Living in Princeton, NJ?

There is no place to go if you're gay for miles and miles and miles. The closest gay bars are in New Brunswick and New Hope.

It's also very expensive--it's basically a very wealthy commuter exurb on NYC.

More conservative than meets the eye. There are far better college towns.

It’s not close to Manhattan, and if relying on public transportation it’s about a two hour commute.

It's a bit closer to Philadelphia.

There are gay bars in New Hope?

r3 is correct. The station in Princeton links to Princeton Junction, which is in the burbs.

Let's go halves on this, OP.

Cool house r7.

Have you considered Piscataway?

Are you rich?

Are you open to other suggestions? I don't want to sound like a prick for saying Evanston (Northwstern) and the nearby lakeside suburbs like Winnetka (5 miles away) are nice.

The rural people and the men in crises REFUSE to listen to Democrats. You’ll never persuade a nailed shut mind.

R12 here…wrong thread.

R7

I’m in!

R11

I love Chicago but honestly, if I was going to move to that area, I’d likely stay in the city. My sister lived in Evanston and a lifelong friend in Winnetka - I’ve always heard great things about both towns.

Meh

You’ll never be admitted with your scores.

r7 Zero square feet? Seems overpriced.

OP, for somebody from New Jersey you sure ask a lot of questions.

They have pancakes.

Beautiful town ! Great restaurants, bars and retail. Surrounding area also very nice.

Except there’s this large garbage dump of wealth and entitlement right there in town. Bad juju.

I grew up there. It is prettier than a lot of people think NJ can be. Preppy heaven in the 80s. The university doesn't want a ton to do with the town itself. Probably typical of Ivies. Some old style East Coast wealth/class stuff. Some colonial history in the town and region. Expensive. Haughty? Elitist?

The university doesn't want a ton to do with the town itself. Probably typical of Ivies.

Huh?!—Cambridge

Not Cambridge then..I don't know Boston very well. Yale has New Haven at an arm's length.

Columbia cares so much about Morningside Heights that it’s bought up most of it.

Dartmouth owns Hanover.

Stealth Piscataway thread, R9.

Very white. Very wealthy

Very expensive.

Major pussy hound. Big Bush supporter.

I visited family there for quite a long time, and r23's comments track.

I grew up for in another college town in flyover for a while , and I think the trend since the late 80s or so has been that these towns are seen as cash grabs for retail and hospitality, pushing the townies out.

Meh. Consider Lausanne, Oxford, Heidelberg, Galway, Bologna

Cambridge over Oxford. Oxford feels like a Home Counties suburb at this point.

I grew up in Houston and did my PhD at Princeton. It's beautiful but New Jersey is filled with angry white people and the food scene sucks.

And that’s just the freshman dorms!^

Architecturally, there are a great many very fine older houses, Otherwise, it never struck me as very appealing.

I lived in Princeton from ’93 - ’95, not as a student. I’m a butch lesbian. Never once had a problem with being queer. It is expensive, but there are some nice homes for sale further away from the center of town. New Brunswick is disgusting and I never felt safe there. Princeton is full of OLD money, so it probably is a 50/50 town as far as liberal/conservative goes. Previous posters are correct, it’s a hike to NYC. 2 hours is correct for one way travel. They have a great regional theatre, McCarter Theater. The surrounding NE corridor is GROSS, for the most part. It is closer to Philly and New Hope. New Hope is a cute little town. Lawrenceville is great for antique shopping. If you decide to live there, the further away you get from Nassau street, the better the price of everything is. Good luck, OP.

The elitist owners of Labyrinth Books on Nassau Street near the university, have a reputation for mistreating workers and there is a high staff turnover rate. I think the bookstore workers have since unionized.

R38 did living there make you boring or were you born that way?

R39, is my memory foggy, or was Labyrinth Books a hippie dippy, kind of Xtian bookstore? It never once looked appealing as I’d pass it on my way to get a hoagie. Please correct me if I'm wrong about Labyrinth Books.

It's no Fort Lee.

R38 - Fuck off, Troll.

The Raspberry Beret Cafe is a must.