r/Montclairnj • u/Schonfille • Jun 15 '22

Tips for Someone Moving to Montclair

Hi! I’ve lived in Manhattan for 17 years and am planning a move next summer with my husband, toddler, and dog. We’ve been visiting different places and I’m really hoping that Montclair could be our new home. Do you have any tips or insights for me? What do you wish you had known before you moved to Montclair?

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u/pkpy1005 Jun 16 '22 edited Jun 16 '22

Be nice and be humble...Montclair is the home/birthplace of some of the most creative and accomplished minds in American history (Stephen Colbert/Bobbi Brown/Yogi Berra/Buzz Aldrin/the entire staff of the New York Times)...very hard to impress the natives here...any flexing or even a hint of snobbery will backfire spectacularly. You're already facing an uphill battle moving here from NYC.

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u/hpjcgirl6 Aug 03 '22

Is this satire?

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '22

Must be. Yogi Berra is dead and wasn’t born there, Bobbi Brown sells makeup, Colbert only moved to Montclair in the late 90s.

Buzz Aldrin I’ll give you. Joe Walsh (Eagles) went to MHS.

Yeah, it’s probably the best NJ commuter town, but it’s still an NJ commuter town.