Travelling

[fairyrune]

For future Manhattan/LUSH excursions, I have developed the following plan. I'm posting it here for my own reference.

Off-peak round trip tickets from the Nanuet train station are twelve dollars. According to the website, the ride takes less than an hour and a half, and drops you at Penn Station. From there you would take the subway to Union Square. At two dollars each way, the total would be sixteen dollars per person, with minimal gasoline expenditure.

The parking garage on West 3rd between MacDougal and 6th is approximately thirty dollars for up to ten hours, including tax. It takes approximately 1/4 of a tank of gas in my car to get to the city and back. Then, there's tolls.

Therefore, if I have a car full of people to split the parking fee, tolls and possibly gas, driving into the city is more cost effective. If it's just myself and one or maybe two other people, the train is the better option.

Comments

[red-sykora.livejournal.com]

and if you have EZ pass and 3 or more ppl in the car... the toll at the GWB/Lincoln/Holland is only $2. you have to go to a manned toll booth (cash lane) but totally worth it if there isnt a long wait.

[fairyrune]

Yeah, I read that! It seems counter-productive, but for cheap tolls, who cares?

[red-sykora.livejournal.com]

Haha... as long as there isn't a huge line i'd say it will take an extra minute which is def worth it!
i mean $2 to get into NY? it's like a frakkin PATH ride!

[fairyrune]

I have no knowledge of the PATH, for I live in New York. :( It's so freaking difficult to get to Manhattan from Rockland. It's a pain in the ASS.

[red-sykora.livejournal.com]

Hehee... too funny.

[vampcurse.livejournal.com]

You do know that there is a Lush right on Broadway only a few blocks from Penn Station? I found it Friday night and forced myself to leave otherwise I would have been so broke...But it smelled heavenly.

[fairyrune]

Oooooooooo...good to know! I have a friend who lives right near Union Square, and I don't get to see her nearly often enough since she moved to the city, so I try to go there. Plus, Ray's Pizza is OMG SO TASTY! But, if I go in solely for LUSH, that will save me a couple of bucks, which I could then spend on soap!

[spreadsothin.livejournal.com]

It's only a fifteen minute walk from Penn Station to Union Square, so if it's a nice day, you could save the subway ride.

The train from Suffern is only 10$ Peak, so I'm sure it's cheaper off-peak. The train from Tarrytown is 7.25 off-peak (5$ TZ toll).

The bus from Nyack is less than 8$ (I buy bulk, so I don't know exactly)- and that drops you off ten minutes from the herald square store, at port authority.

[fairyrune]

Yar. That's true. I was thinking maximum cost, for comparison.

Suffern's too far from me to make saving the two bucks on the train worth it, unfortunately. I've done the Tarrytown train station, and parking is kind of a pain some times.

I did the bus from Haverstraw last time, and it was twenty bucks round trip. Plus, it's a lot slower than the train.

There's a commuter ferry a block from my house that takes you to the Ossining train station, but it only runs during going-to-and-from-work hours. THAT would be super-convenient if it ran on weekends and things.

[justducky2204.livejournal.com]

another option:

drive here. carpool to hoboken or harrison. pay $5-10 to park for the day and take the path in @ $1.50 each way. you can path to the 33rd st lush with almost no walk or to union square with a minimal walk. and it's probably faster than driving into the city...

[fairyrune]

I think that's a good plan if a bunch of Jersey people are going. If it's just me and my mom or me and Rich or people from NY or something, that's a bit more of a hassle.

It seems I'll have to go back some time soon, since Rich's mom just sent me a gift card today!

[justducky2204.livejournal.com]

it's not as hard as it sounds...and it's WAY easier than driving in the city. yo have to drive by either harrison or hoboken to get into nyc. it's just a matter of knowing where to go.

[fairyrune]

I don't mind driving in the city so much. I'm pretty good at it, actually. My second two years of college were spent commuting from Rockland to Chelsea for classes, so I'm used to it.

My thing is, if I'm going to drive that far, I might as well just drive to the city anyway. It's about equidistant from here.

Although, the PATH would be cheaper. Hrm. I shall have to ponder this.

[justducky2204.livejournal.com]

and it's faster. much faster during the day, especially...

and especially from hoboken.

[fairyrune]

I know Mom wants to try the train from Nanuet, so that will probably be our next experiment. I'll put the PATH on the list of things to try, though!