Best Time to Drive from Lower Manhattan 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 20-mile drive from Lower Manhattan to Co-op City (via FDR Drive North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 29 to 63 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 Lower Manhattan (Wall Street) 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 Lower Manhattan to Co-op City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	59	73	70	66	72	69	64	65	71	72	75	75	61	58	61
Tue	43	47	59	73	68	73	73	77	70	72	71	82	93	77	70	76	74
Wed	45	49	62	69	72	70	80	75	71	79	90	93	92	83	78	67	66
Thu	51	52	64	73	77	82	79	81	82	93	101	108	91	90	88	82	89
Fri	43	46	55	66	62	85	79	74	75	84	93	100	93	80	78	74	70
Sat	48	45	45	57	58	64	70	66	67	69	72	72	77	86	70	75	68
Sun	49	47	45	49	51	56	57	61	64	68	72	74	76	71	70	75	63

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 Lower Manhattan to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 43 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lower Manhattan to Co-op City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	59	73	70	66	72	69	64	65	71	72	75	75	61	58	61
Tue	43	47	59	73	68	73	73	77	70	72	71	82	93	77	70	76	74
Wed	45	49	62	69	72	70	80	75	71	79	90	93	92	83	78	67	66
Thu	51	52	64	73	77	82	79	81	82	93	101	108	91	90	88	82	89
Fri	43	46	55	66	62	85	79	74	75	84	93	100	93	80	78	74	70
Sat	48	45	45	57	58	64	70	66	67	69	72	72	77	86	70	75	68
Sun	49	47	45	49	51	56	57	61	64	68	72	74	76	71	70	75	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	59	73	70	66	72	69	64	65	71	72	75	75	61	58	61
Tue	43	47	59	73	68	73	73	77	70	72	71	82	93	77	70	76	74
Wed	45	49	62	69	72	70	80	75	71	79	90	93	92	83	78	67	66
Thu	51	52	64	73	77	82	79	81	82	93	101	108	91	90	88	82	89
Fri	43	46	55	66	62	85	79	74	75	84	93	100	93	80	78	74	70
Sat	48	45	45	57	58	64	70	66	67	69	72	72	77	86	70	75	68
Sun	49	47	45	49	51	56	57	61	64	68	72	74	76	71	70	75	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	59	73	70	66	72	69	64	65	71	72	75	75	61	58	61
Tue	43	47	59	73	68	73	73	77	70	72	71	82	93	77	70	76	74
Wed	45	49	62	69	72	70	80	75	71	79	90	93	92	83	78	67	66
Thu	51	52	64	73	77	82	79	81	82	93	101	108	91	90	88	82	89
Fri	43	46	55	66	62	85	79	74	75	84	93	100	93	80	78	74	70
Sat	48	45	45	57	58	64	70	66	67	69	72	72	77	86	70	75	68
Sun	49	47	45	49	51	56	57	61	64	68	72	74	76	71	70	75	63