Living in The Waterfront Jersey City

The Waterfront Apartments for Rent

The Waterfront is the 5th most walkable neighborhood in Jersey City with 25,262 residents.

The Waterfront has excellent public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Historic Downtown, Journal Square, Liberty State Park, The Heights, McGinley Square, Bergen - Lafayette and West Side.

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The Waterfront is Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Manhattan Skyline

Skylark on the Hudson

Most errands can be accomplished on foot in The Waterfront Jersey City.

The Waterfront is the 5th most walkable neighborhood in Jersey City with a Walk Score of 88.

Find apartments in Jersey City's most walkable neighborhoods: Historic Downtown, Journal Square and McGinley Square.

The Waterfront Jersey City Apartments for Rent

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The Waterfront Neighborhood Ranking

Compare The Waterfront to other Jersey City neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
3	McGinley Square	93	70	65	15,717
4	The Heights	91	69	65	53,514
5	The Waterfront	88	84	60	25,262
6	West Side	87	66	63	29,077
7	Bergen - Lafayette	85	70	60	24,509

Eating & Drinking

There are about 492 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in The Waterfront.

People in The Waterfront can walk to an average of 26 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

Blue Moon Mexican Cafe

Michael Anthony's Restaurant

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thumbnail for Walkway This walkway is really famous due to the fact it literally takes you in the center of the Hudson river and that much closer to the skyline! It feels so good knowing your right in the middle of the river!

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The Waterfront has Excellent Transit

Transit is convenient for most trips. Find The Waterfront Jersey City apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

The Waterfront has excellent public transportation and about 8 bus, 4 rail and 1 light rail lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from The Waterfront on public transit.

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Manhattan Skyline

Skylark on the Hudson

Local Garden

The Waterfront is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Local Garden

Walkway

The Pier

Public Sitting

Waterfront Bridge Linking Hoboken to Jersey City, NJ

Waterfront Patio

thumbnail for Exchange Place The lightrail is surely the way to go! If you want quick, affordable transportation, Jersey City has many lightrail stations for your convenience.