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very recently divorced and will be moving from a 3 bedroom townhouse in North Haledon to an apartment elsewhere. The question is where? What is a good area for someone who is not a typical single in her 20's and 30's. I don't want to be surrounded by nothing but 20 something partiers but also not isolated in a family-oriented suburb. I'd like somewhere that is active and where I could meet similar people. I work from home and travel, so there isn't anywhere in particular I need to commute to other than an airport. My family lives in Queens so I don't want to be hours away from NYC. Ideas?
I would say it depends on where you work. I would say Jersey City is probably the best area in NJ for singles in their 40's especially if you work in Manhattan. Morristown might work as it is a corporate area and I would imagine a fair amount of older singles/divorced people in the area.
My recommendation would be Brooklyn or Astoria in Queens frankly.
very recently divorced and will be moving from a 3 bedroom townhouse in North Haledon to an apartment elsewhere. The question is where? What is a good area for someone who is not a typical single in her 20's and 30's. I don't want to be surrounded by nothing but 20 something partiers but also not isolated in a family-oriented suburb. I'd like somewhere that is active and where I could meet similar people. I work from home and travel, so there isn't anywhere in particular I need to commute to other than an airport. My family lives in Queens so I don't want to be hours away from NYC. Ideas?
thanks! thought about Jersey City but it's so pricey. My budget is $2500 a month including parking and dog rent. Can I find something in a good part of the city for that amount?
Also looking at Brooklyn but same issue with $$. Will be checking out Astoria this weekend.
very recently divorced and will be moving from a 3 bedroom townhouse in North Haledon to an apartment elsewhere. The question is where? What is a good area for someone who is not a typical single in her 20's and 30's. I don't want to be surrounded by nothing but 20 something partiers but also not isolated in a family-oriented suburb. I'd like somewhere that is active and where I could meet similar people. I work from home and travel, so there isn't anywhere in particular I need to commute to other than an airport. My family lives in Queens so I don't want to be hours away from NYC. Ideas?
What else are you looking for? What do you like? So you don't want to be surrounded by 20 something partiers. What do you want? What areas do you like, not like? Downtown, walkable, etc.? More rural, quiet, etc.?
What else are you looking for? What do you like? So you don't want to be surrounded by 20 something partiers. What do you want? What areas do you like, not like? Downtown, walkable, etc.? More rural, quiet, etc.?
Well I've lived in a quiet suburb for 15 years so I think I'd like something more active, more 'downtown' for a change. Where I am not feeling isolated, or surrounded by nothing but families or millennials. I would like there to be some sort of park or open space that I can get to, either walking or driving. somewhere with easy food takeout options (I don't like cooking for myself). I don't necessarily need to be able to walk everywhere as I have a car.
I second the recommendation for Montclair, if you're going to stay in NJ. I'm a single female in my 50's living in South Orange, and I wish I lived in Montclair.
Montclair was my first thought. While there are a lot of families, there's a decent mix of singles, and it's not party-scene like Hoboken's reputation. Red Bank might work too if you're able to live a bit further from NYC.
Jersey City has decent mix of folks downtown too. Your budget might be low for the luxury buildings, but you could probably find something in a rowhome near Grove Street.
I go to bars there, and am in my early 40s, and I feel like one of the younger people there sometimes.
Downtown JC is a little bit of a younger, hipsterish crowd.
The areas of Brooklyn which have places for singles in their 40s are probably just as expensive as Manhattan.
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