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I beg you, bear in mind that a revolving door is not a toy or a carnival ride. Like all walking in New York, walking through one of these oddly-foreign-to-many-tourists devices is easiest if you keep to your right. If you (and especially your child) enjoy having all your fingers and toes intact, resist the temptation to cram more than one person into a section of a revolving door (unless, maybe, if it's one of the big ones designed for suitcases, as sometimes seen in hotel lobbies). They're designed for one person per section, and I personally assure you that the 2 seconds you're separated from your friend while inside the revolving door won't result in any harm to either of you, but it will help everyone get where they're going quickly and safely.

In addition, PLEASE glance over your shoulder before you make any sudden change in speed or direction when walking on the streets, just as you would if you were driving, to make sure it's a safe and appropriate time and place to do it. An apartment building doorway, most of the time, is an ok place to stop (briefly) during business hours, but an office building doorway and especially a store/restaurant doorway, is not. At the top of a subway staircase (i.e. on the open side, not the banister side) is NEVER a good place to stop, nor is the bottom of any staircase or either end of any escalator, anywhere.

Furthermore, under no circumstances should you walk more than two-abreast as a group, no matter how fast a pace you're keeping, because if you're three wide, you're most likely going to collide with people walking the other direction.

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To clarify the other post about the lights on top of a cab:

-If ALL the lights on top are on (i.e. including the "off duty" on either side), the cab is off duty (although this is more or less at the driver's discretion and he might at least pull over to ask where you're going, and decide to take you if it's not out of his way).

-If the medallion number (e.g. J7VP) in the middle of the rooftop light box (where, in many cities, it just says "TAXI") is lighted, the cab is on duty and no one's in it yet.

-If the lights on the roof are OFF entirely, there's already someone in the cab. At least three times a week I see some schmuck getting upset because the cabs with people in them aren't picking them up, so I thought this could stand to be clarified.

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