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The land that 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.
1,723. One Journal Square is a skyscraper complex under construction at Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is the fourth tallest building by structural height in Jersey City, construction began in 2022 after significant delays. The first tower topped-out in 2024, while the second tower is under construction, with the entire project ...
Downtown Jersey City. Coordinates: 40.7281°N 74.0776°W. View of the waterfront of Downtown Jersey City, dubbed Wall Street West, [1] at sunset. View of Downtown Jersey City from Liberty State Park. View of Downtown focused around the Goldman Sachs Tower. Downtown is an area of Jersey City, New Jersey, which includes the Historic Downtown and ...
Dudley S. Gregory was the inaugural mayor of the city, and served on three separate occasions for a total of five years. The current mayor is Steven Fulop. He defeated former mayor Jerramiah Healy in the May 2013 election and assumed office on July 1, 2013. Due to a change in election law approved by Jersey City voters at the end of 2016 ...
Cornelius "Cornbread" Givens (1931–2008), civil rights leader who became the first African American to run for mayor of a major US city, when he ran for office in Jersey City [165] Edward W. Gray (1870–1942), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1915–1919 (B) [ 166 ]
The Heights or Jersey City Heights is a neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey, located atop the New Jersey Palisades, along the west side of the Hudson River. It is bound by Paterson Plank Road on the north, Highway 139 on the south, Hoboken on the east, and the Hackensack River on the west. [1][2] and Penhorn Creek on the west. [2]
New Jersey's 8th congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Rob Menendez, who has served in Congress since January 2023. The district is majority Hispanic and includes some of the most urban areas of New Jersey , including parts of Newark and Jersey City , as well as Elizabeth .
This list of tallest buildings in Jersey City ranks skyscrapers and high-rises in the U.S. city of Jersey City, New Jersey by height. The tallest building in Jersey City is the 79- story 99 Hudson Street, which topped out at 900 feet (274 m) in September 2018. It is currently the tallest building in New Jersey and 50th-tallest building in the ...