Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Can I park for five days at the Staten Island Terminal? -

So I will be coming up for New Years in my car and most definitely do not want to pay $230 for parking for five days (ridiculous). I wanted to know if I could park my car at Staten Island Ferry Terminal where prices are less expensive and pay the final cost for having it sit there between December 27th and January 2nd. Please let me know and thank you.

I would suggest that you park your car somewhere along the train line that takes you to the ferry. There are a lot of places where you can park your car in the street and then get on to a train that will take you to the ferry. You have to pay the train fare at the end of the line but it s only $2.50. When you get off the train at the ferry, the boats are timed to leave only 10 or so minutes after the train pulls in. You ll have plenty of time to catch the boat into the city. The same holds true when you come back to Staten Island.

Try to park in Weehawken, NJ for $8 to $15 by the Manhattan ferry.Weekday before 10am $8 Weekday after 10am $10 Weekends $10 Premium Lot Rate $15 Monthly w/ ferry pass $140 Monthly w/o ferry pass $175

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Living in Downtown Cincinnati Ohio? -

My husband and I are looking for an apartment. we really like the downtown Cincinnati area, we do have I guess just one major concern. Is it safe? I m getting mixed reviews some people say we wont be able to go out at night, other people say its not bad at all. What are your opinions? we are still young early to mid 20 s newlyweds, no kids. both of us grew up in the suburbs, but really like the feel of the city.. any info will be appreciated thanks!

My brother (single white gay male) has lived downtown for almost 20 years. He was mugged once about 12 years ago. I visit him frequently and we walk around downtown at all hours of the day or night, and I have never felt unsafe. Of course, there are parts where crime is more likely to occur, but if you use your head, stay out of alleys, don t buy drugs and stay aware of your surroundings, you are no more at risk in downtown Cincinnati than you would be in downtown Dayton, downtown Columbus, or downtown Cleveland.You will get a lot of mixed opinions on this subject, but I always ask one more question when someone wants to say how dangerous downtown is: when was the last time you were there? Opinions are worth more if they re based on personal experience, not hearsay. If you can find someone who lives downtown and thinks it s dangerous, then that s an opinion worth listening to. But if someone lives in the suburbs and hasn t set foot downtown in years, then their opinion is based merely on the media (which of course will hype up any crime in the slums of Over the Rhine) and not real experience.

Well I moved to Cincinnati from Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2006. Compared to Ann Arbor..Cincinnati is like.....detroit...not all of cincinnati..just downtown..i dont think you should move there.. i ve lived here for 3 years now and i d say you should move to a suburban area in the Greater Cincinnati Area such as Wyoming or Indian Hill or Mariemont...

Friday, June 8, 2012

Would you recommend Cape Cod for a working holiday? -

Hey I m finished my second year in college in June in Ireland. In July I want to travel in the US preferably. I have three months and want to go somewhere that has a beach, good weather, mad night life and plenty of summer jobs....any recommendations? I ve been told Cap Cod is amazing but would like other ideas? Oh btw I m 19....will be 20 then and have an American Passport....

Provincetown will be the best place for a working vacation on the Cape. It has a party scene and some really great beaches. I highly recommend it for you. Good luck!