The MTA is adding more NYC subway stations to have cellphone access. We already have these station stairs and platforms with cellphone access:
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Subway Apps
NYC’s MTA has just announced the winners of the best smartphone software applications for riders. The winners were chosen by the MTA.
Embark NYC — lets you plan your NYC subway trip and see subway schedules for a particular route. Includes an interactive map of the subway system. IPhone, Android.
Free NYC Subway Locator — lets use find the nearest NYC subway stop. IPhone.
The public also voted on a winner:
CityMaps– gives you real-time information about local businesses with NYC subway information about how to reach them.
8.5 million people use the NYC subway system every day.
Margot Tohn of Park It spends her day coming up with ways to make driving, parking and walking in NYC easier. Check out her musings at www.parkitnyc.com.
NYC Muni Meter Changes
Last year, we told you that you could use a NYC Muni-Meter receipt at more than one NYC street parking spot. So if you purchased 3 hours and only used 2 hours, you could still use that receipt for the third hour if you needed to park somewhere else — that also had a NYC Muni-Meter.
The Most Dangerous Intersections In NYC
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Park Ave & E 33rd Street is the most dangerous intersection in all of NYC for pedestrians and bicyclists, according to Transportation Alternatives new site, crashstat.org.
Manhattan claims 8 of the top 10 intersections for NYC accidents between motor vehicles and either pedestrians or cyclists.
How to Hail a Taxi in NYC
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You see a NYC taxi with its rooftop lights on, try to hail it, and it flies right past you. Yet a second taxi with the exact same lighting situation picks you up. WHY?
Going to the Thanksgiving Day Parade?
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Going to the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Here’s what you need to know about watching the parade and parking.
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Update on Congestion Pricing
Remember all the hullabaloo about Congestion Pricing a few years ago? It was Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to charge vehicles to enter Manhattan below 60th Street as an effort to reduce congestion from NYC traffic. It got voted down, and now it’s back.
NYC Traffic Information
New York City and traffic … They’re virtually synonymous! If you drive in the city, then you most likely spend a fair amount of time stuck in traffic. Sure, you could do all your driving at 3 a.m. to totally avoid getting caught in delays, or you can just do these simple things you can do to help avoid NYC traffic.