Wednesday, April 3, 2013

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.

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