The best thing is we are close to NYC.
The worst thing is we are close to NYC! (see Neecee's post!)
Just kidding....
The best things:
Lots of great shopping and restaurants... especially fresh seafood! yummm
At the beach... or as they say here in Jersey... the shore!
Philly and Atlantic City are an hour away... NYC is less.
You can be in the mountains an hour.
Half an hour to the airport.
The Garden State Parkway - especially in Autumn when the leaves change!
Lots of 'green' here in suburbia but still close to anything you might need or want.
Great park systems and cultural events.
The worst things:
Tourists/traffic in the Summer - but the locals know how to get around it!
We have a Naval Weapons Station nearby... along with NYC... both are surely terrrorist targets.
Winter/snow/ice.
It's expensive to live here... taxes/insurance/housing... heck, everything!