he could, but if i were in his shoes i'd avoid taking one out of nyc because they'd probably be keeping an eye on that where as there's several ways to slip out of the city to the local nj area that tons of commuters go through every day where you could then get farther away before making your true get way. they'll be looking for him at port authority or jfk but nobody will be looking for him in south jersey. you could take a taxi out of nyc just to get across the bridge and pay with a stack of cash and by the time the driver or anyone else got suspicious about it you'd be long gone.
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