Council approves fare plan for city's pedicabs
Tourists ride in a New York City pedicab through Central Park Credit: Tourists ride in a New York City pedicab through Central Park (Getty Images)
New Yorkers looking to travel the city by pedicabs may soon be safer from scams.
The City Council unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that mandates pedicab drivers charge customers the same way yellow cabs do: by distance traveled.
The city's Department of Consumer Affairs will provide pedicab drivers with meter machines and information cards that show riders they are city certified.
Updated now Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.
Updated now Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.
