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Best Time to Drive from Harlem to Co-op City

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Harlem to Co-op City (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 35 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (28 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Co-op City to Harlem

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 8 to 22 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Harlem (Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) to central Co-op City (De Kruif Place) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Harlem to Co-op City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1820242725232425252724242523201919
Tue1720242625232424252627252425222020
Wed1719242825222425252828272726232120
Thu1821262725232626272830312727252220
Fri1819232424232626273033353029282522
Sat1718171921232626242425272726252422
Sun1717191818192121232525242423222322

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Harlem to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 35 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Harlem to Co-op City?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 17 to 35 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Harlem to Co-op City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 35 minutes.

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