Last Thursday (26 Jan 12) the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park City celebrated its 10th anniversary. The event, held on its second floor, was replete with “authentic” New York City installations including a hot dog vendor, a mixed nuts vendor, caricature artists, a statue of liberty, a video montage of Central Park, a wonderful Frank Sanatra impersonator,… Continue Reading
In this year’s Hollywood bid for capturing the energy of New York’s year-end celebration New Year’s Eve, pedicabs are featured shuttling the giant 2012 calendar-year numbers that sit atop 1 Times Square. Of course, the trikes are RR pedicabs and the riders are top RR riders in the scene, so the movie’s definitely a must… Continue Reading
…and mention that I work for a rickshaw company, and people start telling me their pedicab stories. One guest recounted an urgent mission to pick up travel documents for his boss. It was 4:30pm in Midtown, and the embassy was about a mile away. He started sprinting, but got winded. He couldn’t get a gas-guzzling… Continue Reading
Last Friday RR attended Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s Transportation 2030 Conference just up the street at John Jay College. The purpose of the conference – in its own words! – was to “address long standing transportation debates and identify ambitious solutions that will enhance the economy, safety, and accessibility of Metropolitan New York,” and… Continue Reading