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I usually take the train from Trenton to Penn Station when I visit. This is not usually a hassle, and usually is a weekday or a Saturday.
I would never try to drive to Manhattan during "peak times," but do you think I could drive on a Sunday via the Holland Tunnel? By this I mean - is the area (Downtown) busy at this time? Could I find reasonably priced parking or even street parking? I wouldn't try the Lincoln Tunnel.
How about the Staten Island Ferry? Worth it to drive to S.I. form Philly? Or should I scrap all plans of driving and stick to the train?
I usually take the train from Trenton to Penn Station when I visit. This is not usually a hassle, and usually is a weekday or a Saturday.
I would never try to drive to Manhattan during "peak times," but do you think I could drive on a Sunday via the Holland Tunnel? By this I mean - is the area (Downtown) busy at this time? Could I find reasonably priced parking or even street parking? I wouldn't try the Lincoln Tunnel.
How about the Staten Island Ferry? Worth it to drive to S.I. form Philly? Or should I scrap all plans of driving and stick to the train?
Manhattan, and downtown especially are dead (by NYC standards) on Sundays. You can find parking easily in Midtown, and the West Village / Washington Park area (those are the only areas I specifically know that have parking on Sundays due to no meters). Don't know about downtown specifically though.
With that said, NYC is still NYC but if you are comfortable driving in Philly on a weekday driving in Manhattan on Sunday should be easy. Make sure you know how to parallel park
Don't do the ferry thing unless you specifically want to enjoy the view - I doubt it in this weather. Better off driving to NJ and taking a bus/train if you prefer or just taking your normal course. Driving to SI as far as I'm concerned is a waste of time and money and you could very well get stuck on the SI expressway any day of the week.
Good luck, you should be fine driving or taking your normal course.
Parking in the Financial District is priced for Wall Street banker-types. It’s very expensive, even on a Sunday. With all the snow right now, it’s impossible to park on the street even if you find a space.
We usually drive to the train in Trenton anyway. The round-trip fare for four adults would be $120. So, if we have one person avoiding the drink who can drive home, it would probably be worth it economically.
Manhattan, and downtown especially are dead (by NYC standards) on Sundays. You can find parking easily in Midtown, and the West Village / Washington Park area (those are the only areas I specifically know that have parking on Sundays due to no meters). Don't know about downtown specifically though.
With that said, NYC is still NYC but if you are comfortable driving in Philly on a weekday driving in Manhattan on Sunday should be easy. Make sure you know how to parallel park
Don't do the ferry thing unless you specifically want to enjoy the view - I doubt it in this weather. Better off driving to NJ and taking a bus/train if you prefer or just taking your normal course. Driving to SI as far as I'm concerned is a waste of time and money and you could very well get stuck on the SI expressway any day of the week.
Good luck, you should be fine driving or taking your normal course.
Thanks. I'll look into this. I'm king of parallel parking.
On a Sunday morning probably. But late on a Sunday afternoon or evening, forget about it.
Did this before, but it was back in the 90's. Got there by 2 p.m. and people were just waking up. Thanks.
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