To amend my note about taxis: the TLC has basically dropped all their restrictions and allow pretty much anyone with a hack license (including sedans, limos, and commuter vans) to pick up anyone anywhere, including group travel (meaning even if they have someone in the car, they can pick someone else up). They're going to a zone-pricing system, meaning you pay a flat $10 rate within a zone and $5 more for each zone you go through (there are six zones, with Manhattan being split into two zones at 60th Street).
http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/downloads/pdf/industry_notice_for_hurricane_irene_zone_fares.pdf On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >> 1. Would you evacuate if you were in a Zone B/C area before the City >> requires it? It seems like, even if the chances of serious flooding are >> minimal, waiting until you know for sure might be too late, since there will >> be no way to get out of there. > > I would not. If I had a 22-year-old daughter at this exact moment > (8:45 AM ET Saturday), I'd tell her to shelter in place. It's hard to > say without knowing what, exactly, her living conditions are in terms > of the structure she's in, etc., but assuming she's in someplace that > has at least two floors, she should be fine. > > The two quick reports I've found from NY1 and WNBC indicate that the > biggest risk is below Canal, south of where your daughter is, so as > long as she's prepared to bunker down, she should be fine. > >> 2. Will taxis be operating in Manhattan Sunday morning (even when the buses >> and subways are offline)? > > If there's a fare to be had, the hacks will try to get it. That being > said, I think the bigger struggle would be to find an *open* cab. > >> 3. Where off of Manhattan island would you recommend trying to find a >> moderately priced, safe hotel room? Should I be looking in New Jersey (it >> seems like there are few places there that are not kind of close to a river >> at least), or more update or western New York? > > Given the map released at 8 AM, I'd lean towards Jersey if only > because, at this moment, it will probably be easier for her to get out > there today. > > Best of luck. > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
