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==Transportation== ===Roads and highways=== [[File:2018-07-07 12 25 45 View north along Hudson County Route 505 (Anthony Defino Way) between John F Kennedy Boulevard East and Farragut Place in West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|[[County Route 505 (New Jersey)|County Route 505]], also known as Anthony Defino Way, in West New York]] {{As of|2010|5}}, the town had a total of {{convert|24.11|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|21.92|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|2.19|mi}} by Hudson County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref> The only significant roads directly serving West New York are county highways. [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|County Route 501]] follows Kennedy Boulevard along the town's western border.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000501__-.pdf#page=9 County Route 501 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated November 2012. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> [[County Route 505 (New Jersey)|County Route 505]] follows [[Boulevard East]] and Anthony Defino Way on the east side of town.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000505__-.pdf County Route 505 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated December 2012. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> Both roads are oriented north–south. [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]] (the [[New Jersey Turnpike]]), [[U.S. Route 1/9]] and [[New Jersey Route 495]] are major highways located in adjacent municipalities.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hudson.pdf Hudson County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> ===Public transportation=== [[Image:West New York at Newburgh.jpg|thumb|This [[New York Waterway]] ferry named West New York is not used on the routes which serve the town.]] [[NJ Transit]] bus service is available to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] on the [[128 (New Jersey bus)|128]], [[154 (New Jersey bus)|154]], [[156 (New Jersey bus)|156]], [[158 (New Jersey bus)|158]], [[159 (New Jersey bus)|159]], [[165 (New Jersey bus)|165]], [[166 (New Jersey bus)|166]] and [[168 (New Jersey bus)|168]] routes. The [[181 (New Jersey bus)|181]] and [[188 (New Jersey bus)|188]] routes offer service to the [[George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal]]. Travel to other New Jersey communities, including [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], is offered on the [[22 (New Jersey bus)|22]], [[23 (New Jersey bus)|23]], [[84 (New Jersey bus)|84]], [[86 (New Jersey bus)|86]], [[88 (New Jersey bus)|88]] and [[89 (New Jersey bus)|89]].<ref>Also on Bergenline avenue you can find jitney commuter buses [https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212337/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesHudsonCountyTo Hudson County Bus Service], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed December 17, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf 2018 Hudson County Transit Map], Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref> The [[Bergenline Avenue (HBLR station)|Bergenline Avenue station]]<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LightRailStationLookupFrom&selLineCode=HBLR&selStation=38578&x=21&y=14 Bergenline Avenue station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref> of [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]] is located at the city line with [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]], while the [[Weehawken Port Imperial]] station<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LightRailStationLookupFrom&selLineCode=HBLR&selStation=9878&x=29&y=2 Port Imperial station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref> is located on the [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken waterfront]] at the foot of [[Pershing Road (Hudson County)|Pershing Road]] near the [[NY Waterway]] ferry terminal. Regular ferry crossings of the [[Hudson River]] run daily.<ref>[http://www.nywaterway.com/FerryRoutesSchedules.aspx Hudson River Ferries: Fares, Routes & Schedules], [[NY Waterway]]. Accessed December 17, 2011</ref> [[Dollar vans in the New York metropolitan area|Jitney commuter buses]] operate along Bergenline Avenue, providing service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the [[George Washington Bridge Bus Station]], the [[Newport Centre (shopping mall)|Newport Centre]] and other local destinations. The county's most frequent route for dollar buses, jitneys operate along Bergenline Avenue as frequently as one bus every minute.<ref>Reiss, Aaron. [http://projects.newyorker.com/story/nyc-dollar-vans/ "New York's Shadow Transit"], ''[[The New Yorker]]''. Accessed May 22, 2016. "The ridership on New Jersey minibuses is diverse, but most lines cater to the large Latino immigrant populations in townships like North Bergen and West New York."</ref><ref>AECOM Technical Services, Inc. [http://www.njtpa.org/planning/regional-studies/completed-studies/hudson-county-jitney-study/hudsoncountyjitneystudy/hudsoncountyjitneystudyfinalreport ''Hudson County Jitney Study''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415234537/http://www.njtpa.org/planning/regional-studies/completed-studies/hudson-county-jitney-study/hudsoncountyjitneystudy/hudsoncountyjitneystudyfinalreport |date=April 15, 2016 }}, July 2011. North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. Accessed May 22, 2016. "The most frequent jitney route in Hudson County with service operating in each direction nearly once per minute, the Bergenline Avenue route operates along the spine of the Hudson County/Bergen County palisades, connecting the Newport Mall in Jersey City to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, with select trips (primarily those operated by New Service, Inc., Airport Service Corp. and Spanish Transportation Corp., collectively 'Spanish Transportation') continuing on to the GWBBS in New York City."</ref> The closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service is [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], located {{convert|13.6|mi}} away in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]]. New York City's [[LaGuardia Airport]] is {{convert|13.5|mi}} away in [[Queens]] via the [[Lincoln Tunnel]].
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