Kathy Zucker and her family took a trip back to Brooklyn Heights. They retraced their steps and found the place unchanged; they were the ones who had changed.
My husband and I recently took our two toddlers to the Brooklyn Marriott to watch the NYC Fencing World Cup. into many of our old teammates and introduced them to our children. We parked our car in Brooklyn Heights, our former neighborhood. After we left the fencing salle, my husband had the brilliant idea of getting dinner there and revisiting our favorite haunts. We had already stopped by the farmers' market to pick up lunch materials, and the food was just as great as we remembered. Everywhere around us were families out on weekend walks, it was the perfect setting for a Brooklyn Heights toddler outing on a gorgeous summer evening. And yet we couldn't wait to get back to Hoboken. After dinner we strolled down the promenade, stopping…
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Kathy Zucker and her family moved to Hoboken because of its brownstone charm and proximity to Manhattan, but found all sorts of surprising and delightful kid activities tucked away in unexpected corners.
If you follow the standards used by most "great places to live" rankings, Hoboken always winds up at the bottom. We don't have abundant verdant open spaces, affordable housing, or top-ranked schools. However, if you look beyond the beaten path, Hoboken excels. Hoboken is one of the most walkable areas I have ever known, and it also has superb access to mass transit. The PATH train runs 24/7, and the Light Rail, NJ Transit buses and trains, and community shuttle make it one of the most crisscrossed square miles ever. With cobblestone streets, brownstones, and plenty of parks, its walkable charm feels very much like Park Slope in Brooklyn. There is also a plethora of free or low-cost child activities. Outdoor Movies in the Park on Pier A …
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Kathy Zucker
12:27 pm on Saturday, November 20, 2010
There are incredibly picturesque areas to both Brooklyn and Hoboken, as well as unattractive industrial areas. It's very difficult to compare a one-square mile area to an 80-square mile one. Ultimately beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I miss Brooklyn terribly and would love to live there. But it comes down to affordability and convenience. I need short commute, dedicated parking, and low … more ›