Jersey City DOOH · Exchange Place · Journal Square · Newport · June 2026

Billboards on the Gold Coast across the Hudson

The second-largest city in New Jersey near 302,000 on the Hudson Gold Coast, from Exchange Place to Journal Square to the Newport waterfront, bookable by the hour, priced per play, matched to how Jersey City actually moves.

Updated June 15, 2026By Blindspot · location intelligence

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Jersey City, large-format DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
The Exchange Place towers and 99 Hudson glowing on the Hudson waterfront with the Manhattan skyline behind in Jersey City · Clear Channel OutdoorBooked by the hour
The short answer● Quotable

Jersey City billboard and DOOH (digital out-of-home) costs span from a few cents per play on urban panels to premium Exchange Place, Grove Street and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Jersey City screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays start around $0.30, with no contracts or minimums.

The smart Jersey City play isn't one screen for a month. It's the right screens at the right hours: the arteries at commute peak, the malls through the afternoon, the nightlife and tourist cores after dark.

BookingBy the hour
PricingPer play · upfront
MinimumsNone
Go liveWithin hours
DeliveryVerified play logs

Billboard ranking points

Jersey City's billboard spots, ranked

Scored by Blindspot's location intelligence on visibility, dwell time, and footfall (directional, 1–10). Every one is bookable by the hour on the platform.

01

Exchange Place & the waterfront

Best for: Office reach · Commuters · Finance

Exchange Place, the Wall Street West financial cluster on the Hudson, carries dense office and PATH commuter traffic with the Manhattan skyline behind it.

Visibility9
Dwell time8
Footfall9
02

Newport & the waterfront walkway

Best for: Retail · Residents · Evening

Newport, the 600-acre master-planned waterfront with its mall, towers and riverfront walkway, packs a dense resident, shopper and skyline-view crowd.

Visibility8
Dwell time8
Footfall8
03

Journal Square

Best for: Transit · Residents · Reach

Journal Square, the inland transit hub now ringed by the Journal Squared towers, packs a heavy PATH commuter and growing residential audience.

Visibility8
Dwell time8
Footfall8
04

Grove Street & Downtown

Best for: Dining · Nightlife · 25-44

Grove Street and the historic downtown around Newark Avenue pack the city's densest restaurant, bar and going-out crowd.

Visibility8
Dwell time8
Footfall8
05

Holland Tunnel approach & Hwy 1-9

Best for: Commute · Cross-river · Reach

The Holland Tunnel approach and the Route 1-9 corridor carry the daily cross-river commute and the heavy through traffic toward Manhattan.

Visibility9
Dwell time4
Footfall7
06

Liberty State Park & the Bayfront

Best for: Tourism · Families · Weekend

Liberty State Park, the Liberty Science Center and the ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island anchor the city's weekend and visitor flow.

Visibility7
Dwell time6
Footfall7

The media estate · operator partners

Jersey City screens, in the wild

Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Jersey City's media owners, Lamar Advertising, OUTFRONT Media, Clear Channel Outdoor among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.

Jersey City, Exchange Place · large-format digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Exchange Place · large-format digitalClear Channel Outdoor
Jersey City, Newport · waterfront digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Newport · waterfront digitalClear Channel Outdoor
Jersey City, Journal Square · transit-hub digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Journal Square · transit-hub digitalClear Channel Outdoor
Jersey City, Grove Street · dining-row digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Grove Street · dining-row digitalClear Channel Outdoor
Jersey City, Holland Tunnel approach · bulletin, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Holland Tunnel approach · bulletinClear Channel Outdoor
Jersey City, PATH and Light Rail · station screen, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
PATH and Light Rail · station screenClear Channel Outdoor

Imagery from media-owner/operator partners. Locations indicative; live availability and per-screen pricing show in the platform.

Formats

Every Jersey City format, one map

From a highway bulletin to a single mall screen, Blindspot puts Jersey City's digital out-of-home and classic OOH formats on one map, each priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter here:

Digital billboards & LED

Large-format LED on highways, bridges and boulevards, motion, dayparting and dynamic triggers.

Street-level & urban panels

Pedestrian-scale panels and citylights in high-footfall retail and downtown corridors.

Bulletins & roadside

Highway and arterial bulletins built for commuter frequency on the busiest routes.

Mall & retail screens

High-intent shoppers from midday to evening across the city's retail destinations.

Transit & place-based

PATH train, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and NJ Transit bus screens plus stations and place-based screens with captive dwell.

Iconic & landmark

Landmark and spectacular placements for brand statements in the city's signature locations.

Location insights

Where Jersey City moves

Jersey City is the second-largest city in New Jersey and the Hudson Gold Coast, a wall of towers facing Manhattan across the river. Mornings load the PATH, the light rail and the Holland Tunnel approach with commuters bound for the Exchange Place financial blocks and Lower Manhattan; evenings pull crowds to the Newport waterfront, the Grove Street and downtown restaurant scene and the Journal Square towers; weekends fill Liberty State Park beside the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Science Center, plus the riverfront walkway with skyline views. The PATH, the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and NJ Transit knit the city together. Buy the morning PATH-and-tunnel push and the Grove Street evening peak.

Jersey City footfall heatmap · typical weekday● Stylized
Exchange Place
Newport
Journal Square
Grove Street
Holland Tunnel
Liberty Park
Exchange Place
Newport
Journal Square
Grove Street
Holland Tunnel
Liberty Park
Hamilton Park
Bergen-Lafayette
The Heights
Bayfront
QuietPeak flow
Jersey City · DOOH coverage map · stylized● per-play pricing
Stylized map of Blindspot DOOH screen locations across Jersey City Per-play price pins across prime Jersey City advertising zones over a footfall density wash. Stylized; live availability and per-screen pricing are shown in the Blindspot platform. 99 Hudson ◊ Exchange Place 60+ $0.45$0.42$0.38$0.34$0.31 $0.50 NewportJournal SquareGrove StreetHolland TunnelLiberty ParkExchange Place
FootfallPeak

Footfall rhythm · by hour

Commuterspeaks 7:30–10 AM & 5–8 PM
Shoppers & mallspeaks 12–8 PM
Nightlife & diningpeaks 8 PM–1 AM
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Commuter tide, twice a day

Newport and the main arteries surge 7:30–10 AM and 5–8 PM. Book exactly those hours and your frequency climbs for the same budget.

Retail plateau, all afternoon

Grove Street and the city's malls hold heavy footfall from noon to evening, long windows where dwell and shopping intent, not rush, do the work.

Evenings change the audience

Exchange Place shifts from daytime to social and tourism after dark. Different audience, same screens, swap the creative, not the location.

Location intelligence summary

One city, several audiences a day

Jersey City doesn't have one rush hour; it has rotating audiences sharing the same streets. The only buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the windows when your audience owns the city, skip the ones when it doesn't.

ObjectiveBook these zonesBest hours
Brand launchExchange Place + Newport6–11 PM
Commuter frequencyJournal Square, Newport7:30–10 AM · 5–8 PM
Retail foot trafficGrove Street, Exchange Place12–8 PM
B2B / decision-makersHolland Tunnel approach, NewportWeekdays 9 AM–6 PM
Tourism & eventsExchange Place, Liberty State Park10 AM–8 PM
Match the tide, not the calendar

A month-long 24/7 rotation pays for 3 AM plays nobody sees. Hourly booking concentrates the same budget into Jersey City’s proven peak windows, and typically saves 30%+ versus a flat four-week flight.

Creative by daypart

Morning commuters read in 2 seconds; evening crowds dwell for minutes. Run different creative by hour on the same screens, even trigger swaps on weather or live data.

Proof, not vibes

Every play is logged. Blindspot campaigns report verified plays and attribution, measured against control groups, not estimated reach.

Book Jersey City by the hour

Cite this

Key facts at a glance

Quotable, self-contained, sourced, Blindspot, June 2026

  • Jersey City is home to about 302,000 residents, the second-largest city in New Jersey and the anchor of the Hudson Gold Coast facing Manhattan (Census 2024).
  • Jersey City and Newark share the Newark-Jersey City metropolitan division, more than 2.2 million people within the New York region.
  • 99 Hudson, rising about 900 feet on the waterfront, is the tallest building in New Jersey and crowns the Exchange Place skyline.
  • Liberty State Park, on the city's southern waterfront, frames the closest land views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and hosts the Liberty Science Center.
  • Journal Square has become the city's second skyscraper cluster, led by the Journal Squared towers around the busy PATH transit hub.
  • On Blindspot, Jersey City screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays from ~$0.30, no contracts or minimums.

Pricing · updated June 2026

Jersey City billboards: priced honestly

Per-play prices, not CPM mysteries. Live per-screen pricing and real-time availability are on every card in the platform; the ranges below reflect typical Blindspot pricing as of June 2026.

FormatPrice per playTypical presenceWhy it works
Roadside & approach digitalfrom ~$0.30 per play$100 buys hourly bursts on the Holland Tunnel approach and Route 1-9cross-river commuter reach
Exchange Place digital spectacularfrom ~$0.48 per playthe waterfront financial coreoffice and finance dwell
Newport waterfront digitalfrom ~$0.44 per playthe mall and riverfront blocksresident and shopper dwell
Grove Street dining digitalfrom ~$0.38 per playthe downtown restaurant rowdining and going-out crowd
PATH and Light Rail station screensfrom ~$0.32 per playExchange Place, Newport and Journal Square stationswalk-up rail commuters

No minimums · no contracts · pay per verified play · hourly scheduling per screen

What a campaign costs

Jersey City budgets, three ways

Because pricing is per play and hourly, there's no minimum, but here's what budgets realistically buy. Live numbers per screen are in the platform.

Commute test

$500-$1,500

A week of morning and evening bursts on the Holland Tunnel approach into Downtown.

Multi-zone Jersey City push

$6,000-$18,000

Exchange Place, Newport and Journal Square running together across peak dayparts.

Gold Coast flagship

$30,000+

Full waterfront and Journal Square saturation timed to the commute and the riverfront event calendar.

FAQ

Jersey City billboard FAQs

How much does a billboard cost in Jersey City?

From a few cents per play on urban panels to premium boulevard, transit and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Jersey City screens are priced per play and booked by the hour, entry plays start around $0.30, with no contracts or minimums.

What is the best billboard location in Jersey City?

Exchange Place ranks #1 for reach and dwell. For premium and B2B audiences, Newport leads; for retail intent, Grove Street; for mass commuter frequency, the city's busiest transit arteries.

Can I book a Jersey City billboard for just a few hours?

Yes, on Blindspot every Jersey City screen is bookable by the hour with no minimum contract, so you can buy only the commute peaks, shopping afternoons, or evening windows that match your audience.

Which DOOH networks can I reach in Jersey City?

Blindspot aggregates digital out-of-home inventory across Jersey City onto one map, roadside and boulevard screens, transit, mall and place-based panels, bookable per play. The wider OOH supply is run by operators such as Lamar Advertising, OUTFRONT Media, Clear Channel Outdoor.

How fast can my ad go live in Jersey City?

Often within hours: upload, pass creative pre-check, and digital screens need no printing or installation. Content approval typically averages around two business days across networks.

What can I get in Jersey City for $500?

A multi-day hourly presence on a high-traffic Newport corridor, a concentrated burst across the busiest transit and retail screens at peak hours, or thousands of plays on central urban panels.

Is there a minimum spend for Jersey City billboards?

No. Blindspot has no minimums, retainers or platform fees; you can run a focused hourly burst on a single screen or a full multi-zone Jersey City campaign.

How to book

Live on a Jersey City screen in three steps

No sales calls, no contracts, self-serve from the map to live creative.

01

Pick screens & hours

Open the map, filter Jersey City by zone and format, and select the exact screens and the exact hours your audience is out.

02

See the per-play price

Every screen shows its price per play and real-time availability before you commit. Build the plan; the running total is always visible.

03

Upload & go live

Upload creative, pass pre-check, and go live, often within hours. Track verified plays and attribution as the campaign runs.

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