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Portraits of New Jersey: Faces and voices of the Garden State

Jorge, 45

By Andres Kudacki
Housing – What’s Good“What I like about it is that we are close to New York and there’s more than one thing we can do. We can always go to New York…
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Raev, 24

By Andres Kudacki
Portraits of New Jersey – Meet Raev, 24, of Edison.
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Rea Silver-Chisholm

By Andres Kudacki
The appeal of Jersey City: “Just getting off the PATH after the city—there’s more space, less crowded buildings around. Why she loves the state: “We have the beach, we have mountains, and…
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Ryan, 17

By Andres Kudacki
On sports: “I play basketball. I like the sports in New Jersey ’cause it’s competitive and hard.” On getting around New Jersey: “New Jersey needs to improve some of the roads, but…
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Vic Buccos

By Andres Kudacki
New Jersey overall: “What I like about New Jersey is it has so much to offer. You can do everything here, and of course what it has to offer is the proximity…
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Johan Gonzalez

By Andres Kudacki
Why he likes living in New Jersey:“You’re close to everything. You’ve got a ton of options for scenery, food, and entertainment. You’re close to the city, you’re close to Delaware, you’re close…
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Portraits of New Jersey is an ongoing Jersey Vindicator series by photojournalist Andres Kudacki, who speaks with residents about what they love — and what frustrates them — about life in the Garden State. He pairs each conversation with a photograph.

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