What counties in NJ are closest to NYC?

Answer 1

I think that Hoboken is the closest, but only by a few hundred feet. There are several other New Jersey cities that are almost as close.

You see, a small stretch of the eastern border of New Jersey runs up and down the Hudson River, directly across from the island of Manhattan.

This small stretch of land has more than one city on it: there's Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, Union City, West New York, Guttenberg, North Bergen, Fairview, Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Fort Lee and Englewood Cliffs.

All of these cities are directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The distance between them and Manhattan is the width of the Hudson River, which is less than a mile.

So, there is really no single city in New Jersey that is closest to New York City. Rather, all of the New Jersey cities that are directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan are the closest. Again, Hoboken may technically be the closest, but only by a few hundred feet or so.

See the Related Link below for a satellite map. The portion of the Hudson River that separates Manhattan from New Jersey is clearly marked in red. On the right side of the red line is the island of Manhattan. On the left side of the red line are the New Jersey cities mentioned above: Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, Union City, West New York, Guttenberg, North Bergen, Fairview, Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Fort Lee and Englewood Cliffs.

ACTUALLY BAYONNE MAY BE THE CLOSEST TO NYC. IT IS SEPARATED FROM NYC BY THE KILL VAN KULL. THE NYC I'M TALKING ABOUT IS STATEN ISLAND (RICHMOND BOROUGH) WHICH IS TECHNICALLY NYC. I BELIEVE THAT THE KVK IS NARROWER THAN THE HUDSON RIVER.