Kim Gorode

Sometimes referred to as New York City's sixth borough due to its location just across the Hudson River, Jersey City remains a mystery to many New Yorkers who might be surprised to find that there are actually some great things about living here.

When my boyfriend and I decided to move in together three years ago, we wanted to live in a place that was not in Manhattan and that was convenient to work, close to public transportation, had an acceptable night life and didn’t resemble a tenement building – basically the holy grail for two twenty-somethings with very limited incomes.