Lived in New Milford for the first 29 years of my life. There were certain, very small, parts of the city which were a little sketchy, but overall not much happened in the area.

Define “close to nature”.

There are several nice parks/trails in the Morris Plains / Parsippany / Denville / Randolph general area. Several different condo/townhouse/apartment complexes along or just off route 10 and 202.

If you want new construction you can check out ‘The collection at Morris Plains’ being build on Rt53/Tabor Road. It’s townhouses/condos and not apartments, but started a year or two ago and they are expanding/building it out to a full community area.

My condo does 1 assigned outdoor space, you can purchase a garage for extra $ per month (to the association), and street and “visitor” parking is available for the second car. Several people in my building have 2 cars (all 2BR units) but no one I know has 3+ cars.

Basically one spot close to the building is guaranteed mine, and roommate finds visitor or street parking as close as he can. Works for us.

As someone who has been bullied in the past, over the course of several years and by several different individuals, I can assure you that hitting back does absolutely nothing to change the situation. In some cases it just riles up and escalates the problem even worse.