Agreed - or stick to going out just on Saturday nights!

My partner and I are typically out late in the city (usually Brooklyn) around once a week. Depending on where you are and what time of night, the Uber situation is fine and the best path. You’d be surprised how quick the ride is from deep Brooklyn at 4/5a with no traffic. Sometimes the price can be on the steep side but I’ve also been surprised at how reasonable it is more than a few times.

The path frequencies suck overnight, but otherwise if you check via the path app you can usually plan it pretty well. If we’re taking the path home we always try to time going from wtc to grove rather than on the 33rd street line to avoid the stopover in Hoboken.

Boring late 20s partnered gay here. Will try not to rehash what others have said, but we moved to Van Vorst Park in downtown JC last year and have been extremely happy here. We moved from Manhattan after starting out our home search in Brooklyn.

The “NYC Experience” can mean many varying things depending on where you are in NYC. In terms of feel, VVP/Hamilton Park/DTJC will give you a similar vibe to Carrol Gardens, Fort Greene, Park Slope etc though perhaps in a less developed/sceney way (and with worse bagels). The food scene is of course better in these BK neighborhoods, though DTJC does have some stand outs and we’ve generally been happy with the food scene here. And we love Pint, our neighborhood gay bar.

You absolutely don’t need a car here and it actively makes your life more difficult if you use it in DTJC. We did just buy a car but for weekend hiking trips to the Hudson Valley / PA as well as trips to the shore (which is also fairly train accessible). I commute 5 days a week on the path and it’s more reliable and frequent than the F train I used to take during rush hour.

The poutine from Wurstbar is awesome.