We should just make a larger state police responsible for all emergency calls and investigative work, and then have each county have a department for general law and order and traffic control.

Yeah if you can stay on wifi at home and work Google Fi is a lot cheaper.

Still looking at a 30-45 min drive to one of those stations. Add in the fact only a handful of those trains go straight to NY and the rest require a transfer in Long Branch leaving you with less flexibility. Plus the trains on the diesel section on the line aren't very fast because diesels don't accelerate as quickly as electric. So the actual commute time works out to be pretty much equal. Personally I'd prefer the greater flexibility in train schedules out of Metro Park rather than save some drive time going out of bay head.

Your best bet then is prob to drive the parkway up to the Metro Park station and then take the train into the city. Won't save you any time, still looking at like a 3 hour commute, but you don't have to deal with the stress of tunnel traffic or the cost of city parking.

Gayeon is where I went to and was very good, but a bit pricey ($50-100 per person(not counting drinks)). There's a bunch of options though so feel free to look around.

If you like hiking the Delaware Water Gap and the Palisades are great. A lot of great Korean restaurants in Ft Lee near the Palisades, and Stroudsburg near the Water Gap has some good eats.

If you're looking for something closer to home Crystal Lake Park in Bordentown and Bordentown has good restaurants.

What if we just told them, "These are our signs. Now mind your own damned business." Could they do anything about it?

Honestly I think the shore is a more distinct region than central jersey.

Yeah I get what you mean. However, make sure you check traffic before you go. If there's an accident on 280 you might be better off taking the commuter train that day. Garage: 890 S 3rd St, Harrison, NJ 07029

Parking garage next to the station is $15. Depending on where in Morris county you are you might want to consider a NJ Transit train if it's closer. Some stations have free parking, others are like $5-7. Tickets to Penn are like $10-15 depending on which station you get on at.

Your best bet is prob anywhere along the Appalachian Trail between the Yards Creek Reservoirs and the NY border.

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Could go to Atlantic City. Lot of the stuff down there is indoors, plus if there's a long break in the rain you can walk on the beach. Also was the museum the grounds for sculpture? It's the only outdoor museum in this state that comes to mind.