Jersey City, New Jersey County are sometimes referred to as New York City's Sixth Borough. Jersey City (and most of Hudson County) is located on the peninsula known as Bergen Neck, with a waterfront on the east at the Hudson River and New York Bay and on the west at the Hackensack River and Newark Bay. Its north-south axis corresponds with the ridge of Bergen Hill, the emergence of the Hudson Palisades. The city is the site of some of the earliest European settlements in North America, which grew into each other rather expanding from a central point. This growth and the topography greatly
River Edge, New Jersey 165 route and local service on the 756 and 762 routes. The 11T/11AT route of Rockland Coaches also serves the Port Authority Bus Terminal, as well as providing service to Rockland County, New York. New Bridge Landing is the site of "The Bridge That Saved A Nation" crossed by the Continental Army and General Washington as they retreated from the British attack on New York City on November 20, 1776. Parks in River Edge include: People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with River Edge include: River Edge, New Jersey River Edge is a borough in