I appreciate how you venture out to different places. 😃 It was nice to see the residential areas, restaurants, and shops in Jersey City Heights, and the area is pretty quiet and clean. The cute moment was when ActionKid met the kids at the park, and they're so enthused in front of the camera! 🤩😂 Thank you for sharing this walk, AK! 🤗
That was so pleasurable!!! I kinda want to move to the Heights of Jersey City..... That troupe of youngsters was adorable: each one cuter, more sincere, lovable and talented than the next. The food on the promenade, now I forget the name of the street, looked delicious especially La Concha!! And the houses!! Thanks ActionKid. 😊
I live in NJ and never visited this area , thank you for showing this , the many stores and restaurants are wonderful and that parking lot was cheap xoxo
"The Heights!" Thanks AK for going here, I love it, don't get there as much later because I live in different section pf Jersey City. Great food, shopping and people. The children in Pershing Plaza Park were so fun!
@@ActionKid Remember come back to all the parks in Jersey City in the late Spring or Summer you will appreciate the grass being greener and the floral in some places.
@@ActionKid yes, it is. JC is full of culture and diversity. It actually was named most diverse city in the US for multiple years. I believe Jackson Heights Queens would be the comparable area in NY as far as diversity, if I am not mistaken. Again, great video as always!
Thanks for doing this! I grew up on Central Ave., attended St. Nick's church, played in Pershing Field park. That big building you said looked like a government building was a bank back in the 50s and 60s. That Blimpies I think was the first in the chain, and was there in the late 60s. Back when I lived there all the stores were different but the feel is much the same.
I grew up around here in the sixties on Zabriskie street. Before that we lived on Summit ave at Troy st. I went to school and church at St Nicholas. Another church in the area is St Paul of the Cross. I left New Jersey in the nineties and now live in Reno, Nevada. I brought my wife to Jersey City in 2017 to show her around. She is from San Jose, Cali. What amazes me most of all in this video is how clean the streets are. Many of the houses and business's have been upgraded. Jersey City looks better now then when i lived here years ago.
Nice tour. Have you ever visited Montclair NJ.? It's not far, you can take the train from Pen Station and is about 3 or 4 stops. The NJ Transit train pulls into an historic station and about a block away you will find the Wellmont theatre which hosts some pretty amazing artists. A very diverse city with a great view of Manhattan, you will find antiques, restaurants (some out doors), clothing stores and a beautiful spacious museum. A block from the museum you will find Lloyd Road which has some of the most beautiful mansions on the east coast.
Former resident of Jersey City Heights, currently living in McGintley Square. I am so glad you explored my old neighborhood. Loved that you had walked around The Reservoir and Pershing Field. JC folks are usually friendly bunch. Hope you will explore McGintley Square soon. WELCOME TO JC!
This was some amazing history dating back to 17th century. Very interesting walk Ak ,the local community did remind me of the Bergenline very vibrant. With all the Ma and Pa shops and the all the art work . Although the kids were full on so many of them little tikes.😉
Ah The Heights. Really enjoyed your video. Was funny to see The Heights. I am originally from the heights and can tell you that living in New York City is so much better than the heights.
I work in JC (Exchange Place area) and i never been to the Heights. So thanks for the video so I know what are the neighborhoods in JC. BTW - I believe the closest Starbucks is in Journal Square.
I know this area so well. I used to live down below down in Hoboken back in the day, when I moved there to work in NYC. And when I was bored, on like a weekend day, I would just drive around this whole area by myself, just to check it out. Like JC Heights, Union City, Weehawken, etc. It' was such an interesting area. So many restaurants from all different countries. Doesn't look that different than before. Actually this street looks a little better and more stores, than before. You're right, people in NYC or anywhere really, have no idea about this area. Brooklyn got all the attention, not here.
One the Mural you saw was dedicated to a friend of mine who passed away riding a motorcycle in a accident years and that was where he lived the Kursk by the corner with the angles
Man, the nostalgia is heavy today. I grew up on Beacon and St. Paul's, graduated from PS 6 in 2002. Every day after school, we'd walk the block up to KJ's and get quarter juices and snacks. I got into fights outside that store, we beat up a kid who was bothering a girl in our class, we even went there after graduation day at the end of 8th grade. It's been 16 years since I left the US, not a single day goes by where I don't wish I could move back. JC Heights will always be home.
Unpopular Opinion: as a resident of JC Heights for more than 20 years, I do not feel that this accurately depicted the Heights. Central Ave has a lot of history, more art, and even if the camera just turned toward the streets while crossing, you could see a few Victorian homes/more of the soul of the community. I understand it's the first visit, but I suggest crossing the street more often and switching the camera view.
Had you made a left at Jefferson Ave (@6:25) or Pershing Plaza (@10:00) you would have been able to look into the decommissioned Reservoir # 3 which is currently being made into a public park. It has landmarked status including the exterior Egyptian block walls and interior Pump House and is receiving Federal and City funding to transform it into a 13 acre nature reserve/ public park. It's an elevated mini Central Park right in the heart of the Heights. Not sure of an opening date as the rehab is behind schedule. It's an incredible urban space with upper and lower level paths that traverse the water body. Well worth a visit when when it opens to the public.
Lived in the heights since '90 you started literally 5mins from my current residence. You walked pass J.w. Wakeman school (Ps#6) where i graduated in '95. I played fit the Pershing field rams in '94. Make your next tour in Hoboken.
A hop skip and jump from NYC. While the rent in the more desireable areas aren't cheap, they are a bargain in comparison to the other side of the Hudson!
Y the way you didn’t need to buy a ticket for Hoboken, you were already there(unless you wanted to get to the path station faster). Because Hoboken is so tiny you can walk from downtown to uptown in like 15 minutes.
Here is some of the people who were born here, believe it or not: Shaquille Oneil, whose family later relocated to Newark . Martha Stewart. Robert Bell, and the other members of the band, Kool and the Gang, Flip Wilson, Marilyn McCoo. If i didn't mention some body it's because i am getting old and i am not familiar with them.
