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I just did a famous website search. This indicated where public transit stopped and car was required. Given that, I'd look at final destination of the public transit and perhaps look for a local taxi/car for hire in that area and call ahead by the time I got there.
Edit to add: It might make more sense to rent a car near a place that's easy to return to, so hotel/airport is usually more convenient.
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Often car rentals in the USA are cheaper at airports than elsewhere. If you find that, you might want to take public transit to a NJ airport. The smaller rental companies (even with strange names like payless and rentawreck) can be less expensive than the large rental companies, but you will get more uniformly good service from the larger companies. (I have used some smaller companies and never had a terrible experience. But some cars had seats with cigarette holes and other minor defects.) You can search for "car rental" near a location in New Jersey using google map. Then you can read reviews for the nearby smaller car rental companies. Car dealers also sometimes rent cars and will turn up using this google map search. Good luck. You might want to check if your credit card company provides insurance for rental cars. Such insurance is optional, but can be a good idea. It will add $10 to $15/day to rentals. So if your credit card provides it for free, decline the insurance offered by the rental company. Car rental companies always push their insurance because they make good money on it. Finally, credit cards are more widely accepted by car rental companies than debit cards. I do not know why.
Two more thoughts: Car rental prices vary very widely even for the same car from the same rental office for the same rental period. People who walk in often get the worst prices. Likewise, people who walk up to a rental counter at an airport often get the worst prices.
It is very difficult (impossible) for someone under the age of 25 to rent a car from a major company. (I just stumbled on this website that offers to rent to younger drivers: http://www.allcarrentacar.com/new-york-rent-a-car-and-underage-rental-fees.html.)