Recent comments in /f/jerseycity

Remarkable_Debate866 t1_j5yl1uw wrote

Reply to I really wanted to like Jersey city but something just didn’t click here for me. by [deleted]

JC needs more green spaces for sure and also has amazing natural spaces that people fight for every day.

many of us who live here don’t live here just to enjoy the hard-earned benefits of a great place, we work hard to improve our community AND enjoy what’s great already. (And bitch about the problems)

A big welcome if you’d like to live here and help. If not, wishing you the best and hope you lend a hand to improvement efforts in whatever city you end up in.

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Affectionate-Buy2539 t1_j5ykgha wrote

Reply to comment by Direct_Ad18 in I really wanted to like Jersey city but something just didn’t click here for me. by [deleted]

As someone who lived in the City* of Chicago for 18 years, traveling at least 1-2 times a year through MDW and ORD if not more, JC to EWR has always been faster and cheaper via Uber. (Separately, I think the security at EWR is also faster). Not to mention even licensed taxis in Chicago have tried to rip me off in terms of fare.

*Differentiating here from a suburb that happens to be near the airport. City proper.

I think the Chicago comparison is missing info because Chicago covers quite a large area. Vast majority of places in Chicago will be much longer to the airport compared to JC/EWR

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Stormbornne t1_j5ykd38 wrote

Reply to I really wanted to like Jersey city but something just didn’t click here for me. by [deleted]

Typical JC resident weekend:

Go from/to the airport for some reason.

Ride the bus-light rail-PATH-MTA circuit to qualify for the INDY 100.

Hit all four corners of the city, wondering why the whole city isn’t a natural preserve (WHY IS THIS CITY SO BIG?).

Scoff that poors aren’t banished to Staten Island.

Be angry at all the residential construction while Denver, SF, Oakland, LA, Portland, Seattle, Austin, and every other growing city have none.

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Direct_Ad18 t1_j5yj6rh wrote

Reply to comment by eliquissempra in I really wanted to like Jersey city but something just didn’t click here for me. by [deleted]

Ah yes, tent cities all over town but at least you can get to the airport easily. Also if you want to go literally anywhere outside of the city. Good luck doing that without a car. Here you could get to the Jersey shore beaches, Long Island, beaches, hiking in the Hudson valley, Boston, DC and Philly, all without a car.

Never mind the fact that you can get to three major airports from Jersey City in under an hour representing, hubs of many major airlines in this country. Two of which are international.

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Affectionate-Buy2539 t1_j5yiwqj wrote

Reply to I really wanted to like Jersey city but something just didn’t click here for me. by [deleted]

It would have been nice to hear where op is coming from because the airport comment sent me. Ever tried living in one of the 5 boroughs and getting to JFK or LGA? (Especially if you don't live in the same borough as the airport)?

I will say JC grew on me after living here, so I generally wonder how effective a quick visit is to judging what living in a place will be like. Or, at least one needs to go into the visit knowing the tips and tricks that people who live there know.

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