Nice, cheap, close to NYC cities in NJ?

[PsychoSkitz]

Anyone able to recommend any cities in New Jersey that are close to NYC (or have train stations close) that are relatively cheap and nice (well, atleast decent)?

 

[justinf22]

If you want real close...anywhere on BLVD EAST....which has busses that run to NYC almost every 5 mins , its like 10 mins from the lincoln tunnel. Now i dont know what you consider nice, the towns are Weehawken, West New York, and North Bergen, they are very urban but its not bad around here, I live in North Bergen and its not bad . Not the nicest place in the world, but its cool and they are so many hot chicks around here too! As far as train stations go, the local one are Jersey City and Newark (which are nasty and you dont want to live there)...their are train station all over jersey but if you want to stay in the half hour range from NYC those are your options.

 

[HappyScrappy]

my mom grew up in Elizabeth and Clark and they must have been near the city b/c her dad would take the train to work in the city everyday.
my dad lives in princeton and that is about as nice a town as you could want and it has a train that goes to the city as well. forget if it is 30min or an hour and about $8.

 

[HappyScrappy]

I don't know how far Camden is from NYC, but I saw a thing on some news thing last night that the peace corps trains people for third world countries in Camden b/c the conditions have gotten so bad there and the mayors are constatnly getting arrested for organized crime ties.
so it is cheap to live there.

and a hot girl on this board lives there - I think babygirl... some name like that. she has a thread with like 10 million replies to it b/c she put up pics and is hot.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

Camden is almost in PA not close to NYC. It is a shithole.

If you live in NJ then please do not come to NY anymore. You are lowering my property value. hahahahah

 

[Bikini Mod]

Princeton is about ONE HOUR by train....Yes, it is VERY NICE, but 8$...when was that 1940?!! Roundtrip from New Brunswick (2 stops closer to NYC is like 20$ Roundtrip)...of course if you buy a monthly pass it is cheaper...but still 8$?!?! NO WAY.

There are a lot of nice areas in NJ....there are also a LOT OF SHITHOLES.

I usually take the bus (can make it into Port Authority ave 1 to 1 1/2hrs depending on what time I leave)...rush hour is closer to 2 hours. That is about 15$ roundtrip. (I live in a really nice and boring suburb about 20 min north of Princetion).

And Matt - how could you say that I bring the property values of NYC down?! I'll be in Manhattan on Thurs and I am liable to come and kick your sorry ASS. hehehehe

 

[Summer Bunny]

there are alot of nice places in jersey you just have to look for them...but dude unless you want to hit traffic especially during summer don't pick by the shore. all the bennies from ny come down and clog our shit up because they don't know how to drive, so you will be sitting in traffic forever...

good luck

 

[velvett]

Have you considered Westchester?

Or Brooklyn? Red Hook, Parl Slope or Williamburg.
Easy Subway ride into the city.



(I always had a weakness for those Brooklyn boys........ ahhhh)

 

[Wynn]

Cheap-NO

There are good places around, but they don't come cheap. The construction boom in Jersey City has plenty of new apartments and office buildings. It's difficult to find anything in a good neighborhood there for under $1000 a month. Try the apartment sites like rent.net to get a range of costs.

 

[roadruler]

what about Hoboken its just over the hudson and has some nice areas very expensive $$$$$$

 

[VicTusDeuS]

Im about a half hour away from the city by train, 20 min at 2 am by car. Im in Union County. Theres some nice areas around here but I cant take all the congestion. It takes me almost a half hour to drive to the other side of town in rush hour...Pathetic.

 

[supergirl]

i live in hoboken... i absolutely love it here... the rents are high, but it i feel it is worth it. It is a very safe town and i walk to the path train which gets me in the city in less than 7 minutes. There is no necessary driving, unless i am going down to the shore. Parking is a bitch, but there are buses and trains everywhere. You can find great places and roommates on www.hobokeni.com with the rents so high, you need a roommate. I have a rent control 3 bedroom for $1700 a month which is less than $600 a person... not too bad for boken The surrounding areas are union city, west new york (you better speak spanish) north bergen, weehawken, jersey city, bayonne (actually i have a friend that lives there and only pays $700 total for a 2 bedroom) so you just have to start looking around... good luck

 

[exhibmuscle]

Are you going to be working in NYC or are you looking for access to NYC for entertainment? Hoboken and Jersey City are close, PATH trains will take you to the Village, Midtown, and World Trade Center. Buses will take you to Midtown from Hoboken, Jersey City and Blvd. East. Much cheaper on the bus and PATH trains.

Bergen County is nice also-Paramus, River Edge areas. Hackensack is a little cheaper. Bus access only. Lots of gyms in Paramus area-Golds, World, etc.

If you want more specific information-let me know-very familiar with NYC/NJ areas.

 

[HappyScrappy]

Princeton is about ONE HOUR by train....Yes, it is VERY NICE, but 8$...when was that 1940?!! Roundtrip from New Brunswick (2 stops closer to NYC is like 20$ Roundtrip)...of course if you buy a monthly pass it is cheaper...but still 8$?!?! NO WAY.

hmm - I thought I remember it being less. there were different tickets you could get and I could have sworn it was $8 b/c that was before I had a job and was broke at the time and still thought it was reasonable - $20 wouldn't have seemed that way. this was only a few years ago. 2 maybe 3.
but yeah, I really don't recall. and no, it wasn't a month pass for me.

 

[JerseyBB]

You might want to try Edison/Islin area, it is about 30minutes away by Train, but there are a lot of nice townhouse/ apt communities there.

Also The Wayne area is decent (30 min train).


JerseyBB