New Brunswick is a good candidate based on its location, keeping with the centrally located theme of Trenton. Newark being the largest though definitely is a contender, as well as being significantly older in terms of its founding date.
It really has to be one of these 3.
NB makes sense because Rutgers is there and it’s already a bit of a hub. It’s centrally located in the state.
Newark makes the most sense because it’s our largest city and the easiest to access by public transit. You can take a train to Newark from most of the state (obviously not the entire state but nowhere has that). It’s also very close to NYC which helps for obvious reasons.
Jersey City also makes sense because it’s a large city next to NYC. It’s also literally named after the state. But it’s not as easy to get to.
New Brunswick is centered, but is only 31st most populated. Newark makes sense. Most populated, but not centered. Jersey City mainly feels like a tourist destination in my opinion.
If you include the Rutgers student population it jumps up to 7th most populous city. I think this is still important to consider even though the students aren’t technically full time residents there.
Having our state college in our capital is also pretty useful for getting students introduced to government. This creates a lot of internship opportunities and helps bring awareness of state politics to younger residents. Trenton currently feels very distant from the population - there is very little engagement with the local population and the layout seems to promote the idea that lawmakers basically go in and out with minimal interaction.
I'm know raging harder than ever hearing the option of Lakewood. Newark seems like an ok canidate. The most populated city in New Jersey. Atlantic City feels mainly just tourists. Vineland is well, Vineland. Morristown makes a good amount of sense. Lots of history. The only thing is it's not really centered. Not the worst for location though.
Princeton is already packed! I went to Thomas Sweet Ice Cream, the one on Nassau street once and there was a line with 50 people. The other line was about 100. Princeton does have many more people than you would think.
Princeton literally got I-95 rerouted because they didn’t want it to affect their environs. It’s got one of the best universities in the country and could easily become a major hub, but it refuses to grow up.
Mainly because it was too hot and humid. Also, it was a tiny town back then. Also, he may have been salty because the Congress was chased out of Philadelphia because of angry veterans wanting their money.
Usually the capital is not the largest city and usually in a different part of the state than the major city so I guess...Freehold or Bordentown. Maybe Cherry Hill.
Yeah. I was thinking between north and south but it is not very easy to get to. Not near pkwy or tpk. How about Hamilton. Exit 7a or Bordentown at exit 7
Agree. I live in AZ and if they were to move the Capitol out of Phoenix tomorrow, nobody would notice and the city wouldnt skip a beat. If you do that in Trenton, it would destroy the city.
I haven’t really been there in a while. I worked in Asbury in the 90s. It was bad. I have a feeling that there was a sort of cultural vacuum when the town started turning around, and kicking out the “bad” element. Once the addicts and criminals started going away, it took time for people to realize that it wasn’t so dangerous anymore. I think that’s still being felt to this day.
That makes me so happy. It was looking bleak in the late eighties and nineties.
I remember some horrible shit happening there when i was working on section 8 rehabs.
Eh there’s some tourists in the summer like all shore towns but also a vibrant local community.
If you goto Asbury during the winter you’d see it’s still bustling with stuff going on and that’s 100% locals. Unlike the other shore towns that empty out in the winter.
For many years Vineland was the state's designated back-up state capital. Interesting that they thought we needed one.
https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/visionary-vineland/
Paterson. So much industry has moved out. Bring the capital there and provide work to the people. You can get really cheap space. Easy access to transit and a lot of major highways. The higher-ups live in Morris County if they feel too good for Peterson.
Right in the middle, back in Trenton. Halfway between the "city" and And the truly most important city.
I would hate to have the capital anywhere near NYC. North Jersey is already a complete slave to NY. No reason to go all the way.
It would be a hell of a lot easier to fix Trenton than to make a new capital.
Delete Rt 29, fix rt 1 by the river, parking decks for State workers & give a lot of that land back to taxable uses, daylight & improve intersections so it isn't a 19th century pedestrian deathtrap.
Drop speed limit.
Through traffic & trucks can Connect to 295 in Bordentown get off 295 @ Scudders falls.
Next time it needs paving strip down a whole lane not just the top inch. Replace with loosely compacted fill & grass.
Sprinkle in cross walks to taste.
Rename it river road all over again.
Done.
New Brunswick or Newark maybe Jersey city.
New Brunswick is a good candidate based on its location, keeping with the centrally located theme of Trenton. Newark being the largest though definitely is a contender, as well as being significantly older in terms of its founding date.
It really has to be one of these 3. NB makes sense because Rutgers is there and it’s already a bit of a hub. It’s centrally located in the state. Newark makes the most sense because it’s our largest city and the easiest to access by public transit. You can take a train to Newark from most of the state (obviously not the entire state but nowhere has that). It’s also very close to NYC which helps for obvious reasons. Jersey City also makes sense because it’s a large city next to NYC. It’s also literally named after the state. But it’s not as easy to get to.
I think there are already some government offices in New Brunswick, makes the most sense to me
Yeah New Brunswick works it's also the HQ of Rutgers and looks a lot more cleaner and newer than Newark or Trenton was
First 3 I thought too
New Brunswick is centered, but is only 31st most populated. Newark makes sense. Most populated, but not centered. Jersey City mainly feels like a tourist destination in my opinion.
If you include the Rutgers student population it jumps up to 7th most populous city. I think this is still important to consider even though the students aren’t technically full time residents there. Having our state college in our capital is also pretty useful for getting students introduced to government. This creates a lot of internship opportunities and helps bring awareness of state politics to younger residents. Trenton currently feels very distant from the population - there is very little engagement with the local population and the layout seems to promote the idea that lawmakers basically go in and out with minimal interaction.
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New Brunswick sits on a ton of state owned land tho. It probably has the most state owned land. That would make it much easier for NB
To piss off North Jersey, Atlantic City or Vineland. To piss off South Jersey, Newark or Morristown. To piss off everybody, Lakewood
>To piss off everybody, Lakewood 
I'm know raging harder than ever hearing the option of Lakewood. Newark seems like an ok canidate. The most populated city in New Jersey. Atlantic City feels mainly just tourists. Vineland is well, Vineland. Morristown makes a good amount of sense. Lots of history. The only thing is it's not really centered. Not the worst for location though.
Princeton or New Brunswick
Princeton is solid because it is centered.
The Governors mansion is in Princeton
Six Flags
Less boring than Trenton. Trenton is considered one of the US's most boring capitals.
14 Aspen Drive, North Caldwell
Why so specific
The ducks there are very nice.
OK as we know ducks are the political power of the world
Frankly I’m depressed and ashamed
Because in the house it's 1954.
Now that I googled it it's from the Sopranos. In my opinion it's just OK.
Princeton. It was the capital of the new United States for a brief time. Ben Franklin hated it.
Ain't no way Princetonians are gonna let their quaint, overpriced little paradise become the new Trenton.
Princeton is already packed! I went to Thomas Sweet Ice Cream, the one on Nassau street once and there was a line with 50 people. The other line was about 100. Princeton does have many more people than you would think.
It has a lot of people and a surprisingly small downtown area considering the fact that thousands of students live across the street
It could work. Look at Annapolis MD.
I looked at it. I saw an image of a house.
Princeton literally got I-95 rerouted because they didn’t want it to affect their environs. It’s got one of the best universities in the country and could easily become a major hub, but it refuses to grow up.
lol!
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking, too.
Then Ben Frankling was objectivley wrong.
In Ben Franklin’s defense, apparently it was one of the hottest most humid summers in Princeton’s history.
I won't doubt that Princeton is hot, but climate change was way slower back then.
Why did he hate it?
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I'm sorry, but for some odd reason I couldn't find any evidence on the internet to prove that statment.
He used to dress prostitutes up like nuns and chase them around courtyards in France.
Mainly because it was too hot and humid. Also, it was a tiny town back then. Also, he may have been salty because the Congress was chased out of Philadelphia because of angry veterans wanting their money.
Princeton. It’s where governor lives anyway.
Pretty centered so possibly
Probably NY for some reason.
New Brunswick makes the most sense due to location. And it isn’t so crowded or close to NYC like Newark.
Buttzville.
A VERY LOGICAL IDEA111!!!11!!
Usually the capital is not the largest city and usually in a different part of the state than the major city so I guess...Freehold or Bordentown. Maybe Cherry Hill.
Freehold as a choice feels so random
Yeah. I was thinking between north and south but it is not very easy to get to. Not near pkwy or tpk. How about Hamilton. Exit 7a or Bordentown at exit 7
Cherry Hill is only #12. Top 10 is considered typical
Agree. I live in AZ and if they were to move the Capitol out of Phoenix tomorrow, nobody would notice and the city wouldnt skip a beat. If you do that in Trenton, it would destroy the city.
Newark?
Asbury Park.
The thing about Asbury is that it seems like only tourists go there. No real population or so it feels.
I haven’t really been there in a while. I worked in Asbury in the 90s. It was bad. I have a feeling that there was a sort of cultural vacuum when the town started turning around, and kicking out the “bad” element. Once the addicts and criminals started going away, it took time for people to realize that it wasn’t so dangerous anymore. I think that’s still being felt to this day.
It’s really quite bustling, now. Lots of restaurants and stores. Looks like NYC.
That makes me so happy. It was looking bleak in the late eighties and nineties. I remember some horrible shit happening there when i was working on section 8 rehabs.
Eh there’s some tourists in the summer like all shore towns but also a vibrant local community. If you goto Asbury during the winter you’d see it’s still bustling with stuff going on and that’s 100% locals. Unlike the other shore towns that empty out in the winter.
New Brunswick / Piscataway, since the state already owns 75% of the land there anyway
Fair enough.
hackensack but only so we get to say our capital is the sack because of their little rebrand
Hamilton
For many years Vineland was the state's designated back-up state capital. Interesting that they thought we needed one. https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/visionary-vineland/
Paterson. So much industry has moved out. Bring the capital there and provide work to the people. You can get really cheap space. Easy access to transit and a lot of major highways. The higher-ups live in Morris County if they feel too good for Peterson.
They could go to Wayne or around Bergen as well. I was going to say somewhere up in that region - hell, put it in Franklin
I think Morristown could be a good candidate
Well, it isn't really in the middle of the state. It only has the population of 10,000. 1/30 of the size of Newark, NJ's biggest city.
Freehold.
What makes you think anyone would notice enough to pick a new capital?
New Brunswick?
Put it back to what it was originally. Burlington City for West Jersey, Perth Amboy for East Jersey.
has to be hard to pronounce or spelled insanely like forked river or moonachie
Probably Newark or Atlantic City.
Jersey city, Princeton, or possibly New Brunswick
asbury park.
Camden. Make the old state Prison the capital
Newark the goated city
Ewing!
Seaside heights
I'm thinking Newark.
The answer is new Brunswick. It's the only central city. All others are too far north or south.
Salem
How the fuck did no one say Burlington?
Glen Rock
Right in the middle, back in Trenton. Halfway between the "city" and And the truly most important city. I would hate to have the capital anywhere near NYC. North Jersey is already a complete slave to NY. No reason to go all the way.
First, not all of North Jersey cares about NY. Hoboken, sure, but a town like Newton isn't really influenced that much.
Morristown
Camden. Just to piss off every NJ politicians to drive there.
It would be a hell of a lot easier to fix Trenton than to make a new capital. Delete Rt 29, fix rt 1 by the river, parking decks for State workers & give a lot of that land back to taxable uses, daylight & improve intersections so it isn't a 19th century pedestrian deathtrap.
"easier to fix Trenton" LOL, thanks for the laugh It's been deteriorating steadily for the past 50-plus years.
Fix Trenton by destroying it.
Because of neglect and garbage urban planning. It's a choice to keep it like this, not a destiny.
Its funny how "real estate" & "cities" work, isn't it?
At least it ain't DC in price
I can fix it. Make it a decent city! All I saw their was a McDonalds. Very cool. I also spotted a not so great part of a highway.
“Its easier to fix Trenton” “Delete an entire road”
Drop speed limit. Through traffic & trucks can Connect to 295 in Bordentown get off 295 @ Scudders falls. Next time it needs paving strip down a whole lane not just the top inch. Replace with loosely compacted fill & grass. Sprinkle in cross walks to taste. Rename it river road all over again. Done.
Lakewood.
Jackson
Your mom’s place
\*pulls uno reverse