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good practical advice, nice to hear someone helping us to save money these days

Kbinps from Park Slope [#13]: The problem isn't really the "sanctimoniousness" or the "self righteousness" of bike riders, it's the poverty of the cycling infrastructure in this city. There are places where it's terrifying to ride, where riders take their lives in their hands. Faced with the choice of placing themselves in mortal danger in traffic or invading the sidewalks...well, it's not much of a choice for many cyclists. Improve the infrastructure, truly separate cyclists from traffic and pedestrians and I think this problem will all but disappear. And let's be clear, it's something that SHOULD be done because bikes contribute nothing to pollution and little to congestion and so are an important part of the city's future. More so than parking garages, that's for sure.

Bob from Pelham [#11]: EXCELLENT point.

I'm concerned too with the number of people who drive into the city. I think congestion pricing was a good idea. I am also concerned about sanctimonious bike riders like your caller who have an air of superiority. They display their sense of self righteousness in their casual disregard of pedestrians by riding on sidewalks ignoring lights and generally acting like they are the only ones who matter. Aren't pedestrians the ulimate good citizens?

laura
NJ has rather good transit but write to your law makers if u think something needs to be changed.

Let me get this straight: The cheapest parking she mentions is #12.00, and most of the daily parking is $20.00+, yet these drivers are vehemently against a $2.00 bridge toll to save the subways? Where is the logic? Or the fairness -- round trip on the subway is $4.00 (maybe $3.75 with the discounts), and much more on Metro North or the LIRR.

There are some of us who drive into the city often with large instruments and other equipment to perform in New York. Live music is one of the things that makes New York great, but Manhattan is far too expensive for artists to both live AND park in. I often feel like an exception could be make in terms of bridge tolls and the like, and certainly we should be exempt from Manhattan residents' conempt

I would gladly take public transportation from NJ into NYC, if there was any offered. There isn't. People who never leave the Manhattan bubble don't understand that mass transit doesn't exist outside of NYC. The last bus from NY to where I live in NJ leaves at 11pm. Right. So how are you supposed to get home if you don't drive? Also on the weekends the bus only runs once every 2 hours if you're lucky enough to catch it.

Spend money to improve the public transportation from NJ and NY and I would gladly GLADLY leave my car at home. Trust me, I don't want to be driving in the city.

Jason is partly right. But he needs to consider that most people HAVE to drive THROUGH the City center because jobs are spread all over the metropolitan region and they cannot rely on public transportation because we do not have a regional transit system. Also, most people in the suburbs and outer boroughs who take classes at night or go out in the City at night have to drive in to work because again, there is no public transportation late at night.

Since 1990's I park in a garage. during the 1980's I parked on the street. Had windows broken & cars stolen. I had a dream during that period that I was rusing at lunch time to move my car before getting tiocketed and having a heart attack on the subway. my last words were "Here are my keys ! Move my car !"

Being the New Jersey friend to a couple Manhattanites, my car is frequently much desired for its transportation abilities by friends living in the upper East side. I usually do find parking on the street but since most of them are rich artists, any tickets or parking fees are covered by them.

Is this book about parking in NYC or parking in Manhattan? The "city" doesn't end at the river.

Unless it was a slip of the tongue, Andrea, you mispronounced respite. It's RES-pit, not rih-SPITE.

Driving is insane in New York.

we drive in from jersey b/c it takes 35 minutes rather than the 3 hours w small kids.

pay 11.83 on 43rd st., check bestparking before going in

HEY what is this !
what about a story where to park outside of manhattan so u can take public transport in to the city??

get back on the same page!