New Jersey City University, Jersey City

Name: New Jersey City University
Address: 2039 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, United States

#147 among attractions in Jersey City

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New Jersey City University is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Originally chartered in 1927, New Jersey City University consists of the NJCU School of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and College of Professional Studies. NJCU enrolls over 8,500 students and is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1927 (97 years ago)Coordinates: 40°42'35"N, 74°5'15"W

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2039 Kennedy BlvdGreenvilleJersey City United States

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New Jersey City University – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Liberty National Golf Club, Temple Beth-El, Lincoln Park, St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings.

1.3 miSE
Golf
Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City
34 min walk • Liberty National is a country club in Jersey City, New Jersey adjacent to Liberty State Park on the Upper New York Bay. Its clubhouse, guest villas, teaching center, and "Cafe 12" halfway house were designed by Lindsay Newman Architecture and Design and the course was designed by Robert E.
0.9 miNE
Synagogue
Temple Beth-El, Jersey City
24 min walk • Temple Beth-El is a Reform synagogue in Jersey City, New Jersey. located at 2419 Kennedy Boulevard in the Bergen Section.
1.2 miN
Park
Lincoln Park, Jersey City
31 min walk • Lincoln Park is an urban park in Jersey City, New Jersey with an area of 273.4 acres. Part of the Hudson County Park System, it opened in 1905 and was originally known as West Side Park. The park was designed by Daniel W. Langton and Charles N.
0.9 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings, Jersey City
23 min walk • St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings is a historic church on Grand Street, Ocean and Bramhall Avenues in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1868 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The stained glass windows in the church were destroyed in the Black Tom explosion of 1916.
1.1 miN
Monuments and statues
Lincoln the Mystic, Jersey City
28 min walk • Lincoln the Mystic, also known as the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser. It is located at Lincoln Park in Hudson County, New Jersey, near the beginning of the Lincoln Highway.
1 miS
Cemetery
Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City
26 min walk • Bayview Cemetery, previously called Greenville Cemetery, is located in Jersey City, New Jersey. It merged with New York Bay Cemetery and is now known as Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery.
1 miW
Harbor
Droyer's Point, Jersey City
25 min walk • Droyer's Point is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey at Newark Bay that was the site of the Jersey City Airport and later of Roosevelt Stadium, both of which were demolished. It has become a residential and commercial district.
0.4 miN
Church
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City
11 min walk • St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church is notably the first Coptic Orthodox parish and church building in North America, if not the Western Hemisphere, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. This is in comparison to St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in which is considered the first parish in North America.
1 miE
Park
Berry Lane Park, Jersey City
27 min walk • Berry Lane Park is a park created on a 17.5 acres of former brownfield site in the Communipaw-Lafayette Section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Construction of the park, which cost $38 million, began in 2012 and the park officially opened in June 2016.
1.6 miNE
Church
Old Bergen Church, Jersey City
41 min walk • The Old Bergen Church is a historic church congregation in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1660 in what was then the Dutch colony of New Netherland, it is the oldest continuous religious congregation in what is today the State of New Jersey.
0.5 miSW
Museum
Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum, Jersey City
13 min walk • The Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum is located is on the upper floor of the Greenville Branch of the Jersey City, New Jersey Public Library, its collection is dedicated to the African American experience.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to New Jersey City University?

Nearby attractions include Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City (8 min walk), St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City (11 min walk), Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum, Jersey City (13 min walk), Bayfront, Jersey City (21 min walk).

How to get to New Jersey City University by public transport?

The nearest stations to New Jersey City University:

Light rail

West Side Avenue • Lines: Hblr (9 min walk)
Martin Luther King Drive • Lines: Hblr (15 min walk)

Bus

JFK Boulevard at McAdoo Avenue • Lines: 10, 119 (16 min walk)
Society Hill • Lines: Ac30 (19 min walk)