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Jersey City consists of Six Districts or Wards; Greenville, West Side, Journal Square, The Heights, Downtown, and Bergen/Lafayette. Each of these Districts is comprised of smaller neighborhoods, for example the Paulus Hook Neighborhood of the Downtown District and the Western Slope Neighborhood of The Heights District. Jersey City is a city of neighborhoods, each with a different aesthetic and architectural style, to some degree.

Downtown Jersey City includes the Waterfront (including Newport, Paulus Hook, and Exchange Place), Hamilton Park, Grove Street, Harsimus Cove, Van Vorst Park, and Liberty State Park. Jersey City Heights (or, simply, "The Heights") includes the Western Slope and the Central Avenue Shopping area. Journal Square, site of the Jersey Journal and PATH Transportation Center (Includes Five Corners, Indian Square, and Marion). West SideWest Bergen/Lincoln Park, Hackensack Waterfront, Society Hill and the Hudson Mall. Bergen/Lafayette a developing Neighborhood is where Communipaw Avenue connects the West Side with Liberty State Park. Greenville featuring Port Liberte, MLK Drive other residential neighborhoods. features

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