It is Saturday, December 13th, and the weather is cold and windy in Newark, NJ. I have decided to talk to a friend, Ann Do Santos, who has immigrated from Brazil. She said she was living in France and came back to the states to live. After a few years living in Union City she was displaced by development. So, she considered moving to Newark because of its affordability but was weary of its reputation for crime. After doing some research through Craigslist.com she now shares an apartment in the Newark area with a few roommates.
Ann feels that although the rent is not as expensive as other areas surrounding New York, that using convenient transportation makes it just as expensive. She takes the New Jersey transit to work because of its convenience and its speed and it costs more than her old treck from Union City to New York, where she works. Living closer to New York is better because there are more resources at your fingertips. Newark ,which has some what of a night life, is inconveniently the same price as living closer to Manhattan.
A nightlife exists but there are not many options. The Adego Grill which offers an attractive space for dancing and drinks, but seems to add new rules every week for some of its patrons, seems lone. Other types of nightlife include Hell's Kitchen, on the corner of Union and Lafayette and a few other bars that also operate as restaurants. Ana feels that though the night life exists, it can be boring because its over at 3:00 AM.
Ann feels that although the rent is not as expensive as other areas surrounding New York, that using convenient transportation makes it just as expensive. She takes the New Jersey transit to work because of its convenience and its speed and it costs more than her old treck from Union City to New York, where she works. Living closer to New York is better because there are more resources at your fingertips. Newark ,which has some what of a night life, is inconveniently the same price as living closer to Manhattan.
A nightlife exists but there are not many options. The Adego Grill which offers an attractive space for dancing and drinks, but seems to add new rules every week for some of its patrons, seems lone. Other types of nightlife include Hell's Kitchen, on the corner of Union and Lafayette and a few other bars that also operate as restaurants. Ana feels that though the night life exists, it can be boring because its over at 3:00 AM.
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