On February 22, 1840, J.C. became part of the newly created Hudson County. Jersey City’s nicknames are: J.C., Chilltown, Sixth Borough, America’s Golden Door, and Wall Street West. Its mottos are: “Let Jersey Prosper” and “Jersey City, Make It Yours”.
City government has spent a lot of city resources in the redevelopment of the Jersey City’s waterfront. This has made the city one of the largest centers of banking and finance in the United States and has led to the district and city being nicknamed “Wall Street West”.
Jersey City is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. The city is a major port of entry for immigration into the United States and a major employment center at the approximate core of the New York City metropolitan area.
Given its proximity to Manhattan, Jersey City has evolved a globally cosmopolitan ambiance of its own, demonstrating a robust and growing demographic and cultural diversity with respect to metrics including nationality, religion, race, and domiciliary partnership.
Jersey City, local residents, and local businesses are rolling out the “Welcome to Jersey City” and the genuine “You’re Welcome Here!” Jersey City welcome mats to visitors, local entrepreneurs, new startups, online sales, business founders, new residents, new contributors, and more value-added local businesses.
Jersey City encourages its residents to become inventors and creators of startups in retail, music, beauty, healthcare, legal, law, and legal services. Jersey City’s economic growth and prosperity in these areas has had a unifying effect on city residents and businesses.
Medical support, news, media services, information technology (IT), food services, online sales, education technology, and senior care have become invaluable in the development of Jersey City’s local business ecosystem.