For the Car-Owners: Save on Parking in NYC
At the age of 18, Ben Sann has only had his driver’s license for a year — but he’s already developed an unbeatable guide to Manhattan’s parking garages. It’s not a Brooklyn thing, and he’s not a Brooklyn kid, but if you commute to the city by car, his free website, NYCGarages.com, could save you…
At the age of 18, Ben Sann has only had his driver’s license for a year — but he’s already developed an unbeatable guide to Manhattan’s parking garages. It’s not a Brooklyn thing, and he’s not a Brooklyn kid, but if you commute to the city by car, his free website, NYCGarages.com, could save you a lot of cash. “I recently received a thank you note from a Brooklyn resident who saved $4 per day ($1040 per year savings on Monday to Friday parking) by using a nearby garage with a better special than the garage she was currently parked in,” Ben says. The website is lo-fi and user-friendly, and allows users to search for a garage by neighborhood, address, cross-street, or attraction.
NYC Garages [Homepage]
today, friday, AMny shows est. # of cars entering Manhattan south of 60th –
(how they come up with the estimates who knows) – but there are fewer than several years ago.
Hate to break it to you folks, but there is a pretty big section of Brooklyn where there are not subways. Public transit means dollar vans or express buses into Manhattan. If the option was a four hour round trip commute or a 1 hour and twenty minute car ride, some of you might choose to drive as well. Its not just the wealthy driving into Manhattan, in many cases its working class folks (bank tellers, secretaries, salespeople, etc) that don’t have a lot of transportation alternatives. Park and rides have pretty much disappeared as the city has sold off municipal parking lots close to public transportiation so they could be converted into condos. Solve the public transportation issues in the south and east ends of Brooklyn in order to reduce vehicle traffic in NYC.
Right, car drivers are no more apt to give up their driving than cab riders are going to give up their cab riding.
Are taxis any less congesting or polluting? More so I think.
Car commuters are not only causing congestion and polution. They bring all their misery and anger into the city with them, from having to drive their brats around and being stuck in traffic all day.
The crazy thing about subways, esp in the morning rush, is how friggin calm they are. Granted, half of us are still asleep, but people are so quiet you could hear a pin drop. And this is in trains packed to the grills with people. This is the best way to appreciate the city.
End of day rush hour is another story.
Anyway, I don’t believe car owners will ever let go of their precious automobiles. Lets just hope the automotive industry gets pressured into releasing less destructive technology into the market.
Why is the permalink for this post “vegan_cupcakes.html”?
Gothamist is trying to steal your thunder….check out their page.
Kids are allowed on subways, too.
I hate driving into Manhattan, but if I lived further out in East New York or something, I might think otherwise. Some people drive kids into the city for school or something. In general, I agree with you Michael, but there are situations where driving might make sense.
Anyone driving their car from Brooklyn to work in Manhattan should be forced to pay a $1000 emissions/congestion tax on their annual tax returns. (Rumor has it, there is public transportation in NYC)