The Mall That Changed the Waterfront
Before there was a food court with 19 options or a climbing wall under construction, there was a patch of old rail yards and freight tracks along the Hudson. In 1987, that changed.
Newport Centre opened its doors in Jersey City, reshaping the waterfront with glass, escalators, and suburban retail transplanted into an urban grid. A generation later, the mall still stands.
New tenants move in, old ones shut their gates, and the third floor still smells like grilled cheese and burgers. Among things to do in Jersey City, New Jersey, it’s always managed to stay on the list…