Reasons to Love New Jersey
Every year around this time, New York Magazine publishes a list of "Reasons to Love New York."Â Which got us thinking...what are your reasons to love New Jersey?
You can keep the suggestions coming in on Twitter anytime at @BrianLehrer. Tell us why you love your shore town, hiking trail, cheap gas...or one of the many other wonderful things about the Garden State.
Here are just a few that were suggested on the air:
- WFMUÂ radio, the longest running freeform radio station in the U.S.
- A variety of cool accents and native English speakers
- The proximity to EVERYTHING - Philadelphia, New York City, Washington D.C.
- Atlantic City
- Cowtown Rodeo in South Jersey, the oldest weekly running rodeo in the country
- Pork roll
- Surfing (especially in Manasquan Beach)
Every year at around this time, New York Magazine releases a list of "Reasons to Love New York." This year included:...
Posted by Brian Lehrer on Tuesday, December 29, 2015
@BrianLehrer Reasons to love NJ- Black bears playing in the back yard; no sales tax on clothing!
— Virginia Rietz (@ginzinger) December 30, 2015
@BrianLehrer Reasons to love New Jersey: Most interesting political scandals. #Bridgegate
— Charles Witherspoon (@cwitherspoon) December 30, 2015
@BrianLehrer the singular reason to like NJ is white manna, a slider joint that's like white castle, but actually delicious
— eian kantor (@eiankantor) December 30, 2015
@BrianLehrer no more than two hours from beach to mountains to farms to city! #bestkeepsecret #reasons to love NJ
— k m (@kmacphoto) December 30, 2015
@BrianLehrer I came to NJ kicking and grumbling from Sunset Park, BK. As a parent, I no longer have hours long waits for doctors. Lifesaver!
— Kristin Wald (@kdwald) December 30, 2015
@BrianLehrer okay, fine, another reason to love NJ: the boss, bruce springsteen. duh.
— eian kantor (@eiankantor) December 30, 2015
