Need a parking lot!
January 25, 2011 8:44 AM   Subscribe

Recommend me a cheap, secure and (preferably) underground parking lot somewhere in NYC!

Will be driving into NYC on Friday and need a place to park my car. I'll have some important stuff that I'm leaving in the trunk that is also temperature sensitive so perferably a lot that isn't sitting outside. Bonus points if its in Manhattan (might be tough) and it must be either in a building or underground so the temperature isn't as punishing. I'm ammenable to taking the subway or path from another burrough into the city if its far more economical.

Cheers
posted by Hurst to Travel & Transportation around New York, NY (11 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Define "cheap," please. What's your budget?
posted by decathecting at 8:46 AM on January 25, 2011


And how long will you be parking for?
posted by Grither at 8:51 AM on January 25, 2011


I'll have some important stuff that I'm leaving in the trunk that is also temperature sensitive

How sensitive? Is it something that can be insulated against the cold by sticking in in a cooler or something? As a general rule, I would counsel against leaving anything important in a parked car for any extended period of time (unattended lots are not secure, and attended lots, in my experience, can have some sticky-fingered attendants. Add to that something temperature sensitive and the fact that it's January, I'd try to figure out an alternative.

Is there someone/somewhere you can park whatever it is that is temperature sensitive inside, and then retrieve it? Then you could just find cheap parking wherever, a much simpler proposition.
posted by ambrosia at 9:08 AM on January 25, 2011


Manhattan is huge. I mean, not like Brooklyn is huge, but we're talking about an island that's 13.4 miles long and 2.3 miles wide.

Use nyc.bestparking.com.
posted by valkyryn at 9:09 AM on January 25, 2011


Also see primospot.com as an alternative to look for garages in your vicinity.
posted by devbrain at 9:12 AM on January 25, 2011


Response by poster: Cheap is a relative term of course as NYC parking is dramatically more expensive than other urban areas, so I guess use your judgment? As for transporting the goods, yea I could, but it would be a real pain in the ass and I won't be able to hold onto it all day so I'd have to put it into a storage locker, again, total pain in the ass. Would rather leave it in a trunk. The merch will be insulated in styro but I always take secondary precautions.

Thanks for those links.
posted by Hurst at 9:16 AM on January 25, 2011


Bonus points if its in Manhattan (might be tough) and it must be either in a building or underground so the temperature isn't as punishing.

Here's the thing.

Underground garages in Manhattan are not insulated, so their inside temperature is pretty much what the outside temperature is.
posted by dfriedman at 9:35 AM on January 25, 2011


Response by poster: dfriedman, underground garages should be much warmer, closer to soil temperature which is in the 50s, unless there is a lot of air exposure to the outside. 50s is perfect for my intended purposes.
posted by Hurst at 9:44 AM on January 25, 2011


It's actually fairly difficult to tell which garages are above or below ground in NYC. I've been surprised a number of times to see the attendant drive my car onto the elevator, and have it go *up.* YMMV.

Also, some garages are far enough belowground that the city's pervasive steam system keeps them quite warm, if not outright hot.
posted by schmod at 10:31 AM on January 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


A month ago I picked up my car from a Midtown garage and the car's external-temperature thermometer said 90 degrees fahrenheit.
posted by thebazilist at 12:05 PM on January 25, 2011


Response by poster: 90 is no bueno
posted by Hurst at 12:22 PM on January 25, 2011


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