40 minutes one way. One train every 30 minutes during the rush hours. Not that bad.
My friends told me it is far more convenient to live in Flushing, NY China town. However , I have a business to run (www.MorpheusBoutique.com) and have to maintain a car (parking cost in NY is prohibitive , at least to me.) So Flushing is not option for me .
I rented a house in CT, only 1200/month for 3 bedroom. Nice and quiet. Actually, I am not a big fan of city living. A little bit ironic , a person who don't live city living chooses Columbia U.