Yes it works great, and it’s worked seamlessly for years now.

The only thing you could have done was called the police. That’s about it.

Newport is pretty much as safe as anywhere can be. You just had a random encounter with a deranged person out in public. Rare

The caveat of my answer is that it’s just my opinion, and if you don’t mind commuting to Staten Island from a pretty heavily trafficked area, Hoboken or JC would be a great home base to get out of the suburbs / be in a place that would likely boost your social life. Best of luck.

This honestly sounds like a mess, if you can aim to find a job first located in Manhattan this plan would work out swimmingly…but the current proposed plan sounds quite dreadful to be honest.

You can’t make coffee at home if you are out and are not at home.

The Archer is a good date spot