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Ehh... I've seen colleagues equally frustrated with traffic. The difference probably isn't all that much.
I've done both for long periods at a time. Being in the comfort of a car compared to the zoo that is public transportation is much less stressful to me. But again, like we said in the other thread, it's all a matter of preferance.
I've done both for long periods at a time. Being in the comfort of a car compared to the zoo that is public transportation is much less stressful to me. But again, like we said in the other thread, it's all a matter of preferance.
There is no comfort in a car stuck in the third stopped traffic jam across Canal Street in the week trying to get from Brooklyn to the Holland tunnel at rush hour.
I am lucky I had no gun when I did it for a couple months.
If a subway stops, you sit back read a good book or the NY Times. If your car is stuck in a jam you scream ineffectually at the windshield, hoping to move forward another 6 inches.
There is no comfort in a car stuck in the third stopped traffic jam across Canal Street in the week trying to get from Brooklyn to the Holland tunnel at rush hour.
I am lucky I had no gun when I did it for a couple months.
If a subway stops, you sit back read a good book or the NY Times. If your car is stuck in a jam you scream ineffectually at the windshield, hoping to move forward another 6 inches.
For you, it's better. That's fine. For me, I will be happy not ever having to navigate the sardine can-like rush hour platforms and trains for the rest of my days. That sh1t is enraging, and not healthy to me. I've learned to be much more zen stuck in traffic in a car by myself with the windows up if I want them to be.
That said, I no longer have to really ever drive in Manhattan unless I want to. So this also helps.
Or find another job. Living in Brooklyn is overrated these days except for maybe millenials, who swear they have to live here. I work in downtown Manhattan and have a few people who live in northern NJ. They take a bus.
The only cheap option I can think of is driving through Manhattan to go NJ and then taking the Verrazano on the way back.
Or find another job. Living in Brooklyn is overrated these days except for maybe millenials, who swear they have to live here. I work in downtown Manhattan and have a few people who live in northern NJ. They take a bus.
The only cheap option I can think of is driving through Manhattan to go NJ and then taking the Verrazano on the way back.
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Originally Posted by Brooklynorbust
Move
I am actually planning to move in the next 2-3 months. But for now, this commute is going to be costing me at least $750/mo in gas and tolls.
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