Archive for September, 2008

new york taxi driver the movie

Written by Admin on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Hello out there… So I think Iapos;ve come to the right place. Iapos;ve always wanted to be skinnier, it seems like the last piece to the puzzle… Itapos;s something Iapos;ve never had but have dreamed of for years.

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The Dog Should've Tipped Me Off

Written by Admin on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Old lady walking with tiny dog, arm extended: Taxi! Taxi! Goddamn it! Taxi! We have to get out of here now! Taxi! Nearby doorman: I’ll hail you a cab, ma’am. Old lady: You shut your dirty mouth! –64th &York Overheard by: Nora

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Liveblogging the hybrid taxi hearing

Written by Admin on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

New York is requiring all of its cabs be hybrid by 2012, and Boston by 2015. The first hybrid taxi in Vancouver saved enough on gas to recover its purchase price in only three years. Graham agrees with the goals of the bill,

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‘Waterfalls’ Has Trickle-Down Effect

Written by Admin on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

“I just wanted to have a look at the waterfalls and the tops of the buildings,” said Ashley, who paid $25 for an hour-long water taxi tour to view New York’s newest – and most temporary – wonder. Ashley leaned over the side of the boat,

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NYC Taxi Driver Returns Lost 18th Century Viola

Written by Admin on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

A New York City taxi driver has hit all the right notes by returning an 18th-century viola worth thousands of dollars to a passenger who left it in the back seat of his car. New

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New York, part 1

Written by Admin on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

New York’s public transportation sucks. We stayed with our friends in Brooklyn. In order to get to Brooklyn by public transportation from JFK we needed at least 1.5 hours and at least 2 train changes (assuming no wait for the train and

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New York.

Written by Admin on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

New York: Dusty and drunk with sirens, bus horns, taxi beeps, long noises, babies cough, cash machines, tax doubled, bed made, millions of beds, millions of heads, millions of legs which all move aside for each other.

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Emily brought this home today…

Written by Admin on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. And I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when all of a

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Re: Flying my Six to New York City IFR

Written by Admin on Monday, September 29th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

What are the access routes to Manhattan, from Westchester? Train, taxi, limo? Costs? * Orest.

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New York Moments: Part Three

Written by Admin on Monday, September 29th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

New York is both “cheesy” and “pushy”. You can’t observe and digest what you see. You are force fed, stuffed like a sausage and swept in the city’s fast pace. The next morning, we took a taxi to Central Park and visited the Metropolitan

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