Nungessers is the name of the confluence of roads that meet at the Hudson and
Bergen
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county line at
North Bergen
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northeastern New Jersey
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. The area is the former site of the Nungesser's Gutenberg Racetrack, a late 19th-century gaming and gambling venue. The neighborhood just south of Nungesser's is called the Racetrack Section and the municipality of Guttenberg is nearby. A White Castle, an early drive-in fast-food chain, originally built in the 1930s has long been a landmark in the neighborhood, as has adjacent North Hudson Park.
Intersection
A major street that begins at Nungesser's is Bergenline Avenue which travelling south becomes the main shopping district of North Hudson. Just over the county line it becomes Anderson Avenue, travelling north through the urban eastern
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
Hudson Palisades
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Cliffside Park
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Boulevard East
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transfer
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Arts and media
* ''Transfer'' (2010 film), a German science-fiction movie directed by Damir Lukacevic and starring Zana Marjanović
* ''Transfer'' (1966 film), a short film
* ''Transfer'' (journal), in management studies
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point and
terminus
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* Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end destination
* Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination
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for public bus transportation. Several New Jersey Transit bus lines either originate/terminate or pass through the area, as do many privately operated jitney (dollar van) routes. Service from bus stops situated in the area travels to points in Hudson and
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
and to the
Port Authority Bus Terminal
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and the
George Washington Bridge Bus Station
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in
Manhattan
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. Jitneys travel southbound to
Boulevard East
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,
Hudson County Courthouse
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Newport Mall
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42nd Street (Manhattan)
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, and northbound along Anderson Avenue to
George Washington Bridge Plaza
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.AECOM Technical Services, Inc ''Hudson County Jitney Study'' , July 2011. North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. Accessed September 14, 2016. "Nungessers refers to the area where JFK Boulevard, Boulevard East, Bergenline Avenue, Fairview Avenue, Anderson Avenue, and Woodcliff Avenue converge, at the northwest corner of North Hudson County Park. Shown in Figure 17, Nungessers is the terminus for three different jitney routes (Boulevard East, Kennedy Boulevard, and Bergenline Avenue – PABT) and is served by a fourth (Bergenline Avenue)."