Job in Jersey City, living in NYC? (Grove: renting, condos)
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I'm considering a cross country move to the NYC area for a job in Jersey City. I'm a single guy in my 30s who doesn't necessarily want to spend time living in a bedroom community, and I want easy access to bars/nightlife which can end in a cab/uber ride home, not a lengthy DUI waiting to happen.
How much would I hate living in Manhattan and commuting to Jersey City? Alternatively, how annoyed will I get living in Hoboken for an easy commute and then hauling my drunk ass to and from Manhattan for various weekend shenanigans?| (Assume if living in NJ I'd still have a local regular hangout, but that I'd want to go to Manhattan 2-3 times a month)
Also, I currently live in a major (top 5 population after NYC) metropolitan area without a car. I don't really want to have to get one after I move if I can avoid it. Will living west of the river require car ownership?
You won’t need a car living in Hoboken or JC. If your job is in JC, then look for a place in JC. Getting to Manhattan is very easy from those two places. There are trains that run 24/7 to/from Manhattan.
Check out the PATH train schedules. PATH train is civilized (nicer than NYC subway) and operates in a very similar manner to the subway.
If you live in JC, for example, near Grove St. PATH train station, your commute to Chelsea for nightlife would be only about 20 minutes (17 minute ride). It's even faster to get to World Trade
Also try Google Street view for Jersey City areas. The area I was in recently by Grove St. PATH had new construction condos and buildings going up all over the place,along with hip cafes and new restaurants and certainly didn't look anything like a bedroom community.
That said, if you want to live in Manhattan and can afford it, why not? Just live near a PATH station and commute to work. It's a reverse commute so I would imagine wouldn't be all that unpleasant but would be every day so that could be a drag I guess.
That said, if you want to live in Manhattan and can afford it, why not?
This is a more complicated question. While this job would be a promotion, I'd also be seeing a cost of living jump, even if I move to JC and not Manhattan. I'm used to having easy access to the "hip" areas of my current city, but I don't know that I'd take advantage enough to justify Manhattan prices on rent, etc. A few of those things are still up in the air.
At this point I haven't decided on my plans yet, but I want to get an idea of what things I'd be taking into consideration.
This is a more complicated question. While this job would be a promotion, I'd also be seeing a cost of living jump, even if I move to JC and not Manhattan. I'm used to having easy access to the "hip" areas of my current city, but I don't know that I'd take advantage enough to justify Manhattan prices on rent, etc. A few of those things are still up in the air.
At this point I haven't decided on my plans yet, but I want to get an idea of what things I'd be taking into consideration.
What about renting in JC the first year and see how things go? Make it a goal to move to Manhattan a year later, if you're unhappy in JC.
I'm considering a cross country move to the NYC area for a job in Jersey City. I'm a single guy in my 30s who doesn't necessarily want to spend time living in a bedroom community, and I want easy access to bars/nightlife which can end in a cab/uber ride home, not a lengthy DUI waiting to happen.
How much would I hate living in Manhattan and commuting to Jersey City? Alternatively, how annoyed will I get living in Hoboken for an easy commute and then hauling my drunk ass to and from Manhattan for various weekend shenanigans?| (Assume if living in NJ I'd still have a local regular hangout, but that I'd want to go to Manhattan 2-3 times a month)
Also, I currently live in a major (top 5 population after NYC) metropolitan area without a car. I don't really want to have to get one after I move if I can avoid it. Will living west of the river require car ownership?
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