The winter storm lashing much of the Northeast, including NYC and the Tri-State area, is a good time for a refresher course in driving safety tips for snow, sleet and ice, especially black ice. Simply, don't drive unless you absolutely must. It is dangerous even for good drivers in vehicles equipped with anti-lock brakes, traction control and all-season tires, and for the … [Read more...] about Winter Storm Warning: Driving Safety Tips for Snow, Sleet, Ice
Getting Around NYC
NYC Free Parking Calendar 2022
Starting with New Year's Day, there are more than three dozen legal and religious holidays in NYC in 2022 when parking meter or alternate side parking (ASP) rules are suspended, and you don't have to move your car. Note that No Stopping, No Standing, No Parking and parking meter regulations remain in effect on all but six of those holidays. Alternate side parking rules … [Read more...] about NYC Free Parking Calendar 2022
Ski Bus Trips to Nearby Slopes From NYC & LI
The mountains await, and so does the bus to get you there and back without driving anything but your skis or snowboard. Take the bus from NYC to nearby ski/snowboard areas including Hunter Mountain, Windham Mountain and Catamount, and have fun on the slopes and apres ski without the hassle of driving. Skiers and riders can board buses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and … [Read more...] about Ski Bus Trips to Nearby Slopes From NYC & LI
Getting Around: Best NYC-Based Car Services
As NYC re-opens it's important to support local businesses which have been struggling. That includes NYC-based car services which have served residents and visitors since long before app-based ride services surged into town from Silicon Valley. These mostly family-owned businesses will thrive again if you use them. Plus, you'll be keeping the money here in NYC, instead of … [Read more...] about Getting Around: Best NYC-Based Car Services
Rideshare Danger: How to Stay Safe in an Uber or Lyft
Since more of us are using app-based rideshare services these days, it's a good time to review how to stay safe, because of recent headlines about rapes and other assaults women riding alone late at night. While most rides are safe and uneventful, every solo passenger - female or male - should think about his or her personal safety before getting into a vehicle with a … [Read more...] about Rideshare Danger: How to Stay Safe in an Uber or Lyft
American Airlines Cuts Service at JFK, LaGuardia
American Airlines is cutting service to 18 cities served by its routes to and from JFK and LaGuardia, including cities in Canada and the Caribbean. The service cuts begin early in January 2022. There also are routes being dropped at other airports, but the NYC cuts are the largest - 18 of 27 routes being eliminated. If you are planning to travel to any of … [Read more...] about American Airlines Cuts Service at JFK, LaGuardia
Gridlock Alert Days 2021
Gridlock Alert Days are the busiest traffic days of the year in Midtown, Midtown East and Downtown. Please walk, bike or take public transportation, whether you are traveling for work, going to a restaurant or to one of the Broadway shows open again, attending the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, doing your holiday shopping or seeing the holiday windows and the Rockefeller … [Read more...] about Gridlock Alert Days 2021
2021 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Arrives Nov. 13
This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is getting ready to arrive in NYC for the holidays. As usual, it's a majestic Norway spruce, 79-foot tall. But for the first time, the tree is from Maryland. For the past 90-ish years of the tradition, the holiday tree has come from Upstate New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or Pennsylvania, and as far away as Canada. The … [Read more...] about 2021 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Arrives Nov. 13
Getting Around NYC: Guide to Public Transit Options Subway, Bus & Ferry
Getting around NYC by subway, bus or ferry is the most affordable and efficient way to see everything on your bucket list, from the Statue of Liberty to the Bronx Zoo, Central Park to Coney Island. Plus there are taxis, car services, bike-sharing and even a tram to get you around. NYC has the largest public transportation system in the USA, and the only one to … [Read more...] about Getting Around NYC: Guide to Public Transit Options Subway, Bus & Ferry
Getting Around: To and From NYC Airports
Since so many of us have not traveled for a while, and with so many tourists returning to NYC, we've updated the choices for getting to and from NYC airports, including prices and travel times. Depending on which airport and which way you choose, it can cost anywhere from $2.75 to $100 or more. Here are the inexpensive alternatives for the frugal jet-setter who wants to … [Read more...] about Getting Around: To and From NYC Airports
