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Wow, I am extremely disappointed in how the leasing manager was willing to tell us anything to sell the place. As for my destination, it would be Times Square mostly around 8 am and coming back around 6 or 7 pm. I've heard that even the buses take about 30-40 mins from most places. I'm already making the commute to the city from Piscataway which is 45 mins - 1 hour but paying a lot less than I would living in the jc area. It's making me think that I'm better off staying where I am - I love the fact that its a straight shot from penn station to New Brunswick, but the cost is pretty high. Ideally, I would love a situation where I would just take one method of transportation that did not take longer than 30 mins, but I'm thinking that's not possible lol. Maybe newark?
Posted on: 2013/5/22 19:59
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Thanks for the suggestion about other areas to check out. Would the area you describe also include Bayonne? I've seen a bunch of wonderful places in Bayonne but did not know much about the area so I didn't look into it. So the leasing manager at the apartment building told me that if I took the light rail from the west side avenue station, that it would take me directly to midtown NYC. From your post, it seems that there would be some transfer involved, am I right? One of the main selling points to me was that it was a fairly easy commute to the city.
Posted on: 2013/5/22 5:03
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Wow, I had no idea about that. Thanks for telling me!
Posted on: 2013/5/22 4:53
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Yes, that is the building! And if you saw the actual apartments and heard the price, you would understand why I am super excited to find something like this. With a budget of only about $1000/month, it's been hard to find something fairly new and updated and in a good area (which I'm not too informed about either since I'm not from around here) Do you guys have any suggestions for any other areas I should look into? Basically, affordable, close to city and fairly new or updated.
Anyways, Thank you everyone so far for your input, I will definitely try checking out the area different times of the day and see how I feel. The one good thing is the attached garage so essentially I wouldn't have to leave the building to get to where I'm going unless I'm taking the light rail, which shouldn't be too risky seeing as how it's across the street. If I have light rail across from me, what would be the reason for me to take the journal square path? I'm assuming they have different destinations but what are the differences?
Posted on: 2013/5/22 3:10
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Does anyone know about safety in this area? I saw a great and cheap apartment in a beautiful building but the building was surrounded by burnt down and vacant houses, which made me wonder about the area. The apartment building is right across the street from the west side ave light rail stop. If anyone's got any input, I would definitely appreciate it! Thanks!
Posted on: 2013/5/21 20:02
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