From: nick+mtr@nicksandru.com   
      
   On 10/31/2014 02:23 PM, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On Thursday, October 30, 2014 9:42:47 PM UTC-4, Michael Finfer wrote:   
   [...]   
   > If one has an _early_ weekend appointment in NYC, say 9:00 a.m., it may be   
   better to actually drive directly into the city.  Some friends had to go to   
   Columbia Univ at that time, and driving for them was far faster than the train   
   and subway (and street    
   parking was easy).  I've driven over the Vz Br at 10:00 a.m. with no traffic.    
   However, that's about the latest one can do so, after that, city and suburban   
   weekend traffic becomes quite congested.   
      
   I drove - once - to Columbia University while I was working there last   
   year. While the trip from Somerville to the University (via I-78 - NJ   
   Turnpike - G.W. Bridge - Riverside Drive) took just over one hour, it   
   took me another hour to find a parking spot...   
      
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