Paulus Hook

===21st century===

===21st century===

During the 21st century the arrival of the [[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail]], a [[Wall Street West#Jersey City|construction boom following the attacks of September 11]],{{cite news|last=Gelsi|first=Steve|title=Wall Street moves west|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wall-street-builds-waterfront-presence-in-jersey-city|access-date=May 21, 2013|newspaper=Market Watch|date=February 9, 2002}} investments in [[Liberty State Park]] and expansion of the area's ferry connections to lower Manhattan, all helped to propel the process of [[gentrification]] in the neighborhood.

During the 21st century, the arrival of the [[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail]], a [[Wall Street West#Jersey City|construction boom following the attacks of September 11]],{{cite news|last=Gelsi|first=Steve|title=Wall Street moves west|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wall-street-builds-waterfront-presence-in-jersey-city|access-date=May 21, 2013|newspaper=Market Watch|date=February 9, 2002}} investments in [[Liberty State Park]], and major expansion of the area's ferry connections to lower Manhattan, all helped to propel the process of [[gentrification]] in the neighborhood.

Today, real estate prices in Paulus Hook are generally higher than in surrounding neighborhoods, which include Liberty Harbor, the [[Exchange Place (Jersey City)|Financial District]], [[Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City|WALDO]], [[Downtown Jersey City]], and [[Hamilton Park, Jersey City|Hamilton Park]].{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Morris Street and Washington Street have become the "restaurant rows" of the neighborhood,{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} which is mainly residential. The neighborhood is home to the Historic Paulus Hook Association{{Cite web|title=About the HPHA|url=https://www.paulushook.org/about-old|access-date=October 15, 2021|website=Historic Paulus Hook Association}} which was started in 1974 as a neighborhood association dedicated to preserving the historic feel of Paulus Hook.

Today, real estate prices in Paulus Hook are generally higher than in surrounding neighborhoods, which include Liberty Harbor, the [[Exchange Place (Jersey City)|Financial District]], [[Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City|WALDO]], [[Downtown Jersey City]], and [[Hamilton Park, Jersey City|Hamilton Park]].{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Morris Street and Washington Street have become the "restaurant rows" of the neighborhood,{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} which is mainly residential. The neighborhood is home to the Historic Paulus Hook Association{{Cite web|title=About the HPHA|url=https://www.paulushook.org/about-old|access-date=October 15, 2021|website=Historic Paulus Hook Association}} which was started in 1974 as a neighborhood association dedicated to preserving the historic feel of Paulus Hook.