Where to park outside Manhattan for an overnight stay?
Dec 12, 2009, 4:31 pm
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Where to park outside Manhattan for an overnight stay?
We are making a last minute trip to NYC to see all the holiday lights. First thought was to take a train from our suburb to downtown PHL, then take Amtrak. Between the times, local parking and last minute train costs, that does not look attractive.
Next idea is to drive from home to somewhere where we can park overnight for a reasonable cost and take transit into Manhattan. The long term parking near EWR is affordable, but not sure of the transit logistics from there to 57th St.
Where would you park? I'm definitely not interested in driving into Manhattan, as I don't have all day to spend in traffic, but equally don't want to complicate things too much with multiple transit changes.
Other options?
Next idea is to drive from home to somewhere where we can park overnight for a reasonable cost and take transit into Manhattan. The long term parking near EWR is affordable, but not sure of the transit logistics from there to 57th St.
Where would you park? I'm definitely not interested in driving into Manhattan, as I don't have all day to spend in traffic, but equally don't want to complicate things too much with multiple transit changes.
Other options?
Dec 12, 2009, 8:50 pm
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I agree youd do best parking in NJ, at least it will save you the Tolls of crossing over the NJ/NY border
A friend from Southern NJ parks in Secacus and trains it in from there , dont know if they allow overnight parking. Id try and find a place near to a Path train station
A friend from Southern NJ parks in Secacus and trains it in from there , dont know if they allow overnight parking. Id try and find a place near to a Path train station
Dec 12, 2009, 9:09 pm
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Dec 14, 2009, 11:25 am
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Park your car at Metropark. It is easy as it is right off the Garden State Parkway maybe a mile or so after the Garden State intersects with the New Jersey Turnpike. You can catch a NJ Transit train right into Penn Station which is at 34th Street. You have access to several subways that will get you to 57th Street so you won't waste money sitting in a taxi in gridlock as the meter keeps increasing as you sit and sit and sit....
Metropark cuts your driving nicely and keeps you away from northern NJ traffic.
Metropark cuts your driving nicely and keeps you away from northern NJ traffic.
Dec 14, 2009, 12:13 pm
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Go into Philly and take the bus. Boltbus, Megabus, New Century and Eastern Travel all offer ~$10 tickets from Philadephia to NYC.
For 57th St Boltbus or Megabus would probably be best.
For 57th St Boltbus or Megabus would probably be best.
Dec 15, 2009, 11:32 pm
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and the winner is...
We ended up driving to Staten Island, where we parked at the Staten Island Yankees ballpark. For $7/day, we got a gated lot, with overnight parking privileges, and only a 5 minute walk to the SI ferry terminal.
By driving that far, we got a lot of flexibility in terms of when to leave home/NYC, and avoided dealing with taking the train into downtown Philly - our parking charge was less than RT to downtown would cost.
And why is full-serve gas 40˘/gallon less in NJ than NY or PA self-serve?
By driving that far, we got a lot of flexibility in terms of when to leave home/NYC, and avoided dealing with taking the train into downtown Philly - our parking charge was less than RT to downtown would cost.
And why is full-serve gas 40˘/gallon less in NJ than NY or PA self-serve?
Dec 16, 2009, 6:43 am
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Dec 16, 2009, 7:28 am
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Gas sales tax (cents per gallon)
PA - 32
CT - 36
NY - 43
New Jersey - 14
The state also produces quite a bit of oil and refines it there, it's like the 4th or 5th leading state in oil production. I think the main reason is unlike at least here in Connecticut, a good percentage of the stations are independent, so the Mobils and Shells can't fix the pricing across an entire region. The competition factor plays a huge role.
Now if they ever did away with the silly full service requirement, then prices would be even lower
PA - 32
CT - 36
NY - 43
New Jersey - 14
The state also produces quite a bit of oil and refines it there, it's like the 4th or 5th leading state in oil production. I think the main reason is unlike at least here in Connecticut, a good percentage of the stations are independent, so the Mobils and Shells can't fix the pricing across an entire region. The competition factor plays a huge role.
Now if they ever did away with the silly full service requirement, then prices would be even lower