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Hellobee Boards Tag: new jersey https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:04:54 +0000 Anagram on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795715 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 08:35:27 +0000 Anagram 2795715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @helloperidot: Could you give us a little more information about what your search parameters are? The hour commute can be surprisingly difficult, if you mean an hour door to door, and not an hour just on the train/bus itself. What is your rental budget? That will help a lot. I've never seen Gilmore Girls, so I'm not sure what that means--is that like, sleepy small town? Or just quaint town with cute main street area? We also live in Hoboken and we love it! It's definitely urban though. Less urban than Manhattan, in terms of street busyness, but the housing is urban, and yet there's somehow still a little bit of a small town feel. I think we have about 55,000 people living in about 1 square mile, but we have a quaint main street and a TON of kid-and-family friendly things to do and places to go. We also have free public Pre-K3 and 4, and my daughter is in her second year and it's a really fabulous program. Between my two kids, we've tried 4 local daycares, and I actually like her public pre-k program the best. Although it is a lottery, last year they placed something like 550 spaces out of 700 applying, so chances are good for getting in. If you don't get in, there are a ton of private pre-k options in town ranging from very part time (couple hours a day) to totally full time. So if you want to rent for a year or two while you explore the area, I would recommend it. My husband's commute is about 30 min door to door, which is great. There's a bus stop right by my daughter's school, so he drops her at 8 am and is at work by 8:35-8:40 most days. My friends from Hoboken have been staying here more and more (and we all have 2 kids), but a few have made the move to the suburbs. My friends love Maplewood/South Orange (these towns go together), which is known as kind of a progressive enclave, Millburn which is next door and is less progressive but top notch schools, Chatham which is probably the most "upper middle class suburban". I would put Livingston in that same category. All of these towns have tons to do for families and children. But I don't think Chatham or Livingston would ever be under 1 hour commute. More like 1.5 hours--my friend that moved to Chatham has been there now 2.5 years and they still are on the list to get a train station parking pass, so almost every day her husband Ubers to the station or she drops them. Just seems like an added layer of stress and takes longer. I also have a handful of friends who have moved to Westchester. One friend bought a place in Bronxville--great schools but also very expensive. Great commute into the city for your husband. Another friend moved to New Rochelle. She mentioned the schools are "not very good" (I don't know what that means), but they had already picked a particular private school for their kids, so the public schools didn't matter to them. And I have one friend that is currently househunting in Eastchester. These are all suburbs that have houses a bit closer together and are closer in with better commutes. Can you come here and airbnb for a couple of weeks and try out different locations and commutes? We moved here from Texas and my husband was 100% set on living in Manhattan. We got a broker in the city to show us apartments in our price range, and then I convinced him to get a broker in Hoboken/Jersey City to see what the same budget got us there. He switched from 100% against "Jersey" to 100% for it after touring both towns. We airBnBd in both Manhattan (when that was still legal!) and in Hoboken and he actually preferred Hoboken, because it's still busy but not super, super busy like Manhattan. We have a garage space for our car, so we kind of have the best of both worlds--we live in a walkable place with good public transport, but we can also drive anywhere at any time. Feel free to ask any other questions! meredithNYC on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795687 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:26:19 +0000 meredithNYC 2795687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have lived in Stamford and Fairfield, CT. I really liked the city feel of Stamford, but the schools are not great. Fairfield is further out, but is a cute town with excellent schools and some nice beaches. There is really so much to do around here with kids. If your husband doesn't mind a longer commute it could be a good option. Mama Bird on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795636 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 14:07:54 +0000 Mama Bird 2795636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I like central NJ and Long Island, although all the LI towns I've been to seem very sleepy. You do get a lot of bang for your buck there though. I think schools are generally OK, but you've got to check ratings to be sure about the specific place you're looking at. North NJ feels like the worst of NYC - the same traffic, crowding, and lack of space, but you've got to pay more for commuting because you take rail, then a NYC train or bus (I do know people who bike to work, but obviously that's not for everyone and for every day). There are parts of Brooklyn and Queens that are very family-friendly and have lots of kids' activities and classes. Park Slope and Carroll Gardens are only two of many options, and they're wildly overpriced. You probably want to look at school ratings and reviews first to narrow things down... I think for elementary school you're pretty much tied to your zone unless you test into a Gifted and Talented program (yeah, they test four-year-olds. No kidding). For middle and high school, there's more leeway, but a good zoned school is always a plus. I can't say much about the other boroughs... I like them all, but Brooklyn and Queens are my favorites for combining a good choice of kids' activities, access to what passes for nature in NYC, and decent schools. milano14 on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795621 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:16:46 +0000 milano14 2795621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Like others have said, so hard to see what you like without visiting. I think NJ, Westchester, LI and CT are so different it's really a personal choice. I'm partial to CT, having lived here for 13+ years. We lived in Norwalk for 10 years, but moved after my oldest became school age (public schools aren't the greatest). For ease to the city along Metro North Fairfield, CT is a great location. Good schools and the prices aren't as crazy as you'll find further down the 95 corridor (like Westport, Norwalk, Stamford, Greenwich). It's becoming a pretty popular town and is an hour by train to Grand Central. Property taxes aren't as crazy in CT as they are in Westchester either. For renting a 3 bedroom house in lower Fairfield county you're looking at $3k+/month. snowjewelz on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795603 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:09:37 +0000 snowjewelz 2795603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Northern Westchester is definitely more Stars Hollow-y. Not so much in LI - Maybe Huntington/Port Jeff but the commute will be longer for your DH But I'll say that most of the really cute towns in Westchester with good school distracts are sky high. I loved the town I grew up in but can never afford it now. LI is high too but do have pockets of cheaper towns... My house now is probably worth at least 10-20k more than when I bought it ~5 years ago. Alba4 on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795596 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:43:54 +0000 Alba4 2795596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I reread your post... if you want Stars Hollow, try Katonah. snowjewelz on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795594 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:37:46 +0000 snowjewelz 2795594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've lived in Westchester half my life and now in Long Island and have commuted into the city in both places. Really depends on your budget! Both Westchester and Long Island are very family friendly. Westchester has the country feel with mountains and lots of trees, etc. Long Island is pretty flat, but we have lots of beaches, farms, etc as well. Both have trains that go into NYC, and you can choose to live somewhere that is close to a bigger train hub/that has express trains. Feel free to wall me! And yes, as previously posters mentioned, Westchester goes right into Grand Central, while LI goes into Penn Station. But one caveat of Westchester is if you might travel into Queens/Long Island regularly, you have to pay bridge tolls where as being in Long Island you can technically get into the city without tolls. @Alba4: I grew up in Westchester and lived/worked there till my mid-twenties... So much love for this place :heart: Alba4 on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795588 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:21:10 +0000 Alba4 2795588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I’m from NJ, lived in Manhattan /Queens for 10 years, have lived in CT, and currently own in Westchester. I think you’ll love the tristate area! It might be fun to live in NYC for a bit while your kids are young and before you have to deal with public schools. PreK is free in the city and it might be great to take advantage of that for a year. I’ve lived on the UWS and AstoriA, Queens. I’d advise against Astoria only because there aren’t a lot of housing with laundry and the subway is mostly above ground so it’s a bear with a stroller. Many family and friends live in Carroll Gardens and the surrounding areas of Brooklyn, it’s super popular for young families, but really hard to find daycares (although you are at home). If you choose NJ, I’d move to a town with good nj transit. Morristown, Montclair, etc. While Hoboken is cute, it’s very preppy and has a strong bar scene. (It also feels like the place many kids from NJ move to in their twenties.) It feels isolated even though there is a path train and commuter bus to the city. When I first moved out of the city we rented in Stanford CT. I liked being a short train ride to the city and still having a downtown. We moved to Westchester for the awesome public schools and because I just like Westchester better than CT. I don’t know as much about LI. A sweet advantage is the proximity to the beach in the summertime. We live in Northern Westchester. Lots of farms, estates, hiking, outdoor stuff in general. It’s really beautiful and mellow... a little over an hour train ride to the city. If you want to rent closer to the city, try Tarrytown, Mamaroneck, Hastings-on-Hudson. A 3 bedroom in the city is an extreme luxury imo... so if you want space, burbs are the way to go. lioneyes on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795567 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:34:18 +0000 lioneyes 2795567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Re: North Jersey, Essex County- South Orange/Maplewood/Montclair might be good to look into. Easy train commute into the city (Midtown Direct train from SO and Maplewood at east) cute "villages" with cultural opportunities/kids programming/local restaurants, beautiful homes (not cookie cutter), lots of young families. The biggest issue in that area are the high property taxes which wouldn't be an issue if you're renting. Modern Daisy on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795554 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 08:18:54 +0000 Modern Daisy 2795554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Look in the Stamford, CT area if you think West Chester is too pricey. It's a longer commute but more affordable and good for family life. If we had not been able to relocate our jobs to philly we were going to buy in ardsley or rye since I worked near grand central. A lot of people live in northern Nj too but honestly the geography of that area confuses me so someone else can maybe chime in on that! hellobeeboston on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795542 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:26:51 +0000 hellobeeboston 2795542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @helloperidot: it really depends on what you’re looking for. Do you want to be in a city or suburb? Westchester is great, very pricey. On Metro West (which goes into Grand Central) There are a lot of great towns.... Connecticut is a great option if you want to be a little further out but in some great towns. Greenwich, Westport, Fairfield (just a few) fantastic towns right on the train... we have a bunch of friends in Fairfield which is a little further out but a nice big town. Friends in Westport too, so beautiful, but VERY wealthy, and closer to the city.... I don’t know much about the New Jersey commute & towns but I know that’s popular too. I think basically the closer to Manhattan the more expensive but basically the entire radius around has some great pockets! Congrats. So exciting to move across the country. 😄 merriment on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795521 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:51:04 +0000 merriment 2795521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we used to rent in Forest Hills, Queens and loved it. PinkElephant on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795517 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:45:36 +0000 PinkElephant 2795517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We moved from Park Slope, Brooklyn to an NJ suburb just about a year ago. I walled you with some more specifics for towns you might want to consider. There are lots of great options of smaller towns with slightly lower property tax rates than the "big name" towns everyone in the city talks about. Andrea on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795470 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:58:01 +0000 Andrea 2795470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I live in Westchester and we rented on the Upper West Side for a year before deciding on where to buy. I used to work by 30 Rock and would walk there. It’s also a family friendly area. Could you rent for a year in Manhattan first before deciding on a more permanent residence? It’s also quite the experience to live in Manhattan. We loved it and plan to move back in eventually. LGenz on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795467 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:08:32 +0000 LGenz 2795467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I both work in midtown and live in Bloomfield NJ which is right next to Montclair. I take the bus to port authority and walk 20 minutes across town. Had I been renting and didn't have to pay insane Montclair taxes I would have considered that area too. Commute is more like 75 minutes than an hour though. We love it here, good schools, food, parks. Other NJ towns to consider would be Summit, West Orange, Maplewood. I used to live in Hoboken but it's a nightmare if you have a car. nwm on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795455 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 13:02:17 +0000 nwm 2795455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ to be clear, i was not recommending rye as the place you want to be. i was trying to use rye and scarsdale as examples of how pricey westchester can be. LCTBQE on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795438 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 08:46:30 +0000 LCTBQE 2795438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If you're definitely renting at first I like the idea that @Littlebit7: floated, it sounds really digestible. I live in Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn right now and I love it here, but agree with you that living like this isn't the way to go, especially if you're SAH and you guys only have one commute to worry about. We are looking hard right now at buying in Maplewood/South Orange/Montclair, it feels most affordable and least culturally yucky to us. We also looked at the river towns in Westchester (Hastings on Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown) but don't like the actual houses nearly as much. If you're set on renting and you really want a real house with a yard, I would look at those river towns, they're really cute and the commute would be comparatively pretty breezy for your husband through Metro North. I'm surprised no one has mentioned them yet (unless I missed it above). Rye is fucking crazy, plus it's very country club culture, frankly sounds not great to me, as do many of the other uber-rich areas, so don't get intimidated--it's not like the only option is to live next door to the Clinton compound :) Not surprised that no one is talking about Long Island, it's not as nice out there at large. One other thing to consider is if he's coming from NJ, lots of people take the bus instead of NJ Transit train, and those drop off at Port Authority--that's a little bit of a hike but it is walkable to Rock Center. ElbieKay on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795435 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 06:48:58 +0000 ElbieKay 2795435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If he will be at 30 Rock then Grand Central will be the most convenient train station. That means you should look in Westchester (expensive and actually pretty crowded for a suburb) or Connecticut (longer train ride). If I was limiting myself to Westchester then I would probably look at the towns out on the water (green line on <a HREF="http://m.mta.info/mt/web.mta.info/mnr/html/mnrmap.htm">this MetroNorth map</a>) because I think they might be a little less crowded. If you live in LI or NJ, then the LIRR and NJTransit trains, respectively, will take you to Penn Station which is further from 30 Rock. Certain NJ towns have trains that go directly into Penn Station. Others require transfer through either Secaucus or Hoboken. I would personally try to avoid a transfer due to the extra time/overhead but plenty of people do it. There are also a lot of buses from NJ that go into Port Authority. (I am not sure about buses from elsewhere since I live in Hoboken.). I commute via bus and like it but it's not for everyone. I can endorse living in Hoboken too, but it is definitely urban so not the right choice if you want a suburban lifestyle. We have free public prek for 3- and 4-yos and it is a great program, but there is a placement lottery every year so if you are not a resident during the spring registration then you will likely wind up on a waitlist for awhile. Madison43 on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795416 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 21:36:19 +0000 Madison43 2795416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, I’d agree with @Littlebit7 if you’re open to renting. We were originally in Brooklyn before we landed in one of the NJ towns mentioned above, and there’s no way I could have picked between Westchester, NJ and CT from afar - they are just too different. We visited so many towns, so many, before finding the one that felt like us. I love BK personally (Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Park Slope are all close to NYC and super duper kid friendly), but have heard great things about Hoboken, and you’ll certainly get more bang for your buck. Also, dear lord, please don’t use Rye as a benchmark for rental prices! It’s an extremely wealthy town. If you were willing/able to pay $14k a month in rent, you should just live in Manhattan! :silly: You’ll be able to find something nice well below that. Littlebit7 on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795399 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:38:01 +0000 Littlebit7 2795399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ May I offer an alternative? Before committing to a commuter town/suburb in N.J. or NY, maybe consider downsizing to a smaller 3 bed apartment for a year or two closer to the city and getting a feel for that AND talking to people who have made the move from nyc to burbs (or visiting the suburbs a few times yourselves) We lived in Manhattan and now live in Hoboken. It’s a 30-40 min commute for my husband who works near grand central ( but we live about 10-13 min walk to the equivalent of the subway). It is SUPER family friendly. Free pre k 3 and 4also. Ferry, subway (path train), bus and light rail options. It is NOT inexpensive. But we have a 1400 sq foot apt 3/2 with a yard for around 4K. You could be in a fullservice building on the Hudson River for 4-6k. His commute would probably be under 30 min. You could also look at jersey city and Edgewater. Jc and Hoboken are both walkable; you don’t need a car. Street easy for nyc, Zillow and trulia for everywhere else. There is a jersey realty company that specializes in helping people move from nyc to the burbs. I don’t recall the name. But they help narrow down towns you might like given your budget and requirements. Foodnerd81 on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795395 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:52:12 +0000 Foodnerd81 2795395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @helloperidot: oh and I agree that taking the train into grand central would be a lot easier than penn station (nj transit goes into penn station). Foodnerd81 on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795394 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:50:51 +0000 Foodnerd81 2795394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @helloperidot: I think it’s worth thinking hard about whether you really want a house in the suburbs or a more urban environment. Of course there are trade offs for both but when you picture you being home with the kids, is it in a house and yard, or is it in the city where you walk everywhere with your stroller? Of course the boroughs are less of a busy busy feeling than manhattan but it’s still different. Sorry I can’t help with specific places though. I could tell you where I grew up in central NJ- convenient to the city but very much lacking in charm. The town schools where I lived were not good but nearby towns were. nwm on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795392 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:24:23 +0000 nwm 2795392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @helloperidot: i know--it's freakin crazy!!! i mean, rye is probably one of the top 3 richest suburbs so that's definitely the top of the range, but, yeah. it's a lot. hm, not sure about websites--i usually use streeteasy to find rentals in the city, that's owned by zillow. i always thought zillow had more sales than rentals. the nytimes has a real estate page that you can search, might be worth trying that as they'll link you to major brokers if nothing else. some neighborhoods to consider--upper west side, chelsea, inwood in manhattan. park slope, brooklyn heights, carroll gardens in brooklyn are all great but becoming even more expensive than manhattan. for better value, i would recommend checking out ditmas park in brooklyn or sunnyside or forest hills in queens. google maps' public transit estimates are actually pretty good if you're looking to get a sense of what the subway commute time would be like. helloperidot on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795391 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:11:22 +0000 helloperidot 2795391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @nwm: 😂😂😂😂😂 I just looked at Zillow listings for Rye and homes are renting for $8k-$14k a month. That's, um, unaffordable. I never thought Seattle would feel like an affordable city, but if that's really what rentals are going for...should I be looking at another resource, other than Zillow? Which borough/neighborhood would you recommend? nwm on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795388 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:57:17 +0000 nwm 2795388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ very biased NYC native here, but i think living in the boroughs is the way to go. both my husband and i work, and i just think our quality of life is so much better because not only is the commute shorter, but you have so many fewer nightmare days where the commute makes your trek home 2+ hours instead of 45 minutes, or whatever. i would think as a SAHM it would also be great because there are so many people and activities in easy reach, you would never feel isolated! of course, it's pricey to live in the city, but...most of the NYC suburbs are pretty pricey too, and the prices unsurprisingly correspond to public school quality. if you think the burbs are more for you, some charming communities in NJ to consider include montclair, maplewood, and summit. westchester can definitely be super pricey as well, if scarsdale or rye are out of the price range, i think harrison, larchmont, or mamaroneck could be nice alternatives (not saying they're cheap, tho...just cheaper). one factor to consider is that recent failure to invest in the hudson river tunnel infrastructure has made the NJ transit system probably a bit more overcrowded/unreliable than the MTA, which serves westchester and CT. being near 30 rock, you're also probably better off coming into grand central (which means MTA) rather than penn station (which means NJ Transit). hope this random assortment of information is helpful! agree with the suggestion to start by looking at train tables to figure out your train ride tolerance, and factor in the travel time on both ends. helloperidot on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795384 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:05:21 +0000 helloperidot 2795384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ His office would be across the street from 30 Rock, if that is helpful. Madison43 on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795383 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:02:29 +0000 Madison43 2795383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So I’d recommend looking at the NJ Transit (public transit into NYC from NJ) website and the Metro North website (public transit from Westchester, CT and Long Island into NYC) and see which areas achieve a commute under an hour. Then check out those areas. They will be expensive, everything close to the city is. Commute time will also depend on where your husband’s office is. Getting into NYC could take an hour but it could easily take another 20 plus minutes to get across town. Just to give you a point of reference, I live in NJ exactly 15 miles from Manhattan and my commute into midtown takes an hour, sometimes more. helloperidot on "Moving to the Tri State area-- recommendations?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moving-to-the-tri-state-area-recommendations#post-2795378 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:53:50 +0000 helloperidot 2795378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So DH is currently looking at transferring to his company's office in NYC, which would move us cross country sometime this summer. We both agree we have no desire to live in the boroughs (he's lived in both Harlem and Brooklyn before and got his fill), but we have no idea where to live! ETA: never mind, I lied, if you have a good rec for a good place in the boroughs, let me know...apparently DH doesn't want to buy but wouldn't mind renting there, also "what about Long Island?" I mean, clearly we know zip. 😂 Some details: I'm a SAHM, we have two DD's (3yo and 1 month). DD1 is currently in a co op preschool, and I'd like her to continue next year (can be co-op type or whatever, but we probably can't afford private preschool on the East Coast). DH will be commuting in and out of the city, so ideally we'd like to live about an hour away (his current commute ranges between 45min to 90min each way, depending on how bad traffic is). He will need good mass transit options (train, etc.). We will need to rent for a few years before we can afford to buy. Looking for at least 3 bedrooms, preferably a house or townhouse at least. I'll be honest, we don't even know where to look, other than "somewhere maybe in NY, CT, or NJ", right? Somewhere family friendly, with good schools and lots of opportunities for our kids (soccer, dance, gymnastics, etc), maybe a cute village/town area, pretty outdoor scenery...My only experience with east coast living is Gilmore Girls, so if you can tell me where Stars Hollow is I'm there. ;) We currently live in the Seattle area, so we do know what high COL looks like. In the minimal research I've done, I really liked the Westchester area in NY but holy bananas, rentals are way too expensive there. So, bees, where to live? Am I missing a state? Tell me all about it! Any help is appreciated. Netny on "NJ hospitals and Doctors" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nj-hospitals-and-doctors#post-2636326 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:48:42 +0000 Netny 2636326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Alba4: thanks for the help! Do you happen to know any good obgyn's affiliated with Valley? Alba4 on "NJ hospitals and Doctors" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nj-hospitals-and-doctors#post-2636263 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 13:52:54 +0000 Alba4 2636263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm from northern Jersey originally and have had many friends deliver at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. They loved their experience.