Movieguy Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Completely untrue! Unless you are African American. Cabbies discriminate, that's a fact! Hmmm...well, I'm white, and the last time I was in NYC, I tried getting a cab from the Cornell Club, where the bus dropped us off, and had a hard time getting one. They'd pull over, and when my mom told them we were headed to the Affinia on 34th street, they just flat out refused to give us a ride, even with empty seats. We had to walk down several blocks and keep trying, with a 20 dollar bill in my mom's hand, before someone finally gave us a ride. While we're on the subject of race, nearly all the cabbies who refused to give us rides were either Indian or Middle Eastern, and the one who finally picked us up was Puerto Rican. What that means, I'm not sure, because we have some very nice Indian people living here in Ithaca. In any case, I'd rather just save the money and walk when possible when I'm down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 ^ We didn't have any problem getting a cab when we were there, but we were coming from the Townhouse Club in Manhattan going back to Times Square (where we were staying) and even though we aren't NYC experts, we knew he was taking the looooon way back & just running up the meter. Finally, we told him to drop us off at a location we recognized, paid him $18 and from then on, we either walked or used the subway. I was disappointed that there was no drunken Cash Cab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterBoyJosh Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Just got back into the city after a few days in Cleveland, OH...And what was the first thing I did?? Ordered pizza!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usirocksit1 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hey Rob: Did you have a chance to see the Brain Exhibit at the Museum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 ^ We did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 ^Speaking of brains, here in Ithaca, there's a collection of brains at Cornell University, including that of serial killer Edward Ruloff, which is actually one of the biggest brains ever studied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiminn6 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 ^Speaking of brains, here in Ithaca, there's a collection of brains at Cornell University, including that of serial killer Edward Ruloff, which is actually one of the biggest brains ever studied. Wow this is so cool! I never knew that someone so close to me was a TPR fan like me! (Sorry this is off-topic!) I live like 30 minutes away from Ithaca in the Corning area! Also Robb when were you all in NYC? I was there Friday on March 4th! It would have been awesome to have met you and Elissa! I want to try and go on a TPR trip with you guys soon!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 We were there Thursday, March 3 Sunday, March 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiminn6 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 ^Nice! I was actually in the area (half hour away in East Meadow) those three days too because of a swim meet. It was so weird to see this when I got back because we hit up a lot of the same stores you did such as the 5th ave. Apple Store (LOVE APPLE!) I asked my parents if we could go on TOTR too but they said no! I will have to show them the awesome pictures you guys got and say look at how awesome that would've been!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin_n_coastin Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Awesome trip pictures! New York is great, glad you all had a great time! The pizza sure is different but I love the NY style better than Chicago deep pan so far. Is Larry's Ghetto Pizza tour still offered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 ^I'm currently in litigation with Scott's NYC Pizza Tours and can not comment on my operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 To be fair, I like Chicago style pizza just as much as New York's. Both have their merits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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