Manhattan or Jersey? We can't choose which suburb to stay in!?

I would stay in jersey. Calmer and not as wild. SoHo is a lot more than nj. Maybe you can stay in a hotel in hoboken, nj or jersey city. Maybe even in north Bergen nj and take a bus to the city. It's about 4 or 3 bucks I can't remember. In north Bergen you go out to river road. (A street here) and take a ferry boat. You have many options. So it would be better to stay in jersey.