apartments in new jersey (Newark, Jersey City: for rent, how much, university)

[muslim123]

hi all

i am new to this forum and need help

i am looking for an apartment (rent) in New Jersey and would prefer where many muslims or desi people are living....i would want it to be in a safe place and where i can find convienient public transportation..

i am also thinking to go to college so it will be better if a good college is near by...

[dhanu86]

anywhere around jersey city, edison as well but public transportation isn't as good

[muslim123]

how much is the rent for 1 bed room apartment in these area...and what bills for the apartment do i have to pay...

how is the transportation in jersey city...is there any good colleges near by

[dhanu86]

Originally Posted by muslim123

how much is the rent for 1 bed room apartment in these area...and what bills for the apartment do i have to pay...

how is the transportation in jersey city...is there any good colleges near by

1,100 edison or 800 jersey city. transportation in j.c. to anywhere within 10 miles is excellent. U will have to pay electric, ur cable bill and maybe heat.

near jersey city there's new jersey city university- a state college, njit, hudson county college, newark rutgers and stevens institute of technology. all good colleges.

[muslim123]

thanks for the reply...how far is jersey city from edison...

do you know any webisite where i can check out the apartments...

are there halal meat shops, grocery stores, halal restaurants in jersey city

[DragonXJC]

Originally Posted by muslim123

thanks for the reply...how far is jersey city from edison...

do you know any webisite where i can check out the apartments...

are there halal meat shops, grocery stores, halal restaurants in jersey city

Jersey City to Edison is about a 40-45 minute drive (30 miles).

I have always had alot of luck finding aparments in Jersey City through Craigslist ( north jersey apts/housing for rent classifieds - craigslist )

Jersey City has very large South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Arab communities. Especially Indian and Egyptian communities. In the Journal Square/Heights area you'll find a great selection of halal meat shops, grocery stores, and restaurants.

Hope this helps.

[muslim123]

thanks for such a helpful information....I discussed with my hubby and he prefers Edison because it is near to his work..

so it will be nice if you can give more information about Edison....like college, grocery shops, halal meat etc....are there many south asian, indian communities etc in Edison...is it a safe place to live

[dhanu86]

Originally Posted by muslim123

thanks for such a helpful information....I discussed with my hubby and he prefers Edison because it is near to his work..

so it will be nice if you can give more information about Edison....like college, grocery shops, halal meat etc....are there many south asian, indian communities etc in Edison...is it a safe place to live

Edison, yes to all the above. Plenty of halal meat and safe as well. College there is rutgers, devry, kean, maybe a couple others.

[Unmesh]

Edison would be good choice..I alot of friend that live in that area and transportation there is okay. JC is very good with transportation, especially to NYC. Colleges there are New JC UNiv, St. Peters, good tranportation to Rutgers in Newark, NJIT it Newarl about 20 mins. And Rent in JC is. I'm Desi and also Realtor, so if have any other question let me know. Good hunting man. Salaam

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by muslim123

thanks for such a helpful information....I discussed with my hubby and he prefers Edison because it is near to his work..

so it will be nice if you can give more information about Edison....like college, grocery shops, halal meat etc....are there many south asian, indian communities etc in Edison...is it a safe place to live

Iselin, which is a section of Woodbridge (next to Edison) has a Muslim community. Not sure about the shops, but I would imagine there must be with an established community.

Paterson, NJ, also has a large Muslim community and they definitely have Halal food. I know I see a live Halal meat supplier advertised when my train passes through. Some of the mosques have joined up with other religious organizations in the area to form interreligious groups that address social justice issues and foster understanding and acceptance among different types of people, if you are interested in that, as an aside.