Originally Posted by
RedElmo
Just two trips that I can foresee right now. From Queens area to Florentine Gardens in NJ and back.
Maybe one other trip that may need to use the toll in there somewhere. But likely not.
Didn’t want to bother hunting around for a place to buy it during the trip. Hopping to have it set up and ready to go. Without paying rental car toll fees.
No hunting necessary: here's a list of NYC E-Z Pass retailers, including an AAA office in Queens. However, those transponders might require that you wait until the day following activation before you can use them.
https://www.e-zpassny.com/en/onthego/locations.shtml
Otherwise, the NY E-Z Pass transponders available by mail do have a $1 monthly maintenance fee, but if you only plan to have the transponder for a few months, it might be worthwhile because of the additional discount you will get on NY Metro area tolls (including the Hudson River crossings) by using such a NY-issued transponder. You would have to mail the transponder back to cancel the account and monthly fee. There used to be an E-Z Pass Service Center near LGA where one could return the transponder in person, but that Center has closed. I believe that the nearest one now is in Yonkers.