabitants per square mile (7,658.4/km ) an increase of 44,852 residents (18.1%) from its 2010 census population of 247,597. Since it
1748-609: Is in the process of being renovated and a number of new residential buildings are being built around the stop, including a proposed 50-story building at 90 Columbus. Historic Downtown is home to many cultural attractions including the Jersey City Museum, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse (planned to become a museum and artist housing) and the Harsimus Stem Embankment along Sixth Street, which
1840-422: Is just over the city line. Its postal area ZIP Code is 07307. The Heights mostly contains two- and three-family houses and low rise apartment buildings, and is similar to North Hudson architectural style and neighborhood character. Journal Square is a mixed-use district. The square was created in 1923, creating a broad intersection with Hudson Boulevard which itself had been widened in 1908. McGinley Square
1932-533: Is located in close proximity to Journal Square, and has been described as an extension of it. Greenville is on the south end of Jersey City. In the 2010s, the neighborhood underwent a revitalization. Considered an affordable neighborhood in the New York City area, a number of Ultra-Orthodox Jews and young families purchased homes and built a substantial community there, attracted by housing that costs less than half of comparable homes in New York City. In
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#17327729046352024-511: Is now Jersey City was inhabited by the Lenape , a collection of Native American tribes (later called Delaware Indian). In 1609, Henry Hudson , seeking an alternate route to East Asia , anchored his small vessel Halve Maen (English: Half Moon) at Sandy Hook , Harsimus Cove and Weehawken Cove , and elsewhere along what was later named the North River . After spending nine days surveying
2116-685: Is the area from the Hudson River westward to the Newark Bay Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike ( Interstate 78 ) and the New Jersey Palisades ; it is also bounded by Hoboken to the north and Liberty State Park to the south. Historic Downtown is an area of mostly low-rise buildings to the west of the waterfront that is highly desirable due to its proximity to local amenities and Manhattan. It includes
2208-571: Is the third-most-common language spoken in Jersey City. Jersey City was home to an estimated 9,379 Chinese Americans in 2017, representing a notably rapid growth of 66.2% from the 5,643 Chinese Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census. Chinese nationals have also been obtaining EB-5 immigrant visas by investing US$ 500,000 apiece in new Downtown Jersey City residential skyscrapers . New Jersey's largest Vietnamese American population resides in Jersey City. There were an estimated 1,813 Vietnamese Americans in Jersey City, according to
2300-399: The 2020 United States census , the city's population was 292,449, an increase of 44,852 (+18.1%) from the 2010 census count of 247,597, in turn an increase of 7,542 (+3.1%) from the 240,055 enumerated at the 2000 census . The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 291,657 for 2023, making it the 72nd-most populous municipality in the nation. Constituting part of
2392-726: The East Coast , Phil-Am Food, has been established on the avenue since 1973. An array of Filipino-owned businesses can also be found in the West Side section of the city, where many residents are of Filipino descent. In 2006, Red Ribbon Bakeshop , one of the Philippines' most famous food chains, opened its first branch on the East Coast: a new pastry outlet in Jersey City. Manila Avenue in Downtown Jersey City
2484-572: The Five Corners and parts of the Marion Section . Many local, state, and federal agencies serving Hudson County maintain offices in the district. Prior to its development as a commercial district Journal Square was the site of many farmhouses and manors belonging to descendants of the original settlers of Bergen , the first chartered municipality in the state settled in 1660 and located just south at Bergen Square . In conjunction with
2576-670: The Journal Square PATH and bus station, and is the headquarters of PATH . It is built on an elevated bridge structure above the Bergen Hill Cut , an 1834 railroad cut once used by Pennsylvania Railroad main line and Jersey City Branch and now by the PATH rapid transit system and an occasional freight train. In front of the station is a statue of Jackie Robinson who in 1946 crossed the baseball color line at Roosevelt Stadium . A statue of Christopher Columbus ,
2668-605: The New Jersey Palisades overlooking Hoboken to the east and Croxton in the Meadowlands to the west. Previously the city of Hudson City , The Heights was incorporated into Jersey City in 1869. The southern border of The Heights is generally considered to be north of Bergen Arches and the Depressed Highway , while Paterson Plank Road in Washington Park is its main northern boundary. Transfer Station
2760-632: The New York metropolitan area , Jersey City is bounded on the east by the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay and on the west by the Hackensack River and Newark Bay . A port of entry , with 30.7 miles (49.4 km) of waterfront and extensive rail infrastructure and connectivity, the city is an important transportation terminus and distribution and manufacturing center for the Port of New York and New Jersey . The Holland Tunnel , PATH mass transit system, and NY Waterway ferry service connect across
2852-453: The mixed-use development call for 68-story and 50-story residential towers above a 7-story retail and parking base with a rooftop terrace. While the site has been cleared, construction has not begun. Deadlines to begin construction by 2011 were not met by the developer, Multi-Employer Property Trust. In October 2011, MEPT purchased Newport Tower on the Hudson waterfront for $ 377 million, a record price for an office real estate transaction in
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2944-539: The movie palaces built in the 1920s: The State (1922, and since demolished), the Stanley Theater (1928), and the Loew's Jersey Theater (1929). Karen Angel of The New York Daily News described Journal Square from the 1920s to the 1960s as a "crown jewel, a glowing commercial, entertainment and transportation hub of the city." The " Jersey Bounce ", a hit song in the 1940s mentions Journal Square in its lyrics as
3036-418: The poverty line . 67.9% of residents 16+ were within the civilian labor force. The mean travel time to work for residents was 36.8 minutes. 28.6% of housing units are owner-occupied, with the median value of the homes being $ 344,200. The median gross rent in the city was $ 1,271. Jersey City has been called "one of the most diverse cities in the world". The city is a major port of entry for immigration to
3128-670: The topography greatly influenced the development of the sections of the city and its various neighborhoods. The city is divided into six wards . Bergen-Lafayette , formerly Bergen City, New Jersey , lies between Greenville to the south and McGinley Square to the north, while bordering Liberty State Park and Downtown to the east and the West Side neighborhood to the west. Communipaw Avenue , Bergen Avenue, Martin Luther King Drive, and Ocean Avenue are main thoroughfares. The former Jersey City Medical Center complex,
3220-546: The 1912 opening of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Summit Avenue station many of those properties were demolished to make way for modern buildings, including the still standing Labor Bank Building and the Public Service building. The Newkirk House and Van Wagenen House remain, while the still-intact Sip Manor was moved to Westfield, New Jersey . The square was created in 1923 when the city condemned and demolished
3312-674: The 1980s, development of the waterfront in an area previously occupied by rail yards and factories helped to stir the beginnings of a renaissance for Jersey City. The rapid construction of numerous high-rise buildings increased the population and led to the development of the Exchange Place financial district, also known as " Wall Street West ", one of the largest financial centers in the United States. Large financial institutions such as UBS , Goldman Sachs , Chase Bank , Citibank , and Merrill Lynch occupy prominent buildings on
3404-422: The 1990 census, it had the smallest land area of the 100 most populous cities in the United States. Jersey City is bordered to the east by the Hudson River , to the north by Secaucus , North Bergen , Union City and Hoboken , to the west, across the Hackensack River , by Kearny and Newark , and to the south by Bayonne . Jersey City includes most of Ellis Island (the parts awarded to New Jersey by
3496-509: The 1998 U.S. Supreme Court in the case of New Jersey v. New York ). Liberty Island is surrounded by Jersey City waters in the Upper New York Bay . Given its proximity and various rapid transit connections to Manhattan, Jersey City (along with Hudson County as a whole) is sometimes referred to as New York City's sixth borough . Jersey City (and most of Hudson County) is located on the peninsula known as Bergen Neck , with
3588-568: The 2013–2017 American Community Survey, representing a 12.8% increase from 1,607 Vietnamese Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census. Arab Americans numbered an estimated 18,628 individuals in Hudson County per the 2013–2017 American Community Survey, representing 2.8% of the county's total population. Arab Americans are the second- highest percentage in New Jersey after Passaic County . Arab Americans are most concentrated in Jersey City, led by Egyptian Americans , including
3680-464: The 2013–2017 American Community Survey, representing a 2.3% increase from 83,925 African Americans enumerated in the county in the 2010 United States census. However, modest growth in the African immigrant population, most notably the growing Nigerian American and Kenyan American populations in Jersey City, is partially offsetting the decline in the city's American-born black population, which as
3772-484: The 2013–2017 American Community Survey, representing a 4.2% increase from 53,236 non-Hispanic whites enumerated in the 2010 United States census. An estimated 63,788 African Americans resided in Jersey City, or 24.0% of the city's population in 2017, representing a slight decrease from 64,002 African Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census . This is in contrast with Hudson County overall, where there were an estimated 84,114 African Americans, according to
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3864-763: The Association carried on, though the enterprise was mired in a legal dispute between New York City and the state of New Jersey over who owned the waterfront. The unresolved dispute would continue until the Treaty of 1834 where New York City formally ceded control of Jersey City to New Jersey. Over that time though, the Jersey Company applied to the New Jersey Legislature to incorporate the Town of Jersey. The legislature enacted "An Act to incorporate
3956-583: The City of Jersey, in the County of Bergen" on January 28, 1820. Under the provision, five freeholders (including Varick, Dey, and Radcliff) were to be chosen as "the Board of Selectmen of Jersey City", thereby establishing the first governing body of the emerging municipality. The city was reincorporated on January 23, 1829, and again on February 22, 1838, at which time it became completely independent of North Bergen and
4048-511: The Dutch settlements at Pavonia: Communipaw, Harsimus, Paulus Hook , Hoebuck, Awiehaken, Pamrapo , and other lands "behind Kill van Kull ". The village of Bergen (located inside a palisaded garrison) was established on what is now Bergen Square in 1660 and officially chartered on September 5, 1661, as the state's first local civil government. As a result, it is regarded as the first permanent settlement and oldest municipality in what would become
4140-425: The Hudson River with Manhattan . Redevelopment of the Jersey City waterfront has made the city one of the largest centers of banking and finance in the United States and has led to the district and city being nicknamed Wall Street West . Jersey City's proximity to Manhattan and its own financially based economy have propelled apartment rents in the city to some of the highest in the United States. The land that
4232-420: The Jersey City waterfront, some of which are among the tallest buildings in New Jersey . Simultaneous to this building boom, the light-rail network was developed. With 18,000,000 square feet (1,700,000 m ) of office space as of 2011, it has the nation's 12th-largest downtown . City Ordinance 13.097, passed in October 2013, requires employers with ten or more employees to offer up to five paid sick days
4324-538: The United States and a major employment center at the approximate core of the New York City metropolitan area; and given its proximity to Manhattan , Jersey City has evolved a globally cosmopolitan ambiance of its own, demonstrating a robust and growing demographic and cultural diversity concerning metrics including "nationality, religion, race, and domiciliary partnership ." The U.S. Census accounts for race by two methodologies. "Race alone" and "Race alone less Hispanics" where Hispanics are delineated separately as if
4416-543: The United States. The railroads transformed the geography of the city by building the Erie Cut as well as several large freight rail yards. Jersey City was a dock and manufacturing town for much of the 19th and 20th centuries. Much like New York City, Jersey City has always been a destination for new immigrants to the United States. In its heyday before World War II , German, Irish , and Italian immigrants found work at Colgate , Chloro or Dixon Ticonderoga . In 1908,
4508-809: The adjacent Hudson County Administration Building , at 595 Newark Avenue, are home to the county's courts and a number of county agencies and departments. The Five Corners Branch of the Jersey City Public Library is sited on the intersection itself, while William L. Dickinson High School is located nearby at 2 Palisade Avenue . Many of the buildings in Journal Square include housing stock (such as brownstones , pre-war apartment buildings, and Frame houses), convenience stores , bodegas, and downscale franchises, that Jerremiah Healy , Mayor of Jersey City , has referred to as "ugly old eyesores." The redevelopment of Journal Square has attracted
4600-508: The annual Philippine–American Friendship Day Parade, an event that occurs yearly on the last Sunday in June. The City Hall of Jersey City raises the Philippine flag in correlation with this event and as a tribute to the contributions of the local Filipino community. The city's annual Santacruzan procession has taken place since 1977 along Manila Avenue. Behind English and Spanish, Tagalog
4692-698: The area and meeting its inhabitants, he sailed as far north as Albany . The contemporary flag of the city is a variation on the Prince's Flag from the Netherlands. The stripes are blue, white and yellow, with the center of the flag showing the city seal, depicting Hudson's ship, the Half Moon , and other modern vessels. By 1621, the Dutch West India Company was organized to manage this new territory and in June 1623, New Netherland became
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#17327729046354784-421: The building became quite deteriorated, suffering from water damage, peeling plaster, ill-advised ‘refreshing’ (i.e. painting all the metalwork glossy blue, selling the organ and most of the lobby furniture). It became dark and dingy, with the balcony and the front of the orchestra seats closed off. Finally, it could hold on no longer and was closed on April 20, 1978. As mentioned above, the ‘Mighty’ Wurlitzer organ
4876-519: The chandelier is the original mosaic compass, chiseled by hand. The floor in the lobby originally was of white and light gray outlined Terrazzo . It has since been carpeted over, undisturbed in the renovation. Movie palace architect John Eberson contributed the design for the auditorium. Here theatergoers enter the environment of an evening in Venice with a replica of the Rialto Bridge above
4968-603: The city adopted a variance for a development proposal to build a 42-story residential tower and adjacent garage on the south and east sides of the Newkirk House . A 13-story residential building is proposed for a parking platform adjacent to and overlooking the PATH tracks originally developed in 1984. In December 2012 the Jersey Journal sold its building and relocated to Harmon Plaza in nearby Secaucus ; however,
5060-513: The city's calculations. Preliminary findings indicated that 19,000 housing units went uncounted. Per the American Community Survey 's 2014–2018 estimates, Jersey City's age distribution was 7.7% of the population under 5, 13.2% between 6–18, 69% – from 19 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age 34.2 years. Females made up 50.8% of the population and there were 100.1 males per 100 females. 86.5% of
5152-464: The development of the city. Relations with the Lenape deteriorated, in part because of the colonialist's mismanagement and misunderstanding of the indigenous people, and led to series of raids and reprisals and the virtual destruction of the settlement on the west bank. During Kieft's War , approximately eighty Lenapes were killed by the Dutch in a massacre at Pavonia on the night of February 25, 1643. Scattered communities of farmsteads characterized
5244-619: The early-1960’s it was still a place to get ‘dressed up for’. The engagement of “ Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? ” , starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford broke all attendance records. Through the 1960’s, the Stanley Theatre struggled (as did all movie palaces) with the rush to the suburbs and the growth of television. It became a fairly popular spot for major concerts (including the Grateful Dead , Janis Joplin , Tony Bennett etc.) but movie attendance dropped drastically, and
5336-409: The first permanent disinfection system for drinking water in the U.S. was installed on the water supply for the city by John L. Leal . The Hudson Tubes opened in 1911, allowing passengers to take the train to Manhattan as an alternative to the extensive ferry system. The Black Tom explosion occurred on July 30, 1916, as an act of sabotage on American ammunition supplies by German agents to prevent
5428-623: The former mayor of New York City (1789–1801), and Jacob Radcliff , a Justice of the New York Supreme Court who would later become mayor of New York City (twice) from 1810 to 1811 and again from 1815 to 1818. They laid out the city squares and streets that still characterize the neighborhood, giving them names also seen in Lower Manhattan or after war heroes (Grove, Varick, Mercer, Wayne, Monmouth and Montgomery among them). Despite Hamilton's untimely death in August 1804,
5520-518: The groundwork for modern Jersey City through private development. The consortium behind the company were predominantly Federalists who, like Hamilton, had been swept out of power in the election of 1800 by Thomas Jefferson and other Democratic-Republicans . Large tracts of land in Paulus Hook were purchased by the company with the titles owned by Anthony Dey, who was from a prominent old Dutch family, and his two cousins, Colonel Richard Varick ,
5612-461: The highest proportion of any major U.S. city. India Square has been home to the largest outdoor Navratri festivities in New Jersey as well as several Hindu temples ; while an annual, color-filled spring Holi festival has taken place in Jersey City since 1992, centered upon India Square and attracting significant participation and international media attention. In 2017 there were an estimated 31,578 Indian Americans in Jersey City, representing
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#17327729046355704-404: The interest of urban planners, architects, sociologists, and others, many who view its historical, current, and future use as an important indicator of the contemporary understanding of how cities function. A proposed development by Kushner Real Estate Group and National Real Estate Advisors, Journal Squared , is planned as a 2.3 million square foot, 3-tower residential complex. The first phase,
5796-433: The largest Hispanic group in Jersey City. While Cuban Americans are not as highly concentrated in Jersey City as they are in northern Hudson County , Jersey City has hosted the annual Cuban Parade and Festival of New Jersey at Exchange Place on its downtown waterfront since it was established in 2001. An estimated 67,526 Asian Americans live in Jersey City, constituting 25.4% of the city's population, representing
5888-493: The largest demographic converting to Islam after Black or African Americans . South Asian religions including Buddhism , Hinduism , and Sikhism make up 1.5% of the city's religious demographic, with Judaism at 0.6%. Jersey City has a growing Orthodox Jewish population, centered in the Greenville neighborhood. Jersey City is a regional employment center with over 100,000 private and public sector jobs, which creates
5980-585: The largest population of Coptic Christians in the United States. There were 2,726 same-sex couples in Hudson County in 2010, with Jersey City being the hub, prior to the commencement of same-sex marriages in New Jersey on October 21, 2013. Jersey City is considered one of the most LGBT-friendly communities in New Jersey. Nearly 59.6% of Jersey City's inhabitants are religious adherents, of which 46.2% are Catholic Christians and 7.3% are Protestant Christians. Muslims constituted 3.4% of religious adherents in Jersey City, with local Latino and Hispanics being
6072-445: The lobby, and granite from Maine to face Corinthian columns in the auditorium. The interior has a three-story lobby adorned with trompe l'oeil columns, a broad center staircase inspired by The Breakers grand staircase, with alabaster balusters, and brass handrails terminated with originally gaslit lamp stands. Velvet drapes once adorned the lobby, and Allegorical paintings by Hungarian muralist Willy Pogany originally adorned
6164-521: The mantle of political reform. None were able to duplicate the level of power held by Hague, but the city and the county remained notorious for political corruption for years. By the 1970s the city experienced a period of urban decline that saw many of its wealthy residents leave for the suburbs , due to rising crime, civil unrest, political corruption, and economic hardship. From 1950 to 1980, Jersey City lost 75,000 residents, and from 1975 to 1982, it lost 5,000 jobs, or 9% of its workforce. Beginning in
6256-606: The materials from being used by the Allies in World War I . From 1917 to 1947, Jersey City was governed by Mayor Frank Hague . Originally elected as a candidate supporting reform in governance, the Jersey City History website says his name is "synonymous with the early twentieth century urban American blend of political favoritism and social welfare known as bossism ". Hague ran the city with an iron fist while, at
6348-564: The neighborhoods of Van Vorst Park and Hamilton Park , which are both square parks surrounded by brownstones. This historic downtown also includes Paulus Hook , the Village and Harsimus Cove neighborhoods. Newark Avenue & Grove Street, are the main thoroughfares in Downtown Jersey City, both have seen a lot of development and the surrounding neighborhoods have many stores and restaurants. The Grove Street PATH station
6440-510: The offices of the Jersey Journal , thus creating a broad intersection with Hudson Boulevard which itself had been widened in 1908. The newspaper built new headquarters and the new square was named in its honor. The bridge carrying the boulevard was designed by consulting engineer Abraham Burton Cohen and completed in 1926. For most of the twentieth century Journal Square was the cultural entertainment center of Hudson County , home to
6532-556: The place where it got started. Two days before Election Day in 1960 John F. Kennedy made his last campaign speech at Journal Square, before returning to New England. Hudson Boulevard was named Kennedy Boulevard soon after his assassination. The Tube Bar , so-called for the Hudson Tubes (as the fore-runner of the PATH system was called) was made famous by Louis "Red" Deutsch getting prank calls there. The Journal Square Transportation Center , opened between 1973 and 1975, includes
6624-425: The population graduated high school, while 44.9% of the population had a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.1% of residents under 65 were disabled, while 15.9% of residents live without health insurance. There were 110,801 housing units and 102,353 households in 2018. The average household size was 2.57. The average per capita income was $ 36,453, and the median household income was $ 62,739. 18.7% of residents lived below
6716-470: The present outline of Jersey City was completed when Greenville agreed to merge into the Greater Jersey City. In the late 1880s, three passenger railroad terminals opened in Jersey City next to the Hudson River ( Pavonia Terminal , Exchange Place and Communipaw ). Tens of millions of immigrants passed through these stations as they made their way westward from Ellis Island into
6808-596: The racial and ethnic makeup (where Hispanics are excluded from the racial counts and placed in their own category) was 23.81% (69,624) White alone (non-Hispanic) , 18.53% (54,199) Black alone (non-Hispanic) , 0.22% (638) Native American alone (non-Hispanic) , 27.84% (81,425) Asian alone (non-Hispanic) , 0.03% (101) Pacific Islander alone (non-Hispanic) , 1.44% (4,204) Other Race alone (non-Hispanic) , 3.24% (9,481) Multiracial or Mixed Race (non-Hispanic) , and 24.89% (72,777) Hispanic or Latino . There were an estimated 55,493 non-Hispanic whites in Jersey City, according to
6900-531: The rank of the second largest theater on the East Coast , behind only New York City 's Radio City Music Hall . It was fourth in the country in number of seats in a one-screen theater, behind Radio City, and the Detroit and St. Louis Fox theaters . For some years, the Stanley Theatre had stage shows to accompany the film presentations, and many of the greatest stars of their day, from Tony Bennett to The Three Stooges made appearances. The Stanley-Fabian chain
6992-417: The same time, molding governors, United States senators, and judges to his whims. Boss Hague was known to be loud and vulgar, but dressed in a stylish manner, earning him the nickname "King Hanky-Panky". In his later years in office, Hague would often dismiss his enemies as " reds " or " commies ". Hague lived like a millionaire, despite having an annual salary that never exceeded $ 8,500. He was able to maintain
7084-660: The south near McGinley Square , are Saint Peter's University , Hudson Catholic Regional High School , and the Jersey City Armory . A concentration of Overseas Filipino and Indian American -operated shops can be found along Newark Avenue and near India Square to the north. Northeast of Journal Square is Five Corners , the county seat of Hudson County . The Hudson County Courthouse , located at 583 Newark Avenue 40°43′55″N 74°3′25″W / 40.73194°N 74.05694°W / 40.73194; -74.05694 ( Hudson County Courthouse ) , and
7176-403: The stage. Above the seating is an eighty-five foot ceiling that permits an open sky effect with stars and moving clouds, originally effected by a projecting device called a "Brenkert Brenograph," costing $ 290 (in 1920s dollars). Backlit stained glass windows line the walls, with grottoes , arches and columns simulating a courtyard motif. The original fire curtain continued the Venice effect, with
7268-471: The state legislature on April 2, 1869, with a special election to be held on October 5, 1869. An element of the bill provide that only contiguous towns could be consolidated. While a majority of the voters across the county approved the merger, the only municipalities that had approved the consolidation plan and that adjoined Jersey City were Hudson City and Bergen City . The consolidation began on March 17, 1870, taking effect on May 3, 1870. Three years later
7360-629: The state of New Jersey. In addition, the oldest surviving houses in Jersey City are of Dutch origin including the Newkirk House (1690), the Van Vorst Farmhouse (1740), and the Van Wagenen House (1740). In 1804, Alexander Hamilton , now a private citizen, was focused on increasing manufacturing in the greater New York City area. To that end, he helped to create the Associates of the Jersey Company which would lay
7452-516: The state. A further extension to 2013 requested by MEPTA was not granted by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency. Jersey City is one of nine municipalities in New Jersey designated as eligible for Urban Transit Hub Tax Credits by the state's Economic Development Authority . Developers who invest a minimum of $ 50 million within 0.5 miles (0.80 km) of a train station are eligible for pro-rated tax credit . In 2012,
7544-480: The talks done during the meetings, the ceiling was painted white and lighted with brilliant halogen lighting, to lessen distraction. The murals that were located in the lobby area, were said to have deteriorated beyond repair, and they were replaced by beautiful painted scenes, such as the Four Horsemen of Revelation , more appropriate for a house of worship. The orchestra pit was covered over, and converted into
7636-510: The theater underwent further renovation by over 2,000 Witness volunteers from across the United States. A glittering copper marquee spans the entrance, with backlit green & red stained glass signs bearing the theater’s name. Underneath are solid brass doors with copper frames, and stained glass transom windows of faux "Chartre Blue" surround the foyer. Three large arched windows sit over the marquee. Building materials include marble from Italy , Vermont and Texas , limestone from Indiana in
7728-539: The vaulted ceiling above the staircase. The larger of two chandeliers, suspended from the second floor, is from the New York's original Waldorf Astoria , dating to the 1890s; Made in the European style called “Maria Teresa”, it is thirteen feet tall and ten feet wide, and illuminated by 144 bulbs that reflect onto 4,500 hanging “Bohemian crystal” teardrops. A direct gaze up at it reveals its snowflake shape. Beneath
7820-415: The work of Jersey City native Archimedes Giacomontonio, has been located on the square since 1950. The Stanley and the Loew's have both been restored, the first now an Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses , the latter used as a moviehouse and for other cultural events. The campus of Hudson County Community College is a collection of buildings throughout the district around the square. A few blocks to
7912-494: The ‘Mighty’ Wurlitzer organ (Opus 1836, type SP-3M, 3 manual, 27 ranks) by organist James F. Thomas. Mayor Frank Hague attended the ceremonies that evening and, with the audience, was greeted on the screen by actress Norma Talmadge. The Stanley was designed by architect Fred Wesley Wentworth (1864-1943), who is noted for designing many buildings in Paterson following the 1902 fire. When it opened, its 4,300 seats earned it
8004-400: Was acquired by Warner Brothers in late-1928, and the Stanley Theatre remained a Warner Bros. operated theatre until the anti-trust decree of the late-1940’s forced studios to divest themselves of their theaters. The chain was spun off as Stanley-Warner, later becoming acquired by RKO .(Radio-Keith-Orpheum Pictures). The Stanley Theatre continued as a premier movie venue for decades - even in
8096-626: Was an absentee landlord who neglected to populate the area and was obliged to sell his holdings back to the Company in 1633. That year, a house was built at Communipaw for Jan Evertsen Bout , superintendent of the colony, which had been named Pavonia (the Latinized form of Pauw's name, which means "peacock"). Shortly after, another house was built at Harsimus Cove and became the home of Cornelius Van Vorst , who had succeeded Bout as superintendent, and whose family would become influential in
8188-457: Was believed the earlier population was under-counted, the 2010 census was anticipated with the possibility that Jersey City might become the state's most populated city, surpassing Newark. The city hired an outside firm to contest the results, citing the fact that development in the city between 2000 and 2010 substantially increased the number of housing units and that new populations may have been under-counted by as many as 30,000 residents based on
8280-533: Was given its present name. On February 22, 1840, it became part of the newly created Hudson County. During the 19th century, former slaves reached Jersey City on one of the four routes of the Underground Railroad that led to the city. Soon after the Civil War , the idea arose of uniting all of the towns of Hudson County east of the Hackensack River into one municipality. A bill was approved by
8372-532: Was named for the Philippine capital city because of the many Filipinos who built their homes on the street during the 1970s. A memorial dedicated to the Filipino-American veterans of the Vietnam War was built in a small square on Manila Avenue. A park and statue dedicated to Jose P. Rizal , a national hero of the Philippines, are also located in Downtown Jersey City. Furthermore, Jersey City hosts
8464-623: Was sold off in the early-1970’s, and is currently very active entertaining school groups and concertgoers at the Van Andel City Museum in Grand Rapids, MI. In 1983, the building was purchased by the Watch Tower Society for use as a convention and Assembly Hall for Jehovah's Witnesses . There were only minimal changes necessary for the building to accommodate the religious needs of the new owners. Because of
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