v t e Neighborhoods in Jersey City, New Jersey
Bergen-Lafayette	Beacon Bergen Bergen Hill Communipaw Jackson Hill The Junction
Downtown	Boyle Plaza Exchange Place Hamilton Park Harsimus Liberty Harbor Newport Paulus Hook Van Vorst Park The Village WALDO/Powerhouse
Greenville	Canal Crossing Country Village Claremont Curries Woods The Hub
The Heights	Central Avenue Palisade Avenue Transfer Station Western Slope
Journal Square	Bergen Square Five Corners Hilltop India Square Marion McGinley Square
Meadowlands	Croxton Hudson Generating Station Riverbend
Upper New York Bay	Claremont Terminal Ellis Island Liberty Island Liberty National Liberty State Park Port Liberte Port Jersey/Greenville Yard
West Side	Droyer's Point Hackensack Riverfront-Bayfront Lincoln Park NJCU West Bergen
Historical	Chelsea The Horseshoe Hudson City Pamrapo West End

The Heights or Jersey City Heights is a neighborhood atop the New Jersey Palisades overlooking Hoboken to the east and the Meadowlands to the west. The southern border of the The Heights is generally considered to be north of Bergen Arches, while is northern border is Paterson Plank Road in Washington Park. Central Avenue is its primary commercial thoroughfare, with residential districts flanking the street on both sides. The Heights, though part of Jersey City, is often viewed as a separate city by residents in other neighborhoods.^{[citation needed]}

The Heights is comprised mostly of two- and three-family houses. Six blocks to the east, and parallel to Central Avenue, are Palisade and Ogden Avenues, both of which offer breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline. Many stately Victorian and Edwardian homes contribute to the attractiveness of the Heights, particularly along Summit Avenue and Sherman Place. The Palisade, a condominium on Palisade Avenue at Fleet Street, is one of the few Art Deco buildings in the city..^{[citation needed]}

Pershing Field is a park in the center of the district, offering green space, baseball fields, a swimming pool and ice skating rink. Two lakes (former reservoirs) lie within the park; one may be redeveloped as a ball field or housing. Parts of this neighborhood are experiencing gentrification, largely due to the relative affordability of housing and the variety of transportation options, including the recently installed "light rail elevator" at Congress Street that connects to the 9th Street-Congress Street station of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. The Western Slope area of the Heights is on the side that faces away from Manhattan and overlooks Croxton in the Meadowlands. Christ Hospital is located on Palisade Avenue

History

The area comprising the Heights was once an independent municipality, known as Hudson City. It was incorporated as a town in 1852, and later into a city in 1855. The Town Hall, erected on Oakland Avenue, still stands today. Garrett D. Van Reipen was that city's first mayor.^[1]

On March 27, 1868 Hudson City became the birthplace of its most famous namesake, the new Hudson City Savings Bank, when it received a special charter from the State of New Jersey Legislature to open in what was then the small City of Hudson, New Jersey. Hudson's mayor Garrett D. Van Reipen became the first President of the small bank, which was located on Newark Avenue.^[1]

Hudson City, along with the Town of Bergen and the Township of Greenville, merged with Jersey City in 1873.^[1]

By the end of the 19th Century, Hudson City Savings Bank had accumulated assets and deposits of over US$1 million. In the 1920s, the savings bank opened its second branch, and moved from Newark Avenue to 587 Summit Avenue in Jersey City, and later moved its headquarters to Bergen County. It still thrives today, based in Paramus, New Jersey, the largest savings bank in New Jersey, and an S&P 500 company.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Miscellaneous

• Postal Area (Zip Code): 07307