Communipaw, Jersey City

#134 among attractions in Jersey City

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Communipaw is a neighborhood in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It is located west of Liberty State Park and east of Bergen Hill, and the site of one of the earliest European settlements in North America. It gives its name to the historic avenue which runs from its eastern end near Liberty State Park Station through the neighborhoods of Bergen-Lafayette and the West Side that then becomes the Lincoln Highway. Communipaw Junction, or simply The Junction, is an intersection where Communipaw, Summit Avenue, Garfield Avenue, and Grand Street meet, and where the toll house for the Bergen Point Plank Road was situated. Communipaw Cove at Upper New York Bay, is part of the 36-acre state nature preserve in the park and one of the few remaining tidal salt marshes in the Hudson River estuary. ()

Coordinates: 40°42'31"N, 74°3'40"W

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Communipaw – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Liberty State Park, White Eagle Hall, Liberation, Liberty Science Center.

0.7 miSE
Park
Liberty State Park, Jersey City
18 min walk • Liberty State Park is a serene oasis nestled in the bustling urban landscape of Jersey City, New Jersey. This expansive green space offers visitors a tranquil retreat with breathtaking views of the iconic New York City skyline, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island.
1.2 miNE
Dancing, Nightlife
White Eagle Hall, Jersey City
32 min walk • White Eagle Hall is a music, theatre, and dining venue in a restored historic building in the Village neighborhood of Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, located on Newark Avenue. Originally built in 1910 as community center.
1.2 miS
Memorial
Liberation, Jersey City
31 min walk • Liberation is a bronze Holocaust memorial created by the sculptor Nathan Rapoport, located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Officially dedicated on May 30, 1985, the monument portrays an American soldier, carrying the body of a Holocaust survivor out of a Nazi concentration camp.
~1800 ftE
Museum, Science museum
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City
9 min walk • Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
1.2 miSW
Golf
Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City
31 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.
1.4 miNE
Dancing, Nightlife
Headroom LGBTQ+ Lounge, Jersey City
36 min walk • Headroom LGBTQ+ Lounge, also called simply Headroom, was a short-lived gay bar in Jersey City, New Jersey. It operated for six months, from November 2020 to May 2021.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City
31 min walk • The Museum of Russian Art is a museum in Jersey City, New Jersey dedicated to exhibiting Russian art, particularly Soviet Nonconformist Art. It was established in 1980 as CASE Museum of Contemporary Russian Art The museum's historic brownstone building in Paulus Hook underwent renovation and re-opened in 2010.
1.2 miNW
Synagogue
Temple Beth-El, Jersey City
31 min walk • Temple Beth-El is a Reform synagogue in Jersey City, New Jersey. located at 2419 Kennedy Boulevard in the Bergen Section.
1.3 miNE
Church, Performing arts, Historical place
Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City
34 min walk • The Grace Church Van Vorst, is located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1979.
1 miNE
Museum
Dixon Mills, Jersey City
27 min walk • Dixon Mills is a residential complex in Jersey City, New Jersey that uses the buildings of the former location of the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, which was in use between 1847 and 1895. There is a small museum with artifacts from the building and its history in the lobby of the complex.
1 miNE
Park, Neighbourhood
Van Vorst Park, Jersey City
26 min walk • Van Vorst Park is a neighborhood in the Historic Downtown of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, centered on a park sharing the same name.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Communipaw?

Nearby attractions include Liberty Science Center, Jersey City (9 min walk), Canal Crossing, Jersey City (11 min walk), Berry Lane Park, Jersey City (11 min walk), Arlington Park, Jersey City (17 min walk).

How to get to Communipaw by public transport?

The nearest stations to Communipaw:

Light rail

Liberty State Park • Lines: Hblr (8 min walk)
Garfield Avenue • Lines: Hblr (14 min walk)

Ferry

Liberty Harbor Marin Boulevard (25 min walk)
Warren Street (29 min walk)

Bus

JFK Boulevard at Communipaw Avenue • Lines: 10, 119 (30 min walk)
Marin Boulevard at Thomas Gengemi Drive • Lines: 126 (41 min walk)

Metro

Grove Street • Lines: Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB, Nwk–Wtc (32 min walk)