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wrfuse@mab.ecse.rpi.edu (Wm. Randolph U Franklin) wrote:

>I would like to visit Manhattan on a weekday by driving to a
>subway or commuter rail station outside Manhattan after the
>morning rush hour is over, parking, then taking the subway or
>train in.  Could someone suggest possible stations that still
>would have parking available at 9am?  I don't mind paying for the
>parking.  I'll be coming down from Albany.

>Amtrak is excellent in every respect (speed, timing, parking in
>Albany, connection to the subway in NYC), but one (price).  I
>don't like paying $160 for two peak time RT tickets.

Hi. First off, consider the bus.  Greyhound is usually less than half
the price of the train in and out of NYC and as long as you get a
direct bus the trip shouldn't take any longer than it would by car.

Here is a suggestion I cut from the rec.travel.usa-canada newsgroup
about parking in New Jersey and taking the boat in:

     One alternative is the NY Waterways Port Imperial Ferry. It is in
     Weehawken, NJ, is easily accessible from the NJ Turnpike Exit
16E, and
     provides safe 24 hour parking for $5.00 per day. The ferry itself
takes 5
     minutes to cross the Hudson River and costs $4.50 each way. The
ferry fare
     includes bus service to most of Manhattan.

If you do drive into town, most of the cheap lots are along the Hudson
River.  I'm partial to Square Industries at 60th & 11th Avenue.  They
have a shuttle to drop you off at various upper west side and midtown
locations (no shuttle on the weekends).



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Larry Lustig

East Coast Explorer -- Backroads Transportation Between New York, Boston, and Washington D.C.

Larry's Opinionated Guide to New York City (for Cheapskates): The information you need from a real New Yorker.  Available at Travel Bookstores, or from the author (email for information).