Learn How The New Yorkers Travel! Trains, Boats and Horse-Drawn Carriages!

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Hello, everyone and welcome to the New Yorker. It's a podcast by New York City Cop. I'm your host, Kelly Kopp, published photographer, New York City tour business owner, real estate content creator, podcaster, and above all else, a New Yorker. [00:00:14] Speaker B: Ladies and gentlemen, the next Brooklyn bound train in Valheim. [00:00:20] Speaker A: Stand clear of the closing doors, please. [00:00:37] Speaker B: This is a kind plant on. [00:00:48] Speaker A: The. [00:00:48] Speaker B: Shuttle the Grand Central. [00:00:56] Speaker A: So today Jay and I are doing an episode on different modes of transportation. We're going to talk about our favorite places that we like to go to in the city. Here are in the all five boroughs, I should say, of New York City. The city means Manhattan specifically, just to let you know, but we're going to discuss specifically certain modes of different modes of transportation to get to our favorite places, our places that we really recommend. So get out your pens and pencils and paper and we're going to give you a lot of information. You ready to do this, Jay? [00:01:36] Speaker B: Yeah, let's do it. And also use your notes app. [00:01:40] Speaker A: Jay teaches me a lot about technology, about. I just had to have him help me pull up all my information for today because. [00:01:51] Speaker B: It'S helpful, you know, to have someone around to just be like, hey, this is how you use your phone? [00:01:56] Speaker A: Yep. From a different century. Who. [00:01:59] Speaker B: Who was born the same century? [00:02:00] Speaker A: Born in a different century? [00:02:01] Speaker B: No, I was born in the same century as me. I hope so. Unless you were born in the 1800s, which I. I could fool me. [00:02:11] Speaker A: What year were you born? [00:02:12] Speaker B: 99. [00:02:13] Speaker A: Oh, and happy birthday. You just had a birthday Sunday. [00:02:15] Speaker B: Yes, thank you, thank you. [00:02:16] Speaker A: That was a great dinner. Thanks for inviting me. Did you have fun? [00:02:19] Speaker B: Oh, yeah, I had a ton of fun. It was great. A good birthday weekend in the city. We spent time in or I spent time in Brooklyn and Manhattan and for my birthday. So it's, you know, real New York. [00:02:31] Speaker A: Nice. Yeah, that was. That was a really fun time. So thank you for the invite. [00:02:35] Speaker B: Of course. [00:02:36] Speaker A: So my first spot I'm going to talk about that I love to go to would be Long Island City. [00:02:44] Speaker B: Oh, okay. [00:02:45] Speaker A: Yeah, that's. I love the views from Long Island City looking over to Manhattan. It's actually Hunters Point, Gantry State Park. It has all these different names actually. You know, Hunter's Point and Gantry State park in Long Island City. So all you do is you take the subway from Times Square, the purple line, which is the 77 train, and you go to Brooklyn. It is only four stops. [00:03:16] Speaker B: You go to Queens. [00:03:17] Speaker A: Oh, that's what I meant. Thank you for correcting me. [00:03:19] Speaker B: Queensbound. [00:03:20] Speaker A: Yes. [00:03:21] Speaker B: What Is it. What's the last stop? Forest Hills. Is it? [00:03:25] Speaker A: No, that's the R. Jamaica. [00:03:27] Speaker B: Yeah. Jamaica, yeah. Was 179th Street. [00:03:31] Speaker A: I can't usually. It's rare that I go all the way out there. [00:03:34] Speaker B: I don't either. But, you know, you see it when the thing goes past and you're like, oh, what direction the train is going in. [00:03:40] Speaker A: You take the 7 train from Times Square, 8th Avenue, 42nd and 8th. Basically just four stops to Vernon Boulevard, Jackson Avenue. [00:03:51] Speaker B: Right. [00:03:51] Speaker A: Then you just walk down 50th Avenue to the water to the East River. It's just a few blocks. [00:03:58] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:03:58] Speaker A: So you know, there are 10 train cars, generally with the subway. [00:04:02] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:04:03] Speaker A: So sometimes you might be in a different train car where you're going to come out at a different block. Just get to 50th Avenue and just walk straight toward the water on your Google Maps, or just look at your maps and you'll see the east river and just walk through the east river and you'll see the best views of Manhattan. Some of the best views that I absolutely love from. From Queens. I should say from Queens. [00:04:27] Speaker B: Oh, actually, I have this. Funny, I was going to mention this on the solo traveling episode. [00:04:31] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:04:32] Speaker B: But I didn't get the chance to. But one of my favorite, like, technology things that I've learned recently is that you can actually download a local map of, like, a city or something. So, like, if you're traveling from, like. So, for example, I went to London. [00:04:47] Speaker A: Right. [00:04:47] Speaker B: Years ago, and I was worried that I wouldn't have connection because I don't have, like, Internet unless I have, like, WI fi. And so someone told me that if you're going in advance, you can, like, download the area of, like, the city map so that you have it on your phone and you don't have to connect the WI fi to use it. So if you know you're traveling to the city and you're going to need the map, because I need the map and I live here, it's good to, like, download the map on Google Maps before you come. So that way you always have access to it and you don't need an Internet connection to use it. [00:05:21] Speaker A: That's a great tip. I never thought of that. You're making me think I'll do that if I go somewhere else. [00:05:28] Speaker B: Oh, yeah, no, it's. It's super helpful. [00:05:30] Speaker A: Smart Jay. That's a good one. I like that. [00:05:32] Speaker B: Of course. [00:05:33] Speaker A: So. So the subway. The cost of the subway is 290. [00:05:37] Speaker B: Yeah, it was. Right now. Yeah. [00:05:38] Speaker A: I was gonna say Right now they're trying to update. Yeah, yeah. But right now it's 290 and you can use your. You can tap your credit card. Generally. That works. Sometimes I do tours with people and that doesn't work right away. And it takes a day or two to work for some reason, which you can generally tap your credit card or your debit card or you can use the Metro card, which is actually, it will not be used after the end of this year. It is retired. So the Metro card, I love them, but I'm buying some to save some. [00:06:10] Speaker B: Oh, are you? [00:06:11] Speaker A: Yeah, there'd be like, you know, good things to keep and hold on to. [00:06:15] Speaker B: I mean, the road, I don't think they're gonna be worth anything. [00:06:17] Speaker A: I don't know. You never know. [00:06:18] Speaker B: I guess so. [00:06:19] Speaker A: Yeah. But so, you know, it's only 290 or you can just buy a Metro card. [00:06:24] Speaker B: Well, only 290. [00:06:25] Speaker A: Yeah. And it's. But it's a dollar for the card if it's the first time. But put a few bucks on it if you're only going to ride the subway a few times. Or you can use the new Omni machine, which is next to the. Where you buy your Metro card. And that's basically the updated version of the Metro card. It's super easy. You can use your credit card. It walks you through it. You know, how many days do you need it? Or unlimited. Almost identical, in a sense. Have you seen it, Jay? [00:06:49] Speaker B: I have seen it. I've never, like, tried to use it. And actually you might help me explain. Explain this to me. Do you know, is Omni like an app or is it like just the, like tapping them? [00:07:01] Speaker A: There's two things. There's an. You can do an Omni app on your phone. [00:07:04] Speaker B: Okay. [00:07:04] Speaker A: O, M N Y Omni. Or you can use your credit card and do Apple Pay. That's what I do. Is that what you mean? Yeah, that's what I. Yeah, you can. [00:07:14] Speaker B: But is the Omni app like just your credit card or do you like, put money on. [00:07:18] Speaker A: It's the same principle as your credit card. I don't know. I mean, I don't use it because I had it once. Once I used it when it first came out, but now I just use Apple Pay. [00:07:27] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:07:27] Speaker A: Because Apple Pay, if you use it with. From Monday, from Monday to Sunday. [00:07:35] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:07:35] Speaker A: After 12 rides, it's free. It makes it free. It stops charging you in a sense, and then it goes to. To. Yeah, to free, basically, after 12 rides. [00:07:48] Speaker B: So I didn't know that. [00:07:49] Speaker A: Yeah. So that's nice, but I don't feel like that really works for tourists too much because you may not fall into those days. Those specific days. [00:07:57] Speaker B: Yeah. Unless you're, like, traveling all over the city. [00:08:00] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. [00:08:00] Speaker B: Using the subway, like, five times a day, then. [00:08:03] Speaker A: Yeah. Then it'll work in a few days, and you're good. Yeah, yeah. But I always say just, you know, maybe just tap your card or, you know, buy a Metro card or now the Omni card. [00:08:14] Speaker B: So it is a physical card. [00:08:16] Speaker A: It's a physical card. [00:08:17] Speaker B: Oh, okay. [00:08:18] Speaker A: That, too. Yeah. So it can. It has the unlimited. Right, Just like the. The Metro card. [00:08:26] Speaker B: Okay. [00:08:26] Speaker A: Yeah, Yeah. I like it. I like the new. I took me some time to get used to the Omni, but it's easy now. But also, I just tap my phone. It's super easy. There's also another option, Jay, to get over to Long Island City. Gantry Plaza, Gentry State Park. Gantry State Park. Yep. I. There's another option that I love to do is to take the New York City ferry. [00:08:48] Speaker B: Oh. So, yeah, actually, I haven't. I hadn't. Well, I use it sparingly in the past, but this past. This year, actually, in January, I went with a friend to Roosevelt Island. [00:09:00] Speaker A: And you took the ferry. [00:09:02] Speaker B: Well, we took the ferry leaving the island. [00:09:04] Speaker A: Right. [00:09:05] Speaker B: And that was really cool. [00:09:06] Speaker A: Which is. You can. The ferry is just, like, one stop from Long Island City right there. [00:09:11] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. [00:09:12] Speaker A: And the cherry blossoms along Long Island City within the next two weeks are going to be incredible. [00:09:16] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:09:17] Speaker A: So I'm super excited. They're on Roosevelt island right now, blooming. [00:09:19] Speaker B: Oh, really? [00:09:20] Speaker A: And for the next few weeks, they'll be blooming. [00:09:22] Speaker B: I'm going to D.C. to see them bloom. [00:09:24] Speaker A: When? [00:09:24] Speaker B: This tomorrow or not tomorrow on Saturday. [00:09:27] Speaker A: Are they at peak bloom? Almost. [00:09:30] Speaker B: I'm not sure. I have to check. I have to look. But I planned the trip, like, a few months ago because I know I wanted to see them bloom, and I knew it was, like, the end of the month in, like, early April, so. [00:09:40] Speaker A: Oh, good, because I want to go to. Yeah, Yeah. I got to call one of my friends up there down there and see what's up. [00:09:44] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:09:45] Speaker A: What the. [00:09:45] Speaker B: Is that a pep view of yours? Because I hate when people are like, oh, I just need to go up there when it's, like, actually south. [00:09:51] Speaker A: It is. I corrected myself. [00:09:52] Speaker B: Yeah, you did. [00:09:53] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:09:53] Speaker B: But I just noticed that, because I always hate it when people are like, oh, yeah, I just want to go. I just want to go up to whatever. [00:09:59] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:10:00] Speaker B: And it's like, South. [00:10:00] Speaker A: I'll go up to Florida. [00:10:02] Speaker B: Right. It's like. [00:10:04] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:10:04] Speaker B: I don't know. Unless you're in, like, Central America, you're not going up to Florida. [00:10:08] Speaker A: I'm gonna go up to South America. [00:10:10] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:10:11] Speaker A: So the way to. I'm gonna tell everybody how to get to Long Island City from. We'll say Penn Station or Monahan Train hall. Right there on 34th Street. [00:10:25] Speaker B: Right. [00:10:26] Speaker A: So what you do is you just take the bus at the. Which is the same price as the subway. [00:10:33] Speaker B: Right. [00:10:33] Speaker A: And I just hopped on the bus yesterday. I take the bus a lot because I like to. Especially now with cherry blossoms. I like to be up above ground instead of taking the subway and see where they are in the city. So certain times of the year, I like to take the bus. So it also works with my Apple pay. So the bus and the subway both count as the same thing. [00:10:52] Speaker B: Right. [00:10:53] Speaker A: So it'll go unlimited quicker. [00:10:54] Speaker B: Yeah, too. [00:10:55] Speaker A: Because I'll be hopping on the bus and the subway other. So it's a win. Win. [00:10:58] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:10:58] Speaker A: So I. What you're gonna do is hop on the bus at 34th Street. So we're gonna stay at 34th and 8th Avenue, right there between Moynihan Train hall and Penn Station, basically, in a sense, actually, we'll say is Morning hall, not actually it's the 33rd. That's a great question. Moynihan Train hall is not Penn Station. Penn station is across 8th Avenue, but underground. Where the subway or the subway goes to 34th Street. [00:11:29] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:11:29] Speaker A: It. If you get off the subway and go to the right, it'll take you to Underground to Moynihan Train hall to the left. It'll take you to Penn Station. That's a great question. [00:11:38] Speaker B: Is Penn Station then, like, the subway is like the ac. [00:11:42] Speaker A: Yeah, the ace. [00:11:43] Speaker B: And then Moynihan is like the Amtrak. Another one. [00:11:46] Speaker A: Well, yes. Moynihan is ace, too. It Connect. It's all together right there. Underground. But then at Moynihan is where the Amtrak train is. [00:11:55] Speaker B: So what's the difference between Moynihan and Penn Station? [00:12:01] Speaker A: Let's take a quick break. Hey, there. I'm Bellamy Young. I'm an actor and a producer. I've been working with the global humanitarian organization care And I am so excited to invite you along from a new podcast. She Leads with Care. Each week you'll meet some incredible women who have changed their lives and their communities. We raise our voices for people who don't raise their voices to defend themselves. [00:12:27] Speaker B: Listen to. [00:12:28] Speaker A: She Leads with Care. Now on your favorite podcast platform. New episodes every Tuesday. I, I think what they did is they moved the Amtrak over to Moynihan. I could be wrong. I don't know the specifics, but every time I take the Amtrak, I always get it at. Yeah, I've never, I used to get it at Penn Station, but I haven't once taken it from Penn Station now. So I think they built this whole new train hall or renovated it and now it's where the Amtrak is. [00:13:01] Speaker B: Okay. [00:13:01] Speaker A: That's my knowledge. [00:13:03] Speaker B: Yeah. No, I don't know. I, I, I've only used. [00:13:05] Speaker A: I love Mohan train hall. It has one of my favorite food courts in the city. [00:13:08] Speaker B: Oh yeah, Yeah. [00:13:09] Speaker A: I love it, love it, love it. Okay, so back to getting to. Yeah, Long Island City, 34th Street. What you're going to do is just go, actually, is that 34. So that is where the New Yorker Hotel is. So if you're where the New Yorker Hotel is, that's on the west side of 8th Avenue. You want to be on the east side of 8th Avenue on 34th. [00:13:34] Speaker B: Okay. [00:13:34] Speaker A: If that makes sense. You're looking right at the Empire State Building. It's incredible. You'll see a bus kiosk there where you can wait for the bus and then you can just hop on the bus and you. The bus specifically is the M34 SBS bus, select bus. Yeah. Because if you take a different bus, it'll turn at second Avenue and then you're going to go away from the ferry. [00:13:57] Speaker B: Right. [00:13:58] Speaker A: So just to let you know, what I like to do though, let me get a lot of more information, is it doesn't matter what bus I take because I'll get right, I'll get off there at second Avenue and then right there is the children's hospital where the, where the huge, sturdy 40 foot Dalmatian with the taxi, which I love. It's beautiful. It's really cool. You know, for the children at the children's hospital, be, you know, to feel good and look down at this or look at this amazing statue. [00:14:25] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:14:25] Speaker A: And then right there across the street is the ferry. So. But if you take the M34 SBS bus, the select bus, it'll take you straight to the ferry right on the East River. It actually stops there basically at the ferry. And then it stops and waits for people getting off the ferry some, you know as well. And then it'll take you, if you hop on, it'll take you back to where you want to go at 34th and 8th too. [00:14:51] Speaker B: Does it just go? [00:14:53] Speaker A: No, it goes. It goes 34 past it and before that, too. It does other routes, but it does. It's very easy. [00:14:59] Speaker B: Oh, you can take it coming. You can. [00:15:02] Speaker A: There and back. You can take it. So I love to do that. Then I hop on the ferry right there, and it'll take you to many different stops if you want. The ferry, I think, is 450 now, and it's just straight across the East River. [00:15:17] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:15:18] Speaker A: And it might be the east river route, just depending. I just have to check the route that it is. Just ask people in line, too, if you're not sure. I still do that. Mike, is this the right route to this. The ferry route and. [00:15:28] Speaker B: Yeah. How many ferry routes are there? Because I know there's a few. [00:15:30] Speaker A: Gosh, that's a great question. [00:15:33] Speaker B: I just learned this recently. There's one that goes to, like, Far Rockaway. [00:15:36] Speaker A: Yep. There's. There are. There's a. There's the. The Astoria route. [00:15:42] Speaker B: Right. [00:15:42] Speaker A: The east river route. The Rockaway, Far Out Rockaway route. The Sound View route South. That was the Brooklyn route. [00:15:51] Speaker B: Okay. [00:15:52] Speaker A: The St. George route, which is Staten Island. And then also the Governor's island shuttle, which is the same thing as the ferry, too. The ferry is also. They just added it on the Hudson River. [00:16:05] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:16:05] Speaker A: Recently. So I think that's great. I love. You can zip up and down, but there's all different lines. It starts up at 90th street on the east river in the Bronx, and then you can. That's where I like to start. And then write it all the way down to Wall Street. And the views are incredible. [00:16:20] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:16:20] Speaker A: But like you said, you can go to. Go Governor's island and hop on the Fery and zip on down, you know, zip over to Long Island City or down to Dumbo Brooklyn or to Wall Street. [00:16:31] Speaker B: Yep. [00:16:31] Speaker A: Sadly, there's no ferry that goes to Coney Island. [00:16:36] Speaker B: There's not. [00:16:37] Speaker A: Yeah. Which makes me sad. Yeah. But that's how you do. That's what you. You just take the ferry. I think it's the East River Ferry. [00:16:43] Speaker B: Okay, that sounds right. [00:16:44] Speaker A: Yeah. From Manhattan, just one stop straight across the east river, and there. It drops you off right there. And then you could actually take the subway back into town. The 7 train that we just talked about. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. There's many, many. There's many options to travel here in New York City. And that's what I want. That's what I thought would be cool about this episode, to. To tell people about these different ways to travel. See the city above ground via the bus or the, the ferry or below ground like the subway. And there's many other way options too. And then another popular destination, Jay, is Yankee Stadium. [00:17:23] Speaker B: Oh yeah, Yankee. [00:17:25] Speaker A: So you know, I recommend. I think there's. There are three subway lines that go up there which are the B, D and the Fortrain. Yeah, yeah. So it's just a subway. The 4 train you would catch at Grand Central Terminal. [00:17:40] Speaker B: Right. [00:17:41] Speaker A: But you know, it depends if you're staying in that area. But the Ford train runs along the east side of Manhattan, so yeah, it's easy to catch. [00:17:49] Speaker B: Or Bryant park for the B and the D. Yes. [00:17:52] Speaker A: And Brian, I was just gonna say that Bryant park, it says. Yeah, Bryant park for the B or D. Yeah. So. And then it just takes us up to 161. [00:18:00] Speaker B: Right. So have you been to the new Yankee Stadium? [00:18:04] Speaker A: Oh yeah, definitely. Quite a few times. [00:18:05] Speaker B: I don't think. I don't think I've been to them. [00:18:07] Speaker A: Oh really? Yeah. But the subway is super easy to get there too. So that's the only way that I travel there. From what I understand, The Metro North PM Games can get you up there in 15 minutes. I have not done that yet because I only travel vsw. I think it's super easy. But you can take the Metro. [00:18:28] Speaker B: I know. I think it might be more than 15 minutes. [00:18:31] Speaker A: No, that was. Well, I was researching it too. 15 minutes. But. But again, the subway is only 490 per person. I think the Metro north will be a little bit more. [00:18:40] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean if you're doing. Not. Not suggested. But the. They usually don't check the tickets until later on in the route. So sometimes like a few times my aunt, if we were hanging out, she would just hop on the train and go up to 125th. [00:18:56] Speaker A: That's hilarious. [00:18:57] Speaker B: I don't, I don't suggest that you do that because it is a federal crime or not a federal crime. It's a crime. [00:19:02] Speaker A: Maybe. I don't know. [00:19:03] Speaker B: But it is. It is not. [00:19:05] Speaker A: I love that you added that. [00:19:07] Speaker B: No, but the Metro North's a great way of travel. I think a lot of people use it to get from like lower Manhattan up until the Bronx. Because it is a bit like long to travel on the subway. [00:19:20] Speaker A: Right. [00:19:21] Speaker B: And the seats are much nicer. It'll go quicker. [00:19:24] Speaker A: It's a comfortable train. [00:19:25] Speaker B: Yeah, it's just a bit more expensive. [00:19:27] Speaker A: But do you know where you can catch the Metro North? [00:19:30] Speaker B: Yes, you can catch the Metro north at Grand Central. [00:19:33] Speaker A: Right. [00:19:34] Speaker B: It'll be the Green Line, which is the Hudson Line. [00:19:37] Speaker A: Exactly. [00:19:38] Speaker B: And the if. Well, if you're going to Yankee Stadium. And that one should be like the. I think the third stop because it goes to Harlem on 25th. [00:19:50] Speaker A: Right. [00:19:51] Speaker B: And then it probably stops at Yankee Stadium next. [00:19:54] Speaker A: Yeah, I haven't taken it yet, but I know I. I saw that today and I thought, oh, that looks nice. And it's been only 15 minutes. Well, this is. Yeah. From Grand Central. [00:20:01] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:20:02] Speaker A: But I might. I'm gonna try it. [00:20:04] Speaker B: Yeah, you should. [00:20:05] Speaker A: But like I said, I only take the subway. [00:20:07] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:20:07] Speaker A: You know, I think it's very easy. 160 is it? 161 is Yankee Stadium, right? [00:20:13] Speaker B: I think. [00:20:14] Speaker A: Yeah, it's 161. And the subway will take you, you know, right up there. So earlier I mentioned too, that the ferry does not go to Coney Island. [00:20:25] Speaker B: Right. [00:20:26] Speaker A: And I love going to Coney island, especially in the summertime. They have free fireworks on Friday nights. The boardwalk is incredible. The best people watching. Some of the best people watching in the city. I love the energy. Sunset out there, fireworks. And then you come back a little bit later on the train, which is interesting, too. [00:20:44] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:20:44] Speaker A: But, you know, it's busy. Most people are doing the same route as you, going back to the city, are, you know, traveling, you know, the same direction as you. But the trains, you know, the trains to get to Coney Island. J meaning the subway. [00:20:58] Speaker B: Yeah. So I think the F train go there. The Coney Island, Stilwell Avenue bound F train. [00:21:05] Speaker A: Exactly. [00:21:05] Speaker B: Yeah, I know. The queue train goes there. [00:21:09] Speaker A: Yep. [00:21:10] Speaker B: Because you can take it all the way from one end of my grandmother's house all the way to Coney Island. At the other end is the B. The B is also down there. No, the B stops around there, though. I don't think it goes all the way. But it stops around the bottom. [00:21:25] Speaker A: You're close. What does. What would you take other than the B? [00:21:28] Speaker B: Oh, the D. Yeah. Goes down. [00:21:29] Speaker A: The D goes. Yeah. [00:21:30] Speaker B: That's also still oven about. [00:21:32] Speaker A: Yeah. I'm impressed with your knowledge, Jay. [00:21:34] Speaker B: Well, those. Because I live. I live off of them. [00:21:36] Speaker A: Oh, that's right. [00:21:37] Speaker B: I live off of the F. So I see the Coney island still haven't bound after these sometimes, too. Yeah, it's. What else? The R doesn't stop down there. [00:21:47] Speaker A: Close. [00:21:50] Speaker B: Oh, the end. [00:21:51] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:21:52] Speaker B: Yeah. Is the N the Q. Yep. [00:21:54] Speaker A: So it's the D, F, N and Q trains. [00:21:57] Speaker B: Okay. [00:21:57] Speaker A: You know, so you know where does the B stop? [00:21:59] Speaker B: Do you know where the B stop? [00:22:00] Speaker A: Oh, I don't know. [00:22:01] Speaker B: It's like down there. I know it's like. It's on the same line as the queue. [00:22:05] Speaker A: The B will take you all the way toward Coney Island. Yeah, but. Oh, you know what? It. The B stops at Brighton Beach. [00:22:14] Speaker B: Okay, okay. [00:22:16] Speaker A: Three. Two stops or three stops from Coney Island. [00:22:19] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:22:20] Speaker A: Have you been to Brighton Beach? [00:22:21] Speaker B: No, I want to go. [00:22:22] Speaker A: Let's go one day. Yeah, let me check it out. [00:22:24] Speaker B: Big little summer. [00:22:25] Speaker A: Yeah, that would be really cool. I've never been. I'd love. I would absolutely love to go. [00:22:30] Speaker B: No, you see it in, like, the movies and stuff. [00:22:32] Speaker A: Yeah, I think it is. One is called a movie. It's called Brighton Beach, I think. [00:22:36] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:22:36] Speaker A: Yeah. So, you know, the queue is at Times Square. It's like 42nd and, like, 7th Avenue, so super easy to take. And then the end train right there, too. Is it 42nd and 7th? The D will be at 42nd and 6th. [00:22:58] Speaker B: Yeah. Bryant Park. [00:22:59] Speaker A: Bryant Park. And so they're all. And then the F train is also on 42nd. [00:23:03] Speaker B: Brian Park. [00:23:03] Speaker A: Yep. 42nd and Bryant Park. So they're both right there, a block from each other. So you can take all of those subway lines and they'll take you to Coney Island. [00:23:14] Speaker B: Yeah, there's a lot of dune. Coney island, too. Have you been to the aquarium? [00:23:18] Speaker A: Yeah. No, I haven't. [00:23:19] Speaker B: Oh, you've never been to the aquarium? [00:23:20] Speaker A: You want to go? [00:23:21] Speaker B: Oh, it's amazing. It's so cool. Yeah, they've got, like, one of the. It's not the biggest aquarium, but. Because it's, like, still, like, in a city, but it's really cool. They have a, like, mammal enclosures. They have, like, different fish tanks. They have different, like. I remember there's one hall where you could, like, walk through the hall, and they're like huge fish tanks on either side of you, and you could see all the fish that are kind of like swimming around you and, like, you're enclosed under underwater. Yeah, it's sick. [00:23:49] Speaker A: Let's go. [00:23:50] Speaker B: Yeah. And then you got the amusement park there. You got the. [00:23:53] Speaker A: Yeah, the Coney Island. [00:23:53] Speaker B: The ride. The Cyclone. Boardwalk. Boardwalk. Nathan's Hot dog. [00:23:58] Speaker A: Fireworks. The beach people. [00:24:01] Speaker B: Yeah, it's fun. [00:24:02] Speaker A: Dogs, cats. [00:24:03] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. [00:24:05] Speaker A: Some interesting. Very interesting people. Performers. That's great. I. I love Cone Island. It's one of my favorite things to do. I absolutely love in the summertime. It's truly incredible. [00:24:17] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:24:17] Speaker A: I haven't been in so long, but it's an. It's about an hour. [00:24:20] Speaker B: A long trip. [00:24:21] Speaker A: Trip on the subway. [00:24:22] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:24:23] Speaker A: That's why I don't go out there often for me, because it's a few hours round trip. [00:24:27] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:24:27] Speaker A: You know, but it's worth it. I mean, if you're coming here in the summertime, definitely go. If you can do it on a Friday night, you know, you just take the trains. [00:24:35] Speaker B: Yeah. Take a whole day. I take a whole day and do it. [00:24:38] Speaker A: Yeah. The DFN or Q trains, subway lines, the Coney Island, Stillwell Avenue. And it's. It's. I mean, when you pull up there, you'll know what the stop is. [00:24:49] Speaker B: You're there, you're at the last stop. [00:24:50] Speaker A: Yeah. And it's. You'll see the big Ferris wheel and everything. And then a couple of the subway lines. So we call them the trains. That's why we keep saying trains and subway, you guys. Because here we call the subway the train. So. [00:25:01] Speaker B: Yeah, we call the subway the train. And then the commuter rails, the. Either the Metro north or the lir. [00:25:07] Speaker A: Yeah, exactly. [00:25:07] Speaker B: Which is funny. I actually. I met someone who wasn't from here, and he used. Didn't know the abbreviation. He just called it the Lear. And I was like, what's the Lear? And he was like, the lir. And I'm like, no, it's the L, I, R, R. Those are all like, oh, my gosh. [00:25:23] Speaker A: I didn't even know what LIR meant. [00:25:24] Speaker B: Yeah. I was like, what is lir? [00:25:26] Speaker A: It's like, what is. [00:25:27] Speaker B: No, we say each letter the L, I, R, R. Long Island Railroad or the Metro North. [00:25:33] Speaker A: The Long Island Railroad. [00:25:36] Speaker B: Funny. But yeah. Those terminologies are important. The train and subway are interchangeable. [00:25:41] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:25:42] Speaker B: And the Metro north is the Metro north and the LIRR is the lir. [00:25:47] Speaker A: So where do you catch the lirr? [00:25:50] Speaker B: You can catch the LIRR from. Oh, see, Is it Penn Station or is it Moynihan? [00:25:56] Speaker A: It's Penn Station. [00:25:56] Speaker B: Penn Station. Okay. [00:25:57] Speaker A: That is Penn Station. [00:25:58] Speaker B: That is Penn Station. So LIR from Penn Station or the new Grand Central. [00:26:04] Speaker A: I think it's actually at Monahan, too. It is at Moynihan. [00:26:07] Speaker B: Okay. [00:26:08] Speaker A: Yep. [00:26:08] Speaker B: I've never. I've never used it from there. [00:26:10] Speaker A: Yeah, it is. I've taken it a few times. It's really nice, too. It's like the Metro North. It's bigger. It's nicer. [00:26:16] Speaker B: Yeah, I assume so. [00:26:17] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:26:18] Speaker B: But I just. I've only. I've used it from Penn Station on Moynihan. They have the Grand Central news. What's that called? The new terminal. There's a name for it, doesn't it? [00:26:29] Speaker A: I don't even. Oh, yeah. They built that train hall. [00:26:32] Speaker B: I've never been down there, but I hear it's really, really nice. [00:26:34] Speaker A: Incredible. [00:26:35] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:26:35] Speaker A: Underneath Grand Central, that whole new multi. Billion dollar. [00:26:39] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:26:40] Speaker A: Extension to the lirr. Correct. [00:26:43] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. I hear it's really, really nice. I've never, I've never been down there. [00:26:46] Speaker A: Underground is. It's stunning. Very lost down there. Biggest bathrooms I've ever seen too. [00:26:53] Speaker B: Really? [00:26:53] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:26:53] Speaker B: Wow. [00:26:54] Speaker A: But, yeah, so it's, it's. But the lirr. I've taken it. There's a couple. I've done some photo shoots at these little towns out there out on Long Island. It actually goes all the way out to the Hampton. [00:27:04] Speaker B: Yeah, it goes. I mean, I, we. I've taken it to the Hampton. [00:27:07] Speaker A: It's like three hours, right? It's three hours out there. [00:27:13] Speaker B: It might be a little longer. [00:27:14] Speaker A: Yeah. To the Hamptons. [00:27:15] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:27:16] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:27:18] Speaker B: The. So the other ones are Atlantic Avenue, Barclay center in Brooklyn. [00:27:23] Speaker A: Bingo. You're so good at this. [00:27:24] Speaker B: I'm pretty impressed. [00:27:25] Speaker A: And then one more. [00:27:26] Speaker B: Also Nostrand Avenue, but that's a little bit farther out. [00:27:29] Speaker A: What's it called? [00:27:30] Speaker B: Nostrand Avenue. [00:27:31] Speaker A: Okay. [00:27:32] Speaker B: In Brooklyn, there's a lar stop and then it's Queens. Yeah. Queens. Is Jamaica. Jamaica or. Yeah, Jamaica. Queens. [00:27:42] Speaker A: One more. Jamaica. And is it Flushing? Woodside. [00:27:45] Speaker B: Flushing. Oh, Woodside. Okay. I've never been over there. [00:27:48] Speaker A: Yeah. So the R L, I, R, R I. But I take it. I've taken it quite a few times out to. Out to Long Island. Out to. I took it one time all the way out to the Hamptons. Montauk. It doesn't go out to Montauk, but. No, it can get out to the Hamptons. [00:28:01] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:28:03] Speaker A: And this. In the summertime, the New York, Manhattan or New York City itself gets a little bit emptier because everybody goes out to the Hamptons for the summer. And they're. They're multimillion dollar homes and they summer out in the Hamptons. [00:28:17] Speaker B: Right. Or just, you know, do Airbnb do a little vacation home. [00:28:22] Speaker A: It's a trek out there, though. It is, yeah. [00:28:24] Speaker B: Although I did last summer, I did a day trip to Fire island and I left at like 8 in the morning for my house in Brooklyn. [00:28:34] Speaker A: Yep. [00:28:34] Speaker B: And I got there at like 12 in the afternoon, I think. [00:28:37] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:28:37] Speaker B: So that wasn't too bad. [00:28:39] Speaker A: Where is Fire Island? I don't even know. [00:28:41] Speaker B: It's not as far out as the Hamptons. It's about like maybe halfway. Okay. And then. And you have to take the train. The. The LIRR to, I think, sayville and then you take a ferry across. How long do you like? Ferry wasn't that long. It's about like 20 minutes. [00:29:00] Speaker A: That's not bad. [00:29:01] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:29:01] Speaker A: Well, the price of the Long island railroad is like 77.75 off peak and 1075 at peak. So it's not. [00:29:09] Speaker B: It depends on where you're going. [00:29:11] Speaker A: Yeah. But once you go, you know, farther out, though. [00:29:13] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:29:14] Speaker A: Oh, that's to Jamaica. I'm sorry, station, which is kind of by the airport, by jfk. But places farther, like Huntington or Port Jefferson, it can go like 10 to 15 bucks. From up to 15 to 22, which still isn't that much. [00:29:30] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:29:31] Speaker A: You know what I mean? I don't think it's. It's that, you know, take out to Nassau County, Suffolk county, the Montauk branch, the Greenport branch. It's nice, though. It is a beautiful. [00:29:41] Speaker B: It's a. Yeah. And what I like about the LARR is that they have a bunch of different lines, whereas, like, the Metro north is only the 3, where the LAR has a bunch of different ones and they all connect to each other. So you can, like, take one part way and then transfer to another line and go off in a different direction. Whereas basically, on the Metro north, once you leave Harlem, you're kind of stuck on the line that you're. [00:30:08] Speaker A: Good point. [00:30:09] Speaker B: So there's no, like, cross connections. [00:30:12] Speaker A: Well, this is a good segue because the LAR takes you to Jamaica Station. [00:30:16] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:30:17] Speaker A: And so if you want to go to jfk. [00:30:20] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:30:21] Speaker A: Take the Long Island Railroad to Jamaica Station. And then at Jamaica Station, there's a transfer point for the Air Tran to JFK airport. [00:30:30] Speaker B: Right. [00:30:30] Speaker A: So it makes the li. RR is a fast way to get to jfk. [00:30:35] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. [00:30:36] Speaker A: So I recommend that too, to people. So I've done that. You know, JFK, airport, port. I'll just take the AirTran right there to the li, you know, to Jamaica and hop on the Long Island Railroad. It's just a few minutes. [00:30:47] Speaker B: I don't know if I don't think I've ever flown out of JFK. [00:30:49] Speaker A: Oh, really? [00:30:50] Speaker B: Yeah, we always do the other one. LaGuardia or Newark. [00:30:56] Speaker A: Well, you can take any LIR, LIRR train from Penn Station or Moynihan now to Jamaica Station. So it's pretty easy. So it's like from 7 bucks to 11 bucks off peak. You know, on peak. [00:31:10] Speaker B: We should explain what off and on peak are. [00:31:12] Speaker A: Yeah. So off peak is non business hours, per se. [00:31:17] Speaker B: Kind of. [00:31:17] Speaker A: Yeah, it's. That's how I Perceive it as. What do you say it did? [00:31:21] Speaker B: So it depends because if you're going on peak in the mornings is from 7am to around 10am and that means the tickets are $3 more expensive. [00:31:34] Speaker A: Rush hour. [00:31:34] Speaker B: And that's the rush hour when you're going into the city. [00:31:37] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:31:37] Speaker B: If you're taking the train from Long island into Manhattan. And if you're going. Only if you're going to Grand Central or whatever the other city ones are, then it's $3 more expensive. If you're going the other way, it's not $3 more expensive. [00:31:51] Speaker A: Oh, really? [00:31:52] Speaker B: Yeah. And it's the same the other way. The direction matters. [00:31:55] Speaker A: You just taught me something. [00:31:56] Speaker B: And it's the same if you're going. It's the same on the Metro north if you're going. And then at the end of the day, it's From I think 5, 5pm to around 8pm if you're leaving the city, it's $3 more expensive if you're going from Grand Central. But if you're coming into the city at that time, it's not $3 more expensive. [00:32:14] Speaker A: I did not know that. [00:32:15] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:32:16] Speaker A: Well, the AirTran too is 850, so it can, you know, it's gonna be 15, 20, $25 to take the L to JFK Airport. [00:32:27] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:32:28] Speaker A: However, what I do is I just. To jfk, I just take the subway. Yeah. [00:32:35] Speaker B: How do you get. Okay. [00:32:38] Speaker A: You know, however, it's about. It could be up to like an hour ride on the subway, but it's only 290 per person. [00:32:47] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:32:47] Speaker A: And then it connects to the AirTrain. [00:32:50] Speaker B: Right. [00:32:50] Speaker A: And that's it. You know, and it's very cheap and people spend a lot of money on cabs. It's going to be a hundred bucks or so. I only take the subway to the AirTran to JFK and that's it. [00:33:04] Speaker B: I've never had to do that. I think it'd be cool. [00:33:06] Speaker A: Yeah. So it's, it's, it's pretty. [00:33:08] Speaker B: When I was in London, actually, we. There's the train goes straight to like the airport and you connect the train and go into the city, which is really cool. [00:33:16] Speaker A: Well, how do you. Speaking of airports. [00:33:19] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:33:19] Speaker A: Guardia. This will help save people money too. How do you travel from LaGuardia to will say to Times Square. What do you do? Like, do you. When you fly? Well, you're in Brooklyn, so I do. [00:33:32] Speaker B: I live in Brooklyn. I just got a car. [00:33:34] Speaker A: What? [00:33:35] Speaker B: Yeah, because I'm leaving really early in the morning, Got a car Yeah. I don't want to have to deal with, like, subway delays or, like, the train doesn't stop or it's, like, crowded. Not crowded. What? [00:33:47] Speaker A: You. When did you get a car? [00:33:48] Speaker B: No, no, sorry. Uber. I mean, like, I get. I order a car. [00:33:53] Speaker A: Yes. [00:33:54] Speaker B: I buy a car. [00:33:56] Speaker A: Is that hilarious? My reaction as a New Yorker is like, wait, you have a. I'm like, thinking, why would you get a car? [00:34:03] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:34:03] Speaker A: It's just. It's so rare and odd. Think. You saying that, thinking that you just got a car. I was like, that is so hot. Out of place. [00:34:11] Speaker B: No, I did not buy a car. I. Whenever I need to go to the airport, I get an Uber. I've done that schedule to go, like, earlier, because I don't have to deal with, like, when in the early morning hours, the trains are not running on schedule. [00:34:27] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:34:28] Speaker B: And so it's, like, not super reliable, and I want to make sure that I get there on time. [00:34:32] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:34:33] Speaker B: So. And if I'm carrying a bunch of stuff, I don't want to, like, lug it around the train. [00:34:36] Speaker A: I get that. I'm just old and cheap and I'm not going to spend the money. [00:34:39] Speaker B: Yeah. I. I say. Because, like, if I'm going on vacation, I'm taking a trip. Like, we're spending the money anyway, so it's part of the vacation expense for me. No, that's. [00:34:49] Speaker A: Yeah, I like that. [00:34:50] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:34:51] Speaker A: Okay. So if we ever travel together, I'll meet you there at the airport. Yeah. [00:34:56] Speaker B: Yeah. But I think I did. Oh, no, they have. They just. I was thinking, because I took the. When you're leaving LaGuardia, they have a new system where if you're getting a car that you have to meet it, like, off site a little bit. So they take a bus to, like, a parking lot where you pick up your car. But. [00:35:12] Speaker A: Ah, interesting. [00:35:14] Speaker B: Yeah. How. How do you get to LaGuardia from, like, with public transit? [00:35:18] Speaker A: That's a good question. So all I do is. Well, I live uptown, so I'll pretend I'm in Midtown. [00:35:25] Speaker B: Okay. [00:35:26] Speaker A: So we'll say from Penn Station again, or, you know, Moynihan right there at the. I'll say. We. I'll take the A train. [00:35:33] Speaker B: Okay. [00:35:34] Speaker A: Up to. Up to 125. [00:35:38] Speaker B: Okay. [00:35:39] Speaker A: Up to Harlem, 25th Street. And then I just hop on the bus. And the bus is, like, maybe 45 minutes to an hour. Straight to. We're talking. This is LaGuardia. Straight to LaGuardia. [00:35:53] Speaker B: Oh, there's a bus that goes to LaGuardia. [00:35:55] Speaker A: Yeah, it's super easy. So when you get off the subway at 125th street, you're just going to. You're going to be there at St. Nicholas. You just walk across St. Nicholas at 125 in St. Nick, and you'll see a bus stop right there. And you're going to wait specifically for the M60SBS Select Bus Service bus. So the M60SBS, make sure it says that when it pulls up. And the bus provides a direct route to the airport and it makes stops at all terminals. [00:36:27] Speaker B: Okay. [00:36:27] Speaker A: And then that's what I do every time. I almost always take LaGuardia. So even when I come back, I look for the M60 SBS select bus. [00:36:37] Speaker B: It's gonna be a long trip. [00:36:38] Speaker A: It is a long trip and you're tired. There's a bunch of people from the airport, too, but they have luggage stands on the bus and everything to put your luggage in. And then it just goes straight to. Because it takes you straight to 125th Street, St. Nick. As soon as you see the famous Apollo Theater on your right, that's when you want to get off the bus. The bus is going to stop is right after the Apollo Theater. The famous Apollo Theater. And that's where you're gonna get off the bus and then just walk to the subway and then it'll just take you downtown. So just, you know, you can figure out where you're going. Just up on the downtown side of the A train. [00:37:11] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:37:11] Speaker A: I mean, the A, C, E and the B and D are all there. [00:37:14] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:37:15] Speaker A: So it's a lot of subways there. [00:37:17] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:37:17] Speaker A: So that's what I do. So that's what I. That's what I recommend. [00:37:20] Speaker B: Yeah. From Brooklyn, it's a little more difficult because there aren't really any buses or trains that go to LaGuardia. So the car is really the only option. [00:37:30] Speaker A: Well, there's one other way that people say, and I've never done this, you can take the Cubus. Say you're leaving LaGuardia and you can take the Cubus as well from LaGuardia to Jackson Heights. So Jackson Heights, Roosevelt Avenue subway station. And the bus ride from LaGuardia is only 10 or 15 minutes. And then you hop on the E train at Jackson's height, Roosevelt Avenue to, you know, World Trade center direction or downtown direction, and that'll take you again to Penn Station in that area, too. [00:38:07] Speaker B: That's a long trip, though. [00:38:08] Speaker A: That's a long trip, too. I personally just like to take. I personally just like to make it for me, I Don't know why I've always done this way, but I take the M60 SBS from LaGuardia, straight through Harlem right there, and catch the A train downtown. [00:38:26] Speaker B: Okay. [00:38:26] Speaker A: That's what I recommend. Really easy, very inexpensive. Yeah, very, very, very inexpensive. You're not gonna spend another hundred dollars or whatever on a cab again. [00:38:35] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:38:35] Speaker A: Or an Uber or whatever. So that's just what I do. But like I said, there's actually two options. If you want to be on the train or the subway a little bit less time. You can take the Q70 SBS to Jackson Heights, Roosevelt Avenue subway station, and then hop on the E train downtown. So those are two options for you. But, yeah, those are. Those are the ways. Yeah, those are the airports. New York City people. New York City locals. That's how we do the airport. [00:39:07] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:39:08] Speaker A: Okay, Jay, so let's talk some modes of transportation. If you want to see the sights on a casual way around the city, we'll say in midtown with a blanket and a. A friend or a partner. [00:39:24] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:39:25] Speaker A: Or a spouse. [00:39:27] Speaker B: A little more intimate. [00:39:28] Speaker A: A little bit more intimate modes of transportation. But it doesn't have to be. But. So we'll talk about horse carriages, pedicabs. [00:39:39] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:39:39] Speaker A: So I think that's interesting because I think people want to know about that and how that works. [00:39:45] Speaker B: I don't think I've ever been in a horse drawn carriage. [00:39:47] Speaker A: I haven't either. There is some controversy about the horse drawn carriages, which I understand. [00:39:52] Speaker B: Yeah. So I'm not. Not because of that. I just. [00:39:54] Speaker A: I know what you mean. [00:39:55] Speaker B: My dad is. Who actually was on the last episode that you should check out, if you haven't already. [00:40:00] Speaker A: I completely agree. Jay. [00:40:01] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:40:02] Speaker A: I loved your. I was just telling Tiana here how amazing your episode with your father was. [00:40:07] Speaker B: Yeah, it was really good. [00:40:09] Speaker A: I love it, love it, love it. [00:40:11] Speaker B: But he's, like, really allergic to horses. [00:40:13] Speaker A: Oh, really? [00:40:14] Speaker B: And so I don't want to, like, test my fate. [00:40:16] Speaker A: No, I get that. [00:40:17] Speaker B: I am too. So I kind of have stayed away, but I think it would be cool. I think it'd be fun. [00:40:21] Speaker A: We had horses, and I had horses when I was a kid. [00:40:24] Speaker B: Oh, really? [00:40:25] Speaker A: Yeah. And they were like. [00:40:26] Speaker B: Your family had horses? [00:40:27] Speaker A: Yeah, we had Appaloosas. Spotted horses. Many people don't know that. No one knows. I. You know, and we had these Appaloosas, and I loved. We were kids, and these horses were amazing. And I had this little. This one horse. Her name was Joker. Well, Susie Joker, Suzy Q. Tumelo. Tumalo was the mom. She Was amazing. Tumalo was like a dog, meaning she would follow me and my identical twin brother everywhere in our neighborhood because we were lived farther out of the city at the time. Well, you know, not in New York. And this horse was like a dog. It would follow me and my twin. We're little kids at the time, and just follow us all over the city like a dog. All over the neighborhood like a dog. And then we would see her stick her head in the, like the. The back window, looking through the back window of our house and we were eating. She was incredible. But anyway, I love horses. Horse drawn carriage rides, Jay, are a classic New York City experience. And they offer a nostalgic way, you know, to explore New York City. Yeah. [00:41:29] Speaker B: So much so that I wanted to keep it in the intro, remember? [00:41:33] Speaker A: Oh, yeah, I really love that. [00:41:38] Speaker B: Me too. [00:41:39] Speaker A: Well, this is, you know, give you some information. Horse carry, they're pro. Where they're stationed or where you get them are primarily Central Park. [00:41:47] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:41:47] Speaker A: And the most, the most common pickup points along Central park south are along Central Park South. [00:41:53] Speaker B: Yep. [00:41:53] Speaker A: You know, which is actually known as 59th street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenues. So at 5th Avenue and 59th street, basically by the Plaza Hotel, there's this area called Grand Army Plaza. [00:42:07] Speaker B: Right. [00:42:07] Speaker A: And so you can pick up your horses there or get horses there also at 59th and 6th Avenue, that's another popular spot for getting horse drawn carriages. And also 7th Avenue on 59th street, there are companies like the NYC Horse Carriage Rides. Another one is Central Park Carriages, and another one I know of is New York Carriage Company. And then you can do online reservations if possible, which I kind of recommend. But it might be, you know, it's a lot of them are, you know, spur the moment. So, yeah, you know, people like, hey, let's hop on a horse ride. You know, so the ride durations, they vary. [00:42:47] Speaker B: Okay. [00:42:48] Speaker A: Some are 20 to 30 minutes, covering like a small loop of Central Park. And then they have the standard rides, which are like 40 to 50 minutes, offering a more comprehensive tour of the park. [00:42:59] Speaker B: Cool. [00:43:00] Speaker A: What are you gonna say? [00:43:01] Speaker B: No, it's a cool. [00:43:01] Speaker A: Oh, wait, how. [00:43:03] Speaker B: How long were the first ones? [00:43:04] Speaker A: Yeah, the first one is 20 to 30 minutes. [00:43:06] Speaker B: Okay. [00:43:07] Speaker A: Short rides, the standard ride is about 40 to 50 minutes, and then the long ride is only is 50 to 60 minutes. [00:43:14] Speaker B: Okay. [00:43:14] Speaker A: So I guess they bump up 10 minutes for each, you know. [00:43:17] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:43:17] Speaker A: Time of the rides. And the long ride, you know, sometimes extends beyond Central park, like to Fifth Avenue. Fifth, yeah. Rockefeller Center. [00:43:26] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:43:26] Speaker A: You know, they do specialty Rides like proposals and holiday light tours and things like that too. So it's. It's really cool. Some have custom durations for stops with photos or romantic moments. So I always, you know, I always see. I like to hear the. The cooking of their hooves. [00:43:44] Speaker B: Oh, yeah, me too. [00:43:45] Speaker A: You know, on the pavement as I'm, you know, doing tours with people myself too, or just walk around. I think it's really cool. But most of them focus on Central Park. [00:43:54] Speaker B: Yeah, for sure. [00:43:56] Speaker A: And I also like seeing the. [00:43:58] Speaker B: The police sometimes ride the horse. [00:44:00] Speaker A: I love to see the police on. It's really cool. [00:44:02] Speaker B: Yeah, it is really cool. [00:44:03] Speaker A: I always try to get a video of the horses. [00:44:05] Speaker B: They're so big. I never, like, think about how big horses are. [00:44:08] Speaker A: They are huge. Well, you did. You know how you. I don't know if the right way is measure of the right word, but you. By hands. How many hands? Like my horse was 16 hands tall. [00:44:19] Speaker B: Huh. [00:44:20] Speaker A: Did you know that? [00:44:21] Speaker B: No, I didn't know. [00:44:21] Speaker A: A little bit of horse education here. But. But the, the rides generally are on Bethesda Fountain. The famous Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, Bow Bridge, which we all love. Strawberry Fields, where the John Lennon Memorial is, you know, woman Rink where you can go ice skating, which is now Pickleball. Already. They changed it already. [00:44:38] Speaker B: Oh, did they? [00:44:39] Speaker A: Yep. The carousel, Cherry Hill, where the cherry blossoms are right now that are starting. So you'll see tons of horse carriages up there. [00:44:47] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:44:47] Speaker A: And then Sheep Meadow and Tavern on the Green with the restaurant, which I love. So it's really nice. Really, really nice. Did you know that the pricing for the horse carriage rides are regulated by the NYC Department of Consumer affairs and is per carriage. Did you know that? [00:45:03] Speaker B: I did not know. [00:45:04] Speaker A: There's a standard capacity of four adults or a mix of adults and children. Three adults or two kids under 12 as of March 26, 2025. This is a plethora of information, isn't it? [00:45:15] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:45:16] Speaker A: Did you know I knew this much about the. [00:45:18] Speaker B: The horses? No. [00:45:19] Speaker A: Yeah. So here's. This is how much they cost. $68.11 for 20 minutes. [00:45:26] Speaker B: Okay. [00:45:27] Speaker A: For the first 20 minutes and then 22.70 for each additional 10 minutes. So it can get expensive. I mean, I've never done them. I probably won't because we live here, but I would. Oh, you will. [00:45:39] Speaker B: I think I will. [00:45:40] Speaker A: Hey, I'll go. So. But that'd be funny being you ride around. [00:45:44] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:45:45] Speaker A: The typical. Typical cost. The short ride of 20 to 30 minutes are 68 to 100 bucks. A standard ride of 40 to 50 minutes is 100 to 150 bucks. And then a long ride, 50 to 60 minutes is 150 to 165 bucks or plus. [00:46:01] Speaker B: Okay. [00:46:02] Speaker A: I would always double check with the, you know, get all the information before you get on the carriage ride, on the horse ride. That's my, that's my. I think that's one of the most important things to do. [00:46:13] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:46:13] Speaker A: So you are not. What's the word? I don't use the word scammed, but so, you know, you make sure you. [00:46:21] Speaker B: Know what you're getting. [00:46:22] Speaker A: Yeah. You want to make sure you know what you're doing and what. [00:46:24] Speaker B: So that the writer knows what he's doing. [00:46:26] Speaker A: What'd you say? [00:46:26] Speaker B: But that the writer knows what they're doing, you know. [00:46:28] Speaker A: Yeah, exactly, exactly how long the trip. [00:46:30] Speaker B: Going to be and all that. That's important for them to know how long you want, how much you're wanting to pay for. [00:46:37] Speaker A: Yeah, that's, that's smart. There's extras like online bookings, may cost like 10 or 5 bucks extra. 5 or 10 bucks. Special rides, proposals, holiday tours. But they can, they could arrange things like this for you guys too. For everybody who wants to do a carriage ride. So I've never heard anything negative from anyone who's taken a horse carriage ride. They've always loved them. [00:46:57] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:46:57] Speaker A: So it's always been positive. The only negative things I've heard again is about just the issue of the horses, you know, ethically doing these horseback carriage rides. So. But the rides operate daily, usually, you know, early morning, like 10am to midnight, weather permitting, things like that. So the horses apparently don't work above 89 degrees Fahrenheit. That makes or below 19 degrees Fahrenheit or in heavy snow or rain. [00:47:28] Speaker B: So you want to go like in the spring and the fall. [00:47:30] Speaker A: Yeah. So that, that's interesting. [00:47:31] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:47:32] Speaker A: So there's some booking tips like for the best experience book with a family owned operator like NYC Horse Carriage Rides since 1979 or Central Park Carriages to avoid third part. To avoid third party markups. Then you want, you probably want to check reviews too ahead of time just to see how they are. [00:47:50] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:47:51] Speaker A: And then blankets are provided. In colder months, drivers may stop for photos at scenic spots like Bethesda Fountain, Bow Bridge or wherever you want. So, you know, that's pretty much it about the horse rides. I hope that was some good info. But just bundle up, make sure, you know, whatever time of year, bundle up if it's cooler and enjoy our final mode of transportation around New York City. Let's talk about pedicabs. [00:48:14] Speaker B: Okay. [00:48:15] Speaker A: Do you know much about them? What's a pedicab, Jay? [00:48:19] Speaker B: Is it the yellow taxis? [00:48:21] Speaker A: That's a good, that's a good answer. But it is not. [00:48:23] Speaker B: It's not. Oh, no. Then I don't know. [00:48:27] Speaker A: A pedicab. Is those the, the. The guys or ladies that are on like the rickshaw. The rickshaw type thing. [00:48:36] Speaker B: Oh, yeah, that's what. That. I didn't even know that's what that was called. [00:48:42] Speaker A: We had that. We had pedicabs everywhere in Orlando too. That's the reason I know about them because. Okay, yeah, they're like, they're three wheeled bicycle taxis, but say taxi mostly found in tourist heavy areas like Central Park, Times Square, Columbus Circle, you know. You know, really especially near the Broadway theaters, you'll see like tons of pedicabs out. As soon as a show gets out, a theater gets out, there's like, they're all lined up, ready. But you know, they're a fun, open air way to explain experience the city at a slow pace. Yeah, but they could be pricey. Oh, they could be really pricey. So like, person, you know, they're independently business owned. Business. Businesses, you know, with their pedicab. Always, always ask the price before you get on a pedicab or in a pedicab. Yeah, always, always be clear when you get into a pedicab. I'm not saying don't take them and I want you to enjoy them, but be clear with the price before you even step foot in a pedicab. [00:49:43] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:49:44] Speaker A: Because you don't want any misunderstandings or, you know, somebody gets upset, anything like that. And then the most reliable place to hop on a pedicab is around Central park south, also known as 59th street, you know, all up and down the 59th street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue or Central Park West. [00:50:01] Speaker B: Like the horses. [00:50:02] Speaker A: Yeah, just like the horses. All along the. At the bottom of Central Park, 59th street or Central Park South. Also in Times Square, there's tons of them. [00:50:11] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:50:11] Speaker A: And my live videos, you guys see them in every video When I'm in Times Square. [00:50:15] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:50:15] Speaker A: You know, so whenever I go over. [00:50:17] Speaker B: Like Times Square or Hell's Kitchen area, I always see them. [00:50:20] Speaker A: Yep, exactly. 42nd street and Broadway to Herald Square, which is also where Macy's is right there. [00:50:28] Speaker B: Yep. [00:50:28] Speaker A: And there's also a bunch near Rockefeller center, also on fifth Avenue. I mean, I see them on fifth Avenue too. From the bottom of Central Park. I mean, down to Rockefeller Center. [00:50:39] Speaker B: Yeah, that makes sense. [00:50:41] Speaker A: Yeah. So they just usually congregate where tourists are. And they'll approach you. They'll always approach you. They're nice, though. I've never had anybody mean to me. They're always really nice. They're not cheap, though. [00:50:51] Speaker B: No. [00:50:52] Speaker A: You know, they're per minute. Per minute per person rates. So the standard rate is about 47, four to seven dollars a minute per person. [00:51:02] Speaker B: Wow. [00:51:02] Speaker A: So that's expensive. As much as $10 they'll charge you. [00:51:06] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:51:06] Speaker A: So I, I'll never take one because it's a lot. A 20 minute ride for two people can, can be from 160 bucks to 250 bucks. [00:51:14] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:51:15] Speaker A: It's like, I feel like the horse carry. Horse drawn carriages are much more cost efficient. [00:51:19] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:51:19] Speaker A: You know, in my opinion, I think so. Always ask. Here's the bottom line. Always ask to see the price sheet. [00:51:26] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:51:26] Speaker A: And then there's no issues. You know, how much, how much is it for blank. Many people for blank minutes. [00:51:34] Speaker B: Right. [00:51:34] Speaker A: You know, find that out and then you're good. So that's, that's pretty much about the pedicab, you know, so ask for a receipt too. They're required to give one, so I would definitely get a receipt. And if it seems vague, just, you know, walk away. You know, if you're, if you don't feel like you're getting the answers you need, it's your money. Just, just walk away. And I'm not knocking these guys or ladies who do this. It's, you know, if you want to experience it, go for it. [00:51:58] Speaker B: Yeah. But you just need to be careful with your money. [00:52:00] Speaker A: Yeah, just be careful with your money. You know, and you can actually pre book too. There was a guy, I just thought of this. His name is Frankie Legs. He does the pedicabs. I've never met him. I'm giving. Hey, Frankie Legs. I don't know you in person. I hear about you all the time. But I, New York City cup, are giving you a shout out on the podcast here because I hear nothing but awesome stuff about this guy Frankie Legs. He does petty cab rides. [00:52:28] Speaker B: Good for him. [00:52:29] Speaker A: So I like to meet him one day. But to. To our audience, Jay, that's listening. I hear nothing but amazing things about this pedicab guy named Frankie fr. I don't even know how to spell it. Frankie Legs. [00:52:44] Speaker B: So we'll have to have him on the show. [00:52:47] Speaker A: Yeah, that's a good point. You know what? I will. I'll see if I can get him on the show. But make sure you you, you know, you do just an American way. I'm sorry, but tip the, the horse carriage rider. Horse carriage people and the, you know, the pedicab. [00:53:06] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:53:07] Speaker A: I don't know how the pedicab people do it because that's all. I mean, they're going uphill. They go distances. I mean, they do. It's. It's a workout, you know, but couldn't be me. So. Frankie Leg, Central Park. I just googled him just so he is. He's just well known here for. With guests and tourists all over the world. So if you Google Frankie Legs, it's Frankie F R A N K I E legs. L E G S. Very good. He's on TripAdvisor, Facebook, everything. [00:53:40] Speaker B: Great. [00:53:41] Speaker A: Yeah. So, Jay, how do you feel about this information? I hope people enjoyed this. [00:53:46] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:53:46] Speaker A: Some good info. [00:53:47] Speaker B: I think it was some good info. I hope you had a good time. It was. I always love talking. I think when you're in. Outside of New York, I think people ask, like, oh, how did you drive to get here? And I think when you're inside New York, people ask, oh, like, how did you get here? Like, what train did you take? You take the bus? Like, what? And I think New Yorkers love talking about the ways that they travel. [00:54:10] Speaker A: Right. [00:54:11] Speaker B: So. [00:54:11] Speaker A: So we talked about, you know, basically, I think the most used forms of transportation or the most asked questions. Like you said, the. For the. What subway or train or bus, you know, to get to and from the airport. Because I am not up. I am not a Uber guy. I am not a Lyft guy. I. I am not a yellow taxi guy. I will not spend the money. [00:54:37] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:54:38] Speaker A: So like I said earlier, I'm old and cheap and I'm not gonna now. I love New York City. I love everything about it. And I respect all these people who do these different types of transportation. [00:54:47] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:54:48] Speaker A: I'm just not going to spend the money. If anybody has any questions, you can ask J R, I, you know, about these specific modes of transportation. Again, I know you guys asked me a lot on my social media, which I love to answer on my New York City cop Facebook or my New York City cop Instagram and New York City cop threads and all the other things I'm on now, too. [00:55:08] Speaker B: And don't you have a specific page for asking, like, travel questions? [00:55:13] Speaker A: I don't. And you know what? I should. That's a great idea. [00:55:16] Speaker B: I thought you did. Isn't there like a question? [00:55:19] Speaker A: Well, I have my new yorkcitycop.com website and then there's an email where you can ask me questions. That's. I'm glad you said that. So why don't you guys have any question, ladies and gentlemen, any questions about New York City, which you do ask me often, which I love. But yeah, anything you need reiterated or another questions episode. [00:55:38] Speaker B: That was fun. [00:55:38] Speaker A: What'd you say? [00:55:39] Speaker B: We should do another questions? [00:55:40] Speaker A: Yeah, we should. You know what? [00:55:42] Speaker B: Season two questions. [00:55:43] Speaker A: Why don't we do that next episode? [00:55:46] Speaker B: Next time? Yeah. [00:55:47] Speaker A: We put out a way. Okay. My friends Jay and I are gonna take your questions on an upcoming. Upcoming episode. So please feel free in the comments, you know, to leave a review and also ask your question. Yeah, we would love to. We would absolutely love to. Let's. We'll do an upcoming episode. [00:56:09] Speaker B: Yeah, post in. Post in the comments on Facebook or on the episode on Spotify or Instagram, and I'll compile a list and we'll do a question. [00:56:20] Speaker A: Answer your question. [00:56:21] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:56:21] Speaker A: Yeah, I love that. Perfect. Jay, I'm glad you brought that up. [00:56:24] Speaker B: Wait. [00:56:25] Speaker A: Thanks, everybody, for listening. [00:56:26] Speaker B: Yeah, thank you for listening. [00:56:28] Speaker A: Yeah, we usually say what makes you a New Yorker? With our guests, but we don't have a. We don't have guests, so. Yeah. [00:56:32] Speaker B: And we've already done both of ours. [00:56:34] Speaker A: Right. And I want to make a. I just want to personally say thank you to our listeners who are. For. This is their second year with the podcast, and so many of you are listening, and it just means a lot to me and Jay. [00:56:48] Speaker B: Yeah, it's doing really well. It's growing, and you guys are sharing the work, and we really appreciate that. So many people are connecting with it and liking it and loving it. So keep. Keep doing that. [00:57:01] Speaker A: Yeah. We love you guys. [00:57:03] Speaker B: Yeah. Thank you for. [00:57:04] Speaker A: It's. Means a lot. Means a lot to you guys. Listen, Take. Take important time that you are taking important time out of your own day to listen to our podcast. [00:57:12] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:57:13] Speaker A: You know, so. So thank you. Special thank yous to Lee McGarrett. Lee, I have met in person as well. She was take. She has taken a tour with me in the past, and she always leaves such amazing, kind comments on the podcast. So thank you, Lee. Really appreciate you. And also Sue Rothwell. I have met sue here in New York City as well. She was on a group tour that Marco did that I helped with, and sue is just an amazing person as well. I just want to say thank you, sue, for leaving kind comments about the podcast, and I loved meeting you in person as well. And thank you to Vicki Worley Lee. I have done many tours with Vicki We've had such a great time here in the city together and seen some concerts together and she always leaves such amazing comments on the podcast as well. So thank you, Vicki and I can't wait to see you again in a few weeks. And Gail, I want to say your name correctly, Gail Filiba, thank you again for your very kind comment on the Apple website. Your comment meant so much to us and thank you for listening. That's amazing. Thank you. And Lisa, Lisa Fennell Vinson. I've actually done a quite a few tours with Lisa as well. I met up with her in the city. She's an amazing person. She always leaves wonder wonderful comments on the podcast. So Lisa, thank you so much. I know I'll see you again soon. Really looking forward to it. Kelly, Kelly, Kelly Mc Kelly. I'm doing a tour with in just a week or so and he did a tour with me on my podcast too. He and his wife Natalie are amazing, are amazing. Kelly's really funny and really appreciate you. And Natalie Kelly, so can't wait to see you all again. And lastly, Clemencia Toraros, thank you for the very kind comment about the podcast. Really appreciate you. Thank you again everybody. And I think Jay has some names he wants to say too. [00:59:17] Speaker B: Yeah, we had a lot of great comments, really thoughtful comments on the episode with my dad last week. So I just want to thank Ryan's World of Gaming, Della Christian, H. Zarbo and H. Taylor for your comments on Spotify. Those are really nice and I wrote them to my dad and he teared up. So thank you all for your, your comment. [00:59:41] Speaker A: Oh, I love that. Yeah, thanks everybody. We're gonna, we'll see you soon. And next podcast coming up in two weeks. We'll talk to you soon. [00:59:53] Speaker B: Bye. [00:59:57] Speaker A: This is the last stop on this train. Everyone please leave the train. Thank you for riding with MTA New York City Transit.