http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/nyregion/metropolitan-diary-how-do-i-get-out-of-here.html 2016-09-17 00:17:37 How Do I Get Out of Here? Giving directions out of Manhattan to a driver who really wants to leave. === Dear Diary: I was stopped by a driver in a minivan while waiting to cross the street at 52nd Street and Third Avenue. He opened his window and started talking to me: Driver: “I need to get off this island immediately. What’s the quickest way?” Me: “You mean Manhattan?” “Yes.” “Where do you want to go? The Bronx? Queens?” “Why? So you can follow me?” “I’m on foot.” “I’m in a rush. The quickest way, whatever it is.” “O.K., you are just a few blocks from the 59th Street Bridge.” “Where’s that bridge?” “On 59th Street” “Later.”