Do you already have a job that may require you to work in NJ or are your looking for a job in NJ? If the former, don't go to Brooklyn or Queens. Your commute will be a long, long nightmare. Hell, I wouldn't even recommend the East Side of Manhattan b/c you'll have to transfer somewhere. If you are looking for work, then look where you want to live. Brooklyn and Queens are going to have thousands of nursing jobs available and you'll be so much happier not commuting for four hours a day.

Second Bovellas. They've also got a store in Mountainside.

COL adjustment.