Wednesday, February 20, 2008

What is the best place to live in nyc for an alright price? -

i want a safe area that is not crazy expensive. what are some areas to look into?

If you want to be IN the city then you get more for your money on the upper east side. I wouldn t look any higher then 96-97th street. Try to avoid craig s list in looking for apartments because there are a lot of shady real estate people on there. I have found that the NY times is the best place to look and they have lots of nice no fee apartments. Plus you can see how long it s been listed so you know that if it s been on there a while it s either A) Crap or B) you can talk them down on the rent.Hoboken NJ is also a great place to live - you get more space for the money and there are great little shops and a nice nightlife. There s easy access to get to the city by bus, ferry or path train. This area is mostly young professionals.

Well, if you can afford Manhattan. You can also try the outer boroughs or New Jersey.Good luck

In the evenings is there anything to do in the jewish parts of new york such as williamsburg and boro park? -

yes, you may walk to the store to buy some nice bread.

Those neighborhoods are not just Jewish, they are orthodox and even Hassadic. You should contact a shul in the area and speak to someone, the rebbe perhaps.

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Is there a list of places where people are going in Cash cab? -

Many passengers seem to be going to interesting places or restaurants, but I always miss the names or addresses.

The contestants determine the location that the Cash Cab is driving to. However the pickup itself is not random...What happens is, the producers of the show go to local events like trivia nights at bars, and they say they are recruiting for a show about Places people like to go in NYC , or something like that. That s the cover story, since they want it to be a surprise.But the contestants need to agree to be on a show, since they have to sign release forms.So the producers ask prospective contestants about where they like to go in New York, then they send a cab to pick them up and take them there, then SURPRISE! It s the Cash Cab.So the place the Cash Cab is going is the place that the people chosen for the show have stated as a place that they like to go often.They ve recruited twice from the trivia night that I go to - but by now maybe they re using a different cover story...

Dubious. Google doesn t seem to have a list; plus most people on the show are probably going to what are just mundane, relatively unremarkable places like certain bars, restaurants, or someone s home. However, off the top of my head I can think of some places where the cab has stopped:Museum of Natural HistoryChelsea PiersStrand Bookstore (12th Broadway)Webster HallPATH station on 9th St.Woolworth BuildingWorld Financial CenterBlarney Stone (?)Of course, you ll see other interesting spots along the way. In past episodes they ve passed the big 9 outside the Solow Building, Times Square, Tiles for America, the Metronome, Grand Central Terminal, etc.