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Originally Posted by Danielle820
Hi all I've lived in Austin for 2 years now. I've been laid off twice and had 2 jobs just not work out not to my own accord.
I have 5 years worth customer service / it based background. I recently was in jersey city and thinking of relocating due my string of luck here and to be closer to my boyfriend. Originally from Nyc so I'm familiar with the path / public transit. I'm also 23. What are some decent areas within Ny / Nj I would be able to land a job in or around without my car which I would not be bringing more then likely. Also good staffing agencies or companies to work for or telecommute. My ideal rent would be between 750 - 800 split with my boyfriend.
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To all - "My ideal rent would be between 750 - 800 SPLIT with my boyfriend."
Not too unclear, eh?
As for Jersey City I found this good community site about Jersey City and there are some threads on safe areas.
http://jclist.com/
Since you clarified further if not JC or Hoboken for you then I suggest checking the
Harrison/Kearny/East Newark - ranging from urban to suburban and safe overall. You will want to live along the Kearny Ave/Frank E Rodgers road and grab buses to Harrison Path or to Newark Penn for more transit choice. Second option though you would benefit from having a car in this area is the Kearny North Arlington border all the way up to Lyndhurst and Rutherford. Rutherford has a couple of upscale eating options, while Lyndhurst, Kearny, and Harrison feature more mom and pop and ethnic fare. Several malls are nearby and other shopping can be done in Newport Mall and NYC. But for this option you would need a car at least once or twice a week.
If you want to get even more suburban in feel but still have some big city amenities Montclair is a nice option but try and stay close to transit points - Lackawanna Station area on the Grove Street side is best, the other side becomes a little sketchy in some pockets (for example there was a shooting on Mission Street a few weeks ago). Further north Bloomfield Ave or where the theater is may be attractive to you. Only drawback having a car on weekends is nice and to really be near shopping and everything you would have to live close to train stations.
The other options are Union City Weehawken (north of Hoboken) with Weehawken being nicer in housing stock while Union City offers tons of bus transit options, I think the light rail may run through there too.
If you ever want to be shown around, pm me. I do know of a few artists living in the Harrison Kearny area and grew up around there.