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hubertlolable t1_j733ocv wrote

I go out in the city late ~2 nights a week and it’s fine if you live near a path station, as others have said just download the path app and plan for the next train so you don’t wait forever. If I do finish up somewhere and it’s 30 mins to the next train, I just go to a bar nearby and get one more drink, there are places open til 4 near all path stations. If I’m in the city or Williamsburg near the L, I always take the train home.

Late night path schedules are very shitty but people on this sub exaggerate how hard it is to go out late, I do it really often and it’s fine if you live downtown/JSQ (and are comfortable on the train at night). It generally takes the same amount of time to get home from Williamsburg at 3am as it did when I lived on the UES.

The only time I Uber is when it’s really late, like 4am and I’m deep in Bushwick. It’s usually around $60-70 and takes like 30 min, but with the holland tunnel night closure will be a bit longer.

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Ilanaspax t1_j735d4g wrote

You said it yourself it’s only not bad if you live near a path stop (which is usually expensive and near NYC rental prices) - most of JC is not near a path stop so I wouldn’t assume everyone on here is exaggerating how hard it is to return late night via PATH.

Not to mention that besides your location in JC - the comfort level of your return commute can be way different if you’re a woman.

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hubertlolable t1_j737jmd wrote

Yes that’s right, it’s not as feasible from alot of JC. I’m just saying when someone asks if it’s possible to go out late in NYC while living JC, a lot of people say no way. the truth is, in my experience it’s fine if you live downtown/JSQ, so if that’s a priority, OP should limit their search to those areas rather than cross off JC as a whole.

And also yes definitely understand that many people arent comfortable on the train at night. The path is generally much better than the subway safety-wise in my experience, fwiw.

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson t1_j73bajq wrote

The trains are crowded at whatever hour, so that's safe, and it's a helluva lot cheaper taking a Lyft home to the Heights or B-L from JSQ than Brooklyn!

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Ilanaspax t1_j73m1kr wrote

And? The train doesn’t deposit you into your apartment…one still has to walk or possibly take another method of transit to get home unless you live on top of a path stop. Even living close to a path stop I know plenty of women who will take a cab ride home from JSQ even though they lived a walkable distance if it’s late.

It all adds up so it’s something to consider when people want to make blanket statements about the convenience of taking the path home at 3 am. Unless you live on top of a stop you’re going to also need to figure out how to get home from the station if the lightrail has stopped running.

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson t1_j73piyv wrote

I said " it's a helluva lot cheaper taking a Lyft home to the Heights or B-L from JSQ than Brooklyn!"

Is your reading comprehension really that bad?

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Ilanaspax t1_j73q8jf wrote

Do you even know what point you are attempting to make or are you that stupid that you really think no one else is aware taking public transit is cheaper than Uber? Or do you just panic and make random excuses so you can pretend the path is perfect to make sure your rental has a tenant?

The point is that the late night walk home from the path can feel not safe depending on the person. Not everyone is a man who lives on top of a path stop.

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson t1_j73qzhh wrote

Thanks, so the answer is that your reading comprehension IS that bad, and you can't tell I'm saying take the PATH to JC and then a car service home.

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Ilanaspax t1_j73sr4e wrote

Whoa a cab…from the path station to your home? Now I’ve heard everything.

Men on Reddit truly love to state the obvious and act like they are offering groundbreaking advice.

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