1st Trip to NYC in my New Mazda!
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
Torrington, Connecticut
November 10, 2025 1:23pm CST
I was a bit skeptical at first as if I wanted to take my new Mazda CX9 to the city or just go in my daily driver.
For those who know New York City is not for the faint of heart when it comes to driving. From crazy taxi drivers, to public MTA buses that drive like they are in cars and the loads of pedestrians, it can be overwhelming.
But hey, I decided to suck it up , buckle up and take the family to the city to spend our Sunday with my mother in law. Overall the drive wasn't too bad just about an hour and a half from Connecticut. to Manhattan on a Sunday.
We enjoyed our evening, had some really good pizza and drove back home around 7 pm when the traffic began going down.
Hope you all had a good Sunday
Picture is mine, Manhattan bridge in the background
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
10 Nov
I was born in the concrete jungle, living and driving here can be difficult. Thats why I moved out and bought my home in CT
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
21h
@rebelann For sure, but I like it here, No traffic, quiet little suburbs. My kids are also in great schools so im content with my move
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
10 Nov
Agreed made it back in one piece
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
10 Nov
Nothing fancy, I do enjoy the new car smell and white on black trim my wife chose
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@DaddyEvil (161358)
• United States
10 Nov
I'm glad the trip was successful and you all had a good time.
I drove around New York when I was in my 40s to take my daughter to college in Pennsylvania and then around it again to go pick her up and bring her home once she graduated from college. I didn't enjoy the trips and hope never to need to do that again!
I will say that driving around the bigger cities was much better than what I experienced when I drove through Los Angeles when my daughter and I went out for a vacation to Disney Land when she was 7 or 8 years old. Terrifying traffic out there!
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@DaddyEvil (161358)
• United States
20h
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I always drove everywhere when I was younger but won't visit LA again.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
19h
@DaddyEvil lol that's understandable
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
21h
Sounds crazy lol, I want to visit LA soon but here that driving down there sucks
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@sallypup (66662)
• Centralia, Washington
10 Nov
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I've had my fun of driving snow and ice roads and highways. I'm done with all that stress.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
10 Nov
Lucky you, I pretty much live on 95N and 278, its my daily commute
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@Traceyjayne (6383)
• United Kingdom
10 Nov
I’ve only ever seen it on tv but it’s not a place I would drive around.
Well done for being brave though.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
10 Nov
Yeah it was a bit nerve wrecking with the crappy drivers and bad roads but we made it there and back fine with no problems
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@snowy22315 (198567)
• United States
16h
Glad you enjoyed your day there. Sis once drove into Manhattan, but don't think I would be brave enough for that. I have driven in DC though.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
15h
Iv driven in a few cities like Boston. Hartford, DC, but New York is a different beast lol everyone drives fast and aggressive
@LadyDuck (486870)
• Italy
20h
@BACONSTRIPSXXX 
When I was younger I also liked, no more now.
When I was younger I also liked, no more now.1 person likes this
@Tampa_girl7 (53733)
• United States
17h
Glad that you had a good time. I have been to NYC a few times, but never even got out of the plane. It was military flights. I wish that I could have spent a bit of time there. Maybe one day.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
16h
Its nice especially if you not from the city, I enjoy the sky scrapers and seeing all the lights at Madison Square Garden
@RasmaSandra (90706)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Nov
SIGH you make me homesick for my hometown NYC, Glad youu had a good visit, I was born and raised in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY,
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@RasmaSandra (90706)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13h
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I went to Long Island Universtity Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Hospital was close by when I had a lot of time between classes I volunteered there in the Delivery Department fond memories,
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
22h
Nice, I was born in East New York at the Brooklyn hospital. Whenever I miss the city il take a trip for the day
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@JESSY3236 (21276)
• United States
16h
Chris, my boyfriend, had said that we would go to NYC while I up in NJ next week. Not sure if we will. I have been NYC several times. Once with my high school band (we had a concert in NJ and then went to NYC to see the sights), and two times with Chris and his mother.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
16h
I plan on going to see the tree in December with my wife and kids
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@JESSY3236 (21276)
• United States
16h
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I just looked up about the tree lighting and it is after I leave NJ. lol I am leaving NJ on Dec. 2nd. I am leaving here on Nov. 20th.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
21h
Thanks Judy, I'm happy with it, very spacious and has a nice interior
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16276)
• Torrington, Connecticut
21h
Truly is a nightmare but we made it back forth in style lol
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? Glad you had an enjoyable family time . . . any drive is worth that 
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@Deepizzaguy (115945)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9h
My relatives and myself used to visit New York City to visit my late uncle and cousin from my late father's side of the family.
