<p>japanoko, the statements about how easy it was to get from Columbia to, say, the Broadway Theater District were prompted by your crowing about how easy it was to get there from Princeton! It IS easy to get there from Princeton, but much much much easier to get there from Columbia.</p>
<p>And, yes, Princeton is a lovely, wealthy suburb – a lot like the lovely, wealthy neighborhood in which I live. As a result, I had trouble getting my kids out of the car there. They knew exactly what the community was like . . . and knew that they preferred someplace with a lot more energy when they went to college. (I disagreed with them, by the way. Princeton has lots of energy. But not big-city energy, that’s for sure.) </p>
<p>Princeton NJ : Upper West Side :: Wonder Bread : multigrain sourdough boule.</p>