Gothamist: Highs and Lows of Upper West Side Parking

Jerk Store

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:10:12 -0500

"Logically, to do everyday errands you don't need a car in Manhattan. If you have a second house, a beach house etc then more power to you. For the Catskills rent a car or you can take CoachUSA(Shortline) from the Port Authority bus terminal. Every place in Manhattan is either in walking distance or by public transportation not much so like other parts of the city, such as Western Queens. Where places are more spread out." I'm with you that it's probably not applicable to the majority of people who own cars in Manhattan. But your blanket statement is still just not correct. In NY and NJ, there are suburban office locations that are not very well serviced by public transportation. If you have to do the reverse commute out there, it's absolutely true that sometimes owning a car in Manhattan saves time and/or money. Not that it's "convenient" by any stretch of the imagination, but convenient compared to the alternatives. Owning a car for day-to-day use within the city usually doesn't make sense, but there are commuters who really need a car.

The Edge

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:44:31 -0500

According to a lot of folks, there's just ample parking at every NJT and LIRR station and plenty of subway stations in Queens and Brooklyn. Just like in Manhattan. And everyone has a job in NYC. Right.

McGG

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:06:54 -0500

Nice to know that owning a car in NYC makes one somehow elitist. It's a fucking car you idiots, if I want two or three of them then I'll have them.

Steven

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:43:41 -0500

If you could afford the rent/mortgage payments in Manhattan, own more then one place and pay parking garage fees much more power to you.

jaja007

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:16:37 -0500

Who said anything about leaving pets alone? I'm only giving examples of people needing a car in Manhattan. Plus what's a regular folk? Regular by what standard?

Steven

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:49:58 -0500

Nice to know someone will leave a pet alone in a second house they barely use. Regular folks don't own two homes and pay bills plus taxes on both. It's nice you people who are fairly wealthy.

jaja007

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:45:53 -0500

For the Catskills rent a car or you can take CoachUSA(Shortline) from the Port Authority bus terminal. Every place in Manhattan is either in walking distance or by public transportation not much so like other parts of the city, such as Western Queens. Where places are more spread out. I'm glad you don't think the world revolves around Mahattan. Even if they took a bus to Catskills, how do they get to their house? It's not like there's a taxi waiting for them. What about the family dog or cat? I know people who live in Manhattan with cars because they teach in parts of Brooklyn and Queens that are not accessible by public transportation. I also know people who work in Westchester and Bergen county that don't have public transportation. Contrary to what you may think, it doesn't take a millionaire to need and own a car in Manhattan. It takes regular folks who cannot get to their job without one.

Steven

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:03:42 -0500

Obviously you don't get out enough to know where Catskill is. Better yet, do you even know WHAT the Catskill regions is? Logically, to do everyday errands you don't need a car in Manhattan. If you have a second house, a beach house etc then more power to you. For the Catskills rent a car or you can take CoachUSA(Shortline) from the Port Authority bus terminal. Every place in Manhattan is either in walking distance or by public transportation not much so like other parts of the city, such as Western Queens. Where places are more spread out.

jaja007

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:37:58 -0500

There is LIRR, NJ Transit, and Metro-North. Obviously you don't get out enough to know where Catskill is. Better yet, do you even know WHAT the Catskill regions is? Yeah, dudes... in the two minutes you spent on posting, you could have earned an MBA or managed a hedge fund or some shit. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING. Finished my PE research for the day already ;-)

Steven

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:49:18 -0500

What if you work in the suburbs? What if you have a 2nd home in the Catskills? Maybe if you spent the time criticizing people for having cars on something more productive, you might actually afford to have a car! Strike that. You might actually afford to have a REAL APARTMENT! There is LIRR, NJ Transit, and Metro-North. If you have the money to live in Manhattan and pay $700 a month for a parking spot then good for you. It's nice to know people like throwing their money down the drain and then complain they don't have any.

amsci

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:09:57 -0500

Yeah, dudes... in the two minutes you spent on posting, you could have earned an MBA or managed a hedge fund or some shit. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING. O_o

jaja007

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:48:22 -0500

You want to own a car, move to the suburbs. There is no logical reason to own a car in Manhattan. What if you work in the suburbs? What if you have a 2nd home in the Catskills? Maybe if you spent the time criticizing people for having cars on something more productive, you might actually afford to have a car! Strike that. You might actually afford to have a REAL APARTMENT!

Steven

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:01:20 -0500

There is no logical reason to own a car in Manhattan.

Dave Hogarty

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:56:05 -0500

That's why I always lock my boombox in the trunk!

Jen Chung

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:41:57 -0500

Hey, WCBS 2 says a tape deck was stolen. Maybe someone wants to play old tapes!

Snoopy

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:34:52 -0500

Yes tape decks. There is a black market for eight track tape decks in Bulgaria. They get over ten Bulgarian levs for a deck.

glennQNYC

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:26:57 -0500

GPS device theft is a no brainer... But "tape decks?" Come on Jen, you have to know better!

WesleySnipesAlot

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:24:12 -0500

Damn! where is my tiny violin... I knew I put it somewhere...

TSOL

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:20:46 -0500

Waahhh!!! You want to own a car, move to the suburbs.