Liberty Harbor | |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hudson County |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Liberty Harbor in Hudson County, New Jersey |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name3: | Jersey City |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
Coordinates: | 40.7154°N -74.0481°W |
Website: | https://www.libertyharbor.com/ |
Liberty Harbor is a neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey situated on the Morris Canal's Big Basin opposite Liberty State Park.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The harbor was originally conceived in the 1970s to replace disused land and brownfields.[7]
The neighborhood masterplan follows concepts of new urbanism;[8] the masterplan was originally created by architectural firm Duany and Plater-Zyberk.[9]
The Marin Boulevard station and Jersey Avenue station of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail serve the neighborhood.[10] A NY Waterway ferry route between Lower Manhattan and Liberty Harbor was inaugurated in 2009.[11] [12] Liberty Landing Ferry operates from the foot of Warren Street.