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Oddly, NYC is archipelago city, and the only way from Long Island/Brooklyn/Queens to New Jersey is via Manhattan, hence the congestion. I guess one could take
by mbiondi 3y ago
Oddly, NYC is archipelago city, and the only way from Long Island/Brooklyn/Queens to New Jersey is via Manhattan, hence the congestion. I guess one could take the huge detour via Staten Island, but the Verrazzano already has a big toll.
If only the roads were planned bit better.
- jballanc 3y agoBased on the fee being below 60th only, you can easily cross the GWB into Bronx without getting anywhere near the toll.
- anony23 3y agoAre the FDR and west side highway exempt from the toll?
- ceras 3y agoYes, they're exempt.
- StanislavPetrov 3y agoConsidering that the Cross-Bronx parkway is the road with the worst traffic in the entire country, you can't "easily" cross the GWB (but you can do so after sitting in traffic for several hours). And the privilege of this traffic nightmare is a $17 toll for the GWB ($13.50 if you have EZ Pass). https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170221/claremont/cross-bronx-expressway-worst-road-in-country/ https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170221/claremont/cross-br...
- Daishiman 3y agoThe billions of dollars it would take to develop such infrastructure would make this congestion charge cheap by comparison.
- supertrope 3y agoEven the subways are centered on Manhattan.