New York City

In 2011, I started hearing friends talk about this then-new show in New York. The interesting thing was that none of them could really describe it. The show was “Sleep…

A little more than a year, ago, we posted a list of the (then) 18 hotels in New York City that had permanently closed due to COVID. These weren’t “on…

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) of New York has finished installing the new OMNY readers at all subway stations and city busses. This means riders can pay for rides using…

When you say that you’ve been scammed, it’s usually the case when you pay way more than you should for a service. For example, the people selling trips to see…

The New York MTA has announced that they’re going to do away with the Metrocard system in favor of the OMNY payment platform. The main difference is that Metrocards are…

Uber (and Lyft, as well as other rideshare companies) were hyped as the end of the taxi monopoly. Instead of charging set rates for rides, they have dynamic pricing that…

When you visit a city enough times, you may get to the point where you feel like you’ve “seen it all.” Such was the case for Joe and me in…

I grew up just a ferry ride away from Manhattan and know that huge traffic jams are just naturally a part of New York City. Despite trains and subway lines…

Coronavirus has cancelled a lot of very important things since its introduction to society. Weddings. Birthday parties. Vacations. Halloween. Senior years. Mardi Gras. Some things, thanks to rescheduling or “well,…

You guys, I think this is a dream come true! If you’re ever in NYC, especially if you’re a tourist, it’s not always easy to find a public toilet. Some…