Yup! Plus they have the leeway to keep their campus exactly how they want it. If you look carefully at the curbs and sidewalks all around J&J’s headquarters, you’ll notice the curbs are Belgian block, which is difficult to maintain. They made a deal with the city that they could have it there if they maintained it. The headquarters was designed by I.M. Pei (or more accurately his colleague Henry M Cobb, chairman of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design), and Pei contributed significantly to a fresh master plan for the city in 1974. To my knowledge, J&J has been a pretty solid partner to the city for decades now and encourages its employees to spend time volunteering in the local community. I’m guessing they probably like being a big deal in New Brunswick. (I don’t have any particular knowledge on the J&J side, just family in urban planning in New Brunswick.)

Avon by the sea is different than Avalon. You’re right, maybe that’s what Stats meant, and I assumed wrongly they meant Avalon on Seven Mile Island!

Seconding Avalon/Stone Harbor (same island). Mostly families, not a ton of nightlife. Very chill vibe.

Thank you so much for sharing!

Great composition!

Actually NJ is better than anywhere else, and if you disagree we will fight you, because you’re wrong.

And I’m one of the nice girls. I’m at least as accurate as an episode of South Park.