If you have a difficult commute, remember that one rough morning or afternoon drive does not define an entire holiday season.
Welcome to December, aka Four awkward weeks of NYC gridlock limbo. Best of luck to every commuter slogging through.
It’s beginning to look a lot like gridlock, everywhere I look while driving around NYC as well as in and out of Manhattan island. Coined in New York City, the term gridlock means traffic congestion that blocks a city's network of intersections and has been used to describe the Manhattan core's overwhelming traffic volume all year round and especially during the holidays.
Be careful NYC drivers, you’re driving too recklessly, I see trucks and drivers of Mercedes, BMW, and Audi vehicles doing the unthinkable.
My experience after living and working in The Big Apple, I found that traffic and crazy driving increased between December 1 and New Year's Day.
These are officially the worse of the worst. The MTA provides the most economical and convenient means of traveling throughout the year, especially during the holiday season when traffic increases and people are out and about," New York City Transit.
- Thursday, Dec. 1
- Friday, Dec. 2
- Tuesday, Dec. 6
- Wednesday, Dec. 7
- Thursday, Dec. 8
- Friday, Dec. 9
- Tuesday, Dec. 13
- Wednesday, Dec. 14
- Thursday, Dec. 15
The top left is an image of a highway traffic jam going toward Manhattan. The other is what to expect when you arrive.