1.5 blocks from my apartment! great neighborhood!

Glad I'm not the only one who thought it strange that beacon residents "need" take a shuttle to JSQ, its only a 10 min walk, maybe a bit longer if you're slow, but really not bad at all. And Mercer is only 1 block north of Montgomery.

Young man in a brown hoodie? I think I've seen him.

if she lives in the Beacon, she has bigger concerns.

like GHOSTS!

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Um, Summit and Mercer, where the incident occurred, is very near the Beacon. (Mercer is only a few streets down from Montgomery).
Unless you have a disability you probably don't need to take a shuttle to the square . . . although I'm sure it is quicker and safer than walking.

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Lets ban hoodies

What?! I live in The Beacon and we need to take a shuttle to get to Journal Square. How is that near us?

Know this area. Directly across from Beacon on other side of Montgomery. There's a Chinese restaurant and a video store on the west side of Summit. But I think think was slightly farther north at Mercer St.

Gunpoint robbery as man enters a store near Square

Thursday, April 16, 2009
Jersey Journal
CHARLES HACK

A Jersey City man was robbed at gunpoint as he entered a store near Journal Square Tuesday evening, police said.

The 40-year-old victim told police he was robbed before 7 p.m. as headed into a store at the intersection of Mercer Street and Summit Avenue.

The Baldwin Avenue resident told police that a young man in a brown hoodie pulled out a small silver revolver and demanded his wallet, reports said.

The victim handed over his wallet, which contained $220 and credit cards, and the robber fled on foot.