Yeah, if you ended up on 7th Street, you were WAY off!

I love walking the city so hardly ever take cabs unless I'm in a rush. And tell you the truth, with that traffic, sometimes it doesn't help. I was so in a hurry one time that I got out of the cab and said I'll walk - I'll get there faster. I walked 3 blocks and he was still sitting in the same spot.

For long distance in the city, you need to take the subway. Infinitely cheaper and faster. Tho when I'm not in a hurry, and it's nice out, I still walk. Used to walk from 42nd/8th (Port Authority) to 27th/Park to work every day, good exercise.

I've walked from downtown to Port Authority a few times. The last time was from Ground Zero, and I can still tell where the blisters were on my heals!