Liberty Harbor
Liberty Harbor | |
|---|---|
 Marin Boulevard station looking west | |
  Liberty Harbor Location of Liberty Harbor in Hudson County, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′55″N 74°02′53″W / 40.715391°N 74.048077°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| City | Jersey City |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) |
| Website | https://www.libertyharbor.com/ |
Liberty Harbor is a neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey situated on the Morris Canal's Big Basin opposite Liberty State Park. The approximately 80-acre site consists primarily of landfill and was historically used for industrial activities, including freight transfers between ships and railroads. Before industrial development, the surrounding waterfront included tidal creeks, marshes, and shallow coves - portions of which were later filled.
During the nineteenth century, construction of the Morris Canal accelerated the commercial and industrial development of Jersey City's waterfront. Completed to Jersey City in 1836, the canal connected the waterfront with Pennsylvania's coalfields, supporting shipping, warehousing and manufacturing. Its original eastern terminus was the Little Basin, where cargo could be transferred for shipment across New York Harbor.
The current harbor was originally conceived in the 1970s to replace disused land and brownfields.
The neighborhood masterplan follows concepts of new urbanism; the masterplan was originally created by architectural firm Duany and Plater-Zyberk.
The Marin Boulevard station and Jersey Avenue station of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail serve the neighborhood, and the Grove Street PATH station with service to New York City and Newark is a short walk. A NY Waterway ferry route between Lower Manhattan and Liberty Harbor was inaugurated in 2009. Liberty Landing Ferry operates from the foot of Warren Street.
See also
References
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- ↑ Larry Hobbs (January 16, 2016). "Is time right to revive Liberty Harbor development". The Brunswick News. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
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- ↑ Patino, Bernadette. "LibGuides: Jersey City Past and Present: Harsimus Cove". jclibrary.libguides.com. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
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- ↑ Patino, Bernadette. "LibGuides: Jersey City Past and Present: Morris Canal in Jersey City". jclibrary.libguides.com. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
- ↑ Waggoner, Walter H. (March 22, 1973). "JERSEY CITY PLANS HARBOR COMPLEX". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Steuteville, Robert (May 1, 1999). "Liberty Harbor North based on Manhattan urbanism". CNU.
- ↑ "Liberty Harbor North, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA". Dpz.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ↑ Martin, Antoinette (July 23, 2006). "Echoing the Upper West Side". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "First Phase of Liberty Harbor, Jersey City, Now Under Construction – The Transit Friendly Planning Newsletter". April 16, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
- ↑ Moses, Claire (November 19, 2009). "New ferry route from Liberty Harbor to Lower Manhattan". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via NJ.com.
- ↑ Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.M.) and Ellis Island, Ellis Island Development Concept Plan. Environmental Impact Statement. 2005. p. 84.
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