73 Hutton St, Jersey City, NJ 07307

The Heights is a wonderful neighborhood, a mixture of life-long residents and urban commuters it is an inviting place to call home that is an easy commute to New York City. Central Avenue is filled the necessities - Stop & Shop (grocery), Laundromats, Rite-Aid (drug store), Banks as well as many small family owned shops, deli's & restaurants. Also located on Central Avenue at Manhattan Avenue is Pershing Field. It offers a mile-long track, softball fields, little league, a playground and an indoor public swimming pool! The police station and fire station are also located on Central Avenue, adding to the neighborhood's safe feel and the COACH 99S/10 bus runs directly into NY Port Authority with an average trip time of just 25 minutes. The post office is also located on Central Avenue, just South of Bowers Street. Also be sure to check out the Jersey City RESERVOIR (http://new.jcreservoir.org/) located just next to Pershing Field on the North side, this little gem is a nature sanctuary that includes a LAKE, and is open during the summer with fun activities like kayaking! Palisade Avenue also hosts several local buses running directly to NY Port Authority as well as the new NJ Transit bus #123. Several NJ Transit buses run along Palisade Avenue taking you easily to Journal Square, the Newport Mall, the Hoboken Terminal to catch the PATH to NYC, etc. You can also catch the Lightrail at Palisade Avenue and Congress Street taking you to various destinations, including the Hoboken Terminal to catch the PATH. Palisade also hosts the RIVERVIEW FISK park with breathtaking views of the NYC skyline, the park also boasts a new playground for your kids. The local elementary school, PS 8 is located right on Franklin Street between Sherman and Hancock Avenues. The Heights is a wonderful neighborhood with lots of warm friendly people that make you feel right at home!