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I was just talking to a friend about this a little while ago. IMO these are the two worst places overall in NJ. I’d pick Paterson, there are parts you could live in, like off route 20 or the side right by totowa.
While I wouldn't choose to live in either, I chose Paterson. It does indeed have some excellent food options, particularly Middle Eastern. I'd go so far to say that the takeout I grabbed when visiting St. Joe's, can't remember the name but one of the more well known places, was the best Middle Eastern food that I've ever had (I'm sure 2 days of hospital food helped that perception some, but still). Driving down Main St. at night was actually pretty cool, it felt like I was in a different country. I wish we had some of those food options in Hoboken.
I've never been to Camden, and it's not high on my list of must-visit places based on what I've heard.
While I wouldn't choose to live in either, I chose Paterson. It does indeed have some excellent food options, particularly Middle Eastern. I'd go so far to say that the takeout I grabbed when visiting St. Joe's, can't remember the name but one of the more well known places, was the best Middle Eastern food that I've ever had (I'm sure 2 days of hospital food helped that perception some, but still). Driving down Main St. at night was actually pretty cool, it felt like I was in a different country. I wish we had some of those food options in Hoboken.
I've never been to Camden, and it's not high on my list of must-visit places based on what I've heard.
Even though Camden is in worse shape than Paterson, Camden seems a lot less crowded. Therefore you have more space to breathe, less Covid risk, less risk of a stray bullet and there are less interactions with others - which is preferred in such an environment.
Camden is also cheaper. If i'm moving to a less than prime area then it's nice to not have to pay the inflated NY metro area prices while doing so.
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Paterson, definitely. My ancestral home in some ways (the people whose last name I carry moved there from Manchester, England, in 1863) and I grew up about 14 miles from Paterson and shopped there with my mother as a kid. I lived in West Pat for ten years and so I know the area better. Don't know squat about Camden except that I went to the aquarium once.
You walk through a bar where firefighters are hanging out into a back room with good Italian food and pizza. Some years ago I was there and saw the servers putting together a couple of tables for a larger crowd. Then through the back door came a group of nuns, who were welcomed as obvious regulars. Carafes of red wine were placed on the table and the sisters started knocking it back and all sorts of good food was brought to their table.
Haven't been there in a number of years, but I looked it up and was glad to see it's still open.
Camden has Donkey's Cheesesteaks! Close access to Philly, cheaper. If I was going to live in a craphole, might as well go big and try the crappiest hole.
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