The Kansas City metropolitan area is a 15 county metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO), and straddling the border between the U.S. states of Missouri and Kansas. With a population of 2,104,509, it ranks as the second largest metropolitan area centered in Missouri. Alongside KCMO, the area includes a number of other cities and suburbs, the largest being Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas; and Independence, Missouri; each over 100,000 in population. The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) serves as the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the area.
Clinton Hill is a neighborhood within the south-central portion of the city of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is centered at Clinton Avenue, and bounded roughly by Elizabeth Avenue in the east, Hawthorne Avenue in the south, Avon Avenue in the north, and Irvington in the west.
This article is about the many neighborhoods and districts in the Greater Richmond, Virginia area. Note that this article is an attempt to be inclusive of the broader definitions of the areas which are often considered part of the Greater Richmond Region, based on their urban or suburban character and nature, rather than by strictly political boundaries.
The Heights or Jersey City Heights is a district in the north end of Jersey City, New Jersey, atop the New Jersey Palisades overlooking Hoboken to the east and Croxton in the Meadowlands to the west.
The City of Oklahoma City uses Special Zoning Districts as a tool to maintain the character of many neighborhood communities.
Little Lima is a Peruvian enclave in Downtown Paterson, New Jersey, United States, and the largest Peruvian enclave outside of South America, home to approximately 10,000 Peruvian immigrants, by U.S. Census Bureau estimates. New Jersey's Peruvian population continues to grow in its urban areas, especially in Paterson, which is considered by many to be the capital of the Peruvian Diaspora in the United States. Meanwhile, East Newark, a smaller borough, in Hudson County, New Jersey, has the largest Peruvian percentage in the U.S. per capita, and New Jersey is home to the largest per capita Peruvian American population of any U.S. state.
Little Italy is a neighborhood in Downtown Paterson, New Jersey. The neighborhood is bound roughly by College Boulevard and Memorial Drive to the north, Cianci Street to the west, Ward Street to the south and Main Street to the east. It is closely situated near the growing Little Lima neighborhood to the south. It has a less defined presence and boundaries than it used to, but Cianci Street continues to have numerous Italian delis and restaurants. A Christopher Columbus statue is located in a small park near Cianci Street and McBride Avenue. Little Lima and Little Italy are both part of Paterson's first neighborhood, Dublin.
Downtown Paterson is the main commercial district of Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The area is the oldest part of the city, along the banks of the Passaic River and its Great Falls. It is roughly bounded by Interstate 80, Garret Mountain Reservation, Route 19, Oliver Street, and Spruce Street on the south; the Passaic River, West Broadway, Cliff Street, North 3rd Street, Haledon Avenue, and the borough of Prospect Park on the west; and the Passaic River also to the north.
The Eastside Park Historic District is a residential neighborhood in the Eastside of Paterson, New Jersey. The Eastside Park section of the city is generally defined as the area of the city bordered by Vreeland Avenue and East 33rd Street to the west, 20th Avenue to the south, McLean Boulevard to the east, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way (Broadway) to the north. The Eastside Park section is delineated from the Manor section of the city by Broadway, which becomes Route 4 before crossing the Passaic River into Elmwood Park in Bergen County.
Sandy Hill is a neighborhood in Paterson, New Jersey It is located roughly west of Madison Avenue, north of Cedar Street, south of Market Street and east of Straight Street. Due to Paterson's significant population turn-over, this neighborhood is now home to a large Hispanic community, mostly first-generation Dominicans. The Sandy Hill section of Paterson is located in the city's 5th Ward. Roberto Clemente Park, which was originally known as Sandy Hill Park is located in this neighborhood.
People's Park is a section of Paterson, New Jersey, United States, in the Eastside neighborhood. It is a mixed use area with a diverse population. It is roughly bounded by I-80 to the south, Madison Avenue to the west and Market Street to the north. It is a mostly residential neighborhood located north of 23rd Avenue and South of Market Street.
The Old Great Falls Historic District is an area of Paterson, New Jersey between South Paterson and Hillcrest, Paterson. The area is a thin strip of neighborhoods and parklands around the Passaic River and Garret Mountain. This section of Paterson has two National Natural Landmarks, Garret Mountain and Great Falls on the Passaic. It is the location of the highest point in Paterson. It is home to Lambert Castle and Alexander Hamilton's Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.), which used the force of Great Falls to power the mills along the Passaic in the Dublin section. The neighborhood is also home to part of Garret Mountain Reservation and Overlook Park around the Grand Street Reservoir. The neighborhood is bounded by the border with Hillcrest by the Passaic River, by the Woodland Park border, the South Paterson border along Valley Road and Route 19. It is separated from Downtown Paterson to the north by Route 19, Oliver Street and Spruce Street.
Stoney Road is Paterson, New Jersey, USA's most south-west neighborhood and is bordered by Woodland Park to the south and Totowa across the Passaic River to the west. It is bordered on the east by Mountain Avenue and to the north by Rockland Street. This neighborhood is home to Pennington Park, Hayden Heights, Lou Costello Pool, western Grand Street, McBride Avenue and Garrett Heights. The Stoney Road section of Paterson is located in the city's 2nd Ward. A strong Italian presence remains in this neighborhood.
Riverside is a larger neighborhood in Paterson, New Jersey and, as its name states, this neighborhood is bound by the Passaic River to the west, north and east, separating the city from Hawthorne and offering 5 major crossings into the Greater Paterson Borough of Fair Lawn, giving residents access to NJ Transits Urban Local-Hoboken PATH Connect Train Line in the Radburn and Broadway Districts, easily accessible by Bus, car, or walking, as well as keeping Jewish, Muslim, Baptist, Eastern Orthodox, etc. Religious Communities and families within walking distance of relatives, places of Worship, and other points of interests within the East Rivers 07514-07410 neighborhoods. It is loosely bounded in the south by 10th Avenue and Montgomery Street from the Eastside neighborhood, but it is common for anyone who lived, lives, or frequents the area the boundary using the word "Riversude" begins, from South to North, at Broadway to 1st/Maple Ave. and, from West to East, from Madison Ave to River Rd, to call their neighborhood "Riverside" within the sub-Culture of the 07514-07410 East River area, typically referred to as "River Rats", named after the 2 ft Long Rats that can be seen swimming, flipping or basking in the Sun in and around the East River. Riverside is mostly a quiet working-class neighborhood. The neighborhood is mostly residential with some industrial uses. Madison Avenue cuts through the heart of this district, but to many this is a loose boundary with Madison Ave. being the Western boundary, while Route 20 runs through the eastern border of Riverside providing an easy commute to Route 80 East and New York City. However, traditionally "Riverside" ended at River Rd. This section is ethnically diverse with a growing Hispanic community concentrating mostly north and along River Street. African Americans and Caribbean blacks live south of River Street. Many Albanians make their home in the East 18th Street and River Street areas. River View Terrace is located in this neighborhood. Riverside is located in parts of the 3rd and 4th Wards of Paterson.
Lakeview is a neighborhood in the southern part of Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey in the United States. It is a middle-class neighborhood. Interstate 80 runs north of this district. The Passaic River bounds the district to the east and East Railroad Avenue separates Lakeview from South Paterson. Lakeview is home to the Paterson Farmers Market, where people from all across North Jersey come to buy fresh produce. The neighborhood consists primarily of Hispanics and African Americans, although it also contains large Italian, Middle Eastern, Albanian, and Asian populations, including a significant Filipino presence. Lakeview also shares some of the same traits as neighboring Clifton as they both share the neighborhood bearing the same name. The Lakeview section of Paterson is located in the city's 6th Ward.
Hillcrest is a large mostly residential, middle class enclave in Paterson, New Jersey. It is located to the west of the Downtown Paterson. Its borders' limits are Preakness Avenue to the northeast, the Borough of Totowa, New Jersey border to the south and west and the Passaic River to the southeast. It is home to West Side Park, and Emerald Experience Way. Hillcrest is one of Paterson's most desirable neighborhoods. The Hillcrest section of Paterson is located in the city's 2nd Ward. It is mostly residential with a compact commercial area along Union Avenue north of Oldhams Brook.
The West Side of Jersey City is an area made up of several diverse neighborhoods on either side of West Side Avenue, one of the city's main shopping streets. Parallel and west of Kennedy Boulevard, West Side Avenue carries two county route designations.
