Back in 2007 I went with some friends from Dayton, OH to Providence, RI and drove the NJ, NY, CT, and RI portion of the trip because I was voted the better city driver to handle NYC traffic. When we got to the GW Bridge the wait was only 15 minutes which someone commented that wasn't to bad for the time of day we were crossing it (before 9 AM). Traffic was relatively light compared to what I had heard about. Overall it was a really good trip.
ah the great memories of riding this up and down to go party at the clubs in the city and hang out in general..only thing i hate w/ a passion is the traffic..that is a complete nightmare...
Great video Jim, I love the music! I'm driving to Ct tomorrow and I'm toying with going this way. I've been through here once before, but I do not have it on video. Thanks for the ride!!
I don't believe I ever saw this video before? Fun ride, but you'll never catch me driving it again! Already had my experience with the Cross-Bronx; not one I ever want to experience again, lol.
as a New Yorker, I must tell you that terms such as "heavy traffic" "lots of traffic" "traffic jam factor of 10" and "traffic nightmare" are all synonomous with the Cross Bronx Expressway which why I rarely use that highway
Man I love the videos. If you don't live in New York, this is the next best tour to take......hell, I'm enjoying the ride!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The New England Thruway is toll in the NB direction only so the SB side is free however I didn't know that until I went down that way. I find that strange a toll road one direction and a free route the other.
love your video ... you past my old exit - Rosedale Ave ... used to live in Parkchester ...never drove - always took the trains - was nice to see the old neighborhood again .. thanks for sharing ^..^
rite afteronn exit 2a...jerome ave the bhig under pass was grand concourse ..and second im surpise the road was moving cuase i travel on it and yu just sit there wen traffic was bad..smh
@funkyladybean -True, however, the road was and is very much needed, it just could have been handled differently at the time, maybe as a tunnel or something w/o disrupting the neighborhood as it did.
In my travels along I-95 through the Bronx in New York, there are several bridges overpassing the Cross Bronx Expressway that are Elevated Subway Lines and several of their stations you can see within striking distance.presumably the IRT 1,2,5, and 6 (Pelham Bay Park Line). Another bridge that crosses below the expressway is the IRT 4 (Woodlawn-Jerome Line) and is about a mile from the famed Yankee Stadium.
Love this happy feel good song - great drive. As much as I love being in big cities, once you hit the saturation point, you have to get out. Great editing FWJ - peace ;.)
I spent half of my life in South Bronx and this video brings me flashbacks of those wonderful and crazy days driving across the city from the Bronx to Brooklyn and Manhattan and from the Bronx to Queens or upstate New York... The speed limit on I-95 is 50 but it looks like you're going 75 my man :)
Damn Jim you just past by my old house off of Jerome Blvd. And my moms house in Co-Op City, Bronx River Parkway is where I had a lot of fun with aunt who lives there too. .
My Cousin is in Tuscan,AZ right now and just visited Georgia for the first time. He lived there(N.Y.) for a long time before moving out to the dessert. . . LOL ! !
@soundvillageismyriva god do I know how you feel ! Lived in NYC for 16 years moved out to NJ and I cant stand it !!!! ITS BORING AN THE PIZZA SUCKS ! the only good thing is am just 45min from the city.
@PlanneCrash12000 That can happen anywhere, just because it was the Bronx doesn't mean it had anything to do with the area. I've seen many a car on fire on roads, sheesh.
@funkyladybean Sorry. I never ment to insult anyone. I was just saying what my uncle saw when he went to New York. I dont see much of that kind of stuff where I live.
@funkyladybean That has happened on I-65 North near Bowling Green, KY, after I filmed my William H. Natcher Pkwy video, the car fire has footage at the end of that video.
I try to avoid the Cross Bronx Expressway as much as possible. As for your video, did you get on where US Route 1 leaves the roadway? Lastly, as for the New Rochelle toll plaza, it sure looks as though it served both sides of the highway at one time.
Next summer, I might put my wife in the car and head to her sister's camp in Maine via NYC. Looks like Sunday is the best day to go through without alot of hassle.
reminds me exactly of arroyo seco parkway
96justinpark 2 months ago
Back in 2007 I went with some friends from Dayton, OH to Providence, RI and drove the NJ, NY, CT, and RI portion of the trip because I was voted the better city driver to handle NYC traffic. When we got to the GW Bridge the wait was only 15 minutes which someone commented that wasn't to bad for the time of day we were crossing it (before 9 AM). Traffic was relatively light compared to what I had heard about. Overall it was a really good trip.
berserkr1979 2 months ago
ah the great memories of riding this up and down to go party at the clubs in the city and hang out in general..only thing i hate w/ a passion is the traffic..that is a complete nightmare...
NiVeA5678 4 months ago
Great video Jim, I love the music! I'm driving to Ct tomorrow and I'm toying with going this way. I've been through here once before, but I do not have it on video. Thanks for the ride!!
cochrab 6 months ago
@cochrab Glad you enjoyed it, I hope traffic is in your favor when you head through.
Freewayjim 6 months ago
Makes me miss the Boogie Down
thedavisgroup 7 months ago
I don't believe I ever saw this video before? Fun ride, but you'll never catch me driving it again! Already had my experience with the Cross-Bronx; not one I ever want to experience again, lol.
FreewayBrent 8 months ago
@FreewayBrent LOL, I don't blame you, it's usually a bear to deal with, but you did it once and that's what matters :)
Freewayjim 8 months ago
as a New Yorker, I must tell you that terms such as "heavy traffic" "lots of traffic" "traffic jam factor of 10" and "traffic nightmare" are all synonomous with the Cross Bronx Expressway which why I rarely use that highway
metsfreak4life 9 months ago
Wow. I know New York is the biggest city. Great job
interstateruler 11 months ago
@interstateruler Thank you!
Freewayjim 11 months ago
I love ur videos Freewayjim!
jiffyjen 11 months ago
@jiffyjen Thank you!
Freewayjim 11 months ago
On the New England thruway section of 95, The Valley's to the left baby!!! V4L!!!
abxtale 1 year ago
Great video, Jim. I've only driven this route once and it was good to go back!!! Great music, too!!
cochrab 1 year ago
@cochrab Thanks!
Freewayjim 1 year ago
Man I love the videos. If you don't live in New York, this is the next best tour to take......hell, I'm enjoying the ride!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bcunningham13946 1 year ago
@bcunningham13946 Thanks for watching!
Freewayjim 1 year ago
so many public houses around
TheRocTV 1 year ago
The New England Thruway is toll in the NB direction only so the SB side is free however I didn't know that until I went down that way. I find that strange a toll road one direction and a free route the other.
dvferyance 1 year ago
@dvferyance Many bridges and tunnels in the NYC area are like that regarding the tolls.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
love your video ... you past my old exit - Rosedale Ave ... used to live in Parkchester ...never drove - always took the trains - was nice to see the old neighborhood again .. thanks for sharing ^..^
FoghornLeghorn1116 1 year ago
@FoghornLeghorn1116 You are welcome, thanks for watching!
Freewayjim 1 year ago
You were LUCKY to get through the Cross-Bonx Expressway as fast as you did! Peace.
MuzikJunkyAES 1 year ago
Yep. That looks about right. lol, that may be real-time too. At least it seemed that way when I was on it last night.
JamaicanBMW87 1 year ago
rite afteronn exit 2a...jerome ave the bhig under pass was grand concourse ..and second im surpise the road was moving cuase i travel on it and yu just sit there wen traffic was bad..smh
bboybm3 1 year ago
Do you realize the building of this road is largely to blame for the downfall of the South Bronx??
funkyladybean 1 year ago
@funkyladybean -Probably so, Robert Moses did not care one way or the other.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
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funkyladybean 1 year ago
@Freewayjim No he did not. The irony is that he never drove!
funkyladybean 1 year ago
@funkyladybean True, nor did he ever hold public office. You'll never see anyone with that much unbridled power again in a US city.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
@Freewayjim Thank goodness for that! Whenever I go by all his tracts of housing I wish badly I could see what had been there before it was razed.
funkyladybean 1 year ago
@funkyladybean -True, however, the road was and is very much needed, it just could have been handled differently at the time, maybe as a tunnel or something w/o disrupting the neighborhood as it did.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
you made me home sick ..... good i miss the bronx good work on the video
MrJay1718 1 year ago
@MrJay1718: Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Freewayjim 1 year ago
damn dude you made more me home sick i wish i was home i lived off of white plains road good work on the the video its all bout the bronx
MrJay1718 1 year ago
would love to drive there too
lorraineedmay 1 year ago
@Freewayjim, Thank you very much. that was quick!
lorraineedmay 1 year ago
@lorraineedmay: You are welcome ;)
Freewayjim 1 year ago
who sings this song, anyboy???? Thank you
lorraineedmay 1 year ago
@lorraineedmay : It's noted at 0:42 and in the closing credits but to save you the time the song is "Get Out of the City" by Ivy.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
My dad lived in the Bronx for 40 years.
jkatz44 1 year ago
In my travels along I-95 through the Bronx in New York, there are several bridges overpassing the Cross Bronx Expressway that are Elevated Subway Lines and several of their stations you can see within striking distance.presumably the IRT 1,2,5, and 6 (Pelham Bay Park Line). Another bridge that crosses below the expressway is the IRT 4 (Woodlawn-Jerome Line) and is about a mile from the famed Yankee Stadium.
LeroyBright 1 year ago
DUDE! I have a serious question! how come u visited all of the states? are u from new york?
MuzeTV 1 year ago
@MuzeTV: No, I live in Metro Atlanta, I just enjoy road trips.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
Interesting video, thx!
MissUberville 1 year ago
Love this happy feel good song - great drive. As much as I love being in big cities, once you hit the saturation point, you have to get out. Great editing FWJ - peace ;.)
0marigolds 1 year ago
WTF I DONT SEE ANY BRONX:: GHETTOS
AUTISBEST 1 year ago
If I got off at any of the exits in the first few miles you would.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
I spent half of my life in South Bronx and this video brings me flashbacks of those wonderful and crazy days driving across the city from the Bronx to Brooklyn and Manhattan and from the Bronx to Queens or upstate New York... The speed limit on I-95 is 50 but it looks like you're going 75 my man :)
LuchoRimac 2 years ago
It's actually sped up about 3.5x so it looks more like 175 :)
Freewayjim 2 years ago
Gotcha! :)
LuchoRimac 2 years ago
At the toll plaza, did you see the gigantic I-95 shield? Weird...its like its a national emblem...
KDogggRock 2 years ago
Yes, I took a photo of it :)
Freewayjim 2 years ago
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wow! you didn't even pass a drive-by shooting!
ChristinaWatkinson 2 years ago
@ChristinaWatkinson LOL
Maserati7200 1 year ago
Damn Jim you just past by my old house off of Jerome Blvd. And my moms house in Co-Op City, Bronx River Parkway is where I had a lot of fun with aunt who lives there too. .
Sorry reminiscing too much ! ! !
As you can tell I am from the Bronx. . .
JLUnlimited 2 years ago 4
@JLUnlimited Same here im from University Ave by Roberto Clemente Park
soundvillageismyriva 2 years ago
So you know what I am talking about . . Those were some good times back in the day ! !
JLUnlimited 2 years ago
@JLUnlimited oh fuck yeah man i miss home, im actuallu planning on moving back there in a couple of months i live in the gay Phoenix AZ
soundvillageismyriva 2 years ago
My Cousin is in Tuscan,AZ right now and just visited Georgia for the first time. He lived there(N.Y.) for a long time before moving out to the dessert. . . LOL ! !
JLUnlimited 2 years ago
@JLUnlimited lol man its a big difference out here, but its fucking boring as balls, fuck this its def. not worth moving out here
soundvillageismyriva 2 years ago
LOL. . I will put that in to consideration . . Thanks ! !
JLUnlimited 2 years ago
@soundvillageismyriva god do I know how you feel ! Lived in NYC for 16 years moved out to NJ and I cant stand it !!!! ITS BORING AN THE PIZZA SUCKS ! the only good thing is am just 45min from the city.
67tr876 6 months ago
You've made this on my Birthday!
wooga78 2 years ago 2
A belated Happy Birthday to you!
Freewayjim 2 years ago
Cool video! I like these hi-speed impressions. Thanks for all the info! *****
JKHeights 2 years ago
Hey, that's the song you used in a Virginia video.
ATP2555 2 years ago
Yes, two years ago.
Freewayjim 2 years ago
My uncle went to NY a few years ago. And he said he saw a car on fire in the middle of the highway in the Bronx.
PlanneCrash12000 2 years ago 4
Yes, that sounds about right. Leave a car unattended on the side of the CBE for two hours and watch what happens to it...
DarthFastidious 2 years ago
@PlanneCrash12000 That can happen anywhere, just because it was the Bronx doesn't mean it had anything to do with the area. I've seen many a car on fire on roads, sheesh.
funkyladybean 1 year ago
@funkyladybean Sorry. I never ment to insult anyone. I was just saying what my uncle saw when he went to New York. I dont see much of that kind of stuff where I live.
PlanneCrash12000 1 year ago
@funkyladybean -True! last car on fire I saw was on I-95 in Southern Virginia.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
@funkyladybean That has happened on I-65 North near Bowling Green, KY, after I filmed my William H. Natcher Pkwy video, the car fire has footage at the end of that video.
FreewayAndrew 1 year ago
@PlanneCrash12000 Hey dude, I'm from Des Moines, Iowa and I seen a car on fire in the middle of the highway right next to the capitol building.
chemicalbreed17 1 year ago
I try to avoid the Cross Bronx Expressway as much as possible. As for your video, did you get on where US Route 1 leaves the roadway? Lastly, as for the New Rochelle toll plaza, it sure looks as though it served both sides of the highway at one time.
KML0224 2 years ago
Driving a big truck on this disaster area is horrible. The CBE was rated worst road in the country a few years ago.
samdon815 2 years ago
Yay!! Jims almost in Boston!!!!!
integgy95 2 years ago
great job ..
ScrewdUpClick2000 2 years ago
Nice drive, once again, Jim.
Bryant5493 2 years ago
A nice end for the nyc area video series. 5*
TaGaMeMNoN1983 2 years ago
Next summer, I might put my wife in the car and head to her sister's camp in Maine via NYC. Looks like Sunday is the best day to go through without alot of hassle.
jasonlava 2 years ago
Yes, Sunday mornings are a breeze through the city, Saturday mornings aren't bad either.
Freewayjim 2 years ago
Nice video. Great choice of music.
cunningpal 2 years ago
I totally agree! I love this song. I even love the video too. It makes me want to get out of the city I'm in!
gsnman 2 years ago