WHAT’S GOING ON A ROUND TOWN

Free on the Street The Village Voice or NewYork Press
At Newsstands Time Out NewYork, timeoutny.com
NewYork Magazine, nymetro.com
The NewYorker, newyorker.com

Big Onion Walking Tours

212/439-1090, bigonion.com
Lively, informed historic- and ethnic-themed tours led by guides
with advanced degrees in history. Check online calendar or call
for meeting spots. Adults $15, seniors $12, and students $10.
No reservations required; schedule subject to change in case
of inclement weather.
W H AT’S GOING ON A ROUND TOW N
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Taxis

Initial fare: $2.50; 40¢ each 1⁄5 mile or for each 90 seconds
stopped in traffic. Add 50¢ for rides after 8 p.m.; add $1
Mon.–Fri. from 4 p.m.—8 p.m. Taxis take up to four passengers.

Pedicabs

Average rate: $1 per minute; operate evenings and weekends.
Licensed “peddlers” only.

Staten Island Ferry

718/390-5253, siferry.com
Free; 25-minute ride between Whitehall St. in Lower Manhattan
and St. George Terminal on Staten Island. Awesome views of
N.Y. Harbor, the skyline, and Lady Liberty.

NewYork Water Taxi

212/742-1969, newyorkwatertaxi.com
A double-decker, high-speed catamaran that makes 10 stops
in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, including Chelsea Piers,
Christopher St., and South St. Seaport. $5 for single rides, $20
for two-day hop-on/hop-off ticket.

AirTrain

panynj.gov/airtrain
Follow signs at JFK and Newark for connections into the city.
Trains run every 10 minutes. Fare to/from JFK is $5, which must
be purchased on a MetroCard. Trains stop at connecting
subway stations, so add another $2 for subway fare. If coming
from JFK, use the MetroCard machine at the train-subway
transfer. Rides to/from Newark are free to/from the Newark Rail
Link Station, where you get NJ Transit, which takes you
to/from Penn Station for $11.55. Trains leave every 30 minutes.

Newark Liberty Airport Express Bus Service

(Olympia Trails), olympiabus.com
Shuttle bus transportation from Newark is $13 one way, $22
round trip. Departs every 30 minutes for stops at Penn
Station, Grand Central, and Port Authority.

NewYork Airport Service

212/875-8200, nyairportservice.com
Shuttle bus between Manhattan (Grand Central Terminal, Port
Authority, and Penn Station) and LaGuardia is $12 one way,
$21 round trip; JFK is $15/$27. Departs approximately every 30
minutes. There’s also a shuttle link between JFK and LaGuardia
7:30 a . m .–8 p. m . , $13 each way.