19 and 20 years of age + 2am + living in Exchange Place = Drug related crime.

Just how many 19 / 20 yr olds can afford Exchange Place ?

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that's the mentality that will get you killed. everyone (especially on jclist) seems to think crime does (and more stupidly) should stop once they get into the safe haven of downtown. as if a few coffee shops magically deter crime

2 injured in shooting at Exchange Place

Two men were shot early Saturday morning outside 90 Hudson St. in Exchange Place on the Jersey City waterfront. One victim was shot six times and is in critical condition at the Jersey City Medical Center.

Two Jersey City men were shot just after 2 a.m. Saturday at Exchange Place, by the entrance to 90 Hudson St. on the Jersey City waterfront, leaving one in critical condition and one in stable condition, police said.

A 19-year-old who lives on Montgomery Street and a 20-year-old who lives on Bayside Terrace were injured in a hail of bullets that started at 70 Hudson St. and sent them running, Lt. Edgar Martinez said.

The 19-year-old was shot six times: twice in the ankle and once each in the abdomen, upper left thigh, upper left buttock and upper right back, police said.

When police arrived at the scene, he was found face up, conscious, and responsive, telling cops he is unsure of who the shooter was, police said. He was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center, where he is now in critical condition, police said.

The 20-year-old was shot once in the left leg, police said. He told officials that he, the other victim, and two other friends were hanging out near 70 Hudson on the waterfront, police said. They heard gunshots and tried to run away.

The 20-year-old ran west while the 19-year-old ran north, police said.

The 20-year-old, who said he didn't know where the shots came from, was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and is in stable condition, Martinez said.

Eight 9-mm shell casings were recovered and the glass door to the 90 Hudson Street building was shattered, police said.

An employee of the Information Booth at Exchange Place, George Kmec, was surprised to hear of the shootings this afternoon but noted that while the area is busy during the day, at night it's a "ghost town."

"That doesn't happen around here,'' he said. "It's so nice. People even pick up their garbage around here. You don't expect to see that."