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One of my favorite things about living on the eastern seaboard is the proximity of other major cities. Boston is one of my favorite towns and I am always visiting my friends that live in Bean Town. Here is a breakdown of the various ways to travel between Boston and New York.
Bus: Least Expensive, […]
The entrance to the New York Transit Museum may be easy to miss– it looks like the entrance to a functioning subway station. Housed in a now-defunct 1930s Brooklyn Court Street subway station, this museum honors the birth and evolution of the the now 100-year-old New York City subway.
Explore the history of the […]
The “I-95 bus wars” have heated up even more as newcomer MegaBus has started serving the popular New York-Boston and New York-Washington DC routes.
MegaBus, a subsidiary of Coach USA Inc, began service out of New York on May 30, 2008, in direct competition to the Chinatown buses and Greyhound’s new BoltBus. Traveling the […]
The New York Water Taxi traverses the Hudson River from New York’s Battery Park to New Jersey.
Photo credit: personal collection
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Governors Island is what myths are made of. Located in New York Harbor between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, most New Yorkers have never set foot on the island and most of America has never even heard of the island. The exclusiveness of the island is for good reason: Governors Island was owned by the […]
New York City is huge and there are so many transportation options it’s hard to keep track of all of them. Here is a round-up of all of the transportation options I have covered in the last six months:
Airport Transport:
Kennedy International (JFK)-to-Manhattan
LaGuardia (LGA)-to-Manhattan
Newark (EWR)-to-Manhattan
JFK-to-LaGuardia
Westchester Airport (HPN)-to-Manhattan
Long Island MacArthur (ISP)-to-Manhattan
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)-to-Manhattan
Getting Into and […]
Yesterday I gave you the basics on how to navigate the Big Apple on the New York City subway. Today, I cover the dos and don’ts of riding the subway to make certain that your ride is safe and pleasant.
Etiquette Manners are always important. Though you may not see everybody follow these guidelines, they […]
Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season in the Hamptons. The Hamptons is popular with New Yorkers who love to make the weekend trip just as “out-of-towners” love spend week-long vacations in the area. There are several ways to get to the Hamptons, with prices to match every budget.
LIRR-to-Hamptons: Least Expensive
The […]
A transportation revolution is sweeping New York! First BoltBus started service between D.C. and New York for $1.00, then they expanded to include service between New York and Boston for $1.00. Now, Greyhound and Trailways have teamed to announce NeON, a new bus service between New York and Toronto, Ontario with tickets starting at just […]
Last Sunday morning I found myself stranded in Dallas needing desperately to get to New York by Monday morning. My options were very limited and I ended up flying into Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
I spent the entire 2+ hour flight from Dallas to Philly worrying about how I was going to make it through […]
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