Hudson County

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Hudson County Towns

Bayonne

East Newark

Guttenburg

Harrison

Hoboken

Jersey City

Kearny

North Bergen

Secaucus

Union City

Weehawken

West New York

 

Education

College and Universities in Hudson County

Eastern International College
Jersey City Campus
3000 J F Kennedy Boulevard., 3rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 216-9901  

Hudson County Community College
70 Sip Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-714-7100

New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-200-2000

Saint Peter's College
Jersey City Campus
2641 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-761-6000

Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken NJ 07030
201-216-5000

University of Phoenix
Jersey City Campus
100 Town Square Place
Jersey City, NJ 07310
201-610-1408

 

Library

No County Library System

 

Government

 

Hudson County is governed by a nine-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Freeholders are the center of the legislative and administrative resonsibility in Hudson County.

These are the administrative offices:

Public Information
Administration Building Annex
567 Pavonia Avenue
Jersey City,  NJ  07306
201-795-6100

Serves as the public information center for county government departments and agencies.

County Administrator
Administration Building Annex
567 Pavonia Avenue
Jersey City,  NJ  07306
201-795-6100

Responsible for the day-to-day operation and supervision of the county departments and their divisions and projects.

Clerk of the Board
Hudson County Plaza
257 Cornelison Avenue,4th Floor
Jersey City NJ 07302
201-369-3470  

Responsible for the adminstrative and supervisory functions of the board of freeholders.

Prosecutor
595 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
201-795-6400

The county's chief law enforcement officer.

County Counsel
Law Department
Administration Building Annex
567 Pavonia Avenue
Jersey City,  NJ  07306
201-795-6250

Manages all legal matters for the county, and represents the county in litigation.

Hudson County Sheriff's Office
555 Duncan Avenue
Jersey City, NJ
201-915-1315

Responsible for providing highly technical and specialized services to local law enforcement agencies.



Parks

Hudson County Division of Parks
201-915-1386

The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway

The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway is located on the shores of Upper New York Bay and the Hudson River, and its northern end is in Palisades Interstate Park.

Liberty State Park

Liberty State Park is located in Jersey City along the Hudson River with views of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island.

Hackensack RiverWalk

Hackensack RiverWalk is a trail along Newark Bay and Hackensack River. The eight mile walkway follows the water's edge, will run between The Bayonne Bridge and Bellmans Creek.

Snake Hill

Snake Hill is rock about 150 feet up from the floor of the Meadowlands in Secaucus. Snake Hill is a familiar landmark to travelers on the New Jersey Turnpike. The rock most often referred to as Laurel or Snake Hill has also called Fraternity Rock because of the greek letters painted by local college fraternities.

The Bayonne Bridge

The Bayonne Bridge is the third longest steel arch bridge in the world, and was the longest in the world at the time of its completion. It connects Bayonne, New Jersey with Staten Island, New York, spanning the Kill Van Kull. The total length of the bridge is 8,640 feet with a mid-span clearance above the water of 150 feet.


 

Sports & Recreation

Family/Outdoor Fun


Cape Liberty Cruise Port
14 Port Terminal Boulevard
Bayonne NJ 07002
201-823-3737

Liberty Science Center
Liberty State Park
222 Jersey City Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-200-1000

Golf


Hockey

Jersey City Capitals

RipBlade Inline Hockey

NJ Devils

NY Islanders

NY Rangers

Philadephia Flyers


 

Visitor Center

Visit Hudson County.org

 

 

 

 

 

 


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