Every time someone I know gets a job in New York, they always move to Brooklyn.
I have no idea why. Brooklyn is overpriced, inauthentic and hard to get to. I blame the show "Girls"for the misconception that it's a great place to live.
And unless you're a member of the lower aristocracy, there's no way you're comfortably living in Manhattan fresh out of school.
When the local paper of record is writingmultipletrendpiecesabout people enthusiastically living in glorified closets, you know something is seriously screwed up about your real estate market.
However, there is an answer. Across the river from Manhattan, a brief PATH ride away, is a modern paradise of inexpensive rents, authentic humans, and thriving culture.
If you're working in New York on a budget, you're a complete fool to live there and not in Jersey City. Here's why.
1. Jersey City is enjoying a major renaissance as more people disgusted with New York City prices move across the Hudson, similar to what happened with Brooklyn not too long ago.
2. Besides lots of available rental real estate, luxury condos are shooting up all over town.
3. It's easy to see why. The PATH train makes Jersey City more accessible to Midtown (6th Ave from 9th Street to 33rd) and Downtown Manhattan (WTC) than most parts of Brooklyn.
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