The First Observer Arrives in New York City (with Pictures)

July 17th, 2000 at 3:00 PM - Macworld Expo by John F. Braun

If you havenit yet made the trek to New York City for this summeris MACWORLD Expo, weid like to offer a bit of advice on how to get into and out of the city. For those beyond the local area, the obvious choice is to get a plane to either LaGuardia or JFK or Newark. Once you get into the New York City area, you can catch a subway, cab or shuttle. Go to the Ground Transportation desk and theyill help you out. By no means accept a ride from just anyone, since they may not be licensed or insured.

For those in the local area, you may entertain the thought of driving in the city, but your humble author definitely doesnit recommend it. Once you see how people drive around here, and notice the amazing lack of parking, youill understand why. Best to take advantage of the train and subway service offered by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

If you do take the train in, youill end up in Grand Central Terminal. Although it used to be somewhat of a dump, and especially scary at night, a recent renovation has really spruced it up. Plus, thanks to the efforts of the Mayor, "Rudy" Giuliani, the bums and panhandlers that used to assault you all seem to have disappeared. Definitely a contrast to the Expo in San Francisco! Where theyive gone to, nobody is quite sure. You can step out of GCT on to 42nd street, which used to have several "adult establishments" that have since been replaced with respectable types of businesses.