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[ciao_bella]

A brand new Ferry Service that goes directly to NYC has just opened here in NJ. The ferry service is one town over from where I live. The ferry offers another option to get to Manhattan besides using public transit buses, trains or cars.  These two pictures of two local (same) bridges which, if driving to NYC you would need to cross, were taken from that ferry.  Just thought you might enjoy seeing.   

[MaverDaver]

looks like the Parkway and Route 1/9 bridges in Amboy

[LTT1]

@ciao_bella 

I do enjoy seeing and thank you!

[Ronettes]

As a Jersey Girl myself, thank you for posting this!

Perhaps it will help cut our horrendous traffic problems, I live in the area as well.

[ciao_bella]

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@MaverDaver wrote:

looks like the Parkway and Route 1/9 bridges in Amboy

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Exactly the bridges!  

[Another new name Sue]

Very interesting. Once you get to Manhattan, how would one travel to their place of employment or whatever they're going to?

Speaking of traffic, a major artery in Los Angeles was seriously damaged in a fire and could not be used. They are working 24 seven to get it repaired since it has impacted traffic for miles and miles around. I hope this disaster encouraged people to use public transportation and they stay with it after the damages repaired. 

[Ronettes]

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@ciao_bella wrote:

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I don't know how the traffic is in your area, but here it is worse than ever -

Bumper to bumper just to get down the road to the supermarket.

Sometimes I just give up and walk to the vegetable market, it's so much easier and quicker than driving and trying to park.

And I go out very early in the morning, just to avoid the school time crowd!

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@Another new name Sue wrote:

Very interesting. Once you get to Manhattan, how would one travel to their place of employment or whatever they're going to?

Speaking of traffic, a major artery in Los Angeles was seriously damaged in a fire and could not be used. They are working 24 seven to get it repaired since it has impacted traffic for miles and miles around. I hope this disaster encouraged people to use public transportation and they stay with it after the damages repaired. 

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@Another new name Sue  There are a number of ferries leaving from different parts of NJ going to different parts of NYC. There is usually more than one stop in NY, so you get off at the closest one to your work. Sometimes you may need to take a cab or a bus or subway. A ferry leaves from my town and the parking lot is always full as people don't just come from that one town.

[ciao_bella]

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@Another new name Sue wrote:

Very interesting. Once you get to Manhattan, how would one travel to their place of employment or whatever they're going to?

Speaking of traffic, a major artery in Los Angeles was seriously damaged in a fire and could not be used. They are working 24 seven to get it repaired since it has impacted traffic for miles and miles around. I hope this disaster encouraged people to use public transportation and they stay with it after the damages repaired. 

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The ferry service is offering free shuttle buses to Midtown 39th St. from the ferry terminal.   

[ciao_bella]

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@Ronettes wrote:

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@ciao_bella wrote:

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I don't know how the traffic is in your area, but here it is worse than ever -

Bumper to bumper just to get down the road to the supermarket.

Sometimes I just give up and walk to the vegetable market, it's so much easier and quicker than driving and trying to park.

And I go out very early in the morning, just to avoid the school time crowd!

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@Ronettes  Where I live, the traffic has increased mostly due to more housing/condos/townhouses, etc.  It hasn't, yet, gotten to the point of being bumper-to-bumper with the exception of the summer months when more people travel to the shore.