Originally Posted by
vasantn
Well, yeah. But that's true of special circumstances anywhere. For example, if there's an accident or construction it could take longer. Or if the President is visiting East Harlem. Doesn't change the truth of the general statement.
Both of our statements are correct. Sometimes it takes 15 minutes to get to the UES from LGA by cab. Other times it takes quite a bit longer. And the latter doesn't require particularly weird scenarios to obtain.