Our
primary mode of transportation is the Subway. It is cheap, safe and reliable.
We live on the 4, 5, 6 (Green) Line. These trains run the east side of
Manhattan. The 6 train is the local and makes all stops. In Manhattan the 4 and
5 are both express trains, which mean that they make fewer stops, but luckily all the places associated with the wedding are express stops. For our house, the stop is 86th Street. For Midtown you can use 59th
Street or 42nd Street/Grand Central. And for Union Square, use 14th
Street.
Taxis
are also a great form of transport. They are usually pretty efficient, and it is much harder to get lost in a cab
than on the train… YELLOW CABS ONLY! Never, if you can avoid
it, take unmarked livery (black car) cab. Yellow Cabs are super easy to hail. Look at the lights on the roof of the cab. If the middle one is lit up and the two sides ones are not, it is available. Just stand on the curb, stick up your hand, and the cab will pull over. Cabbies are able to take credit cards now, although they prefer
cash, and for a good reason: the taxi commission charges them 5% of both the
fare and the tip if you pay with a Credit Card. We would encourage everyone to
tip your cabbie 20% of the fare. Four people fit in a standard cab (there are
mini-vans and larger cabs but you can never find one if you actually need one).
Always get out of the cab on the sidewalk side of the cab! You will have to
scooch over but it will totally be better than causing an accident!