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Many people like to stay in their own neighborhoods and partake in what's around them vice take what could be a somewhat lengthy trip to meet friends several neighborhoods over. Hell, if I lived on the LES, I wouldn't want to travel to go grab a drink with friends in Harlem (or even the UES/UWS), and that's within the same borough. Similarly, growing up in Prospect Heights, I wouldn't want to meet friends in "far off" parts of Brooklyn for the same reasons.
Being from Brooklyn, we'd often meet in Times Square as a sort of middle ground (friends were coming from NJ, Brooklyn, Queens, etc.), but I'd wish we could meet somewhere closed.
When I say let's go get a drink at this spot in LIC. People tell me, that's too far for me. People who live in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and even Bronx think Queens is too far??
You can drive 7 miles to any destination out of the city in under 20 minutes
where traveling 7 miles from Queens to Manhattan takes a little over an hour.
Congestion, DOT restrictions, all add up to time consumption..............
You can drive 7 miles to any destination out of the city in under 20 minutes
where traveling 7 miles from Queens to Manhattan takes a little over an hour.
Congestion, DOT restrictions, all add up to time consumption..............
Many people like to stay in their own neighborhoods and partake in what's around them vice take what could be a somewhat lengthy trip to meet friends several neighborhoods over. Hell, if I lived on the LES, I wouldn't want to travel to go grab a drink with friends in Harlem (or even the UES/UWS), and that's within the same borough. Similarly, growing up in Prospect Heights, I wouldn't want to meet friends in "far off" parts of Brooklyn for the same reasons.
Being from Brooklyn, we'd often meet in Times Square as a sort of middle ground (friends were coming from NJ, Brooklyn, Queens, etc.), but I'd wish we could meet somewhere closed.
I never thought of this, but it could explain why in many areas of Manhattan you can cross a street or two and most of the people walking the sidewalk look different from one or two blocks before. Perhaps the high population density in Manhattan makes this possible. Heck, there are residential buildings in Manhattan that have populations in them that might be like a small town, especially if you include all residential buildings in one block.
Going from Manhattan especially uptown to midtown should only take 20-30mins from 90st above. Then from there, LIC is technically just 10mins from 42nd street. The 1st stop is Court Square, that's where people get the G train to Brooklyn. So realistically speaking going uptown to LIC is quicker than going to W4 or Soho. It seems to be slower going down to W4. What I don't understand is that Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx are all within one hour of each other tops in any direction via mass transit. That's pretty darn good compared to other cities and countries.
Going from Manhattan especially uptown to midtown should only take 20-30mins from 90st above. Then from there, LIC is technically just 10mins from 42nd street. The 1st stop is Court Square, that's where people get the G train to Brooklyn. So realistically speaking going uptown to LIC is quicker than going to W4 or Soho. It seems to be slower going down to W4. What I don't understand is that Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx are all within one hour of each other tops in any direction via mass transit. That's pretty darn good compared to other cities and countries.
Bruh, that is not true. Brooklyn to Queens via mass transit in one hour?
I live 4 miles from work. It takes me 15 -20 minutes to drive in. If I took mass transit it’d take me an 45 - 60 minutes and this is within the same borough. Four miles.
Bruh, that is not true. Brooklyn to Queens via mass transit in one hour?
I live 4 miles from work. It takes me 15 -20 minutes to drive in. If I took mass transit it’d take me an 45 - 60 minutes and this is within the same borough. Four miles.
It really depends on which lines are by your starting point and destination when traveling between boros.
That can make the difference between 25-45 min or 60-90.
Bruh, that is not true. Brooklyn to Queens via mass transit in one hour?
I live 4 miles from work. It takes me 15 -20 minutes to drive in. If I took mass transit it’d take me an 45 - 60 minutes and this is within the same borough. Four miles.
Bruh, that is not true. Brooklyn to Queens via mass transit in one hour?
I live 4 miles from work. It takes me 15 -20 minutes to drive in. If I took mass transit it’d take me an 45 - 60 minutes and this is within the same borough. Four miles.
I took a bus from Brooklyn to Queens it was about 35mins during the day. Now taking a bus from brooklyn to other parts of brooklyn was just as long. The JFK bus from A/C train to JFK was about 25mins and it was just 5 miles.
I think distance wise the area is not far away but the traffic is a different problem. For subways, it shouldn't be that bad going from Brooklyn on the J/Z to Queens in 30mins then transfer to other lines is another 20-30mins to other areas.
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