Following the handshake agreement between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. They are leaders from across labor, business, advocacy, arts and culture, housing, faith, and more joined together in applauding the on-time, balanced, and fiscally-responsible $112.4 billion Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 agreed to by the Adams…
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If you’re choosing to drive in NYC you better have time to waste–for the second year in a row New York City was named the most congested city in the world, with drivers spending nearly four days each year stuck in traffic.
The report was released by the INRIX’s Global Traffic Scorecard, which looked at data from 947 urban areas in 37 different countries to compare travel rated.
They looked at things such as delays, costs, and commuting trends to find which city is the most congested.
And, according to the numbers, New Yorkers spent a whopping 101 hours stuck in traffic in 2023. This resulted in a $9.1 billion loss for NYC with the congestion, or $1,762 per driver.
So, how slow were New Yorkers really moving?
Well, the data found the drivers reached an average of 15 mph during peak hours and 30 mph during the low point between morning and afternoon commutes.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams today announced the full restoration of funding to libraries and cultural institutions in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2025 Budget. A total of $58.3 million will be restored to the three New York City public library systems, while $53 million will be…
There’s no need to pay for a hot yoga class this July — all you have to do is to the 30-minute train ride from Harlem to Bryant Park Yoga presented by CALIA. A free yoga series in the heart of Midtown where you can soak up the sun’s rays from downward dog to child’s…
On a regular day, getting anywhere from JFK is a bit of a headache—and things are about to get even more complicated when catching an Uber or Lyft from the travel hub.
Anticipating a record number of passengers during a time of ongoing major construction, JFK will temporarily move the ride-share pickup area for passengers arriving at Terminal 4, which primarily services Delta and JetBlue, requiring them to actually take a shuttle to reach the designated zone.
According to Travel and Leisure, only during peak travel hours between noon and 2am, folks will have to exit the airport, get on the ride-share shuttle scheduled to operate every one-to-two minutes and meet their driver at one of a few different pickup areas marked with codes like “M1” and “K2.”
Outside those scheduled times, your ride will be able to meet you at the terminal as usual. Yellow taxis will also continue operating as usual.
The new process will only affect arriving passengers: if you’re catching a flight from Terminal 4, you will still be able to get dropped off by the door.
The changes are in reaction to renovation work at the airport, which is currently undergoing a $19 billion redevelopment that will add two brand new terminals and a new roadway network that will completely transform the old hub.
As the changes will not be completed until 2026, passengers should expect additional adjustments, specifically targeting parking and pickup/dropoff procedures.
While scrambling to leave JFK and likely complaining about the extra travel time, keep in mind that a brand-new, beautiful, more convenient (hopefully) airport is just a few years away!