As the traffic in the streets and sidewalks of midtown increases, the conditions for the skilled practitioner remain somewhat challenging. Unskilled practitioners? Very challenging. Extortionists? Well, if you’re amoral, immoral, or a hater (or some combination therein), then you’re working with a different set of rules… And the stories in the streets from victims continue… Continue Reading

One can feel the end-of-the-year holiday swell in the streets already here in Midtown Manhattan. Motor Assault Vehicle aka car & truck traffic is slowly getting out of hand – soon to achieve parking-lot-like status right through Christmas. Rickshaw practitioners must factor in molasses like movement of street traffic into their pricing, as even rickshaws… Continue Reading

Saturdays in the streets of midtown, unlike weekdays, are sooooo unpredictable – maddening to this olde timey practitioner; nevertheless, somehow someway they usually add up… And today was no exception – budget numbers were hit in a timely fashion. Much ado about pricing: RR had a conversation with two gals – erstwhile New Yorkers –… Continue Reading

A fine Friday evening in the streets of midtown for the skilled practitioner this evening. Glorious cool, crisp, clear November weather – just a bit breezy – along with plenty of demand for intra-neighborhood passenger transport. Unfortunately, RR improperly repaired a flat tire for one of its practitioner customers and was forced to tow him… Continue Reading