ElReydepiedra t1_iszmdt7 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 9:20 PM

North Bergen is gross, Weehawken is boring, Hoboken is by far the best of the 3. Commuting to Manhattan from anywhere is a nightmare, but Hoboken is far easier (one train) than the others. It will still take him an hour door to door, or more depending on if he needs to take a second train in Manhattan. I commute to Manhattan 3 days a week and it’s honestly a nightmare. The Path train is packed like sadines and the NYC Subway is also packed, dangerous, and unreliable. Consider living in Manhattan if you can afford it.

youcancalm OP t1_iszpz3j wrote on October 19, 2022 at 9:44 PM

Can’t afford it but thanks very much for that tidbit.

youcancalm OP t1_iszq37g wrote on October 19, 2022 at 9:45 PM

Actually can you elaborate further about your opinion on those cities pls?

ElReydepiedra t1_iszqwny wrote on October 19, 2022 at 9:50 PM

Sure. There is newer housing that may seem comparable in each of those towns, but the towns themselves are very different. North Bergen lots of old school blue collar types and varied ethnicities. Weehawken, with the exception if new apartments designed to attract young professionals is more upscale than North Bergen with a lot of long term residents, mostly white, and not much nightlife going on. Hoboken has a lot more people in their 20s and 30s, tons of good restaurants, bars, nightlife. Hoboken usually costs more than the other two and has more educated people.

sgsquared t1_it0fw45 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 12:56 AM

Ok, this is ridiculous! To say the commute from Hoboken to NYC is a nightmare or that the NYC subways are unsafe is just untrue and major first world problems complaining. I also moved from Texas where public transit is nonexistent. Literally millions of people rely on nothing but the path and the subway to get to work, school, church, and restaurants every hour of every day. Sheesh.

ElReydepiedra t1_it0gatt wrote on October 20, 2022 at 12:59 AM

To each his/her own. To me, commuting in and out of Manhattan from anywhere is a waking horror. I stand by that.

sgsquared t1_it0hjj7 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 1:08 AM

Haha ok I respect your perspective! I know very few people love path and subway. For me having moved from manhattan it drives me nuts that I have to wait 12 min for a path when I used to wait 3 for a subway. But I still think it’s incredible that I can get anywhere I want or need.

*edit: very few people