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'''New York City''' is the largest city in [[New York State]]. Generally, when travelers travellers say they are from or going toward "New York", they are referring to this city, which is actually made up of 5 five boroughs and 3 islands: Manhattan(an island), Brooklyn, Queens (both located on the western end of Long Island), Staten Island, and Long Island (which Brooklyn and Queens are a part of). The Bronx, the fifth borough, is connected with (on the North American mainland of [[New York State]]).

One does not simply walk out of Hitchhiking is '''illegal''' in New York Cityas well as in the neighboring state of New Jersey; enforcement varies see https://hitchwiki. org/en/New_York_State

=== Heading North (I-87, toward [[User:gerbennapAlbany (New York)|GerbenAlbany]] took the subway out on line 2 to the last stop, and then walked to the commuter train at Mt.Vernon East, direction Stamfordupstate New York, and got off at Rye. There you can start hitching on the onramp of the I287. [[User:gerbennap|GerbenMontreal]] used a sign saying 'Up North' and got picked up after 20 minutes and taken all the way to [[Albany (New York)|Albany]].===

== Heading West/South-West (Interstate I78) ==The Interstate I78 Advice: Don't get stuck in Albany. There is a road that more or less comes from NYC and passes fairly large service area (New Jersey and leads into direction Harrisburg.Since New Jersey might be a little bit tricky and hitchhiking Baltimore Travel Plaza) on the Thruway just before Albany, so getting off there is kind of outlawed there, it can be best preferable (technically illegal to take hitch on a bus ride.For 20.5 dollars you can get rest area connected to [[Allentown]] in [[Pennsylvania]]the Thruway, hence bypassing New Jersey.The bus leaves New York at the Port Authority bus terminal. In Allentown but you can walk or hitchhike (within the cityask around) to the entrance of the I78.

=== On I-95Ride the subway to Woodlawn in the northern Bronx, toward [[New Haven]], [[Providence]]last stop on the 4 train, and [[Boston]] ===hitch at the ramps just north of there where Jerome Ave joins I-95 North runs along the Eastern coast of [[87. You're still within New York State]] and [[Connecticut]] at City so hitchhiking is technically illegal but this pointfar out enforcement seems lax. Leaving New York City There's also a Dunkin' Donuts and a gas station nearby where you can be very complicated, especially getting past ask around for rides up I-87 or the Bronx, a borough full of decidedly "dangerous" lowpartially-income neighborhoods. When [[User:Amylin|amylin]] was researching on ways out, she found this quote on a website: "A hitchhiker killed in the Bronx will be referred to, by police, as a suicide victimparallel Taconic State Parkway."

=== Heading West ===If you are trying to get to [[Pennsylvania]] or points WestNortheast (I-95, your best bet is to take NJ Transit to toward [[Mt. OliveNew Haven]], [[New JerseyProvidence]]. This will get you out of the suburbs, and thus increase the likelihood of getting a long-distance ride. From the Mt. Olive train station, you can walk to the [[on-rampBoston]] of I-80. Be advised that hitchhiking is illegal just about everywhere in New Jersey, including shoulders and on-ramps, so use caution.) ===

== JFK airport ==You don't ''have'' to take the 5 US$ Airtrain to get there or to get from JFK to the city. Take a [http:/EV Connect Charging Station petrol station /www.jfkrest stop on I-airport.net/287 highway next to Rte 119 & White Plains Rd busstop.html local bus] from terminal 4, you can pay 2,25 US$ Ask for the ride or if you get an unlimited card drives direction to I-95 (7 days are worth it if you're staying 4 or more daysnext rest stop is place bellow next to Greenwich train stop) you can use that.

== Law ==§1157. Pedestrians soliciting rides, or businessSmall highway I-95 rest stop next to Greenwich train stop.Google Maps look for Homestead Inn and place is next to it at the end of Augustus Ln

(The #2 subway train out to the last stop, Wakefield-241st St and walking about a mile from there to the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=1145104329767828159,40.903428,-73.850375%3B17266531610081419525,40.912360,-73.832180&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=241st+St+-+Wakefield+Station+%4040.903428,-73.850375&daddr=40.912118,-73.832245&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&sll=40.909977,-73.837309&sspn=0.014724,0.033431&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1 Mount Vernon East Metro-North station], where you can take a) No person shall stand in local train a roadway for the purpose of soliciting bit farther afield. To hitchhike to Providence, [[Rhode Island]] on a ridecold winter's day, or she took the $5.50 train to solicit [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=325+Heights+Rd,+Darien,+CT+06820&sll=41.224118,-72.559204&sspn=1.875734,4.279175&ie=UTF8&ll=41.069322,-73.492999&spn=0.007344,0.016716&z=16&om=1 Noroton Heights] in Darien, CT, usually with changing trains in Stamford, and officially started from there. She recommends this route for hitchhiking North, especially if you don't want to spend a lot of money getting out of the city or sell to time waiting outside. In Noroton Heights [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=325+Heights+Rd,+Darien,+CT+06820&sll=41.224118,-72.559204&sspn=1.875734,4.279175&ie=UTF8&ll=41.069322,-73.492999&spn=0.007344,0.016716&z=16&om=1 there is an occupant on-ramp about 1km from the train station]. There is a steady flow of any vehiclecars who mostly have to stop before entering the on-ramp, and the area is suitable for low-key camping out. A local police patrol car passed her while she stood with her thumb out but did not harass her.(c) No person shall occupy any part of a state highwayWhereas, except if you take the Metro-North train from Grand Central Station in a city or villageMidtown Manhattan, in any manner you'll pay more than double for the purpose ticket, plus the $2.75 subway fare to get to the station. So, if you're already on the subway, you might as well get the most of selling your $2.75 (or solicitingfree swipe, see below) and take it as far out as possible.) [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] followed these instructions in July 2010 and highly recommends them as well. Also on the train his ticket was never checked. Got a ride within 5-10 minutes at night using this around May 2018.

§ 140Taking the "B" or "D" subway to Fordham, and walking the six blocks south ("right") on Fordham Rd to Metro North. Roadway This requires less walking, and the New Haven Line trains stop here more frequently on their way north. That portion Fares from Fordham to Noroton Heights are the same as from Mount Vernon East, and it is much easier/quicker to access. Hitching along Bruckner Blvd near Brook Ave in the Bronx, reachable via the 6 subway train. (This section of Bruckner Blvd is used heavily by cars trying to get from Manhattan to the northeast-bound Bruckner Expressway without paying a toll.) Drivers may be less likely to stop in such urban surroundings, and you should exercise caution as the levels of both crime and police presence in this neighborhood are relatively high, but this is at least one option that does not require a highway improvedcommuter train. [[File:GWBplaza.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Cars waiting for hitchhikers to take across the GWB]] There is a bus stop at the New Jersey end of the George Washington Bridge (below Lemoine Ave) where drivers pick up passengers to try to qualify for the carpool discount on the bridge toll, designedand hitchhiking at this location is [http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2012/06/21/chris-christie-reportedly-asks-police-to-quit-ticketing-gw-bridge-carpoolers/ reportedly considered legal]. The vast majority of drivers will just be crossing the bridge to reach Manhattan, markedbut as this is the main freeway route for traffic from the south crossing New York City towards Connecticut and beyond,looking for longer rides here may be worth a shot. It's about a 3km walk from 175 St on the A subway train to the New Jersey end of the bridge. or If heading towards [[Vermont]], take the Metro North all the way to Danbury, CT (Change in E. Norwalk). ordinarily The fare is $8 from Mount Vernon East ($9 from Fordham). used This puts one right on Rt 7, which winds through the hills of Massachusetts and Vermont all the way to the Canadian border.   === Heading West (I-80) === If you are trying to get to [[Pennsylvania]] or points West, your best bet is to take NJ Transit to [[Mt. Olive]], [[New Jersey]] ($14.75 from New York Penn Station, or $9 (plus $2.75 for vehicular travelPATH) if you take PATH to Newark, walk to Broad St Station and catch NJT there). This will get you out of the suburbs, and thus increase the likelihood of getting a long-distance ride. From the Mt. Olive train station, you can walk to the [[on-ramp]] of I-80. Be advised that hitchhiking is illegal just about everywhere in New Jersey, including shoulders and on-ramps, exclusive so use caution. It may also be possible to get a ride from the westbound Lemoine Ave bus stop at the end of the shoulder GWB (opposite the eastbound one described under "Northeast" above).  === Heading West/Southwest (I-78) === Interstate I-78 is a road that more or less comes from NYC, passes through New Jersey andleads towards Harrisburg. slopeSince New Jersey might be a little bit tricky and hitchhiking is kind of outlawed there, it might be best to take a bus ride. For $25.80 you can get to [[Allentown]] in [[Pennsylvania]], hence bypassing New Jersey.The bus leaves New York at the Port Authority bus terminal. In Allentown you can walk or hitchhike (within the city) to the entrance of the event I-78. (Of course, if you can book in advance then for that price you can get a Megabus all the way to Pittsburgh or beyond.) You can also take the Bieber Bus for about $27 to one of several towns (Hellertown, Wescosville) along the highway includes two and thus avoid the long walk from the Allentown bus terminal to the highway. You may need to buy your ticket online in advance. If you do take the Bieber bus to Wescosville, don't bother with the Wescosville travel plaza if you're headed west - i know it looks promising but all traffic out of there is headed south to philadelphia. Ask at gas stations or more separate roadways thumb it on the ramps. Another option is to take a NJ Transit train to [[Annandale]] ($15 from Penn Station, $11 from Newark) and hitch the on-ramp.  === Heading Southwest (I-95, toward [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and [[Washington D.C.]]) === Ask the rides in Thomas Edison Service Area on Highway I-95. Thats next theWoodbridge train station term "roadway"  == Subway == You're likely to need a subway ride at the start of any attempt to hitchhike out of NYC (and probably to get around while there as used herein shall refer well). Many subway riders have unlimited-ride Metrocards, and since a card is only required to any such roadway separately but enter the subway system (not to all such roadways collectivelyexit), it's possible to get people with unlimited-ride cards who are leaving the system to swipe you in for free (as there is no additional cost to them). At busier stations, just stand outside the turnstiles and politely ask exiting riders if they'll swipe you in. It's also possible to swipe in for free by waiting in the emergency door and ask someone from the other side to open it. Many people use the emergency door to jump in for free, specially families with kids, only the parents have card and once they are inside they open the emergency door for their children. See [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/01/free_swipe.php this article] for a discussion of the "free swipes" phenomenon.  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}