Hey,
We are driving (sorry) to east coast and staying most likely in NJ. There is a place pretty near the Holland Tunnel. Also another possible spot is near the Newark Airport. I think that one is Howard Johnson's. Anyway, here's the question--Which area would be best for getting to the lower part of Manhattan via bridges? My wife does not tolerate tunnels, subways, elevators, etc so we have to cross into NY via bridge. It appears from the Holland Tunnel area I could go north and cross over way above Central Park and then drive south. From Newark, I'd cross a couple bridges I think to get over from the Brooklyn bridge. If you had to use a bridge (sorry no trains or tunnels), which would you recommend?
We have been to the E coast a couple times but never been to NYC. She loves the things there --theater and museums especially--but too many phobias for us to try it. This year we thought we'd give it a shot.
Thanks,
Dan
PS. If you have any ideas where we could stay within reasonable commute distance, I'd appreciate those. There are 6 of us tho..2 parents, adult child, teen, 10 yr old and 3 yr old. Hard to find anything that even takes 5, much less 6. The 3 yo sleeps with us so 2 double/queens and a rollaway are plenty.
We are driving (sorry) to east coast and staying most likely in NJ. There is a place pretty near the Holland Tunnel. Also another possible spot is near the Newark Airport. I think that one is Howard Johnson's. Anyway, here's the question--Which area would be best for getting to the lower part of Manhattan via bridges? My wife does not tolerate tunnels, subways, elevators, etc so we have to cross into NY via bridge. It appears from the Holland Tunnel area I could go north and cross over way above Central Park and then drive south. From Newark, I'd cross a couple bridges I think to get over from the Brooklyn bridge. If you had to use a bridge (sorry no trains or tunnels), which would you recommend?
We have been to the E coast a couple times but never been to NYC. She loves the things there --theater and museums especially--but too many phobias for us to try it. This year we thought we'd give it a shot.
Thanks,
Dan
PS. If you have any ideas where we could stay within reasonable commute distance, I'd appreciate those. There are 6 of us tho..2 parents, adult child, teen, 10 yr old and 3 yr old. Hard to find anything that even takes 5, much less 6. The 3 yo sleeps with us so 2 double/queens and a rollaway are plenty.