Sunday, Oct. 9 - Saturday, Oct. 15
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE SUSPENDED MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR COLUMBUS DAY/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY AND SUCCOTH
Monday is a summons alert day! Many people are off work, and alternate side parking is suspended, but meters and other parking rules remain in effect. Don’t get a ticket!
Monday is a summons alert day! Don’t get a ticket! (Luiz C. Ribeiro/for New York Daily News)
The Columbus Day Parade will take place on Fifth Ave., spelling Midtown and Upper East Side traffic jams from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will start at 42nd St., continuing up to 72nd St.
REMINDER: the Dolphins face the Jets on Sunday at 1 p.m. Hudson River crossings will be extra busy. Avoid the crowds by taking the New Jersey Transit shuttle from Secaucus to the Meadowlands instead.
Depending on the outcome of Saturday’s Mets/Padres Wildcard game, there could be a third game Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
The Yankees’ playoffs start this week with games at the Stadium Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Hockey’s regular season begins with the Rangers hosting Tampa Bay, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
The traffic and transit problems in the region extend beyond the Central Business District in Manhattan. We clearly need a comprehensive entity covering NY-NJ-CT (and a sliver of eastern PA) to create a metropolitan transportation “pricing plan”. Any thoughts on how to structure a multi-state mechanism to create such a plan?
Ah, this reminds me of the good old days. Back in the early 1960s New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut formed the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission and they did exactly what you described. The best minds were recruited, and amazing plans were developed. That all fell by the wayside in the late 1970s as succeeding governors decided not to cooperate, creating about a half-dozen separate planning entities, all within each state’s boundaries.
The closest we have to it is the non-governmental Regional Plan Association. The RPA issued its 4th Regional Plan in 2017. You can check it out by going to its website. It’s a great document, but does not have the imprimatur of any government entity, and governors still ignore or oppose some of the plans, as Governor Murphy in New Jersey is with congestion pricing, even though 80% of NJ commuters use transit and the Port will spend in excess of $10B for a new bus terminal in Manhattan that largely serves Jersey commuters.
As for congestion pricing for areas outside Manhattan, it’s not in the cards. While there may be serious congestion, most areas don’t have superb transit like Manhattan’s business district.
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