I've snapped few pictures of ads I see on bus stops around the city. Tells you something about how different NYC is:
I put few more on my blog:
Where else do airlines advertise first class services at bus stops?
Bus stop ads.
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Where else do airlines advertise first class services at bus stops?
Where else do airlines advertise first class services at bus stops?
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And ads on the inside(which some of the ones I posted are) are not that much different.
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And sure, you can get a taxi off peak with no problem, but you can't count on it in rush hour, or when the weather is unpleasant. And there is traffic (buses have bus lanes). So when you really need to be somewhere on time, public transportation can be a better option.
We have a car, and when we go out, we always use it, because we are more flexible and can be late. When I go to work, taking a car is just not worth it.