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How many medallion taxicabs are in NYC?

12,187

Approximately how many taxicab drivers are in NYC?

40,000

How long of a time do TLC regulations allow a taxicab driver to operate a taxicab for?

12 consecutive hours

What are the five prerequisites for becoming a NYC taxi driver?

1. Be at least 19 2. Have a valid chauffeur license in good standing for no less than 6 months 3. Be a legal resident 4. Attend a taxi driver training course 5. Pass the NYC taxi operators exam

Where outside New York City must a taxicab go to when requested?

Westchester County, Nassau County, Newark Airport

From what type of company can a NYC taxi driver lease a taxicab?

TLC-APPROVED medallion lease managers

New York County includes what territories?

Manhattan Island, Roosevelt Island, Marble Hill

What are the boundaries of Midtown Manhattan?

59th St. and 23rd St.

What are the major bodies of water that surround Manhattan island and where are they?

Hudson River (West side, north of 23rd St.) / North River (West side, south of 23rd St.) / East River (East side, south of 125th St.) / Harlem River (East side, north of 125th St.) / Bronx Kill (connects the Harlem River and the Hudson River)

What are the major thoroughfares and highways that encircle the perimeter of Manhattan island along its surrounding bodies of water, and where are they?

FDR Drive (East side, south of 125th St.) / Harlem River Drive (East side, north of 125th St.) / Henry Hudson Parkway (West side, north of 72nd St.) / Joe DiMaggio Highway (West side, south of 72nd St. to Battery Place)

What is the portion of the Joe Dimaggio Highway from Battery Place to 23rd St. also known as?



What is the portion of the Joe Dimaggio Highway from 23rd St. to 59th St. also known as?

West St. / 12th Avenue

What avenue separates the East side of Manhattan from the West side?

5th Avenue

For the most part, which direction does traffic flow on most even numbered one-way Manhattan streets?



For the most part, which direction does traffic flow on most odd numbered one-way Manhattan streets?

Even #'s East / Odd #'s West

What are the boundaries of Central Park, and where are they?

5th Avenue on the east / Central Park West (8th Avenue) on the west / Central Park South (59th St.) on the south / Central Park North (110th St.) on the north

What are Central Park's two road systems called?

the Park Drive, the Transverses

Where are Central Park's Park Drive's major entrances/exits?



Which direction does traffic flow on Park Drive?

6th Avenue and 7th Avenue on Central Park South, Malcolm X Blvd. (A.K.A. Lenox Avenue) and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. on Central Park North /



counter-clockwise

Where are the Central Park Transverses entrances?



Where do a Transverse and Park Drive connect?

W. 65th St., E. 66th St., W. 72nd St., E. 72nd St., W. 81st St., E. 79th St., W. 86th St. & E. 85th St., W. 96th St., E. 97th St. /



96th St.

Which way does traffic on 1st Avenue flow?

One-way North

Which way does traffic on 2nd Avenue flow?

One-way South

Which way does traffic on 3rd Avenue flow?

North of 24th St.: One-way North



South of 24th St.: Two ways

Which way does traffic on Lexington Avenue flow?

One-way South

Which way does traffic on Park Avenue flow?

Two ways

Which way does traffic on Madison Avenue flow?

One-way North

Which way does traffic on 5th Avenue flow?

One-way South

Which way does traffic on 6th Avenue flow?

One-way North

Which way does traffic on 7th Avenue flow?

One-way South

Which way does traffic on 8th Avenue flow?

One-way North

Which way does traffic on 9th Avenue flow?

One-way South

Which way does traffic on 10th Avenue flow?

One-way North

Which way does traffic on 11th Avenue flow?

North of 42nd St.: Two ways



South of 42nd St.: One-way South

Which way does traffic on 12th Avenue flow?

Two ways

What are the extensions of 1st Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Pike Slip - Two-way from South St. to Canal St.



Allen St. - Two-way from Canal St. to Houston St.



1st Ave - One-way north from Houston

What are the extensions of 2nd Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Chrystie St. - Two-way from Houston St. to Canal St.



2nd Ave - One-way south

What are the extensions of 3rd Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Bowery - Two-way from East Broadway



3rd Avenue - One-way north from 24th St. to 129th St., Two-way from 24th St. to 5th St.

What are the extensions of Lexington Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Irving Place - Two-ways from 20th St. to 14th St.



Lexington Avenue - One-way south from 131st St. to 21st St.

What are the extensions of Park Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Lafayette St. - One-way south from Spring St. to Duane St., One-way north from Spring St. to Astor Pl.



4th Ave - One-way north from Astor Pl. to 14th St.



Union Square East - Two-ways from 14th St. to 17th St.



Park Ave South - Two-ways from 17th St. to 32nd St.



Park Ave - Two ways from 32nd St. to 134th St.

What are the extensions of Madison Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Madison Ave doesn't have extensions

What are the extensions of 5th Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

5th Ave doesn't have extensions

What are the extensions of 6th Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Trinity Pl. - One-way north from Morris St. to Liberty St.



Church St. - One-way north from Liberty St. to Franklin St.



6th Ave/Avenue of The Americas - One-way north from Franklin St. to 59th St. (Central Park South)



Park Drive North - One-way north from 59th St. to 110th St.



Lenox Ave - Two-ways from 110th St. (Central Park North) to 147th St.

What are the extensions of 7th Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd - Two-ways from 110th St. (Central Park North) to 147th St.



Park Drive South - One-way south from 110th St. to 59th St.



7th Ave - One-way south from 59th St. (Central Park South) to Greenwich Ave



7th Ave South - One-way south from Greenwich Ave to West Houston St.



Varick St. - One-way south from West Houston St. to Franklin St.



West Broadway - One-way south from Franklin St. to Vesey St.

What are the extensions of 8th Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Hudson St. - One-way north from Chambers St. to Bleecker St.



8th Ave - One-way north from Bleecker St. to 59th St. (Central Park South)



Central Park West - One-way north from 59th St. to 61st St, Two-ways from 61st St. to 110th St. (Central Park North)



Frederick Douglas Blvd - Two-ways from 110th St. (Central Park North) to 155th St.

What are the extensions of 9th Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Morningside Dr. - Two ways? from 110th St. (Cathedral Parkway) to 122nd St.



Columbus Ave - One-way south from 110th St. (Cathedral Parkway) to 59th St.



9th Ave - One-way south from 59th St. to 14th St.



Hudson St. - One-way south from 14th St. to Bleecker St.

What are the extensions of 10th Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Amsterdam Ave - One-way north from 59th St. to 110th St. (Cathedral Parkway), Two-ways from 110th St. (Cathedral Parkway) to 190th St.



10th Ave - One-way north from 14th St. to 59th St.

What are the extensions of 11th Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

West End Ave - Two-ways from 107th St. to 59th St.



11th Ave - Two-ways from 59th St. to 42nd St., One-way south from 42nd St. to 23rd St.

What are the extensions of 12th Avenue, where are they, and what direction does their traffic flow?

Henry Hudson Parkway - Two-ways from 72nd St. to 220th St. (Hudson Bridge)



12th Ave (Joe DiMaggio Highway) - Two-ways from 23rd St. to 72nd st. (ramp)



West St. (Joe DiMaggio Highway) - Two-ways from Battery Pl. to 23rd St.

What are Manhattan's major two-way streets?

1) Chambers St.



2) Canal St.



3) Delancey St.



4) Houston St.



5) 14th St.



6) 23rd St.



7) 34th St.



8) 42nd St.



9) 57th St.



10) 72nd St.



11) 79th St.



12) 86th St.



13) 96th St.



14) 106th St.



15) 116th St.



16) 125th St.



17) 135th St.



18) 145th St.



19) 155th St.

What street does Delancey St. become, and where does it change? Where does that street end?

Delancey St. becomes Kenmare St. at Bowery. Kenmare St. ends at Lafayette.

Where does the southern side of 5th Ave end? What park does that border?

Waverly Place / Washington Square Park

What street does W. 9th St. become, and where does it change?

W. 9th St. becomes Christopher St. at 6th Ave.

Bleecker St. runs southeast beginning at what intersection?



Where does Bleecker St. end on it's east side?

Intersection of 8th Ave and Hudson St. /



Bowery

Greenwich St. runs north through the West Village and becomes what avenue? Where does it change into that avenue?

Greenwich St. becomes 9th Ave at Gansevoort St.

Where does Greenwich Ave begin on it's west side?



And on it's east side where does it end and what street does it become?

8th Ave, just below 14th St. /



Greenwich Ave ends at 6th Ave and becomes W. 8th St.

W. 3rd St. east of Broadway becomes what street?

Great Jones St.

What are the full exceptions to the odd-even street rule?

1) 59th St.



2) 60th St.



3) 65th St.



4) 66th St.



5) 110th St.



6) 126th St.

What directions does traffic flow on 59th St.?



What is at the east end of 59th St.?

- Runs one-way east between 5th Ave and 2nd Ave



- Runs two-ways between 2nd Ave and York Ave/Sutton Ave



- West of 5th Ave, 59th St. forms the southern border of Central Park. Central Park South runs two-ways



- West of 9th Ave, 59th St. runs west



/



At the east end of 59th St. is the entrance to the Queensboro Bridge

What directions does traffic flow on 60th St.?



What is at the east end of 60th St.?

- Runs one-way west to Central Park at 5th Ave



- Runs one-way east from Broadway to Central Park West



- Runs one-way west from Broadway to Columbus Ave



- Runs two-ways from Columbus Ave to Amsterdam Ave



/



At the east end of 59th St. is the exit from the Queensboro Bridge

What directions does traffic flow on 65th St.?



What street does 65th St. become?

East / 65th St. becomes a Central Park Transverse

What directions does traffic flow on 66th St.?

West / 66th St. becomes a Central Park Transverse

What directions does traffic flow on 110th St.?



What other names are parts of 110th St. known by?

- Runs two-ways west of 5th Ave



- Runs one-way east, east of Madison Ave



- Runs west between 5th Ave and Madison Ave



/



- Between Frederick Douglass Blvd and 5th Ave, 110th St. is Central Park North



- West of Frederick Douglass Blvd, 110th St. becomes Cathedral Pkwy

What directions does traffic flow on 126th St.?



126th St. is an alternate route for traffic coming from where?

- Runs west to Broadway



/



- The Triborough Bridge

What are the limited exceptions to the odd-even street rule, and where are they? Can you think of any functions of these roads?

1) W. 81st St.


- Runs east between Amsterdam Ave and Central Park West (feeds 81st St. transverse)



2) W. 77th St.


- Runs east between Columbus Ave and Central Park West



3) E. 41st St.


- Runs east between 5th Ave and Tudor City Pl.



4) W. 95th St.


- Runs east between Riverside Dr. and Amsterdam Ave (exit route from Henry Hudson Pkwy)



5) E. 20th St.


- Runs two-ways between First Ave and the FDR Drive



6) W. 4th St.


- Runs northwest, west of 7th Ave South

At what cross-town street does Broadway become one-way? When Broadway becomes one-way which direction does it run?

Broadway runs one-way south, south of 59th St.

What is another name for 125th St.?

Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Above which cross-town street do 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Avenues change names?

59th St.

The Key Number System

Come back to this

What are the dimensions of Central Park?

51 blocks long, 3 avenues wide

What are Central Park's two restaurants?



What are the easiest ways to get to each of them?

Tavern on the Green and The Boathouse



/



Tavern on the Green has entrances at 67th St. and the Park Drive.



The easiest way to The Boathouse is via East 72nd Street.

Park Drive North (East Drive) is a continuation of which two Manhattan avenues?

6th and 7th Avenues

Park Drive South (West Drive) is a continuation of which two Manhattan avenues?

Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevards

What are the access streets onto the Park Drive?

1) 6th Ave



2) E. 60th St.



3) E. 72nd St.



4) Malcolm X Blvd



5) Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd



6) W. 100th St.



7) W. 96th St.



8) 90th St.



9) W. 85th St.



10) W. 77th St.



11) W. 72nd St.



12) W. 67th St.

At 72nd St., what direction can a taxi go through the park, and what is the name of the street when it goes into Central Park?

East to West /



Terrace Drive

What are the East side entrances and West side exits of the Central Park Transverses?

East side entrances: West side exit:



A) 66th St. 66th St.



B) 79th St. 81st St.



C) 85th St. 86th St.



D) 97th St. 97th St.

What are the West side entrances and East side exits of the Central Park Transverses?

East side entrances: West side exit:



A) 65th St. 65th St.



B) 81st St. 79th St.



C) 86th St. 84th St.



D) 96th St. 96th St.

What are the water crossings that connect Staten Island and New Jersey, do they have tolls, where are their entrances on both sides, and what body of water do they cross?

1) Outerbridge Crossing (toll)


Entrance in NJ: Route 440


Entrance in SI: Richmond Pkwy


Body of water: Arthur Kill



2) Goethals Bridge (toll)


Entrance in NJ: Route 278


Entrance in SI: Staten Island Expressway


Body of water: Arthur Kill



3) Bayonne Bridge (toll)


Entrance in NJ: Route 440


Entrance in SI: Martin Luther King Expressway


Body of water: Kill Van Kull

What are the water crossings that connect Staten Island and Brooklyn, do they have tolls, where are their entrances on both sides, and what body of water do they cross?

1) Verrazano Narrows Bridge (toll)


Entrance in SI: Staten Island Expressway


Entrance in BK: Gowanus Expressway-Belt Pkwy


Body of water: The Narrows

What are the water crossings that connect Brooklyn and Manhattan, do they have tolls, where are their entrances on both sides, and what body of water do they cross?

1) Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (toll)


Entrance in MHTN: West St.


Entrance in BK: Gowanus Expressway


Body of water: East River



2) Brooklyn Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: Chamber St., Centre St,, Park Row


Entrance in BK: Adams St., BQE


Body of water: East River



3) Manhattan Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: Canal St., Bowery


Entrance in BK: Flatbush Ave, BQE


Body of water: East River



4) Williamsburg Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: Delancey St., Clinton St.


Entrance in BK: Broadway, Grant St., BQE


Body of water: East River

What are the water crossings that connect Manhattan and Queens, do they have tolls, where are their entrances on both sides, and what body of water do they cross?

1) Queens Midtown Tunnel (toll)


Entrance in MHTN: 36th St. and 2nd Ave


Entrance in QNS: Long Island Expressway


Body of water: East River



2) Queensboro Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: 59th St. and 2nd Ave


Entrance in QNS: Queens Plaza


Body of water: East River



3) Triboro Bridge (toll)


Entrance in MHTN: 125th St. and 2nd Ave


Entrance in QNS: Grand Central Pkwy, 31st St. and Hoyt Ave


Body of Water: East River

What are the water crossings that connect Queens and The Bronx, do they have tolls, where are their entrances on both sides, and what body of water do they cross?

1) Triboro Bridge (toll)


Entrance in QNS: Grand Central Pkwy, 31st St. and Hoyt Ave


Entrance in BX: Major Deegan Expressway, Bruckner Expressway


Body of water: East River



2) Whitestone Bridge (toll)


Entrance in QNS: Whitestone Expressway, Cross Island Pkwy


Entrance in BX: Hutchinson River Pkwy


Body of water: East River



3) Throgs Neck Bridge (toll)


Entrance in QNS: Clearview Expressway, Cross Island Pkwy


Entrance in BX: Cross Bronx Expressway, Throgs Neck Expressway


Body of water: East River

What are the water crossings that connect Queens and Brooklyn, do they have tolls, where are their entrances on both sides, and what body of water do they cross?

1) Pulaski Bridge


Entrance in QNS: Jackson Ave, 11th St.


Entrance in BK: McGuinness Blvd


Body of water: Newtown Creek



2) Greenpoint Avenue Bridge


Entrance in QNS: Greenpoint Ave


Entrance in BK: Greenpoint Ave


Body of water: Newtown Creek



3) Kosciuszko Bridge


Entrance in QNS: BQE


Entrance in BK: BQE


Body of water: Newtown Creek



4) Marine Pkwy (Gil Hodges Memorial) Bridge (return toll)


Entrance in QNS: Beach Channel Dr.


Entrance in BK: Flatbush Ave


Body of water: Rockaway Inlet

What are the water crossings that connect Queens to another part of Queens, do they have tolls, where are their entrances on both sides, and what body of water do they cross?

1) Cross Bay (Veterans' Memorial) Bridge (return toll)


North Entrance: Cross Bay Blvd


South Entrance: Beach Channel Drive


Body of water: Broad Channel

What are the water crossings that connect Manhattan and New Jersey, do they have tolls, where are their entrances on both sides, and what body of water do they cross?

1) Holland Tunnel (toll)


Entrance in MHTN: Canal St. Hudson St.


Entrance in NJ: Route 1, Route 9


Body of water: Hudson River



2) Lincoln Tunnel (toll)


Entrance in MHTN: 11th Ave and 40th St., 10th Ave and 41st St., 9th Ave and 39th St.


Entrance in NJ: Route 495


Body of Water: Hudson River



3) George Washington Bridge (toll)


Entrance in MHTN: Trans-Manhattan Expressway, 179th St.


Entrance in NJ: Route 95


Body of water: Hudson River

What are the water crossings that connect Manhattan and The Bronx, do they have tolls, where are their entrances on both sides, and what body of water do they cross?

1) Triboro Bridge (toll)


Entrance in MHTN: 125th St. and 2nd Ave, FDR Dr., Harlem River Dr.


Entrance in BX: Major Deegan Expressway, Bruckner Expressway


Body of water: Bronx Kill



2) Willis Avenue Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: 125th St. and 1st Ave, FDR Dr., Harlem River Dr.


Entrance in BX: no entrance because one-way


Body of water: Harlem River



3) Third Avenue Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: no entrance because one-way


Entrance in BX: 3rd Ave, Bruckner Blvd


Body of water: Harlem River



4) Madison Avenue Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: 135th St. and Madison Ave


Entrance in BX: 138th St. and Grand Concourse


Body of water: Harlem River



5) 145th St. Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: Lenox Ave and 145th St.


Entrance in BX: 149th St. and River Ave


Body of water: Harlem River



6) Macombs Dam Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: W. 155th St.


Entrance in BX: 161st St. and Jerome Ave


Body of water: Harlem River



7) Alexander Hamilton Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: Route 95


Entrance in BX: Cross Bronx Expressway, Route 95


Body of water: Harlem River



8) Washington Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: 181st St. and Amsterdam Ave


Entrance in BX: Cross Bronx Expressway, University Ave


Body of water: Harlem River



9) University Heights Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: 207th St. and 9th Ave


Entrance in BX: West Fordham Rd.


Body of water: Harlem River



10) Broadway Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: Broadway and 220th St.


Entrance in BX: Broadway and 225th St.


Body of water: Harlem River



11) Henry Hudson Bridge


Entrance in MHTN: Henry Hudson Pkwy


Entrance in BX: Henry Hudson Pkwy


Body of water: Harlem River

What are the major north-south thoroughfares of The Bronx?

1) Riverdale Ave



2) Broadway



3) University Ave



4) Jerome Ave



5) Webster Ave



6) White Plains Rd.



7) Boston Rd.



8) Laconia Ave



9) Eastchester Rd.



10) Stillwell Ave



11) Grand Concourse



12) Southern Blvd

What are the major east-west thoroughfares of The Bronx?

1) Bruckner Blvd



2) Westchester Ave



3) Hunts Point Ave



4) Lafayette Ave



5) East Tremont Ave



6) West Tremont Ave



7) East Fordham Rd.



8) West Fordham Rd.



9) Kingsbridge Rd.



10) Pelham Pkwy

What are the highways of Staten Island?

1) Staten Island Expressway (Route 278)



2) Willowbrook Expressway



3) Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway



4) Richmond Expressway



5) Shore Expressway

What are the major thoroughfares of Staten Island?

1) Clove Rd.



2) Hylan Blvd



3) Amboy Rd.



4) Arthur Rd.



5) Victory Blvd



6) Richmond Terrace



7) Richmond Rd.



8) Richmond Ave



9) Forest Ave

What are some parks in Staten Island that a taxi driver should be aware of?

1) Silver Lake Park



2) Clove Lake Park



3) LaTourette Park



4) Willowbrook Park



5) Gateway National Recreation Area



6) Staten Island Botanical Gardens



7) Wolfe's Pond Park

In what neighborhood is the Saint George Terminal (Staten Island Ferry) located?

Tompkinsville

What are the highways of Brooklyn?

1) Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Route 278)



2) Gowanus Expressway



3) Belt (Shore) Pkwy



4) Ocean Pkwy



5) Prospect Expressway



6) Leif Ericson Dr.

What are the major north-south thoroughfares of Brooklyn?

1) Fort Hamilton Pkwy



2) McDonald Ave



3) Ocean Pkwy



4) Coney Island Ave



5) Ocean Ave



6) Bedford Ave



7) Nostrand Ave



8) Flatbush Ave



9) Utica Ave



10) Remsen Ave



11) Rockaway Pkwy



12) Granville Payne/ Pennsylvania Ave



13) McGuinness Blvd



14) Court St.



15) Knapp St.

What are the major east-west thoroughfares of Brooklyn?

1) Flatlands Ave



2) Linden Blvd



3) Liberty Ave



4) Fulton St.



5) Atlantic Ave



6) Myrtle Ave



7) Flushing Ave



8) Kings Highway



9) Eastern Pkwy



10) Empire Blvd



11) East New York Ave



12) Emmons Ave



13) Oriental Blvd



14) Neptune Ave



15) Halsey St.



16) Broadway



17) Bushwick Ave



18) Metropolitan Ave



19) Grand St.

What are the highways of Queens?

1) Long Island Expressway (Route 495)



2) Clearview Expressway (Route 295)



3) Cross Island Pkwy



4) Grand Central Pkwy



5) Whitestone Expressway (Route 678)



6) Van Wyck Expressway (Route 678)



7) Jackie Robinson Pkwy



8) JFK Expressway



9) Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Route 278)



10) Belt (Southern) Pkwy



11) Nassau Expressway


What are the major north-south thoroughfares of Queens?

1) Steinway St.



2) Junction Blvd



3) 108th St.



4) Woodhaven Blvd



5) Cross Bay Blvd



6) College Point Blvd



7) Parsons Blvd



8) Kissena Blvd



9) Utopia Pkwy



10) Francis Lewis Blvd



11) Bell Blvd



12) Little Neck Pkwy



13) Farmers Blvd



14) Springfield Blvd

What are the major east-west thoroughfares of Queens?

1) Queens Blvd



2) Northern Blvd



3) Astoria Blvd



4) Roosevelt Ave



5) Willets Point Blvd



6) Parsons Blvd



7) Hillside Ave



8) Booth Memorial Ave



9) Union Turnpike



10) Jamaica Ave



11) Linden Blvd



12) Metropolitan Ave



13) Rockaway Blvd



14) Rockaway Pkwy



15) Rockaway Beach Blvd



16) Beach Channel Dr.