Cheapest way to Go Fest 2025 Jersey City/NYC

A friend and I are planning to do Go Fest for the first time this year, while we were planning we got stuck on transportation and where to stay. For those of you who’ve done NYC GF in the past, what was the cheapest way to stay? We’re in Boston, so commuting all three days feels kinda unviable. We might be able to drive down Friday morning but we probably would prefer not to. How should we go about this?