A 4-year-old boy found wandering near the old Stanley Theater in Jersey City's Journal Square this afternoon told police he hopped on a bus on West Side Avenue to get there, officials said.

The boy's parents left him with a babysitter and somehow the boy left that residence and says he took a bus to Journal Square, Lt. Edgar Martinez said based on preliminary reports.

The boy has been taken to the Jersey City Medical Center where he is being evaluated, Martinez said, adding that the state Division of Family Youth Services has been called in to make an assessment.

The babysitter told police she had no idea how the tot got out of her home, Martinez said.

It's not clear where the boy said he boarded the bus and no charges have been filed against anyone, Martinez said.

A passer-by saw the boy and called police, he said.