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PETER CHRISTIEPETER CHRISTIE Posts: 4
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Hail Hail, 
First time coming to NYC, on Sunday, driving from Toronto. Have a hotel to stay at, reputable, kinda close to venue. Apparently a flat rate , but near MSG, worried about gridlock...apparently you have serious traffic problems there, not sure if you're aware ;)  I am reading on social, says to park outside of area and cab it in. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated.
TIA, Pete

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  • AlaGAlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 976
    Leave your car at the hotel and take the subway everywhere. If you’re staying in downtown NYC, there is no reason to drive. Walking is faster.
  • URthekeyURthekey Posts: 1,766
    It’s 9/11 so expect early morning traffic to be heavier than a normal Sun morning. Especially downtown.
  • MisterEtake2MisterEtake2 Posts: 394
    Take the subway as mentioned above or take a cab.  They are very easy to find in Manhattan.
  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,861
    PETER CHRISTIE said:
    Hail Hail, 
    First time coming to NYC, on Sunday, driving from Toronto. Have a hotel to stay at, reputable, kinda close to venue. Apparently a flat rate , but near MSG, worried about gridlock...apparently you have serious traffic problems there, not sure if you're aware ;)  I am reading on social, says to park outside of area and cab it in. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated.
    TIA, Pete
    Yes serious traffic and gridlock a real possibility. Get parked at your hotel if they have a spot for you and don’t move your car for the duration of your visit. Take subway/cab everywhere or get your sneakers on and hoof it everywhere. Enjoy! 
  • md281342md281342 Posts: 46
    No real traffic in the city on sundays..parking is easiest on su days before brunch time ...9/11 will have alot more people in city but most use mass transit 
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,235
    edited September 2022
    There’s only one, maybe two, self service parking lots in Manhattan south of Central Park. I usually park at 43rd and 9th. It’s between 9th and 10th.
    I do that because waiting for your car from valet can sometimes take forever

    Download the SpotHero app. It’s cheaper and you can pay through your phone. I would say tomorrow the further you get to lower Manhattan the more the shitshow. But parking rates will be high all weekend.

    If I don’t self park, I usually find good deals between 13th and 20th street on 8th ave or on the east side of Manhattan. Just look on SpotHero. I park for Ranger and Knick games a lot
    Post edited by HailHailVitalogy on
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,938
    edited September 2022
    PETER CHRISTIE said:
    Hail Hail, 
    First time coming to NYC, on Sunday, driving from Toronto. Have a hotel to stay at, reputable, kinda close to venue. Apparently a flat rate , but near MSG, worried about gridlock...apparently you have serious traffic problems there, not sure if you're aware ;)  I am reading on social, says to park outside of area and cab it in. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated.
    TIA, Pete
    If you're in town for a couple of nights or so, and like others have said, the subway is so efficient, cheap and runs all day to Manhattan and the outer boroughs (In other words, it's not like Boston whose train cars close down early and/or catch fire). 
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  • Mikemzl91Mikemzl91 Posts: 496
    I think parking in Secaucus nj is 32 dollars a day. Train to Penn/msg is there
  • md281342md281342 Posts: 46
    Mikemzl91 said:
    I think parking in Secaucus nj is 32 dollars a day. Train to Penn/msg is there
    U can park for free in the west village on the street..take train 2 stops to msg
  • foriginalsinforiginalsin Posts: 712
    Also, if you don’t drive in the northeast and nyc a lot, I’d say definitely park and take public transit. 

    People are assholes here, (myself included). Pedestrians walk whenever, even when lights are green, cabs switch lanes whenever, even when lights are red, and bicycles ride wherever no matter what color the lights are. Only the horse drawn carriages follow the rules, slowing traffic behind them to a crawl. 

    All this is say, I love my town! 

    Apollo in a few hours, holy shit. 
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,150
    foriginalsin said:
    Also, if you don’t drive in the northeast and nyc a lot, I’d say definitely park and take public transit. 

    People are assholes here, (myself included). Pedestrians walk whenever, even when lights are green, cabs switch lanes whenever, even when lights are red, and bicycles ride wherever no matter what color the lights are. Only the horse drawn carriages follow the rules, slowing traffic behind them to a crawl. 

    All this is say, I love my town! 

    Apollo in a few hours, holy shit. 
    The only upside is that no one can legitimately complain about your driving when they just cut off  someone else five seconds earlier. 
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  • stickmanstickman Posts: 1,008
    do you have a hotel room in the city ? If so, park in New Haven or Stamford train station and take the metro north into Grand Central Station like a champ ! Your going to see Pearl Jam at MSG !!!!  I am not a NYC expert bet I have been going into the city on metro north for 30+ years,  you won’t regret it.  DM me if you want more into. 
  • AlaGAlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 976
    on2legs said:
    foriginalsin said:
    Also, if you don’t drive in the northeast and nyc a lot, I’d say definitely park and take public transit. 

    People are assholes here, (myself included). Pedestrians walk whenever, even when lights are green, cabs switch lanes whenever, even when lights are red, and bicycles ride wherever no matter what color the lights are. Only the horse drawn carriages follow the rules, slowing traffic behind them to a crawl. 

    All this is say, I love my town! 

    Apollo in a few hours, holy shit. 
    The only upside is that no one can legitimately complain about your driving when they just cut off  someone else five seconds earlier. 
    Oh, but they will!

    The funny thing to me is that people even care about lane cutters in NYC. Nobody is going anywhere fast and it’s happening times 100 for miles and miles ahead of them in the same lane that they’re in.
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,150
    Oh they can complain.  But it’s not legitimate.  Definitely a survival of the fittest exercise. 
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  • Sprunkn7Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Spot Hero/ Got $28 parking from 5 to midnight 0.2 miles from MSG
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
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