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  • @Xaphanos
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    21 year ago

    I live in Rockland county NY. I feel we are more geographically and socially more NJ than NJ for a few reasons.

    [] We are isolated from the rest of NYS by a large park on one side and a wide river on the other - but connect directly to Montvale, Northvale, and Mahwah.

    [] Our suburban spawl visually resembles Bergen more than Westchester or Orange.

    [] Our mass transit to NYC is the NJTransit trains.

    [] Great big malls.

    [] We both have the PIP and GSP.

    [] We have Ramapo, you have Lakewood.

    Anyone have thoughts on this?

    • @LiquidPlumberOPM
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      21 year ago

      We would be happy to have Rockland County join NJ! My first beers sitting at a bar was at the Orangeburg Pub when I was 17, back in 1979!

      Now, if you could convince your governor to let you secede, we’re in business!

      • @Xaphanos
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        31 year ago

        I hate to ask… What is your opinion of Staten Island? I rescued my wife from there.

      • @Xaphanos
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        1 year ago

        So you’re from Bergen! My first real job was in Northvale. There was (still is?) a place off {Pegasus} (corrected to Paris) with the GIANT satellite dishes. Back in '82 or so.

        I have some mildly interesting stories from that place.

    • The Sourcerer
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      11 year ago

      Lived in Bergen for most of my life. Always considered Palisades, Harriman State Park, Nanuet (had classes there), as part of NJ in a way… since I went there all the time.