Western Slope, Jersey City

#141 among attractions in Jersey City

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Western Slope is a neighborhood in The Heights, Jersey City, New Jersey on the cuesta, or gradual decline, of the western side of the New Jersey Palisades between The Boulevard and Tonnele Avenue. ()

Coordinates: 40°44'51"N, 74°3'35"W

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The HeightsJersey City United States

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Western Slope – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanley Theater, Loew's Jersey Theatre, Mana Contemporary, Journal Square.

1 miS
Nightlife, Cinema
Stanley Theater, Jersey City
26 min walk • The Stanley Theater at Kennedy Boulevard and Pavonia Avenue is near Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. The theater opened to the public on March 24, 1928.
1.1 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows
Loew's Jersey Theatre, Jersey City
28 min walk • The Loew's Jersey Theatre is a movie palace type theater and live entertainment venue located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Opened in 1929, it was one of the five Loew's Wonder Theatres, a series of flagship Loew's movie palaces in the New York City area.
0.8 miSW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City
22 min walk • Mana Contemporary is a cultural center in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States with affiliated centers in Chicago and Miami.
1.1 miS
Square
Journal Square, Jersey City
28 min walk • 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.
1.2 miW
Bridge
Wittpenn Bridge, Jersey City
31 min walk • The Wittpenn Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries New Jersey Route 7 over the Hackensack River connecting Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is named after H. Otto Wittpenn, a former mayor of Jersey City. The bridge has an annual average daily traffic of nearly 50,000 vehicles, including about 2,000 trucks.
0.5 miSE
Park
Pershing Field, Jersey City
13 min walk • Pershing Field is a city square and park in the Heights of Jersey City, New Jersey in the United States. Approximately 13.5 acres it is adjacent to Jersey City Reservoir No. 3, with which it creates a large open recreational and nature area bounded by Summit Avenue, Central Avenue, and Manhattan Avenue.
1.1 miS
Skyscraper
1 Journal Square, Jersey City
28 min walk • 1 Journal Square is a skyscraper complex at Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey proposed by the Kushner Companies. The initial version consisted of two towers with roughly 3,000 residential units and 160,000 square feet if commercial space, but the project has been scaled back as of 2020.
1.1 miS
Neo-renaissance architecture
Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City
28 min walk • The Hudson County Courthouse or Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Courthouse is located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The six-story structure was originally built between 1906 and 1910 at a cost of $3,328,016.56.
1.1 miSW
Interesting neighbourhood
Marion Section, Jersey City
29 min walk • Marion is a section of Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
0.5 miSW
40°44'31"N • 74°3'55"W
Saint Peter's Cemetery, Jersey City
13 min walk • Cemetery
0.9 miW
Bridge
Lower Hack Lift, Jersey City
25 min walk • The Lower Hack Lift is a lift bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line across the Hackensack River at mile 3.4, Jersey City, New Jersey. The massive 3-track lift span was built in 1927–28 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad under the direction and design of John Alexander Low Waddell.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Western Slope?

Nearby attractions include Saint Peter's Cemetery, Jersey City (13 min walk), Pershing Field, Jersey City (13 min walk), The Heights, Jersey City (13 min walk), Bergen Tunnels, Jersey City (14 min walk).

How to get to Western Slope by public transport?

The nearest stations to Western Slope:

Bus

JFK Boulevard at Hutton Street • Lines: 125 (5 min walk)

Light rail

2nd Street • Lines: Hblr (25 min walk)
9th Street–Congress Street • Lines: Hblr (29 min walk)

Metro

Journal Square Transportation Center • Lines: Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB, Nwk–Wtc (28 min walk)

Train

Secaucus Junction (33 min walk)