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Originally Posted by Mirage77  As I pointed out before, I was quite disappointed I didn't see any snow while I was there. What's more frustrating is that when I finally left, it snowed the week after.  But yes, Christmas is great in NY, the feeling's simply magical and I loved it. |
Yep, we haven't had a white Christmas in years, but it does snow as you mentioned, just not during Christmas.
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Originally Posted by Mirage77 You know, I do remember sending you a PM asking about recommendations for NY's best places to visit...  I guess you were at the Middle East at that time. |
Really?? I never got it. In fact, I was away for so long, I think it might have been deleted or something. You should've asked Alex as well, I'm sure he knows some decent places around here.
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Originally Posted by Mirage77 I did pay Brooklyn a visit, it's a very different place from Manhattan, I felt! Anyway we took a wrong stop that's why we got there. After a while we took a train back to Manhattan. We also took a ferry at night to Staten Island, but stayed at the station. Basically, we only visited Manhattan...  |
Well, at least you were there. Indeed it's different and that's what's great about it
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Originally Posted by Mirage77 Yeah dude, I'm actually considering going to NYU or Columbia. So it's a real possibility. |
That's great. Let me know if you decide to become a New Yorker
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Originally Posted by Mirage77 Oh! But with the same colour schemes, right? |
Yep. I have many friends who drive taxies and they've mentioned how much money they save everytime they get their hands on a Hybrid. I've even gotten to start one of them and it's a weird feeling at first when you're sitting behind the wheel and there's no engine noise. I had to put it in Drive just to make sure it was actually running
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Here's a couple of pictures of a Ford Escape Hybrid and a Toyota Prius as an NYC Taxi:
Actually even the City of New York is switching to Hybrids. I see many Sanitation/Transportation/Building/ Departments and other City Agencies driving around in Toyota Prius.
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Originally Posted by Mirage77 Yup, you're right! You're so lucky to live right in the heart of one of the greatest cities in the world...  |
Thanks. You really get used to living here and forget how great this city is, until you take a walk or drive around town and then it hits you... I live in the greatest city on Earth