Hi friends,

I live in India and do not have detailed access to weather and local news etc. at New Jersey (and stuff we are seeing on television about the storm in the US looks scary). I have two seniors who are going to be driving from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, to the John F Kennedy airport (terminal 4), on the 3rd of January to catch international flights. I am aware they didn't have any power/electricity at home for 12-24 hrs some days back (on 24th/25th December when the storm was most intense) and had to shift to a hotel.

Is it safe for them to drive from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, to the John F Kennedy airport? Or are the roads not safe in the region? I have been rather worried (since I don't live in the US) and wondering if they need to postpone their flights. Is there a certain route you would recommend? Google recommends I-287 or the Belt Parkway. Are they two separate routes? Any advice you have that I can communicate to them would be greatly appreciated.

Also, just curious if there's any Uber sevice or something along that route? Or what other options for travelling there may be except them driving.

Thanks so much!

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dpirmann t1_j2030po wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:06 PM

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There's no storm in the forecast for next Tuesday (Jan 3). High of 48F. A bit of rain for Saturday (Dec 31). High of 54F on Sunday (Jan 1). Those are 9-12 degrees C temps.

The roads are clear.

Scorpio_kid OP t1_j206qk9 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:30 PM

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Replying to dpirmann (#1,121,947)

Thanks so much for your help and for informing the roads are clear.

Wonderful_Ad3017 t1_j208hc9 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:42 PM

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Yes. You can get around easily now. Roads clear quickly. An Uber will take you to JFK if you want. I guess it will be around $150-200 because Baskin Ridge is kind of far. Scheduling in advance is your best bet. Driving shouldn’t be difficult though. Leave lots of time to account for traffic and customs. The route you explain is most likely the best. They are two different high ways but will get you to JFK.

SK10504 t1_j208s3s wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:44 PM

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not sure how hold the 'seniors' are, but it might be best to use a car service rather than drive themselves to the airport and drag their luggage from parking lot to perhaps air train and to the terminal.

drive from from nj to jfk can be stressful even for an experienced driver with good reflexes given traffic volume, sometimes narrow lanes, short merges and bad signage.

Scorpio_kid OP t1_j209cjg wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:47 PM

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Replying to SK10504 (#1,123,023)

Thanks for your help. I will be looking into that as well.

Scorpio_kid OP t1_j209ifr wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:48 PM

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Replying to Wonderful_Ad3017 (#1,122,961)

Thank you for such detailed information. It was very helpful.

Expensive_Owl_4 t1_j216dfl wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:27 PM

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Replying to Scorpio_kid (#1,123,115)

The various car services charge 1.5x to 2x the Uber price. Definitely worthwhile for me when booking my own parents! The roads should be fine, but it is a decent drive.

NJGolfbum89 t1_j22r0fe wrote on December 29, 2022 at 5:42 AM

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Yes, was talking to a friend today who said his parents in France were concerned about the weather too. New York weather does not equal New York City weather. New York city is clear, Buffalo, NY which is far - is not.