Metro NYC on Wheels

Wheelchair Accessible Taxis Coming to NYC!

metronycwheels — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:13:16 +0000

This is super exciting for those who both live and visit New York City who use wheelchairs – the City is adding accessible wheelchair taxis! I was surprised about some of the arguments against this effort since the taxis will be able to be quite useful to larger parties traveling together as well…it’s not like [...]

Woman, where have you been?

metronycwheels — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 06:06:18 +0000

Hello all, I’ve chatted with some of you on Twitter over the past month, and I certainly apologize for not being all that current with updates. To be honest, my real world job has taken over a bit, and I haven’t had as much time to devote to the site as of late. However, I’ll [...]

The Glass House Tavern

metronycwheels — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:59:52 +0000

The Glass House Tavern 252 West 47th Street New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 730-4800 We have had a crazy month as I started my new “traditional” job, so although we’ve been out and about, we haven’t been anywhere particularly new to us for a while. Last night, my husband and I met up with [...]

Nios Restaurant

metronycwheels — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:39:34 +0000

Nios Restaurant 130 West 46th Street New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 485-2999 Nios Restaurant is located in the Muse Hotel in New York City. I found it when my husband and I were looking for somewhere to go to dinner after the show in my previous post. The reviews on other sites were [...]

Helen Hayes Theater

metronycwheels — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:37:57 +0000

Helen Hayes Theater 240 W. 44th St. New York, NY Tel: (212) 944-9450 Over the weekend, we went to go see Rock of Ages at the Helen Hayes Theater in New York. The show was pretty much what I expected (in a good way), but this review is about the building itself. The theater [...]

The Crab House

metronycwheels — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:42:01 +0000

The Crab House 541 River Road Edgewater, NJ 07020 Tel: (201) 840-9311 The Crab House is turning into my “local watering hole” as it has excellent happy hour food and drink specials, the atmosphere is casual, and the view of New York City off the back patio (and anywhere near a window, actually) is really [...]

Eataly

metronycwheels — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:20:55 +0000

Eataly 500 5th Ave. (entrances on 5th Ave. and 23rd St.) New York, NY 10010 Eataly is a concept restaurant/marketplace developed with Mario Batali as an “Italian Marketplace.” it has several casual and a couple “proper” restuarants scattered throughout the building. There is a large marketplace filled with various Italian specialties, although some of the [...]

Marinero Grill

metronycwheels — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:14:06 +0000

Marinero Grill 759 Farragut Place West New York, NJ 07093-5118 Tel: (201) 854-1004 Admittedly, I’m not a huge Latin food connoisseur, but the Meetup group I belong to met there for drinks and dinner on this particular evening, so I figured I’d give it a go. There was a group of 6 during the week [...]

Son Cubano

metronycwheels — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:44:00 +0000

Son Cubano 40-4 Riverwalk Place West New York, NJ 07093 Tel: (201) 399-2020 A friend and I were having a “day off” on a Friday and came to Son Cubano “just because”. Later, my husband joined us for dinner. Unfortunately, there’s very little possible that I can say positive about this restaurant. The decor is [...]

Kinara Cuisine of India

metronycwheels — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:41:48 +0000

Kinara Cuisine of India 880 River Road Edgewater, NJ 07020 Tel: (201) 313-0555 I love Indian food….a good friend introduced me to it many years ago, and I’m always looking for a great place to get my Masala on. Kinara Cuisine of India certainly fits the bill. Kinara serves a buffet-style lunch every day, closes [...]