Sure! Honestly, it's worth talking to someone in person (or, if you can't, over the phone) about a long-term rate; I was able to get my stay down to $65/night due to the length of my stay.

Don't forget about discounts, too - AAA and the like - could reduce the rate further.

For three months, I'd suggest an extended stay hotel. The rooms will have a decently-equipped kitchen (so you can go shopping and cook meals if you like) and of course a bed, and usually a little sitting area. This way you won't have to worry about furnishings, setting up utilities, internet, etc.

That said, you can also have the USPS forward your mail for the few months you'll be there and pick it up at the front desk. I did exactly this for four months back in 2007 - definitely would recommend it. I stayed at a Residence Inn, for what it's worth.

It's right across from the Fairfield Inn, I'm sure the tourists are loving that 😁

I've had a great experience at M&R Auto Repair in Lodi - reasonable prices and they've taken on jobs that other places wouldn't even touch when I called around. I believe he specializes in German cars but considering those are always breaking down and complicated to work on, it means he's been great with our cars.

Jim Desbien's in East Rutherford is also worth calling. Nice guy and if he can't help you, he'll try to find someone who can. I haven't been to his shop though.

Jumping in on this - I could use someone in the Hackensack area to take care of my 1990 Mazda Miata. It spent its entire life until now outdoors so the red is now more of a pink, and some nice person left a fist-sized dent in my quarter panel last summer.

Not looking for perfection, more like... decent from 10 feet away without a ton of sloppy over spray.

https://weirdnj.com/stories/paulinskill-viaduct/ - this might fit the bill! I went about 15 years ago. If I remember right there was an abandoned train station not much further down the tracks - or where they once were. It was pretty cool, especially around dusk.

Typical Northeast winter... nothing new

Prospect Ave had something similar to Essex St. but not often enough where it'd work for commuting purposes. Seemed more like a "toss the seniors a bone" thing.

What kind of site are you looking for? Regular homes and businesses or something special and large-scale?

As a commuter, I'd take the train if only all the stations by me didn't force you to pay for parking. The closest one that doesn't is Plauderville and that fills up FAST on weekdays.

The bus isn't bad; the "zone" system is the dumbest thing in the world and impossible for people to figure out without looking at a route map (and even then it's convoluted) - you should just be able to put in your origin and destination and pay a fare based on that.

Pro tip: if you're traveling from NYC, the MINIMUM number of zones is three, esp. if you're coming from Fair Lawn.

The bus has also been getting nicer now that they're replacing the old ones with ones that actually have air vents that work and seat more people.

What a hoot!

If you don't mind the drive to the ferry terminal, it's a fast and comfortable option. There's also the Coach USA bus that can give you a one-seat ride from basically right in front of the WTC to East Brunswick.

Back when I left upstate New York to move back to Jersey, I donated my remaining furniture to Habitat for Humanity, where they resell it at their ReStore locations. I've been to a few since then and think it's a great place to get good quality furniture and other home odds and ends. They came to pick everything up even, didn't have to do anything.