Jersey Gets Bullied (Yet Again)

It's not easy being a next-door neighbor to New York City. How many cities—let alone states—can compete with the culture, glamour and sophistication of the Big Apple? Even the outer boroughs of America's largest metropolis pale in comparison to the bright star that is Manhattan. (Though my friends from Brooklyn would disagree.) To be bold enough to challenge Gotham's supremacy of chic is usually a dangerous proposition. Connecticut knows better than to try and instead polishes its image as a wealthy wallflower. New Jersey, on the other hand, is the noisy kid brother who just annoys the heck out of his cooler sibling.

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