Guides
Practical guides to getting around New York City: airport routes, vehicle options and how to plan a ride across the five boroughs.
Car Service to LaGuardia: How to Plan Your Ride
Planning a car service to LaGuardia? How terminal drop-off works, the routes drivers use from each borough, and when the Q70 or subway beats a car.
LaGuardia sits about eight miles from Midtown Manhattan, which makes it the closest of the three New York airports and the one travelers most often misjudge.
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What Is Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT)?
Non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) is scheduled, non-ambulance rides to medical appointments. Here's how NEMT works in New York City.
If a relative needs to get to dialysis three mornings a week, or home after a procedure that leaves them unsteady, and an ambulance is clearly not the answer, what you are looking for is non-emergency medical transportation.
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Medicaid Transportation in NYC: How the Benefit Works
How Medicaid transportation works in New York City: who qualifies, how to request a ride, and why Ready Go USA car service is paid directly by the rider.
If you have Medicaid in New York City and you need a ride to a covered medical appointment, the benefit exists, but it does not work like calling a car.
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JFK Airport to Times Square: Every Way to Get There
Getting from JFK Airport to Times Square: AirTrain and subway, the LIRR, yellow cabs and private car service, plus where a driver can meet you.
Times Square sits about 15 miles from JFK, but that number tells you almost nothing about the trip. The same route can move freely at 6 a.m. and crawl at 5 p.m. on a Friday.
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Non-Medical Transport in NYC: What It Is, Who It's For
Non-medical transport means getting to appointments by car instead of an ambulance. What it covers, who uses it, and how to book a ride in New York City.
Non-medical transport is a ride to a health-related appointment in an ordinary passenger vehicle (a sedan, an SUV or a wheelchair-accessible van) instead of an ambulance.
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JFK to Manhattan: How to Get Into the City
Every realistic way to get from JFK to Manhattan: AirTrain and subway, LIRR, yellow cab, pre-booked car service, rideshare and buses, compared honestly.
JFK sits in southeastern Queens, about fifteen miles from Midtown by road. The distance is the easy part.
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LaGuardia to Manhattan: How to Get There, Option by Option
How to get from LaGuardia to Manhattan: buses, subway transfers, yellow taxis and pre-booked car service, with the routes, tolls and trade-offs explained.
LaGuardia is the closest of New York's three major airports to Midtown, and it is also the one that confuses travelers the most.
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Newark to Manhattan: Transportation Options Compared
Compare ways to get from Newark Airport to Manhattan: AirTrain and NJ Transit, taxis, car service, and rideshare, with tips for planning your trip.
Landing at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is often the easy part: figuring out the fastest, most comfortable way into Manhattan is where the planning starts.
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