The Heights

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The Heights is a predominantly residential, historically working- and middle-class neighborhood in northern Jersey City known for its elevated views of the surrounding area and diverse community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neighborhood
residential district
borderedBy Hoboken, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Journal Square (Jersey City)
North Bergen, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Union City, New Jersey NERFINISHED
characterizedBy predominantly residential land use
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demographicsCharacteristic ethnically diverse population
long-established Italian American community
significant Asian American communities
significant Latin American communities
developmentPattern historically working- and middle-class housing
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 100 feet to 200 feet
hasAreaCode 201
551
hasCommercialCorridor Palisade Avenue NERFINISHED
hasGovernmentType municipal government of Jersey City
hasHistoricFeature Riverview-Fisk Park overlook
hasLandUse primarily residential with neighborhood retail
hasMainCommercialStreet Central Avenue NERFINISHED
hasPark Riverview-Fisk Park
Washington Park NERFINISHED
hasZIPCode 07307
historicalSocialClass middle class
working class
knownFor diverse community
elevated views of the surrounding area
view of the Manhattan skyline
locatedIn Hudson County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Jersey City NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory New Jersey NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear New York City NERFINISHED
locatedOnTerrainFeature Hudson Palisades NERFINISHED
overlooks Hoboken, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Hudson River NERFINISHED
Manhattan NERFINISHED
partOf Hudson County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Jersey City NERFINISHED
postalCity Jersey City NERFINISHED
publicTransitServedBy Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (nearby stations)
NJ Transit buses
region Northern Jersey City NERFINISHED
urbanForm mixed-use commercial-residential corridors
row houses and low-rise apartment buildings

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Jersey City hasNeighborhood The Heights