New Jersey was one of the original thirteen colonies that joined in the struggle for independence from Great Britain. [142], Behind English and Spanish, Tagalog is the third-most-common language spoken in Jersey City. 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Dort können Sie historische Artefakte und amerikanische Kunst vom 19. The revamped program officially launched on September 21, 2015, as Citi Bike with membership working in Jersey City and New York City. Newport and Exchange Place are redeveloped waterfront areas consisting mostly of residential towers, hotels and office buildings that are among the tallestbuildings in city. Among Jersey City's elementary and middle schools is Academy I Middle School and Frank R. Conwell Middle School #4, which is part of the Academic Enrichment Program for Gifted Students. [169][170] The largest ship ever to call at the Port of New York-New Jersey, the MOL Benefactor, docked at Port Jersey in July 2016 after sailing from China through the newly widened Panama Canal. [221][222] [155], Jersey City's Hudson River waterfront, from Exchange Place to Newport, is known as Wall Street West and has over 13 million square feet of Class A office space. [151][152], Jersey City is a regional employment center with over 100,000 private and public sector jobs, which creates a daytime swell in population. The legislature enacted "An Act to incorporate the City of Jersey, in the County of Bergen" on January 28, 1820. The square was created in 1923 when the city condemned and demolished the offices of the Jersey Journal, creating a broad intersection with Hudson Boulevard which itself had been widened in 1908. [126], India Square, also known as "Little India" or "Little Bombay",[134] home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere,[133] is a rapidly growing Indian American ethnic enclave in Jersey City. [262] William L. Dickinson High School is the oldest high school in the city and one of the largest schools in Hudson County in terms of student population. A memorial, dedicated to the Filipino American veterans of the Vietnam War, was built in a small square on Manila Avenue. Jersey City averaged 0.85 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household. [59] The Hudson Tubes opened in 1911, allowing passengers to take the train to Manhattan as an alternative to the extensive ferry system. [320], The Harbor Ring is an initiative to create a 50-mile bike route along the Lower Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, and Kill van Kull that would incorporate bike paths in the city. 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The largest Anglican or Episcopalian bodies in Jersey City are the Episcopal Diocese of Newark (Episcopal Church USA), and the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (Anglican Church in North America and Reformed Episcopal Church). Diese Version unserer Website wendet sich an Deutschsprachige Reisende in Österreich. [149] The largest religious community in the city is Christianity, followed by Islam, the eastern religions, and Judaism. [221][222] District 4 includes Harsimus, Hamilton Park, and portions of Journal Square and the Heights [225] and is represented by Eliu Rivera. [156], Jersey City is home to the headquarters of Verisk Analytics and Lord Abbett,[157] a privately held money management firm. [18] A variety of Filipino restaurants, shippers and freighters, doctors' officers, bakeries, stores, and an office of The Filipino Channel have made Newark Avenue their home. Eastern religions including Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism made up 1.5% of the city's religious demographic, and Judaism is the fourth largest religious community in Jersey City (0.6%). Eine Mischung aus Charme, Modernität und Altbewährtem, Hervorragende Lokalitäten zum Essen, Trinken und Genießen, Sehenswürdigkeiten, Wanderrouten und einzigartige Erlebnisse, Datenschutzerklärung und Verwendung von Cookies. He was able to maintain a fourteen-room duplex apartment in Jersey City, a suite at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, and a palatial summer home in the seaside community of Deal, and travel to Europe yearly in the royal suites of the best ocean liners. [119], There were 110,801 housing units and 102,353 households in 2018. From 1950 to 1980, Jersey City lost 75,000 residents, and from 1975 to 1982, it lost 5,000 jobs, or 9% of its workforce. [228], In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 85.5% of the vote (64,052 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 13.5% (10,120 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (751 votes), among the 75,506 ballots cast by the city's 133,197 registered voters (583 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 56.7%. [31], After a peak population of 316,715 measured in the 1930 census, the city's population saw a half-century-long decline to a nadir of 223,532 in the 1980 census. James J. Ferris High School Academy of International Enterprise[251] (1,327; 9-12), Transfer Station is just over the city line. Kunst- und Geschichtsliebhabern empfiehlt sich ein Besuch des New Jersey State Museum in Trenton. [22] The 2019 estimate represents an increase of about 5.8% from the 2010 United States Census, when the city's population was at 247,597,[20][30] ranking the city the nation's 78th-largest by population. Indian Americans constituted 10.9% of the overall population of Jersey City in 2010,[18] the highest proportion of any major U.S. city. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Auf Tripadvisor finden Sie alles für New Jersey, USA: 1.432.923 unabhängige Bewertungen von Hotels, Restaurants und Sehenswürdigkeiten sowie authentische Reisefotos. Ever since the settling of New Netherland in the 1600s, comprising what is now the Gateway Region of northeastern New Jersey as well as portions of Downstate New York in the New York City metropolitan area, the Dutch and British, along with German and Irish Americans, have established an integral role in the subsequent long-term development of Jersey City over the centuries. Jahrhundert bis heute bestaunen und ein Planetarium besuchen. [126] Chinese nationals have also been obtaining EB-5 immigrant visas by investing US$500,000 apiece in new Downtown Jersey City residential skyscrapers. 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[92] In January 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration gave navigational clearance for construction of a 79-story, 900-foot (270 m) residential and commercial tower planned by the Chinese Overseas America Corporation, which would succeed the Goldman Sachs Tower, also in Downtown Jersey City, as the tallest skyscraper in New Jersey. [55] The railroads transformed the geography of the city by building the Erie Cut as well as several large freight rail yards. In the Battle of Paulus Hook, Major Light Horse Harry Lee successfully attacked a British fortification on August 19, 1779, which was the catalyst for the British losing control of what is now modern New Jersey. “Public Question #1 to legalize adult-use marijuana passed overwhelmingly tonight, a huge step forward for racial and social justice and our economy." ", "Is Jersey City New York City's 'Sixth Borough'? [171], Goya Foods, which had been headquartered in adjacent Secaucus, opened a new headquarters including a 600,000-square-foot (56,000 m2) warehouse and distribution center in Jersey City in April 2015. [313], A part of the East Coast Greenway, a planned unbroken bike route from Maine to the Florida Keys, will travel through the city. [79] The city is the site of some of the earliest European settlements in North America, which grew into each other rather than expanding from a central point. [150] Pakistani Americans, Bangladeshi Americans, and Arab Americans compose a significant proportion of Jersey City's Muslim population. Under the provision, five freeholders (including Varick, Dey, and Radcliff) were to be chosen as "the Board of Selectmen of Jersey City," thereby establishing the first governing body of the emerging municipality. [187][188], Jersey City is home to several annual visual and performing arts festivals, fairs, and other events. Many of the New Jersey settlers still felt ties of loyalty to the British crown, and many slaves sided with the British in exchange for freedom. [96] Considered an affordable neighborhood in the New York City area, a number of Ultra-Orthodox Jews and young families purchased homes and built a substantial community there, attracted by housing that costs less than half of comparable homes in New York City. He chose the west bank of the North River (Hudson River) and purchased the land from the Lenape. [55][56] Tens of millions of immigrants passed through these stations as they made their way westward from Ellis Island into the United States. Hudson County Community College is a junior college located in the Journal Square area offering courses to help students transition into a larger university. The bill impacts all businesses employing workers who work at least 80 hours a calendar year in Jersey City. 1168x1699 / … Its north–south axis corresponds with the ridge of Bergen Hill, the emergence of the Hudson Palisades. [131] Approximately 76,637 Latino and Hispanic Americans lived in Jersey City, composing 28.8% of the population in 2017,[125] representing a 12.3% increase from 68,256 Latino or Hispanic Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States Census. The Greenville Branch is home to the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum. West Side, Jersey City is west of Kennedy Boulevard. [198][199][200][201], In April 2020, Yousef J. Saleh was appointed to fill the Ward D seat that became vacant following the death earlier that month of Michael Yun from complications related to COVID-19; Saleh will serve on an interim basis until the November 2020 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office.