9 May 2000
John,
From 3:30 on you are likely to run into heavy traffic on the GW Bridge and
the Cross Bronx Expressway -- just other names for 95.
Options:
1. Cross the GW Bridge and exit immediately upon crossing onto Henry
Hudson Parkway, northbound. Look for Cross County and then northbound on
Merritt Parkway into Connecticut or instead of the Merritt take 287
eastbound to eastbound 95 into Connecticut. This is not as difficult nor as
long as it sounds. But a map would be helpful.
2. Before crossing GW Bridge, stay in Local lanes of 95. Look for exit
to northbound Palisade Parkway. Continue on Parkway until eastbound 87 (New
York Thruway). Cross the Hudson River on the Tappan Zee Bridge, continue on
287 (not 87 into New York City). Exit on Merritt or 95 into Connecticut.
3. Tell your friends it just isn't worth visiting Connecticut from the
South!
Have fun at the rendezvous.
Dave Ary
-----Original Message-----
From: John De Wolf [mailto:jdewolf@mail.icrsurvey.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 9:57 AM
To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] How do I get through/around NYC on a friday night?
Awright, folks. I need your help.
How do you recommend I get around NYC on friday night? I'm coming from
Philly and heading to CT. I guess I'll be coming up the NJ Turnpike (I-95).
Does it make sense to just stay on I-95 thru NYC, or is there a better
alternative?
I'd really appreciate your input.
John
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John De Wolf and how to circumvent NYC on a Friday night?
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Started on 2000-05-09
John De Wolf and how to circumvent NYC on a Friday night?
From: David Ary (dary@buckleyschoolnyc.org) |
Date: 2000-05-09 12:15:40 UTC-04:00
Re: John De Wolf and how to circumvent NYC on a Friday night?
From: B. J. Drew (bjdrew@us.med.navy.mil) |
Date: 2000-05-09 18:38:54 UTC
Ooooo, a navigation question to a bunch of letterboxers! John, you're
a brave man! IMHO it's always fastest to listen to the am radio
("traffic on the eights") as you come up the NJTP, and take 95 North
unless the radio is really serious about avoiding it. We've tried the
Tappan Zee Bridge/Merritt Expressway bypass many times and it's
always been worse. You could do the Verazzano Bridge and 287 (???) to
connect to 95 after the Cross Bronx Exwy, but the trip through
Brooklyn is also a mess. Every time we've tried to go around the
city, all those folks mucking up 95 were heading to the same suburbs
that the bypasses go through, so the trip has been longer with just
as much stop-and-go. Granted, I'm predjudiced, since I'm from
California, where I95 would have at least 8 lanes and still be a
parking lot. We left NYC this past Sunday night along with 100,000
other cyclists and baseball fans and had maybe 15 minutes of slowdown
by staying with the direct route along I95.
Cluesheet to follow!
Jay
a brave man! IMHO it's always fastest to listen to the am radio
("traffic on the eights") as you come up the NJTP, and take 95 North
unless the radio is really serious about avoiding it. We've tried the
Tappan Zee Bridge/Merritt Expressway bypass many times and it's
always been worse. You could do the Verazzano Bridge and 287 (???) to
connect to 95 after the Cross Bronx Exwy, but the trip through
Brooklyn is also a mess. Every time we've tried to go around the
city, all those folks mucking up 95 were heading to the same suburbs
that the bypasses go through, so the trip has been longer with just
as much stop-and-go. Granted, I'm predjudiced, since I'm from
California, where I95 would have at least 8 lanes and still be a
parking lot. We left NYC this past Sunday night along with 100,000
other cyclists and baseball fans and had maybe 15 minutes of slowdown
by staying with the direct route along I95.
Cluesheet to follow!
Jay