New York used to be fun. You could drive in, pay $4 for the tunnel, and then walk around wherever and have a cool day out, or night if you liked going to bars and clubs.
Now it’s $16 to take the Holland Tunnel. Or if you go through Staten Island to Brooklyn, $16 for the Outerbridge Crossing and then another $19 to go home over the Verrazano Bridge.
Now they have congestion fees for driving in lower Manhattan. I haven’t been in Manhattan since this started so I don’t even know how much it costs.
So if I want to go to a party in Brooklyn I’m looking at $35 in tolls and $20 in gas.. Well maybe gas is cheaper now but still. Also, the parties are more expensive. No more $10-$20 events. Shits like $40 and up. Beers are like $8 and mixed drinks can be $20. What used to be a $60 night out is now $150 or more. Concerts are no longer affordable. A mid sized band will change like $80 or more for a ticket. I haven’t been to a concert in the city in years.
I’ve pretty much given up on the city. I worked there for about 9 months in 2011 and it was fun at the time but I don’t think I’d ever do it again. We were working in the Upper East Side near the Met. It was cool to go walking in Central Park for lunch but I see no appeal in doing that again. Also did a job on the west side near the natural history museum.
I miss the grungy 90s Manhattan. Not a big fan of Brooklyn today.
New York used to be fun. You could drive in, pay $4 for the tunnel, and then walk around wherever and have a cool day out, or night if you liked going to bars and clubs.
Now it’s $16 to take the Holland Tunnel. Or if you go through Staten Island to Brooklyn, $16 for the Outerbridge Crossing and then another $19 to go home over the Verrazano Bridge.
Now they have congestion fees for driving in lower Manhattan. I haven’t been in Manhattan since this started so I don’t even know how much it costs.
So if I want to go to a party in Brooklyn I’m looking at $35 in tolls and $20 in gas.. Well maybe gas is cheaper now but still. Also, the parties are more expensive. No more $10-$20 events. Shits like $40 and up. Beers are like $8 and mixed drinks can be $20. What used to be a $60 night out is now $150 or more. Concerts are no longer affordable. A mid sized band will change like $80 or more for a ticket. I haven’t been to a concert in the city in years.
I’ve pretty much given up on the city. I worked there for about 9 months in 2011 and it was fun at the time but I don’t think I’d ever do it again. We were working in the Upper East Side near the Met. It was cool to go walking in Central Park for lunch but I see no appeal in doing that again. Also did a job on the west side near the natural history museum.
I miss the grungy 90s Manhattan. Not a big fan of Brooklyn today.
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