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This street has great access to public transportation, numerous stores, educational facilities, places to eat, etc. The only problem might be its relative lack of cleanliness, traffic problems, and the lack of enthusiasm in the local stores. There are many stores that are accessible, but many of them lack competitiveness, are not very clean, and have a lacking stock. However, if one store doesn't have what you want, you're likely to find another one further down the street that might have it.

Good things about this street? It's close to the supermarket and a few good places to eat, including one of the pizzerias in Jersey City that make an extra large pizza pie and sell extra large slices. It's also home to PS #33 and is near a bus stop. While it does have all these pluses, one big minus is that Union is divided into two halves that don't smoothly connect after they intersect with West Side Ave and to top it all off--traffic comes down the two halves towards each other. Ridiculous.

This is just one of the small streets in Jersey City that don't have much anything special about them. It's close to one of the best public schools in the city and is also near some delis with a pretty good stock. There is, however, not much to talk about when it comes to this street. It's fairly quiet and the apartments are fairly cheap. The houses don't have yards and the street can seem a little cramped, but it's all right for a family just starting out as a transition place to live.

Living on this street was okay and I enjoyed attending the local school, PS #6 (J.W. Wakeman), which is one of the best public schools in Jersey City. However, there were roaches in my house and unfortunately, Beacon intersects Baldwin Ave. where I live and many trucks pass by, especially late at night. I had a lot of trouble going to sleep while I lived here, not only because I was so conscious of the pests, but because noise from the traffic was extremely annoying. Also, the neighborhood isn't very clean.

Definitely one of the best places to go in Jersey City, if not the best. All your shopping needs can be met here--if not at Newport Centre Mall, then you have a ShopRite, BJ's Warehouse, Bed Bath and Beyond, Target, and other stores nearby. My high school was located next to the mall and me and my classmates would frequently go to the mall after school for a snack or to go shopping. It's also a pretty nice place to hang out, especially since it is located next to the marina, which can be a pretty nice place to relax when the weather is just right and you're with good company.

This street is one of Jersey City's residential streets. When I did see my neighbors, they were pretty nice, but most people on this street don't spend time outside on their porches or on the sidewalk. The fact that pretty much no one had any gardens or anything in front of their house and pretty much everyone had a backyard to go to was probably also another reason. It is near to transportation and Hudson Mall, but its location has lost its appeal in the past few years. There used to be a supermarket in the mall that was very accessible from Virginia Ave, but since that closed down, the nearest place to restock your pantry is Met on West Side Ave. Virginia is also home to one of the local schools, PS #24.

I used to live here when I was much younger. It wasn't a perfect street, but is in one of the few non-exclusive residential areas where you can grow up as a child and have the joys of being able to easily meet up with other kids in your neighborhood and play in the streets, or sometimes, in a backyard and be able to visit the local deli/candy store as you walk to school every day.

I've lived on many streets in JC, and this is one of the few streets that aren't microscopic side streets or parts of more private communities that is pretty nice to live on. The neighbors are friendly, there are more trees for shade on Ege than on most JC streets, the street is also cleaner than most, and it is close to bus stops, Hudson Mall, and the LightRail station. However, this street has recently had crime trouble in the past fall. One day while walking home I was mugged and my bag was stolen. Fortunately, I was able to go to a neighbor's house to call the police and take refuge and another neighbor who heard me scream ran after the teen criminals and frightened them into returning my digital camera, the only thing valuable in the bag. The rest of my possessions were worthless, thrown aside by the criminals, and found later. I was fine and I was very thankful for the generous and kind neighbors on my street.

I used to live here for about two years and it's not a great place to live. Pros? It's easily accesible and whenever someone needed to come to my house or drop me off, it was very easy to give directions since everyone is so well-acquainted with the street. It provides a fast path through the city so you can get from Greenville to Downtown in just fifteen minutes. Also, there are many, many stores and restaurants that you can get to from JFK that are either right on the street or nearby. However, these reasons are only good enough to make it a good place to visit. It is a horrible place to live--it's constantly noisy (even at night), there is a pretty high risk of crime, and the traffic is ridiculous. It is also one of the more difficult streets to cross at certain intersections. But of course, this is all expected of a large and insanely busy street. Fortunately, because it's a major street, it's pretty well-lit at night.

I live on one side of Rt. 440 and cross it every week to get to work. This really is one of the most useful highways I've ever visited in my life. Besides being a good highway for cars to use to get places, it also supports automboiles of all kinds like motorcycles, trucks, vans, and even a bus. The bus, the 440 Shopper, allows pedestrians and other vehicularly challenged to access the many shopping opportunities available on the highway. Hudson Mall, K-Mart, Pathmark, Raymour and Flanigan, Home Depot, Old Navy, IHOP, etc., make this highway a valid option when deciding where our next shopping trip will be, making it unlike other barren highways with the occasional restaurant or gas station every few miles. Rt. 440 definitely serves the community. However, it would be nicer if it were cleaner and even more pedestrian-accessible, considering the number of stores located there.