Enjoying NYC

Arriving. Taxis are the best way to get to the city. From LaGuardia Airport, a yellow cab to Midtown Manhattan costs $16–$26, plus tolls; from JFK, it’s a $45 flat fee, plus bridge or tunnel fees.

Getting Around. New Yorkers like to walk — quickly — and once you glimpse the traffic snarl that paralyzes Midtown for the bulk of the business day you’ll know why. If you’re heading more than 10 blocks away and public transportation doesn’t intimidate you, you can’t do better than the MTA subway system (get maps from the booth attendant). Save for occasional track repairs or service disruptions — which, to hear New Yorkers tell it, is all the time — you’ll arrive pretty much anywhere in Manhattan from Midtown in less than 30 minutes. Subway rides cost $2.50, payable with a MetroCard, available from attendants or machines at every station; a 7-day unlimited-ride card costs $29. Read the rest of this entry »