Here’s a quick amalgam of experiences from this past week of riding (29Nov-1Dec): – Two NYPD tickets Thursday evening: One at Penn Station, the other by Rockefeller Center. Both for purportedly blocking traffic. Penn Station a “criminal” ticket for “disorderly conduct”; Rockefeller Center ticket a “moving violation” (or not moving violation) for obstructing traffic lane…. Continue Reading
Very important: In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, DO NOT address root causes of the city’s storm-related suffering. DO NOT mention NYC’s fossil-fuel addiction. Instead, come up with boondoggles – like a sea gate or storm surge barrier – that promise to keep government contractors busy and profitable for years to come. New York City… Continue Reading
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