What is Glen Ridge like? (Bloomfield, Linden: best neighborhoods, homes, neighborhoods)

[nottingham]

Hi,
Would love some info on Glen Ridge regarding commute to NYC, schools, best neighborhoods to buy in and any other helpful information.
Thanks,
Nottingham

[yj2cute]

I grew up in Bloomfield, which borders Glen Ridge and can tell you Glen Ridge is a very nice, upscale, well to do town. Many large, expensive homes in a small, gas light lit, small area. Probably any neighborhood would be fine.

You can probably catch a bus to NYC from Bloomfield Ave, or Broad St. In Bloomfield depending on which is closer. Also there's a train station nearby in Montclair.

[lammius]

Glen Ridge is a tiny tiny municipality, so it's easy to walk to transit stops in Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, or Montclair.

DeCamp offers a commuter bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Their 33 Route has several variations that could meet your needs. They operate on Bloomfield Ave, Broad Street in Bloomfield, and Grove Street in Montclair, all of which are in easy walking distance from anywhere in Glen Ridge. The one-way fare is $5.95, but I believe they have monthly tickets at discount price. The trip time from Montclair is usually about 35-40 minutes, which is better than driving b/c of the Express Bus Lane on the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel. www.decamp.com

There are also commuter train services to Hoboken and to New York Penn Station on the Montclair-Boonton NJ TRANSIT Line. There is a Glen Ridge station on the Line, but depending on where in Glen Ridge you live, one of the stations in Montclair might be closer. One-way fare is $5.00 from Montclair and again, there are discounted monthly and weekly tickets. Trip time to Penn Station is about 45 minutes. www.njtransit.com

[jerseymoves]

I live in Glen Ridge and I love it here. Glen Ridge is divided by Bloomfield Avenue and you either live on the North End or the South End. This will determine your childrens school Pre-K through 2nd grade. Forest on the North and Linden Ave on the South. After that all children go into Ridgewood at 3rd Grade and later they all attend Glen Ridge High School. All the schools are very good and the High School often makes the "top ten nj high schools" in NJ monthly magazine.
We love it here and I would be happy to give you any info you need. Feel free to send me message with any questions you have.

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by nottingham

Hi,
Would love some info on Glen Ridge regarding commute to NYC, schools, best neighborhoods to buy in and any other helpful information.
Thanks,
Nottingham

i'm no help, but if $$$$ was no object, the taxes there didn't put me into convulsions , and my kids weren't entrenched in their current school, i'd move to glen ridge in a heartbeat. i lived a 1/2 block from the glen ridge country club (but in montclair) and LOVE LOVE LOVED it.

[jerseymoves]

I forgot to mention that the town operates a free jitney to the train. The schedule can be obtained on the town website which is www.glenridgenj.org. There is also a photo tour you can take and a link to the school website. As I said before we have been VERY happy here and our children love it. There are a lot of family activities to get involved in and I have found people here to be very friendly and welcoming. You'll find that Glen Ridge is full of all types... invesment bankers, artists, television executives, writers, actors, pharma researchers, stay at home moms and big wig working moms... It's a really great town with a lot to offer. Great town services too.