Moving from Boston to NJ need help! (Union, Bloomfield: apartment, to rent)

[teenie1227]

My boyfriend and I are moving from Boston to NJ. He will be working in Florham Park and i'll be commuting into Manhattan near Union Square. We want an apartment that is fairly new to rent under $1700/month and make the commute equal for both of us.

I'll be taking public transit - is it normal for everyone to commute an hr into the city by train if you live outside of hoboken/weehawken/jc?

what towns should we consider? and most importantly what towns should we stay away from.

please help!!

[captne76]

You should be in fine shape with that kind of budget. Yes Manhattan is a royal pain to crawl, swim, dive or whatever to every day, being on an island, esp one where the Nooh Yuckers think everything revolves around them and no one lives anywhere else, meaning they don't improve commuter connections almost ever.
Stay away from most urban areas I would say. Check most of the other posts for info or PM me or see how this thread develops.
Most of the time commuting into NYC is getting to the bus or train or ferry, waiting, getting from wherever your transportation drops you off to your destination, and the reverse on the way back to America.

I used to do it before all the "improvements" which make it harder and longer.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by teenie1227

My boyfriend and I are moving from Boston to NJ. He will be working in Florham Park and i'll be commuting into Manhattan near Union Square. We want an apartment that is fairly new to rent under $1700/month and make the commute equal for both of us.

I'll be taking public transit - is it normal for everyone to commute an hr into the city by train if you live outside of hoboken/weehawken/jc?

what towns should we consider? and most importantly what towns should we stay away from.

please help!!

Yes. And for some of us, it's normal to commute two hours.

I'm not familiar with Florham Park, though.

You can start by looking at towns on train lines or check bus schedules here:
http://www.njtransit.com/hp/hp_servl...ion=HomePageTo

[bradykp]

Originally Posted by teenie1227

My boyfriend and I are moving from Boston to NJ. He will be working in Florham Park and i'll be commuting into Manhattan near Union Square. We want an apartment that is fairly new to rent under $1700/month and make the commute equal for both of us.

I'll be taking public transit - is it normal for everyone to commute an hr into the city by train if you live outside of hoboken/weehawken/jc?

what towns should we consider? and most importantly what towns should we stay away from.

please help!!

when i lived in Hoboken, it took me 55 minutes, door to door, to get to my office near grand central. now i live in west orange, and the time i still worked in the city, it took me 60-70 minutes (usually 60), door to door, to get to my office. and that was with a post-op ACL knee surgery, so i wasn't walking at the pace I normally do.

point is - hoboken is close, but only if you're working right near the stops to the PATH. otherwise, you're commute by bus into PABT could land you closer to your office.

boston? stay in boston, we don't need any more red sox fans down here!

just kidding.

i think you could score a nice place in morristown, if you're a young couple. have some fun for a few years before you buy. his commute is gonna be easy. it's not really going to be an equal commute.

[diva360]

Another thing you could do is live in one of the towns on the Morris/Essex line. Towns like Summit, Milburn, and Orange offer fewer night life options than Morristown, but they'll save you some time on your commute.

Montclair/Bloomfield could also be options, but they are on a different train line--you might have to transfer to get to NY Penn.

Good luck!