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Weehawken, West New York, North Bergen, Guttenberg & Union City Neighborhood Information for Renters
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 Guttenberg (German for "good mountain") on the Palisades, heading south through West New York and Weehawken to Union City, these four towns face Manhattan's Upper West Side down to the Lincoln Tunnel.
The Swiss came to West New York and Union City for its embroidery business. North Bergen calls itself the "Embroidery Captial of America." Today, Union City is predominantly Spanish. The 3 1/2 miles of Bergenline Ave is bustling with Spanish businesses, especially "Mi Bandera," a large grocery store with a restaurant upstairs. 
Weehawken is known as the place where Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton in one
of the last duels fought on American soil. The site is now a small park on JFK Boulevard East, and there's a plaque commemorating the duel on a bluff a few yards away from the actual site.
Highlights: The Palisades are cliffs that run from the Hudson/Bergen County border to the New York Stateline. The name "palisades" comes from the military enclosure made of spikes driven into the ground, and was applied here because the rockface has columnar ridges that resemble spikes.
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Weehawken - West New York - North Bergen - Guttenberg - Union City: |
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Singles/families:
New Jersey is the most suburban state in the U.S., so it's not surprising that families make up roughly 60 - 65% of the population in these towns.
Type of Housing:
Guttenberg has the newest housing stock and Weehawken has the oldest. North Bergen and Union City are very dense with mostly multi-family housing and low-rise apartment buildings.
Typical price range:
Studios: $775 - $1200
1 BRs: $900 - $1750
2 Brs: $1150 - $2350
Transportation links to midtown/downtown:
There are many NJ Transit bus options that take you to Hoboken Terminal or to the Port Authority at 42 St and 8th Ave in Manhattan. Please go to the NJ Transit link below to check the schedules. From the Hoboken Terminal, PATH trains take you to either the World Trade Center or to 33rd St and 6th Ave with stops at Christopher St, 9th St, 14th St, and 23rd St.
Estimated Commuter time to arrival:
The bus routes are too varied to be able to give you an average travel time. Please go to the NJ Transit link below to check the schedules.
PATH takes 15 - 20 mins to arrive at either lower Manhattan or 33rd St.
Links to other relevant websites:
NJ Transit
NY/NJ PATH
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