Transit is heavily subway-based in Manhattan, though coverage isn't as good in the outer boroughs.
It's not so much that buses are infrequent as that they are sloooooow compared to the train. They stop every few blocks to let people on and off, and therefore take forever to get where you want to go. Trains are comparably speedy, especially if you can catch the express. I'm able-bodied and can manage all the stairs etc. of the subway system, but the only time I ever take the bus is if the train is down, if I'm going to the airport, or if I'm making a rare east-west (as opposed to north-south) trip.
I almost never take a cab because it's so pricey, but they're strictly regulated and quite safe. You have the iconic yellow medallion cabs in Manhattan, and more recently, the green boro taxis serving upper Manhattan and the outer boroughs. I think that Uber's on the rise, but I have no experience there.
As for your question about the size of HK, it might take ~30 mins max to walk from the north end at 59th to the south end at 34th, less if you're fast. Unless I had to travel the full length and was in a hurry, I'd walk it. All east/west travel would be by foot.
A single bus or train swipe is now $2.75, though people who frequently use the train get weekly/monthly passes.
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It's not so much that buses are infrequent as that they are sloooooow compared to the train. They stop every few blocks to let people on and off, and therefore take forever to get where you want to go. Trains are comparably speedy, especially if you can catch the express. I'm able-bodied and can manage all the stairs etc. of the subway system, but the only time I ever take the bus is if the train is down, if I'm going to the airport, or if I'm making a rare east-west (as opposed to north-south) trip.
I almost never take a cab because it's so pricey, but they're strictly regulated and quite safe. You have the iconic yellow medallion cabs in Manhattan, and more recently, the green boro taxis serving upper Manhattan and the outer boroughs. I think that Uber's on the rise, but I have no experience there.
As for your question about the size of HK, it might take ~30 mins max to walk from the north end at 59th to the south end at 34th, less if you're fast. Unless I had to travel the full length and was in a hurry, I'd walk it. All east/west travel would be by foot.
A single bus or train swipe is now $2.75, though people who frequently use the train get weekly/monthly passes.