Driving to New York

Last October me and my girlfriend stayed in Sacuacous (sp?) NJ (meadowlands
area) at a Holiday inn for a little over 100/night, it was a very nice
hotel. There was a bus that took us to central station right outside our
hotel and took about 15 -20 min in the morning and a little longer at night.
I figured we saved money by not parking/staying in Manhattan and staying
across the river.
Good luck and have fun.



"Luka Versic" <luka1974@m> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I this august I will be flying from Frankfurt to Atlanta where I am
> an exchange student with my mom. We plan to drive to New York
> and stay there for about 3-4 days. We plan to check out the most
> popular landmarks in Manhattan etc. since there isn't much time,
> but I have no idea where to start looking for a guide?
>
> We are also on a tight budget so I am looking for tips on cheap motels
> (are there any in Manhattan? I am looking at less then 100$ per night).
> It would also be fine to be in a motel outside Manhattan.
> How about parking in Manhattan?
>
> Please no suggestions to fly, cause we both really want to drive there
> and check other places as we go, too.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>

Miguel Cruz wrote:
>
> Barbara Vaughan <bvaughan@opr.princeton.edu> wrote:
> > I have driven in Manhattan a number of times. It's not the easiest place
> > to drive, but it's certainly not impossible. I would just advise staying
> > calm, keeping to the right on the high-speed highways and going slowly.
> > Put your sharpest-eyed navigator in the front passenger seat and watch
> > carefully all signs.
>
> And don't make right turns at red lights - except in the very few places
> where it's explicitly allowed, it's forbidden in New York, one more reason
> it's such a civilized place.

If he's coming from the UK, he wouldn't be expecting to be allowed to do
that in any case.

Actually, once he leaves New York City, he should know that if he's
stopped at a traffic light with his right-turn signal blinking, people
are apt to begin honking at him because they want him to turn. Actually,
turning right on red is not obligatory where it's allowed, but many
people seem to think it is.

Barbara

On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 13:22:12 GMT, panNOTRASH@musician.org (Pan) wrote:


>
>> Can you recommend
>>anything else?
>

don't forget Ellis Island!

>. Any info/sites of hotels/motels near train/subway/bus
>stations outside Manhattan that have good connections to midtown/downtown?

Anything near Newark airport. Newark, Elizabeth, Union, all have good
connections to the city as do all the towns along the northeast corridor like
Linden, edison, etc.
Never Forgive, Never Forget
9-11-01

ARKADYA wrote:

> >What about staying in some place outside Manhattan and driving to Manhattan
> >in the morning every day? Are we likely to find parking? Get stuck in a
> >gridlock?
>
> People do it everyday, no big deal.
> Never Forgive, Never Forget
>

You are correct. People get stuck in gridlock every day. I did today. Exactly on
that route. A BAD idea.

Larry

--
Larry Finch

N 40° 53' 47"
W 74° 03' 56"

>
>> People do it everyday, no big deal.
>
>People die in burning buildings every day too.

Do a million of them do it? thats about how many people from the suburbs go
into the city daily.
Never Forgive, Never Forget
9-11-01