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Comment by Allie McCoy on January 7, 2011 at 2:56pm

You are right about the driving in Manhattan, although I would have chosen different words! We Philadelphians are very fortunate to have such good railroad service to Manhattan. We never have to bring our cars into your city. Ms. Kanter, I just showed your comments to my granddaughter, a college student who is visiting for the weekend, and she said she reads your The Big Apple on the Cheap Web Site!

Comment by Evelyn Kanter on January 7, 2011 at 11:45am

David, you New Englanders know how to drive in the snow.  Most New Yorkers and/or New Jerseyites don't, and the abandoned vehicles which prevented snowplows and even ambulances from getting through were a major issue of the last storm -- which was a real and true blizzard with deep snow, howling winds and monumental snow drifts, which also closed all three NYC airports.    

 

I don't think it is stupid to be prepared for another snowstorm. I actually cut short an out-of-town trip and changed my flight back home to last night instead of today because of the weather reports.  It was not a stupid decision -- I would not have been able to get home today.  As I look out my window in Manhattan now, it is snowing heavily, airports already are reporting 2-4 hour delays and cancelling flights, and the weather and traffic reports on the all-news CBS radio station I'm listening is reporting numerous accidents already on the roads around NYC. 

 

You are correct -- driving and parking here sucks.  That's why I take the subway or the bus everywhere I can.  Or walk.  NYC is a great walking city, including when  snow keeps sensible people from getting into cars.

 

I hope you brought your cross-country skis or sled.  Central Park is magical in the snow, as are our many other wonderful NYC parks in all five boroughs. And  I do hope you enjoy this visit to my hometown, which is such a great place to visit that it was the number one top most visited city in the US last year. 

 

Evelyn Kanter

NYC on the Cheap

Author, Peaceful Places NYC: 139 Tranquil Sites (available Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders)

Author, NYC Free and Frugal (iPod/iTunes app, available on iTunes Store)

Comment by David Lawrence on January 7, 2011 at 10:37am

I'm in NYC now for next 3 days. Busy running around with girlfriend. Snowing out and to a New Englander like me all the noise about a 2nd snow in NYC is stupid. Not even sticking to ground so if you're planning to come to NY I don't see any problem. Driving and parking in this city sucks but it sucks in summer too.

Comment by Northeast News on January 1, 2011 at 9:18am

Thousands came to New York City last night to celebrate, but although Jan. 1 ends with a quiet evening, it is Saturday night. What will you do if you're in NYC tonight?

Comment by Ed Wetschler on December 31, 2010 at 2:19pm

Anyone who's planning to come into town, please take Evelyn Kanter's comment about cars and trains (below) to heart. Have fun, Bill! What's the company?

Comment by Bill Goodhart on December 31, 2010 at 11:52am

Well, well.  I will be down in Times Square once again for the New Year's celebration.  This time, like last year, I'll be working as a "Greeter" at Hurley's on W. 48th Street for a company that sold tickets of varying denominations (so to speak!) to venues all around New York, but particularly in Times Square.  I don't think I'll actually see the ball drop, but I will be down among the melee of visitors!

Comment by Evelyn Kanter on December 31, 2010 at 11:19am

Leave the car at home.  Take public transportation only.

New Year's Eve street closures around Times Square  Streets between 34th and 59th, avenues from Fifth to Tenth, are being shut to traffic starting at 3 p.m., to make room for one million of our closest friends.  Even train stations from 50th to 34th are being locked off and bypassed between 10p or 11p -- depending on the size of the crowds -- until after the ball drops.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on December 31, 2010 at 9:50am

Driving out of ny. Roads seem fine. But if you're coming tonight, what will you do with the car?

Comment by Ed Wetschler on December 24, 2010 at 6:02pm

We went skating this afternoon at Lasker Rink at the Harlem end of Central Park. Great music, not too crowded a crowd, cheap tickets ($2.25 for me, because I'm over 55), and a chance to see what happens when teens skate wearing those low-slung, baggy jeans. Merry Christmas.

Comment by Bill Goodhart on December 11, 2010 at 9:19pm

Oh, I know, but you're really not comparing the right things.  Grand Central is a station only for the subways; Grand Central Terminal is the beginning and the end of the line for the Harlem, Hudson, New Haven, and soon a branch of the LIRR.  And it's "original" name, as the building opened in 1913, was Grand Central Terminal.  It was a station only when there were connecting horse trains to take passengers downtown to 26th or 14th street, and that's when most called it Grand Central Depot.  I know, picky picky, but that's what it is.

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