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.