Going to NYC for the first time

Alwayslivewell
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:18:34 +0000

If you’re getting in late (no traffic) don’t let the cabbies charge you the flat $52 fare–a metered ride should be no more than $45. On the other hand if you’re worried about it you could just do the flat fare.

@" It’s not 1990 anymore and there are neighborhoods in Manhattan that are way sketchier than the majority of Brooklyn or Queens."

Honestly the only places in Manhattan I’ve ever felt unsafe is East Harlem above 117th and UWS above 135th. I suppose I don’t know what you mean by sketchy, but in terms of actual safety it’s incorrect to say that a “majority of Brooklyn and Queens” is safer than the average Manhattan neighborhood.