New York is a tourists` haven that is surrounded by wonderful cities and towns that every traveler To the Big Apple must make an extra effort to visit. New Jersey lies in close proximity to New York and most of its cities lie not more than 8 miles away. Few of the cities closest to New York include Jersey City, West New York, Fairview, Hoboken, Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Harrison, North Bergen, Newark, Union City, Kearny and Ridgefield. New York boasts of a very efficient transportation system allowing the travelers to take their pick from varied options like domestic flights, rail, buses or taxis to visit nearby destinations. A little farther away, travelers can easily take short flights from New York (NYC) to larger cities like Philadelphia in PA, Baltimore in MD, Boston in MA, and Washington in DC and Virginia Beach in VA.