pete101

This is a very short dead-end street off Van Reipen. Only a couple of houses here. (I would say about 10). It is a nice, if somewhat non-descript street tucked away in a corner of Jersey City.
Pros:
Proximity to Journal square and Indian street. Nice residential style
Cons:
Dead-end. Street asphalt is not in the best of conditions. You might want to drive a Humvee if you live here.

This is a typical Jersey city street. A bit of dirt and grime smeared on a base of solid housing stock. It is a nice enough street to live if you want both affordability and proximity to the city. Most inhabitants are recent immigrants and have the immigrant work ethic. Some will smile at you and be excessively friendly, while others will be curiously inscrutable.
Manhattan's other distinguishing quality is that it allows you access to route 1-9 (tonnelle avenue) from the Journal Square area. Route 1-9 is the main artery running through Hudson County from lower Jersey City up to cliffside park, Ridgefield, etc. A lot of motels and car repair yards run along this road.

Grimy little street where parking can be a nightmare. Mostly apartments with lower-income people living here. The area is considered safe,but the atmosphere can still be a bit sketchy due to its proximity to Greenville.
The street lets out to Route1-9 on one side where there is a 24hr Ihop. Leaving your car near that area is not recommended. One of my friends had his car window smashed.

Washington boulevard is a very nice and safe street, lined with high-rise buildings.These Hi-rises are apartment complexes named for U.S presidents and inhabited by Indian technicians. Curry smells and Indian accents waft through the air on most evenings.
Single anglo-saxons from the other side of the pond also inhabit this area. These specimens usually head out to Hoboken in the evenings to attempt recreational copulation.

Grove street is a nice little street filled with Hi-rise buildings and swanky shops. A lot of development is going on here. You can see the construction cranes rising on every side. People who live here are mostly so-called "professionals". You can see them trotting back from the PATH every evening around 6-7pm.
If you are young, single or Indian, you will like this street. If you want to impress people on a budget, try renting here instead of going to Battery Park city.

This street is on the east side of Newport mall which is a big hulking mass of big box stores in jersey city. Enormous crowds gather at this mall on weekends to embark on orgies of shopping. The bergen-hudson light rail runs along this and provides a convenient way to travel to Bayonne,Hoboken, Union city and North Bergen. It's also a short walk to Exchange Place where you can take the Path train to New York city

Contrary to some of the other reviewers here, I'm not sure if I would want to live here. It is a nice clean place. That I'll grant. However, it has an almost antiseptic air to it. Definitely no 'life' or 'character' in this street.

The reason is clear once you realize that the street is right besides an ENORMOUS windowless hanger housing the various parts Newport mall. Your usual street scene will be delivery trucks on the weekdays and throngs of shoppers on the weekend.

Pavonia street (near the five corners neighborhood) is experiencing something of a renaissance after years of neglect and decay. Filipino restaurants and businesses seem to be leading this urban renewal. The ground floors of once-dilapidated office buildings are filling out with Philippine bread houses and grocery stores.
There is a Jersey city branch library, but it is frequently filled with rowdy kids. So you might want to just drop in, get the book you want and scoot out.
All in all I wouldn't recommend this street for living, just for visiting and maybe grabbing some nice Philippino food.

Note: Newark avenue is a long street in Jersey city with the street changing character as it winds its way through the city. Here I am reviewing the stretch near journal square.

This stretch is commonly referred to as "Indian street". No wonder. The entire street is filled with Indian restaurants, dosa huts, biriyani houses and Indian grocery stores. If you like Indian food or just have a fascination with South Asian culture, this street is for you. You can get all your Marsala and basmati here. Indian people, young and old, abound here with Gujarati predominating.
A little noisy and dirty at times, this street revels in its ethnic identity.

Nice residential street with easy access to Journal square transportation center. If you work in or visit the city frequently, there cannot be a better place to live. This street's convenient location offers a < 5 min walk to the main transportation hub in Jersey city.
The street is endcapped on one side by the central JFK boulevard and summit avenue. Mainly residential with some brownstones and lots of 2 story houses. The only downside is the recent appearance of commercial parking lots for Journal square commuters.