whats it like in new jersey? is there any nice parts cos ive heard its rough?

Question

i would like to go, (uk person)

Answer 1

There are parts of NJ that you could never hope to afford to live in. Houses cost $2,000,000+ and property taxes are $50K/YEAR

Answer 2

Newark has some rough areas like any other large city in this country, but from the responses you got here ... I would say that none of these people have actually been to Newark and have only seen it on tv or something.

Newark is home to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Garden State Ballet Company, The Newark Symphony, an impressive historic district, a Cathedral, many museums and galleries, beautiful Branch Brook park, and some of the Portuguese and Brazilian restaurants in the country.

If you are just looking to make a quick trip to NJ just for fun, take the PATH train to Hoboken (anywhere from a 10 to 25 minute trip) and walk around and look at all the beautifully restored brownstones (I do real estate closings and it has been a loooong time since any of these brownstones sold for less than a million... and the average prices are now closer to 2 million) and stop for lunch at one of the many restaurants on Washington St. It's a lively artsy town with a lot of great little shops and boutiques.
Hoboken also has some fantastic live music places.

If you are in the mood for some genteel NJ, you could always take the train or drive to Princeton and spend the day there.

Answer 3

There is two areas where you should stay away from, Newark (New Liberty International Airport is very safe even though it is Newark) and Camden. If you would like to see beauty, go done to the New Jersy Shore, anywhere below Long Branch is very nice. If you want to see alot of money, then go into Short Hills, Paramus or down the NJ shore. If you are going to come to NJ stay in a quiest town, the people there will most likely be nicer, how about the Marriot and Sierra Suites in Bridgewater, NJ, they are both just under one hour from NYC and about 90 minutes away from the Shore. Have fun in America and ecspecially in New Jersey!

Answer 4

I am not a huge fan of New Jersey myself, but it is a varied state. There are plenty of nice areas. A lot of rich and famous types live there because of the proximity to NY, and there are rough areas (Newark, but it's getting nicer), seedy areas (Atlantic City), stinky industrial areas (Elizabeth), artsy areas (Hoboken), beautiful beach areas (Cape May) and tons of farmland as well. Check out some online references on the different areas for more detailed info. Kind of depends on what you want to see.

You will probably want to rent a car to see the whole state - unlike the UK, things are fairly far apart. But everyone should experience an american road trip at least once in their lives :)

Answer 5

Of course there are nice parts, you do realize it's an entire state right??

I dont know if you are moving there but if you want to live someplace near NYC, you may want to look into Hudson County (Hoboken, Weehawken, Jersey City). Those towns are right over the river and you'd be in manhattan in no time and they are very expensive, especially hoboken. Be prepared to pay $2000+ for a 2 bedroom. Edgewater is also nice.

NJ has tons of very expensive towns with multi-million dollar houses and tons of ghetto towns. You just gotta know where to look.

Answer 6

New Jersey has a wide variety of environments...some slums with a lot of crime, lots of suburbs that are safe but boring. We are the most densely populated state. Atlantic City is a big tourist attraction, with casinos, nightlife, upscale shopping, but AC is not my favorite--most of the other visitors are shabbily dressed old people on cheap package tours. In the summer, Cape May is a popular place to go for its "painted ladies" (gingerbread-covered victorian houses in all sorts of pastel colors) and its beach and wildlife refuge, very popular with birders. You can take a car ferry from there to Lewes, Delaware. Wildwood, another shore town next to Cape May, is famous for its amusement piers and "googie" architecture, the exuberant (some would say gaudy) designs of the 1950s. A lot of people like to visit Princeton, home of Princeton University and the place where Einstein lived in his later years. The PU art museum is excellent and the campus in general is interesting to walk around. Lambertville and its sister city across the Delaware River, New Hope, PA attract a lot of visitors for art galleries, antique shops, many restaurants and interesting scenery.

Answer 7

Some of the cities can be a little rough. You certainly wouldn't want to go to Camden or Newark. We live in South Jersey, which is much more suburban and has more rural areas. It's a great place to vacation in the summer. We've got loads of clean beaches, casinos, etc.

Answer 8

It really depends on what places you live. Sure, there are rough neighborhoods (like Elizabeth/Newark), but there are also beautiful, wealthy ones (Short Hills/Berkley Heights). There are also the suburbs, which are pretty safe and decent (about everywhere in between haha).

I'm convinced that every state has their good parts and their bads. Visit NJ! See if you like it or not. ;)

Answer 9

I think the Jersey Shore is nice, other than that I'm not too sure. There's also Atlantic City....I've stayed in NJ when visting NyC (Its cheaper), but the places I stayed are mainly suburbs of NYC.