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  • April 12, 2013 10:15 pm at 10:15 pm #608984
    ShalomToYou
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    Now that I’ve lived in both places let’s compare the benefits of each.

    Lakewood-Plenty parking and no meters

    Brooklyn-24hr Kosher stores

    April 12, 2013 10:23 pm at 10:23 pm #945103
    Paylesher
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    Where do more rabbonim live?

    April 12, 2013 10:25 pm at 10:25 pm #945104
    yitayningwut
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    What 24 hour kosher stores are there in Brooklyn? BTW in Lakewood, CVS and Walgreens are open 24 hours a day. There are also at least three restaurants/takeouts there that are open till 2 am.

    Rent is much cheaper in Lakewood. But if you don’t want the expense of a car, Brooklyn is more practical.

    April 12, 2013 10:27 pm at 10:27 pm #945105
    Rabbi Perfect
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    Lakewood- less having to deal with goyim on a daily basis, life is generally set up for the Jews and bnei Torah.

    Brooklyn- don’t necessarily need a car to go everywhere, Landau’s, Shomer Shabbos, and if you’re Sephardi, Bnei Yosef

    April 12, 2013 10:31 pm at 10:31 pm #945106
    ShalomToYou
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    yitay- Goldbergs 18/51. Grocery store on 13/45. And in general stores are open later in Brooklyn. Most groceries 11pm in BP at least.

    Which takeouts in Lkwd open till 2am? Pitta’le closes before 1am

    Paylesher- In the Lakewood phonebook everyone’s a Rabbi

    April 12, 2013 10:38 pm at 10:38 pm #945107
    yitayningwut
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    ShalomToYou – Cool.

    I can’t confirm this for sure, but IIRC Glatt Bite and Delux are. And I know the Mexican place in Todd Plaza is; Kosher Taco.

    April 12, 2013 11:06 pm at 11:06 pm #945108
    zahavasdad
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    If you want to work at a decent job, you will need to be close to NYC. There are some jobs in lakewood, but many commute to the City. The commute is shorter from Brooklyn

    April 14, 2013 4:23 am at 4:23 am #945109
    Health
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    Lakewood vs Brooklyn –

    Almost any Frum community is better than these two places. (:0

    April 14, 2013 5:32 am at 5:32 am #945110
    ShalomToYou
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    Lakewood is much more suburban lots of grass and trees. But it’s still a ‘third world country’ in some respects. They need to install some traffic lights for starters.

    April 14, 2013 2:35 pm at 2:35 pm #945111
    147
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    Empire or Garden?

    If you enjoy a Garden:- Lakewood is in the Garden State.

    If you enjoy an Empire:- Brooklyn is in the Empire State.

    April 14, 2013 2:37 pm at 2:37 pm #945112
    Torah613Torah
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    Does Lakewood have an eruv?

    April 14, 2013 2:44 pm at 2:44 pm #945113
    writersoul
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    The fact that NJ is called the Garden State has always been a crack-up to me.

    It’s actually because when it was under the British that’s where all the fancy people had estates with gardens, but I feel like the most populous state per square mile has abandoned its green and spacious heritage :).

    April 14, 2013 3:55 pm at 3:55 pm #945114
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    Torah613Torah -“Does Lakewood have an eruv?”

    Some/lots of neighborhoods do.

    April 14, 2013 6:16 pm at 6:16 pm #945115
    mewho
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    the trick is not to compare and belittle another neighborhood. if you prefer one over the other and can afford to make the move then go ahead.

    but dont put down one just because u feel urs is better.

    respect!

    April 14, 2013 6:49 pm at 6:49 pm #945116
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    Am I going to have better access to Minyonim for Yom ha’Atzmaut in Brooklyn or Lakewood?

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