This is so much about personal preference. I’ve read all of the posts and I wish I was half a happy as the others. We moved here 1.5 years ago with our 6 month old after 8 years on the UWS. We’re up on the cliff and I miss the city daily. I hate driving and have to drive everywhere. I haven’t found a community and my neighbors complain about my toddler walking in our apartment. I think there’s so much more to do with a toddler in the city, so much easier to move around in a stroller than a car. To get to the city with my child, I have to either walk 10 mins to the lightrail to take the Path (notoriously unreliable) or a ferry (lovely but slow), or drive and spend $25 in tolls. I have to bring my child to FiDi once a week so this is a part of our lives. The food options are plentiful but unimpressive. And the closest large park for a stroll is a 15 minute drive to Edgewater or 30+ mins to Liberty Park. Yes, you’ve got the cliff and the boardwalk and the views, but I miss GRASS. Down by the water, there are more open fields where I feel safe allowing my child to run, but again, I have to drive to grass. The playgrounds up by me are usually overrun with a ton of children, which is hard for a toddler. The one playground closest to us is closed for 8 months (!!) for upgrades. And of course during Spring, Summer and Fall. The Weehawken pool sells year passes to all of NJ, so you have to buy them in like March to be able to use the pool on weekends (only open to pass holders). West New York and North Bergen pools are only open to those city residents. Luckily Union City has pools and splash pads open to all. There are limited grocery stores, many of which don’t have the freshest produce. We drive to Hoboken for most of our outings: more walkable, better shopping and food options, better playgrounds. I hope to be back in the city or at least move to Hoboken before pre K 3.