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===Private transport=== The [[Lincoln Tunnel]] connects New York City to [[New Jersey]]. The tunnel consists of three vehicular tubes of varying lengths, with two traffic lanes in each tube. The center tube contains [[reversible lane]]s.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jox4CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT168 |title=Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World: Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Roads and Other Structures |last=Berlow |first=L. |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-135-93261-9 |page=168 |access-date=April 12, 2018 |via=[[Google Books]] |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408195652/https://books.google.com/books?id=Jox4CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT168 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":20">{{Cite web |url=https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/lincoln-tunnel-facts-info.html |title=Facts & Info: Lincoln Tunnel |publisher=[[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] |access-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041645/https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/lincoln-tunnel-facts-info.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Parking lots dot the neighborhood, but are dwindling in quantity as developments are being built. [[Eleventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Eleventh Avenue]] is lined with car dealerships, many of which claim to have the highest volume among all dealerships for their brands in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/automobiles/24LOTS.html |title=On 11th Avenue, an Car Dealer Boomtown |last=Sederstrom |first=Jotham |date=April 22, 2011 |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016013248/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/automobiles/24LOTS.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of the horse-drawn carriages from [[Central Park]] stay in stables just off the [[West Side Highway]]. It is not uncommon to hear the sound of horses in the neighborhood. There have been calls for banning horse-drawn carriages, especially from [[Mayor of New York City]] [[Bill de Blasio]] following a handful of collisions between cars and carriages.<ref>Michael M. Grynbaum, [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/nyregion/for-de-blasio-carriage-horse-ban-is-no-walk-in-the-park.html "For de Blasio, Carriage Horse Ban Is No Walk in the Park"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002171629/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/nyregion/for-de-blasio-carriage-horse-ban-is-no-walk-in-the-park.html |date=October 2, 2017 }}, ''The New York Times'', April 4, 2014</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/30/us/new-york-horse-drawn-carriage-ban/ |title=Bill de Blasio: Central Park's horse-drawn carriages should ride into history |last=Malloy |first=Allie |date=January 1, 2014 |work=CNN |access-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231214022/http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/30/us/new-york-horse-drawn-carriage-ban/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/liam-neeson-blasts-mayor-de-blasio-skipping-horse-stable-tour-article-1.1716111 |title=Liam Neeson blasts Mayor de Blasio for skipping carriage horse stable tour: 'He should have manned up and come' |date=March 9, 2014 |work=New York Daily News |access-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629134330/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/liam-neeson-blasts-mayor-de-blasio-skipping-horse-stable-tour-article-1.1716111 |url-status=live }}</ref> The carriage horses live in stables originally built in the 19th century, but today contain modern design features such as fans, misting systems, box stalls, and sprinkler systems. The carriage horses live upstairs in their stables while the carriages are parked below on the ground floor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://untappedcities.com/2014/01/16/behind-the-scenes-in-the-clinton-park-horse-stables-for-the-central-park-carriages/ |title=Behind the Scenes in the Clinton Park Horse Stables for the Central Park Carriages |date=April 28, 2014 |publisher=Untapped Cities |access-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506165602/http://untappedcities.com/2014/01/16/behind-the-scenes-in-the-clinton-park-horse-stables-for-the-central-park-carriages/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-stables-where-central-park-carriage-horses-live-2012-4#!Jw |title=The Stables Where Central Park Carriage Horses Live |date=April 6, 2012 |publisher=Business Insider |access-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506170019/http://www.businessinsider.com/the-stables-where-central-park-carriage-horses-live-2012-4#!Jw |url-status=live }}</ref>
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