Little Falls (Passaic, Montclair, Hoboken: townhouses, to live, restaurants)

[DutchFrost]

Hello, I am interested in moving my family to Little Falls, NJ. Any advice, tips? I would like any and all suggestions.

[tmozer]

Expensive and lots of floods.

[DutchFrost]

Originally Posted by tmozer

Expensive and lots of floods.

Hello, thank you, i saw the floods in the news and its a little worrisome. I am coming from Queens, NY I am looking at town homes and they are building them near the train. I checked the FEMA map and it said its not in a flood zone area though its literally .5 miles away from the riverss.



Other than mother nature, may I ask how the town life is? Restaurants/Bars/nightlife. We are a mid 30's couple with a new born. Just looking at starting out on our own.



Thanks again

[nybbler]

It's a sleepy little suburban town.

[tmozer]

I worked at the State Police Lab in Little Falls (which just got flooded out again) back in the 70's. I always liked the area but could not afford to live there (lived in Roselle Park at the time).

[Mightyqueen801]

It's a nice, small town (with a train station), but yeah, carefully check the flood zones. The Passaic swells during periods of heavy rains. This is from two weeks ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9167AYsz-8

[Taluffen]

I live in Little Falls not too far off from those townhouses. That area by the train station is not flood prone like it is in the Singac section (along the Passaic River) or that area that was hit by flash flooding recently, both of those areas are geographically at a very low point in town.

Town life is good for it's size. Decent restaurant selection, most BYOB which is very common in North Jersey. Maggie's Town Tavern arguably the local watering hole along with 381 Main. You're also conveniently located near Montclair which has great restaurant choices so you'll unlikely be wanting too much.

[DutchFrost]

Originally Posted by Taluffen

I live in Little Falls not too far off from those townhouses. That area by the train station is not flood prone like it is in the Singac section (along the Passaic River) or that area that was hit by flash flooding recently, both of those areas are geographically at a very low point in town.

Town life is good for it's size. Decent restaurant selection, most BYOB which is very common in North Jersey. Maggie's Town Tavern arguably the local watering hole along with 381 Main. You're also conveniently located near Montclair which has great restaurant choices so you'll unlikely be wanting too much.

Thanks a lot for the good tips! whats the average commute time going to the city and back during rush hour? You think the busses are better option or NJ transit trains?



Thank you all for your tips

[Taluffen]

Generally speaking the most convenient way as of right now to get to the city would be the bus, particularly the Park and Ride at the Willowbrook mall which is a direct bus during rush hour. I would say it takes 40-60 minutes to get to Midtown, obviously some days are faster or slower than others. There is a bus that is local which will take you from downtown Little Falls into the city, but it is slower than the direct. It is a nice option if you have car troubles though.

There is a train of course which will take you to Hoboken, you can also switch trains to go to Penn Station. If you work somewhere near a Path station this might be a viable option too. I know there is a train station at Montclair State, technically in Little Falls, but I am unfamiliar with it's schedule.

[tmozer]

Well I remember traffic being very bad from the Parkway on 46 during rush hour. I'm sure it has not gotten any better.