About Newport
Newport (formerly known as Pavonia–Newport, Pavonia, or Erie) is a station on the PATH system. Located on Town Square Place (formerly Pavonia Avenue) at the corner of Washington Boulevard in the Newport neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey, it is served by the Hoboken–World Trade Center and Journal Square–33rd Street lines on weekdays, and by the Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) line on weekends. As of 2017 its estimated weekday use was nearly 20,000 passengers, up from the 17,000-18,000 average weekday passengers seen in 2010.
Living in Newport
Newport is a vibrant, multi-cultural city steeped in a rich industrial heritage, where traditional industries sit alongside new electronics and financial service sectors. Newport is a 600-acre (2.4 km2) master-planned, mixed-use community in Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, consisting of retail, residential, office, and entertainment facilities.
The neighborhood is situated on the Hudson Waterfront on what had been the yards of Erie Railroad’s Pavonia Terminal, located opposite Lower Manhattan and the neighborhood of Tribeca in New York City. Redevelopment of the neighborhood began in 1986 as a $10 billion project led by real-estate tycoon Samuel J. LeFrak and his firm The LeFrak Organization.
NEWPORT Zip:
07310
Newport Geo Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.7305527
Longtitude: -74.0423892
Here are some of the bars, restaurants and hotels around Newport:
Dorrian’s Red Hand – New Jersey outpost of an NYC bar offering comfort eats, draft beers & TVs in a classic pub setting.
Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar – Hip, modern chain serving creative gourmet burgers & shakes, plus wine, local beers & cocktails.
Raaz – Modern Indian eatery offering lunch & weekend brunch buffets, plus specialty dishes in earthen pots.
Chipotle Mexican Grill – Fast-food chain offering Mexican fare, including design-your-own burritos, tacos & bowls.
The Holland Hotel – This straightforward hotel is set across from the toll booths for the Holland Tunnel, which leads into lower Manhattan. It’s 0.5 miles from PATH train service (offering 10-minute rides to Midtown and Wall Street), and 3 blocks from the Newport Centre shopping mall.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Jersey City – Holland Tunnel – Off I-78, this straightforward hotel is 5 miles from the Empire State Building and 3 miles from One World Trade Center. Newport train station is 12 minutes’ walk away.