Brooklyn has an enormous, growing hotel base. Jersey City, across the Hudson, typically runs lower rates than Manhattan, NY.
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A cost choice, not a scarcity problem
Brooklyn has an enormous and growing hotel base of its own. Jersey City, across the Hudson and a short PATH train ride from Manhattan, NY, typically runs lower rates.
What we couldn’t check this session
A live Google Hotels availability count — the method used for most other clusters on this site — couldn’t be completed; the search results page repeatedly failed to load through our research tools.
Where the ceremonies actually are
See where to stay for each school’s confirmed dates and venue.
The ring
| Town | Drive time | Typical availability | Rate vs. epicenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn, NY | 20 min | A live per-night Google Hotels count wasn't obtained this session (the search tool's results page failed to load repeatedly). Brooklyn has an enormous and growing hotel base of its own, independent of either university's calendar. | Full metro range; not independently rate-compared this session. |
| Jersey City, NJ | 25 min | A live per-night Google Hotels count wasn't obtained this session. Jersey City is a genuinely separate market across the Hudson, with its own deep hotel base at typically lower rates than Manhattan, NY. | Full metro range, typically lower than Manhattan, NY; not independently rate-compared this session. |
A live Google Hotels availability check — the method used for most other clusters in this project — could not be completed this session; the search results page repeatedly failed to load through our research tools. Given New York City's essentially unlimited hotel depth, ring-town granularity is close to meaningless for this cluster.
Live availability in the ring
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Frequently asked questions
Is this really about availability?
Not much — New York City's hotel market is essentially unlimited relative to either school's commencement size. This page is more about finding a better rate or neighborhood.
Brooklyn or Jersey City?
Brooklyn has its own deep, growing hotel scene. Jersey City, reachable by PATH train, typically runs lower rates than Manhattan, NY.
Did you check live availability?
A live Google Hotels count — the method used for most other clusters on this site — couldn't be completed this session; the search results page repeatedly failed to load through our research tools.
Should I just stay in Manhattan, NY?
Usually simplest — both campuses are in Manhattan, NY, and the borough's own hotel supply is large enough that Brooklyn or Jersey City are about rate and neighborhood preference, not necessity.
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