Linden St, Livingston

Yet another in the contenders for 'avoiding paying Manhattan rents while still being close to Manhattan'. Linden and the Royal Oak areas were the two streets that made me consider moving to the island. For one reason: Green.

Sure, the neighbors are friendly, the rents are cheap, the transit's good, the houses are well built and sport impressive paint (or wood panelling) jobs. But all that pales in comparison to the local parks. Linden is right next to Snug Harbor- baseball diamonds and trails galore. There are *horses*. And the houses themselves are adorable- small, but they don't resemble row houses. Almost cottage like.

A really beautiful place to live if you're in the mood to settle down.