From: scott@asd.com (Scott Barman)
Subject: Re: public transport from laguardia, NYC to newark airport?
Organization: American Software Development Corp., West Babylon, NY
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:49:03 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.214207.24867@cmcl2.nyu.edu> obrien@acf3.nyu.edu (Chief O'Brien) writes:
>chun@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (Chun-Kuen Ho) writes:
>>can anybody give me some direction on taking any public transport from
>>the laguardia airport in NYC to the newark airport? and roughly what
>>the rate will be and the hours of operations? 
>
>The cheapest way to get to Newark airport using public transportation is this:
>Take the Q33 bus from LGA Airport ($1.25) to the 74th Street/Broadway/Roosevelt
>Avenue Subway Station (#7, E, F, R, and G trains).  Take the E train ($1.25) to
>42nd Street (Port Authority Bus Terminal).  The trains run fairly often, except
>for late night and on Sundays.  At Port Authority, you can catch the NJ Transit
>Airport Express Bus for $7 (they run every 20 minutes off peak, every 15 peak).
>The express bus takes about 30 minutes (maybe more depending on traffic) and 
>stops at all the terminals.  (If you are going to catch a car rental shuttle 
>bus you will need to get off at Terminal A).

I love all these "savy" New Yorkers who think the world loves to ride
the subways.  Gee... I'm from New York and if I can avoid the subway, I
do!

Instead of this, try catching the Cary Bus (a bus operated by the Cary
Bus Co.) and for $10.50 (or thereabouts) you can ride in relative
comfort on a Geyhound-like bus to the Port Authority Bus Terminal where
you can catch the bus to Newark Airport.  The Cary Bus stops outside of
each of the terminals (including the new USAir terminal since the
shuttle and Air Canada are using it) and you pay on the spot.

>>the reason is that we found that renting a car from laguardia is more
>>expensive than renting one from newark (210/week vs. ~175/week,
>>subcompact). since we are flying into laguardia, we are thinking of
>>going to newark to pick up the car. does anyone have any suggestion to
>>make on this idea? will it work, or will we end up paying more on
>>other things which we overlook?
>
>I live very close to LGA but since I am under 25, car rental agencies in NYC 
>will not rent to me, so I often go to Newark Airport to rent a car.  (Payless 
>Rent-A-Car has compact cars that run about $139 a week).  One thing to remember
>though with renting a car in Newark is that you must return the car to Newark 
>(allow plenty of time for you to get back to LGA Airport) and your rental car 
>will most likely have NJ plates.  If you are planning on staying in NYC, don't

Please... the last time I rented a car was in Arizona and it had Texas
plates on it.  The last time I rented a car in NY (I had moved away for
a while) the car did not plates from this area.  Moral: you never know
where the car you will be driving will be registered.  Veterans of the
renting wars will tell you that!

>leave anything of value in the car, especially the trunk.  Car theives will 
>break into cars that have out-of-state plates before breaking into cars with 
>NYS plates.  Also, another thing, if you do rent a car from the NYC area also 
>be careful of theft.  All NYS rental car plates start with the letter Z (so 
>car theives will know if it's a rental or not).  

You're 25?  Living in Queens?  Then you should know that if someone
wants to break into a car, they do it reguardless of where the car is
registered.  Mostly the amatures are interested in the contents of the
car or using it for joy riding.  The pros are interested in the hardware
itself to sell or break up into parts.  This is not something new.

Also, a car whose plates begin with a Z are not necessarily rentals. 
Some leased cars have it also.  The Z designation are for those cars
whose registration is not in the same name as the assigned driver of the
vehicle

>Have a safe and pleasant trip to NY... (I hope I haven't scared you, it's not 
>as bad as it sounds).  

Look folks, it's very simple.  Don't leave anything of value in the car
whenever you're in a city situation (I've heard as many horror stories
about Boston, Philly, and Miami as I've heard about New York).  If you
leave items in the trunk, just quietly put the items there and don't
make a big to do about it.  Make sure the car is locked and watch where
you park.  In other words, use common sense.
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