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Hoboken
City in Hudson County, New Jersey, U.S.

Hoboken

Hoboken is a city in Hudson County in the U.S.

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state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 60,419, an increase of 10,414 (+20.8%) from the 2010 census count of 50,005, which in turn reflected an increase of 11,428 (+29.6%) from the 38,577 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 59,149 for 2024. With more than 42,400 inhabitants per square mile (16,400/km2) in data from the 2010 census, Hoboken was ranked as the third-most densely populated municipality in the United States among cities with a population above 50,000. In the 2020 census, the city's population density climbed to more than 48,300 inhabitants per square mile (18,600/km2) of land, ranked fourth in the county behind Guttenberg, Union City and West New York, all of which are in Hudson County.

Get in

Getting to Hoboken

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR IATA) is the closest of metro New York three major airports. To get to downtown Hoboken take any New Jersey Transit train headed for New York to Secaucus Junction and change there to a train headed for Hoboken Terminal. During rush hour, some trains run directly to Hoboken from Newark Airport Station. From New Jersey: Take Route

See

Worth seeing

With a great assortment of prewar buildings, Hoboken is a great place to wander on foot. The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway offers a great view of New York City (day or night). The parks on 4th & park and 11th & Hudson both were used as locations and can be easily recognized from the film even in their modern state. “I coulda’ been a contender....“ Join in holiday celebrations in Hoboken.

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    Elysian Fields
  2. 02
    Frank Sinatra's Birthplace

    Marked by a bronze plaque in the sidewalk.

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    Erie-Lackawanna Terminal
  4. 04
    Sybil's Cave
  5. 05
    Point of Embarkation
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    Hoboken Historical Museum

    Learn about the history of Hoboken from Dutch colonization to now.

Do

Things to do

Walk down Washington Street, there are many shops and restaurants here. Stop in Tunes and buy some music, a nice little music shop. Walk/jog/rollerblade along the Hudson River. The running path extends north to Weehawken (nicer, greener), and south through Jersey City to Liberty State Park (with short inland section). In summer/fall, water is available from water fountains.

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    Pier A Park

    On a clear day the incredible panorama visible from the end of the pier stretches between the George Washington and Verrazano Narrows Bridges.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Sri Thai

    234 Bloomfield St (3rd and Bloomfield),.

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    Illuzion

    337 Washington St (corner of 4th and Washington), toll-free: +1 201-418-7337.

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    La Isla Restaurant Downtown

    Cuban restaurant feaured in Guy Fieri's Diner's, Drive Ins and Dives.

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    Karma Kafe

    505 Washington St, karmakafe@hotmail.com.

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    Benny Tudino's Pizzeria

    Known as the "Home of the largest slice".

How locals move

Getting around Hoboken the local way

  • Get inThese stations are meant for those who want to access the western parts of the city or for those who want an easy way from Union City to Hoboken Hoboken has two ferry terminals, Hoboken Terminal (see By rail-section) and .
  • Get inNew York Waterway runs ferries to and from World Financial Center Pier 11 and Manhattan Midtown.

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