Where are you from originally? Baltimore, Maryland. How long have you lived in NYC? I arrived here for good in 1994. I came here originally in 1975 for one year of acting school and to have the shit scared out of me. When did you start riding a pedicab? June 2009. What got you started?… Continue Reading

RR’s MD put in a few hours on the road today, shuttling people to and fro, around and about Midtown Manhattan – per his usual practice. The Saturday struggle yielded little fruit, as is typical this time of year. The streets of Manhattan in the summertime slow down compared with fall and spring action –… Continue Reading

This is the first in a series of interviews with professional trike operators. Gregg was an easy target, since – when he’s not triking – he sits at the desk next to mine. Stay tuned for more chances to meet the brave souls who earn their keep in the trike lane. Where are you from… Continue Reading

Despite the oil-price-increase dances I do every morning (involving leaping as high as I can while using my arms to form the letters “O,” “I,” and “L,” YMCA-style), the price of oil just keeps dropping! President Obama isn’t helping, with his 30-million-barrel release from the salt caverns. However: In a way, his tapping the reserves… Continue Reading