NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Q&A 10/03/01
Park Place
. Gateway Plaza Information:
For the latest information on tht Gateway buildings, you can call Lefrak at (718)575-4881, or
check their Web site at http://www.lefrak.com.
South Neighborhood residents can enter Battery Park City via Battery Place. Only pedestrian
traffic will be allowed. Residents should check with their Property Managers for more detail
about specific buildings.
We have no further information with respect to long-term occupancy at this time.
VEHICLE ACCESS
Q: Can I get a vehicle Into Midtown Manhattan?
To help improve traffic flow in New York City, effective Thursday morning, September 27, single
occupancy vehicles are barred from entering Manhattan via any bridge or tunnel with an entry
point south of 63rd Street between 6 am and 12 noon on Monday through Friday. This does not
apply to vehicles already located within the Borough of Manhattan, or in any of the other
boroughs or inter-borough crossings including the East River.
These vehicle restrictions will be in force on the following bridges and tunnels:
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Manhattan Bridge
• Williamsburg Queensboro Bridge
• Queens Midtown Tunnel.
Vehicles will be checked at Greenpoint Avenue and at Van Dam Street in Queens, just before
the Queens Midtown Tunnel. Vehicles will be checked at each of the DOT-operated East River
Bridges: the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro Bridges.
Drivers in the following categories will be exempted:
• Cars with commercial plates, official government plates, or NYP plates.
• Vehicles carrying essential emergency medical personnel (i.e. physicians) or other
authorized emergency personnel.
• Vehicles with New York City special parking identification permits for ti ie disabled.
• Medallion taxicabs and livery vehicles authorized by the New York City Taxi and
Limousine Commission.
• Motorcycles.
A 4,000-vehicle park-and-ride is available at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, with a parking
fee of $2. Drivers/passengers can take the #7 subway line or use the park and ride to facilitate
car pools.
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