[SkylockeScarred]

Central NJ, a few train hops out of NYC.

Pros: food is good, people are pleasant enough, it's a place run with sense and meritocratically, no matter your politics. There is practically someone from every strata around, from high powered tech and business goons to the salt of the earth types the further away from a metro-connected train station you get.

Cons: COVID really expedited the yuppie locusts from the city moving in and we are still dealing with that. Crime is still an issue in some areas, mainly Newark (even though idk what would possess a regular person to willingly go to the shitty aside from jury duty), but tbh it's mainly downlow organized crime. You will see a lot of small businesses stay open despite not having a customer in months. Recent demographic changes has also increased almost a nepotistic streak, at least where I am.