My first week in NY was in 2013 when I retired from the police in England. My son and I came for a week in November. We returned in 2014 in order to see the Thanksgiving celebrations - most English people have no idea what Thanksgiving is all about. I returned in 2018 with my new partner and her teenage sons. On every occasion I have rented properties in Weehawken. The Manhattan skyline views, walking along the Hudson at night listening to the waves lapping on the beach, getting away from the madness of Manhattan, Weehawken is amazing.

Other alternatives to live are: Union City, Jersey City, North Bergen, Guttenberg, West New York, Hoboken, Secaucus, Kearny, East Newark, Harrison, and Newark (near the Penn Station) if you work in Midtown Manhattan or Lower Manhattan and needs to commute there. And if you work in Upper Manhattan, a good alternative would be Fortlee.

I’d rather live in Weehawken (and the surrounding towns) than many parts of NYC. Native NYer and...I’m over NYC.

Forget owning a car, since parking is impossible to find.

Weehawken is a very nice neighborhood in New Jersey and it has great views of the Midtown Manhattan skyscrapers! I love this video a lot!

Weehawken was once a railroad stop on the old New York Central RR and O&W West Shore line where was a terminal and tunnel before the light rail

BTW, Hamilton Park is where Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr fought their famous duel.

I can't believe I missed the opportunity to buy a property for $200k in 1998,in Weehawken, that property is worth now half a million.

Really !! Lol o I have lived here all my life and I have to say that yes the views are perfect but parking is a headache , taxes are high , rents are expensive , property taxes through the roof and counting, traffic jams because of the Lincoln tunnel and the neighboring towns , ohh and some roads can not be accessed during peak hours of rush hour , must have a resident parking permit for your car or get towed away plus summons by police , infact any town on Hudson county is just expensive and the locals are being priced out which is a fact. Say maybe 15 to 20 years all of Hudson County will be the towns for the wealthy only . Good luck

Please don’t move to Weehawken and make it harder for everyone else here.

My grandfather was born in Weehawken. He got out as soon as he could.

You guys don't do Rockaway? Now a ferry to Rockaway Park from where you can see both magnificent Sunrise and Sunset both over the water. ( In winter)

If you can afford to live in weehawken

Not to be that person, but no mention of the either Hamilton or his son dying in duels here? I mean Weehawken is picturesque, but he's a ten dollar founding father.

Billion dollar views, super easy transportation by ferry or bus.. weekends you will get to NYC in 15 or less by bus, rush hour is rush hour so get over it. Some of THE best restaurants and much, much more. As a realtor for a decade plus in this area I will say it has always been a pleasure introducing this and the surrounding towns to New Yorkers & out of towners. Come by.. you'll love it.

Don’t move here, too much drugs, no parking, massive traffic jams from the tunnel, a bunch of empty storefronts and there is dog crap everywhere because apparently people who own million dollar homes like dog crap on their side walks. Also don’t forget the air quality. The windowsills are covered in black soot.

I lived my first 28 years just up the road, Blvd. East, from Weehawken in a town called North Bergen, even tho it's still Hudson County. Blame the Dutch settlers. We call that stretch of NJ, "the sixth borough." I spent most of my childhood and young adult years in Manhattan, not the burbs.

I’ve lived here literally my whole life & I’ve been to all of these places at least 1,000 times - I pass all those spots every single day lol.

Weehawken is still pricy because squatters (settlers) try to beat the system by avoiding cost of living in New York Boroughs but commute to the city every day. On the bright side, it’s like an in between of everything. It’s cheaper if you have a roommate or two and either work two jobs or one good job.

I will be honest. I will say I never understand why some people would lump New Jersey and Connecticut into NYC when its 2 different states.

Raised to age 5 1/2 in Weehawkin. Then Pops moved us to the suburbs where my 12 yr old brother who wanted to play football in Weehawkin could have died of boredom not to mention losing all his friends. -- We truly had a nice upbringing in small town America but no football @ the HSchool, & more cornfields, toads and grasshoppers than you could shake a fist at. Sometimes wonder how life would have turned out had I gone from that baby in the carriage on Bergenline Ave to a fully grown city kid.

My family has been in Weehawken since the 1860s. I have never considered myself living in the 6th borough of NYC.

Looks beautiful ❤️

One of my favorite Hopper paintings....

Also Daveed Diggs rapped about this place, automatic move

Another great video. Thank you so much.

My grandfather lived there. Beautiful place.

I must add the cheap Cuban restaurants in the area

i came from Central Park song Weehawken Rap. Neat.

You forgot the smell....with the right wind you'll get a whiff of staten island and bayonne working it's way through good ol jersey city.

Beautiful video I'm a Realtor in Hudson county NJ. This is much appreciated 👌🏼😘

Will the ghost of Hamilton haunt you there?

prices are like NYC only little bigger but quality is outdated.

According to United Van Lines, New Jersey is the state most people are moving away from in 2018. I plan on moving out soon too. My big reason is the high outrageous taxes. NYC must really be bad if you think any part of Jersey is better.

I remember Weehawken, it's a nice town.

Moved here last month. PERFECT

Yes 🙌🏼

My beloved hometown

Saying it in my best Gypsy Bus 42nd street impression... Boulevard East!

“Then Stand Alexander! Weehawken, Dawn. Guns, Drawn.

The pizza ain't bad there

I am sorry, but we escaped 10 years ago... the property taxes!!!!!! Sold our Brownstone, and moved down there to Maryland; what a difference. 10 years ago (probably worse now) our property taxes were close to 8K a years... here, our two acres property taxes next to the Chesapeake Bay are only 2K. Sorry, but no... nice to visit, but not live there.

Trying my BEST to relocate there!

Fred Astaire, shake it there Smell that fish up in the air Daniel Webster goes way back And that lady that sang Love Shack

I live in Weehawken. It’s a great alternative, although skyline should not be a criteria in my opinion

Can you do a video on Hoboken?

What happened to Brooklyn? Are you saving the best for last? I just watched all of your videos then I realized where the hell is Brooklyn? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

I'm here because of the cartoon CentralPark

You can have great views of other people enjoying the NYC life you left behind. ( No thank you) .

Pollution, crime, high taxes…. What’s not to like?

Weehawken Blvd East JFK

Only if you can afford Weehawken. Ok with finding parking and stuck in traffic pretty much everyday. Come for the views and foods.

We just lost town supermarket and hoilahan s within a month. Is that a good sign?

Lol, can only think of 3 reasons to move to Joisey.

The rent prices omg expensive 2-3 grand a month no thanks ugh

15 minutes from nyc take the boat or the bus car

DO UNION CITY ,NJ

Reasons NOT to move to Weehawken if you work in the City.....TAXES. What you save in rent money you will fork over in taxes.

Weehawken dawn, guns drawn

Stop calling Jersey New York........ It's not New York, doesn't matter how close it is to the city...... Love how Everyone in Hoboken calls themselves New Yorkers?????? Are you lost

I don't care what you say...it is NEW JERSEY....and it is NOT.... NEW YORK.....

weehawken is not a good place to live no parking really expensive and its not as good as it looks

Why do you talk in that voice, you're not in kindergarten

UNION CITY....specifically the reservoir area

Not just silence. This town is straight up dead and deserted