Archive for June, 2008

Water Taxi at South Street Seaport

Written by Admin on Monday, June 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

This water taxi service have limited number of stops in lower Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and New Jersey but it cuts down on travel time for those living near the rivers. Notice the sign on the side of the boat for free water taxi to

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This Week in New York Yankees History

Written by Admin on Monday, June 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

1966 - At Fenway Park, Mickey Mantle opens the scoring in the 1st inning with a 3-run HR shot, then sandwiches a HR between round trippers by teammates Bobby Richardson and Joe Pepitone in the 3rd inning in New York’s 6-5 win.

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TAXI ! ! ! !

Written by Admin on Monday, June 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Looking around New York it is easy to see the inspiration. Fashion there is different. Timeless is located in Soho , near Tribeca, a fashion forward, artsy section of the city. I love the TAXI line, but I also live in “fly over” country

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New York Day 4, continued

Written by Admin on Monday, June 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

That meant a train then a taxi. The plane laned a few minutes late but we were back at the hotel by midnight. We left the hotel and proceeded to walk South to Times Square (Note to self, Times Square is North of the office not South.

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Civil Rights Activist and Actress - Mary Taylor Zimbalist

Written by Admin on Monday, June 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

It is Mary Taylor Zimbalist that has taken her Final Taxi at age 93. Zimbalist was born Mary Taylor in Manhattan on February 13, 1915 to one of New York’s prominent families. At the age of sixteen, a diagnosis of bone-marrow cancer

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Africa Journal: Part 1

Written by Admin on Monday, June 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Dar es Salaam has 5 million people spread out over a city with a 30 mile diameter. The unemployment rate is about 40%. New York is quite the opposite. We took a taxi from the airport to Gil and Amy Medina’s house.

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The Future Of Personal Transportation In America

Written by Admin on Sunday, June 29th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Some activists in India cite the increasing number of bicycle rickshaws being used in cities such as London, Paris, New York and Washington, often in neighborhoods with high congestion and heavy foot traffic.

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Youth and New York Editors

Written by Admin on Sunday, June 29th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

and leave to teach at a high-needs Brooklyn school. I will miss her sadly, and greatly admire her sense of vocation . . . but now wonder if she has done it before she hits that rapidly lowering age median for New York editors!

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New York, New York, it's a wonderful town. The Bronx is up and the

Written by Admin on Sunday, June 29th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Back at the hotel we packed the last of our things, got into a private car (no mad taxi man for us this time) and drove over the Brooklyn bridge to the port and stood in a remarkably quick line (considering 3000 passengers were

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Taxi rates in major cities

Written by Admin on Saturday, June 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

New York City taximeters start at $2.50 plus 40 cents for each additional one-fifth of a mile. There may also be additional charges, which are listed here. The taxi and limousine commission site also gives estimated fares for a variety

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