The McGinley Square Partnership Special Improvement District, created by City Ordinance in 1997, is comprised of commercial properties located in the area just south of Journal Square and bordered to the east by the Jersey City Medical Center, to the west by Saint Peter's College, and to the south by Fairview Avenue.Included within our district are Hudson Catholic Regional High School, the Jersey City National Armory, Saint Aedan's Church and Elementary School, the Old Bergen Church, and several other landmarks. The core of the district is the Montgomery Street/Bergen Avenue intersection with McGinley Square Park at its northeast quadrant.
The district has recently undertaken a massive facelift thanks to a multi-million-dollar streetscape of new sidewalks and lighting along Bergen Avenue and a beautiful blockfront building facade program sponsored by the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation. We anticipate the conversion of the Jersey City Medical Center into a magnificent residential and retail complex beginning this Spring.
Meanwhile, the Partnership funds promotional, cleaning, decorative lighting, and management activities through a self-imposed assessment and funding from the Jersey City Urban Enterprise Zone. We publish a quarterly magazine, "The Heartbeat", which is circulated via direct mail to 9000 area residents. The name is derived from McGinley Square's central location at "The Heart of Jersey City."
We have over 120 shops, services, and food establishments to make your shopping experience a pleasant one. Several New Jersey Transit buses make your travel a convenient one; limited off- and on-street surface parking is also available. Come visit and enjoy!
