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West New York

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noun

  1. a town in NE New Jersey, across the Hudson from New York City.


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Both had come down to the beach from West New York, a town in New Jersey just across from Manhattan.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

According to data from the Eviction Lab, New Jersey cities such as Trenton, Paterson, Jersey City, and West New York have among the lowest eviction rates in the country.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2022

Jennifer Griggs, 36, who lives in West New York and works in Manhattan’s garment district, just missed that boat, leaving her with a 20-minute wait that she said should not cause much trouble.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2019

“In Cuba, there is no Thanksgiving; it’s something new,” Marisel Ferras, a Cuban immigrant, said at her West New York home this week.

From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2015

There were other exiles in Key West, New York, and elsewhere.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles

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