First time to NYC Manhattan. Any tips?

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  1. Woodys

    Woodys Heavy Load Member

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    215 W 95th st.

    I'm suppose to pull onto 95th from Broadway (even though there is a no left turn sign). The construction crew will block traffic for me. I'm planning on coming in the city in the middle of the night and parking on south bound broadway until the crew gets there in the morning. It was planned for monday morning, but unfortunately the northeast is starting to shut travel plans down at the smallest sprinkle of snow so I'm stuck at a truckstop until this storm passes and the DOT lift the ban.

    Anyways, talked to a guy who's been there before and he gave me directions in. I was studying the map and found a way I thought would be much easier, but I don't know. So I'm kinda looking for yalls opinion. Not that I don't trust the dude, but I just want to get all options and information I can.

    His advice:
    GWB to 87s
    87s to X3
    Cross the madison bridge then turn left on 5th
    Take 5th to 125th
    Turn right on 125th
    Follow to broadway and make a left onto broadway

    What I was thinking:
    GWB to X2
    Follow to Amsterdam
    Turn left onto amsterdam
    Then turn right on 155th/145th/135th/??
    Then left on broadway.

    178th exit is closed but it points to Amsterdam as the truck detour. However I don't know which roads I am allowed to take to jump over to broadway.

    Any tips appreciated!
     
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  3. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    Guess it’s to late to say no thanks on the load.
     
  4. Ruthless

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    You’re saying gwb to exit 2 on 95 then work your way down?

    That’s a lot more uptown traffic and time.
    Could you? Yea. I wouldn’t. Doesn’t add anything but more stop n go.

    95th is an eastbound one way street.. the address you have comes up as the housing project building on the corner.

    Lot of places on broadway there isn’t room to park on the street for hours without getting a ticket.


    If you go your buddy’s route, last I recall that right on 125th I had to swing pretty wide... I might have been wide myself tho?


    You’re not gonna be in the tourist section of town. Or the pretty section.
     
  5. GreenPete359

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    Be in & stay in the far right lane on the GWB, take the exit at the end of the bridge before you go under the apartments. That’s 178th street. Turn right on Broadway, follow to 95th. Out same as in.

    Go in before 5:30 am and don’t worry about traffic. Between 5:30-6 a little bit coming into the tolls. Maybe 5-10 tops.

    go in after 6am...you’re screwed because of traffic
     
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  6. Ruthless

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    178th exit is closed til the summer on the signs I saw. Why would you want to run all that uptown traffic light traffic?
     
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  7. Woodys

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    Will they ticket you for parking even if it's in the early hours of the morning? What about amsterdam, would it be smarter to park there? I will only be parked for a few hours until the crew arrives.

    If I come down amsterdam what is the best road to skip over to broadway? Not saying I'm going to use X2, but I might. Not too worried about the extra time it would take as it's my first time in.

    Thx!

    Edit: Which route would you suggest?
     
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  8. Ruthless

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    Idk if there’s blackout times for tickets: I can’t tell you a good block that far north to park at. I’d cross over further north where possible, somewhere uptown there’s a rail crossing above that’s low: the one you come under on Broadway is tall enough, might want to keep right on it, right lanes are taller there. How tall are you gonna be?
     
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  9. mover man

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    I go to Jacob Javitz all the time. Going in the middle of the night is the only way to go. If coming north from jersey the way I always go is first exit after the toll. Bottom of ramp turn right onto broadway.
    If coming south from ct. Take Amsterdam ride it till it intersects with broadway.
    In the middle of night you can make a uturn on Broadway. Never got a ticket for overnight parking. Have gotten tickets for parking in no parking zone. But that is standard at the convention center. I usually put Last week's ticket on windshield. Sometimes i get another one and sometimes i dont.
     
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  10. Woodys

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    13'6" with a sleeper cab and 48 flat.

    I'm thinking 155th looks like a perfect road to jump from amsterdam to broadway.
     
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  11. GreenPete359

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    Been a while since i’ve crossed the Bridge. Didn’t know they had 178th closed. That early the red lights aren’t going to bother you. You’d breeze right thru. I’ve done it enough
     
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