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Last Modified: January 13, 2026

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McGinley Square Neighborhood Guide

11of 20 Jersey City Neighborhoods

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🧭Bordered by: Sip Avenue and Journal Square to the north, Summit Avenue and Baldwin Avenue to the east, Communipaw Avenue and Bergen Hill to the south, West Side Avenue and John F Kennedy Boulevard to the west

📌Best known for: Saint Peter's buzz, the City Diner, and Montgomery Street eats

👕You'll fit in if: PATH app remains open, bodega order memorized, and you need diner food that comes with a rich birria sauce.

👍Move here for: walkable grit, cheap eats, decent PATH proximity, dorms for the local colleges

👎The downsides are: Bergen Avenue gridlock and midnight dorm whoops

✨The general vibe is: scrappy campus core city swagger

Neighborhood Tags:
WalkablePublic transitCar-free lifestyleYoung professionals

Pros & Cons of McGinley Square

McGinley Square strengths (top 5)

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McGinley Square tradeoffs (top 3)

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Some of the McGinley Square hotspots include: Journal Square PATH (nearby), McGinley Square Pub, Five Corners Library (JC Free Public Library), Lincoln Park (nearby), and Carmine’s Italian Deli.
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Moving to McGinley Square - Make Sense Of Your Next Move

Whether you're new to Jersey City or deciding which part of the city fits you best, Snappy Scout cuts through the noise and shows you what living here is really like. If you're still finding your way, start with our Moving to Jersey City guide for the big-picture view — or compare McGinley Square against other parts of the city in our Jersey City neighborhood guide.