A report, from the perspective of a pedicab industry insider, on the October 18th New York City Council hearing on pedicab price-gouging.

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

As a pedicab driver, I sometimes feel marginal, compared to a taxi driver: When I slow down to find out where they’re going, taxi hailers are wont to wrinkle their noses and say, “I want a regular cab” (or a “a yellow cab,” or “a real taxi”). The taxi is the known quantity; the pedicab… Continue Reading

Three local lasses loaded up on an RR pedicab last night and lapped up their entire adventure from midtown to 15th St & 7th Avenue, where a manicure and pedicure awaited them and their clients. Each one thanked thoroughly their perspicacious pedicab peddler for convincing them to climb aboard, wondering aloud about why they’d failed… Continue Reading