The Jersey City of "now" is not a particularly unsafe place as it was twenty years ago. We have a friend that lives on Danforth Avenue, a few blocks from Rt 440 and the Society Hill development (which us old-timers remember as the site of Roosevelt Stadium), and, for the most part, we have found that much of the city is no more or less unsafe than any other area in Northern NJ. There are still parts that I would not feel comfortable in at night, but during the day, and especially in the area of the library, I would not be more than normally aware and concerned about my safety as I would be anywhere. Thousands of commuters come into the area via the PATH because of the redevelopment of the Montgomery Street and riverfront areas, and if you are willing to take the walk from the PATH station, leave your car at home and do it without fear. Jersey City has really changed a lot, and for the better. In a message dated 6/1/2009 3:06:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, njhudson-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. Jersey City Library (Mwilson) 2. Re: Jersey City Library (Jeanne Thomas) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 11:28:27 -0400 From: Mwilson <mbwilson@jhu.edu> Subject: [NJHUDSON] Jersey City Library To: njhudson@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <200905311543.n4VFhdHp002076@mail.rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Rochelle, I was there about 2 weeks ago up from FL for a few days for the HCGS "Lost Cemeteries Tour" (which was wonderful, by the way...) and went there with a friend for the first time. We did not know about the parking sticker and did not take public transport, however, we had to park our vehicle about 3 blocks away and we were not aware of anything unusual or unsafe. But, then again, I've only done it the one time and had not come from the public transport terminal. Hope you enjoy your visit there and everyone there was very friendly and helpful. Best wishes, Mary Bier Wilson PS--If you are not a member of the HCGS, you ought to consider it. It is a great group, you will have access to databases not available to the general public, they have interesting and knowledgeable speakers and programs and you will help to support their endeavors for only $20/year! >How safe is it to walk from the station to the library?? I'm not >familiar with Jersey City only what I've seen and heard on the >news.? My son use to work for Home Depot here in Hamilton, and once >he had to take the company truck to pick up a stove in Jersey City >from someone who wanted to return it.? He was a little lost and >stopped at the police station and they told him this is a unsafe >place to be riding in and to leave as soon as possible.? So I'm a >little nervous about it. > >Rochelle? ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 11:50:30 -0400 From: "Jeanne Thomas" <gthomas1@tampabay.rr.com> Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON] Jersey City Library To: <njhudson@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <B15BC029FC08420FBC7A5914CBB93496@PC276242938931> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hi Mary I'm also a HCGS member, with Hoboken and JC roots. I was in NJ about three weeks ago, and did the cemetery searches. I live in Seminole, Fl, where are you? Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mwilson" <mbwilson@jhu.edu> To: <njhudson@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 11:28 AM Subject: [NJHUDSON] Jersey City Library > Rochelle, I was there about 2 weeks ago up from FL for a few days for > the HCGS "Lost Cemeteries Tour" (which was wonderful, by the way...) > and went there with a friend for the first time. We did not know > about the parking sticker and did not take public transport, however, > we had to park our vehicle about 3 blocks away and we were not aware > of anything unusual or unsafe. But, then again, I've only done it > the one time and had not come from the public transport terminal. > > Hope you enjoy your visit there and everyone there was very friendly > and helpful. > > Best wishes, > Mary Bier Wilson > > PS--If you are not a member of the HCGS, you ought to consider > it. It is a great group, you will have access to databases not > available to the general public, they have interesting and > knowledgeable speakers and programs and you will help to support > their endeavors for only $20/year! > > > >>How safe is it to walk from the station to the library?? I'm not >>familiar with Jersey City only what I've seen and heard on the >>news.? My son use to work for Home Depot here in Hamilton, and once >>he had to take the company truck to pick up a stove in Jersey City >>from someone who wanted to return it.? He was a little lost and >>stopped at the police station and they told him this is a unsafe >>place to be riding in and to leave as soon as possible.? So I'm a >>little nervous about it. >> >>Rochelle? > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJHUDSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ To contact the NJHUDSON list administrator, send an email to NJHUDSON-admin@rootsweb.com. 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