West New York is a town in Hudson County, located in northeastern New Jersey directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The town is a compact, densely built town on the Palisades, with active commercial streets, multifamily neighborhoods, and views toward Manhattan. Hudson County is compact and highly developed, with waterfront districts, neighborhoods on the Palisades, older industrial areas, and dense residential communities. Its municipalities combine high-rise development, historic neighborhoods, retail streets, transportation hubs, waterfront parks, and continued redevelopment. PATH trains, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, ferries, buses, tunnels, and major road connections make the county closely tied to New York City and the wider region. The community’s day-to-day life is closely linked with neighboring municipalities for work, education, shopping, public services, and transportation. The community’s residential areas, civic uses, local businesses, and transportation links form a compact and recognizable local landscape.