Where do you have to go in NYC? The quality of driving, while lousy, does vary widely from borough to borough. Driving in Manhattan is near impossible. You can actually take 6 lights to go 1 single block, the traffic is that bad. In the outer boroughs, you can drive, but it's going to be mostly a conga line of bumper to bumper, at least 8-10 cars. If there's a Chinese driver at the head of the conga line, expect to miss just about every light, because they generally drive about 19 mph---I've clocked them. Parking is virtually impossible in Manhattan, unless you pull into a parking garage, and then don't bet on it. Parking in the outer boroughs is extremely difficult, varies by the neighborhood, and watch out! They are now reducing the time on parking meters, so you only get 13 minutes per quarter instead of 15 minutes. There are streets subject to "alternate days", meaning on certain days of the week, ostensibly to allow street cleaning (but mainly to write tickets as a cash cow), you can't park on a given side of the street during certain hours. If you are found by the meter maid (and they start trolling for violators even before the delineated time) on the wrong side of the street during those hours on those days, you get a whopping big parking ticket.
