I don’t know if you’re American, but think about buildings like:

-Michigan Central Station, Detroit (abandoned for decades, with some revitalization in progress)

-Any abandoned mall (abandoned, future tbd)

-Astrodome, Houston (abandoned, future tbd)

and ask how they fell into a state of abandonment and disrepair despite the governments of the United States and every state and local government that have jurisdiction over these respective structures staying intact. These buildings became old, expensive to maintain/renovate, and outlived their economic usefulness.

Same thing with these older buildings. Why pay to keep up an old stadium or temple that nobody uses anyway?

Additionally, it’s important to note that the nation that built the Colosseum is not the same nation that is called Italy today. Rome fell around 476 AD along with a lot of the wealth and infrastructure to support something like the Colosseum. Italy wasn’t reunited as a single nation until 1861. Rome didn’t surpass its ancient population until after WWII.

Honestly I’ve noticed countries finally realizing this.

Paris and LA won 2024 and 2028 simultaneously (and respectively) bc everybody pulled their bids and Paris and LA were the only ones left.

Brisbane won 2032 bc nobody else bid.

2036 seems to have multiple bids but let’s see who actually makes it to the voting stage.

Yea not going to lie. Housing and infrastructure are issues that NJ can win BIG on. Those are his big strengths and he has a proven track record there. Sure, he’s not perfect. But given the NJ political scene, I may have resigned myself to politicians that have their vices.

Grove st is the right neighborhood based on what you want, but not at that price. $3200 for a nice 1 BR on the other hand…

Why are there three west sides?

I'm sure you had your fill of Indian in JC, but Edison is also a VERY well known (and of course veggie friendly) enclave in NJ. This may be a hot take but Mithaas Edison >> Mithaas JC.

This is a valid concern. Path frequencies late night kind of suck yes. We have late nights and sometimes are waiting 20 minutes for a train. But we've never been stranded and you'll be shocked how fast the time goes by scrolling on your phone.

If JC is giving you the kind of life you want otherwise, don't let the late night thing stop you. If you're able to get a place you like that is subway (vs. path connected) then yeah, you'll be better off doing that.

Ohh is it the pedestrian bridge over the Hudson from JC to FiDi? I’ve got about $10

Ahhh gene!! Isn’t he the best?

The cumulative rate of inflation since 1975 is about 450%. So most states’ housing costs have increased more than inflation (assuming square footage has remained constant….which it probably has not)

I actually do think it's worth it. To be clear, JC/Hoboken is different than living in Manhattan. If you were asking from the perspective of a Manhattanite, I would say to stay in Manhattan or come here understanding it'd be different.

BUT, in your situation, I think you'll have a great experience. Jersey City and Hoboken are walkable, non-car dependent, and have very neighborhood-y vibes (esp Hoboken), so you'll get that right in your neighborhood. And then, NYC is literally a stop or two away. I'm in NYC most days of the week and can hop over whenever somebody texts to hang out, etc.

Enjoy!

Is there any way you can take the train? I would not want to subject myself to the Holland, Canal, or 278 anywhere near rush hour.

Why not? My vegetarian wife and I enjoyed it.

Wurstbar in JC has all their franks and burgers available in veggie options!!

If you'd count NYC places in this question then I highly recommend Spicy Moon. Super affordable all vegetarian dim sum in Greenwich Village. Also Hangawi in ktown for vegetarian Korean.

She stopped shopping for 60 days and saved $100k.

I get that people are in different income brackets but that averages out to $584k a year on shopping, seemingly outside her insane food delivery costs. She would need to earn $1m in pretax income just to sustain that shopping. I guess that if she’s making 6% commissions on $30MM-$50MM of dealflow a year she can fund her lifestyle but wow.

Baffling.

Anybody have the 10 hour loop of this?