We didn’t have many plans for our quick weekend trip to New York City to see some shows. Besides having theater tickets for Friday & Saturday nights, our schedule was…
New York City
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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…
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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…
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It was several years ago when we visited London and used our contactless cards to pay for the fare on the London Underground. By using the same card throughout the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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If you arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with plans to go to Manhattan (a.k.a. “the City”), you have 3 main choices: subway, ride sharing, or taxi. Each…
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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…
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The upside of the points and miles universe is that you get to do things you’d otherwise never get to do. That’s great when it means flying in business class…