Originally Posted By debtee My friend Monique ( mj9401 on LP )who has been at DL resort for last 7 days, continued her holiday and caught a flight to NY today. Our news tonight had pictures of people walking in NY and traffic gridlock, as the trains and buses are on strike. They have booked a hotel in time square. I'm just wondering if there is any more up to date info and if they will be ok?
Originally Posted By wendebird Oh Yikes! Poor MJ. I'm pretty sure taxis aren't on strike, so she should be able to get around that way. BTW, I bet it's sooooo cold back there, especially for her since she's coming from summer!
Originally Posted By SuzieQ The taxis are definitely still running. I heard one report say that the impact isn't nearly as bad as they had feared. Hope that holds true!
Originally Posted By jnemo Radio report here today said Taxi's are charging much more for rides, $60.00 for trip that should cost $10.00 and that you have to have 4 ppl. This reporter also said getting to and from the airport has been a problem,
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Aren't taxi's regulated? I don't understand how they can raise their rates. I would imagine the extra time it is taking to reach destinations is raising overall fares, though.
Originally Posted By jnemo This reporter said they were not even turning on their meters, so riders were at their mercy.
Originally Posted By Ursula We have a studio in New York and I've been on the phone to our NY office on and off most of yesterday. You have to have four people in a cab or a car. People are walking to and from work and the only train working was the LIE, and that was closed down last night to new riders due to over-crowding. We had an ISDN session this morning linking our stage here to theirs and it was pushed back by an hour because the actress just can't get to the stage in NY. I have two other link ups today that we expect to be delayed or cancelled. My guys at the studio are doing well, though. Last night, they decided to hit the bars instead of trying to walk home with the idea of eating and drinking together, then getting a taxi for all of them from the city limit of the imposed ride-share boundary, then taking separate cabs home from there.
Originally Posted By debtee ohh thanks for the info. I really hope they are ok. Jye is only little he won't be able to walk far. Geez this is such bad luck they have been so excited about going to NY. I'm sure they will make the best of it as they only have a short time there. I will let you know if they phone me.
Originally Posted By mj9401 Hiya Deb, We managed fine. Although I was a bit worried when it took us hours and hours to get to our hotel from JFK but it all worked out great and we are now living it up in NYC. Having a fun, but very interesting time here in New York!! Hope everyone has a great new year.
