01 ka-06
Izikhwama Ezinhlanu Eziningi Ezihlobene Ne-NYC
Unyaka ngamunye, abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-50 bavakashela eNew York City, kuhlanganise nalabo abenza uhambo usuku. "Umuzi Ongalokothi Ulale" unikeza inqwaba yezikhangiso kuzo zonke izinhlobo zomhambi, kusukela emigqumeni yemlando yaseMelika esedlule, ekuthengeni nasekudleni okubheke esikhathini esizayo.
Nakuba kunezinjabulo eziningi okumelwe zibe khona kulo lonke "i-NYC," ingozi nayo ingase ihlale ekhoneni ngalinye labo abangakulungele. Njengawo wonke amadolobha amakhulu emhlabeni wonke , abaculi nabahlaziyi bezinkohlakalo bavame ukudla izivakashi. Ngenxa yalokho, labo abangazifundisi ngaphambi kokuba adventure baya edolobheni elikhulu bavame ukushiya ngaphandle kwezinto zabo siqu.
Ngaphambi kokwenza uhambo oluya eNew York, qiniseka ukuthi ulungiselela zonke izigameko nezingozi ezingase zifike ngeholide lomuzi. Nazi izikhalazo eziyisihlanu ezijwayelekile kakhulu futhi izihambi zivame ukugijima.
02 ka 06
I-NYC Scam: Izinhlamvu zezithombe ku-Times Square
Sekuyiminyaka, i-Times Square iye yaziwa ngokuthi "Crossroads of the World," ngenxa yezivakashi eziningi eziheha abahamba. Abakwa-Scam abaculi bayazi futhi inani labavakashi, futhi bavame ukwenza noma yini abangayisebenzisa ukuze bazuze izivakashi ezingaziwa.
Phakathi neminyaka embalwa edlule, izinhlamvu ezibiziwe ziqhubeka zivela kwi-Times Square kuwo wonke amahora. Lezi zinhlamvu zingakwazi ukuvela kubalingiswa abadumile be-cartoon nama-superheroes, ku-" Cedboy Cowboy " edumekile kanye ne- " desnudas " evezwe emzimbeni yakamuva kakhulu. Ngokuvamile bayobahambela abahambi ukuba babe nazo izithombe, ngokulindela ithiphu ngemuva kwalokho. Uma bengatholi iphoyinti abayifunayo, abanye baziwa ukuthi bahlangene futhi bafuna okungaphezulu.
Nakuba kungekho lutho olungalungile ngokuthatha isithombe ngezinhlamvu eziningi ezimibalabala ze-Times Square, abahambi akufanele bazizwe becindezelwe ukuba bayeke isithombe. Kulabo abakhetha ukuthatha isithombe nabalingiswa abazulazulayo, i-Times Square Alliance inikeza iseluleko esilandelayo: "Akudingeki ukuthi uphendule izinhlamvu zezingubo, kodwa uma uthatha isithombe ngenye yazo sicela uqaphele ukuthi iphoyinti kulindeleke . "Laba bahambi abazozwa behlukunyezwa noma besatshiswa yiyodwa yezinhlamvu ze-Times Square kumele babike isipiliyoni sabo kumaphoyisa noma i-Times Square Safety Officer.
03 ka 06
I-NYC Scam: Amathikithi e-Phony ezokuvakasha zamahhala
Ayikho inqwaba yamamyuziyamu kanye nokukhangisa okungahambi abahamba nabo kulo lonke elaseNew York City. Eziningi zezikhangayo zikhululekile, kuyilapho ezinye iminyuziyamu zitholakala ukuvakashela izintengo zamahhala noma ezincishisiwe ngezinsuku ezithile zesonto. Noma kunjalo, izivakashi ezingazi ngalezi zinsuku ezikhethekile zingabanjwa ekukhokheni amathikithi.
Esinye sezigameko ezivame kakhulu kuhilela iSten Island Ferry yamahhala. Abagibeli abangakaze bagibele isikebhe noma bangene emadolobheni bangaphansi komqondo abadinga ithikithi lokugibela, ngisho nangesikebhe kuyisevisi yamahhala esebenza ngehora. Abakwa-scam abaculi bangatholwa ngaphandle kweminye imininingwane ye-Ferry, banikeze ukuthengisa amathikithi abasawudingi. Abakwa-Scammers bavame ukuxoxisana ngentengo, bajabule ukulahla "amathikithi" wabo kumhambi ongazi.
Labo abatholwa ngabantu abazama ukudayisa "amathikithi aseSten Island Ferry kufanele baye futhi bahambe ngokushesha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abahambi kufanele bacwaninge ngezikhangiso zabo esikhathini esithile ukuze baqiniseke ukuthi abakhokhi imali yetikithi mahhala.
04 ka 06
I-NYC Scam: Indawo Yokuvakasha Indawo Yokudlela I-Rip-Offs
Ingozi yomhambi ayigcini emigwaqweni enzima yaseNew York City. Esikhundleni salokho, ezinye izingozi zingatholakala ngokuhlala phansi etafuleni lokudlela ngamaseva angacacile afuna ukwengeza okunye okunye emaphaketheni abo.
Ngo-2013, izindawo zokudla eziningana ze-Times Square zitholakale zengezwa ngezikhulu ezigunyazayo ezikhokhweni zokudla izivakashi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lawo amarisidi afanayo abe nomugqa owengeziwe wokwengeza ithiphu eyengeziwe. Ngenxa yalokho, abazi ukuthi abahambi bangahlinzeka ngamasu amabili wenkonzo efanayo.
Nakuba imithetho yaseNew York City ivumela ukuba izindawo zokudlela zengezwe ngamaphesenti angu-15 mahhala kumaqembu ayisishiyagalolunye noma ngaphezulu, lawa macebiso ayengeziwe kumabhilidi e-diner avamile. Ngaphambi kokukhokha lo mthethosivivinywa, abahambi kufanele bahlole kabili futhi baqiniseke ukuthi bakhokha kuphela lokho abayale ngakho, hhayi isipho esengeziwe. Uma kunezibonelelo ezingeziwe eziye zafakwa kumthethosivivinywa wamaqembu angaphansi kwabantu abayisishiyagalombili, abahambi kufanele baqhubekele isikhalazo sabo kumphathi wezokudlela, noma ngisho noMnyango Wezindaba Zomthengi we-NYC. Abahambi bangaphinde bafaka isikhalazo ku-khamphani yabo yekhadi lesikweletu uma bezwa ukuthi baningi.
05 ka 06
Izikhwama Zokuthutha Enyuka eNew York City
Akukho ukuntuleka kwezindlela zokuzungeza iNew York City, kokubili ngenhla nangaphansi komhlaba. Izinketho zetekisi kanye nezokuzulazula zingathola abahambi emadolobheni, kuyilapho imigwaqo engaphansi komhlaba ingathatha abahamba cishe noma yikuphi lapho bafuna ukuya khona. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi izindlela abahamba ngezinyawo abakhetha ukuzozungezile, kunezinye izingozi ezivela kuzo.
Phezulu, abahambi bavame ukubhekana nobunzima ngama- liveries angekho emthethweni noma ama-rideshares . Eyaziwa nangokuthi "ama-gypsy cabs," ama-liveries angekho emthethweni ngokuvamile ayokhuphukela kubahambi befuna ukugibela kwabo futhi bawanikeze. Ama-liveries angekho emthethweni awabhaliswanga neKhomishana yeTekisi neLimousine, okusho ukuthi abahambi bangaphoqeleka ukukhokha ngaphezulu. Le nkinga ayinqunyelwe kuma-cabs amatekisi: ngonyaka odlule, izikhulu zedolobha zashaya abashayela abangaba ngu-500 abakwa-Uber ngokwenza amaphoyinti angemthetho e-John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Emigwaqweni engaphansi, abakwa-scam abaculi banezindlela eziningi zokufakazela abahambi. Esinye sezikhwama ezivame kakhulu zivela kulabo "abanemali eyengeziwe" kwiMetroCards yabo ehlulekayo. Abakwa-Scam abaculi bazohlinzeka ngamakhadi abo angasetshenzisiwe kubagibeli abafuna ukufika endaweni yabo elandelayo ngenani eliyingxenye yenani. Okumangalisa kakhulu umhambi, amakhadi avame ukuba ne-value encane noma ayikho into elayishiwe kubo, okusho ukuthi bahlawulisa iMetroCard okumelwe balayishe kabusha.
Abahambi kufanele bathenge kuphela i-MetroCard yabo emigwaqweni yasendlini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, akuvumelekile ukuthengisa noma ukudlulisa iMetroCard esetshenzisiwe. Abahambi beza ukuthenga iMetroCard kufanele bahambe, noma baqaphele amaphoyisa.
06 ka-06
Ama-Pickpockets Ayenziwe kwi-NYC Subways
Okokugcina, izingozi zomshuwalense akugcini nje kuphela ukuhlaselwa abaculi ngaphandle kwe-turntile. Abagibeli abagibela imigwaqo nabo bancike ekukhethweni kokuzama ukuwahlukanisa nezinto zabo.
Ngaphandle kwama- pickpocket schemes , ama-subway aseNew York ayaziwa ngokuthi "abasebenzi abasebenza kahle" abavame ukubhekisa abahambi abalalayo noma abangenayo. Abahambi abalala emgwaqeni ongaphansi komhlaba bangase bazitholele ngephakethe elivuliwe futhi izinto zabo eziyigugu zilahlekile.
Labo abaphetha ukugibela i-subways sekwephuzile ebusuku kufanele bahlale beqaphele izinhlamvu ezisolisayo befuna abagibeli abalele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abahambi kufanele bavikele njalo izinto zabo eziyigugu ngokuzigcina zivalekile, futhi ziqaphe izinto zabo ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Nakuba kuhlale kunengozi emigwaqweni enzima yaseNew York City, abahambi abahlakaniphile banganciphisa ingozi njengoba bevakashela amadolobha amasha. Ngokuqonda izingozi eziza nomuzi omkhulu, wonke umuntu ohambahamba anganikwa amandla emisebenzini yawo yonke "i-Big Apple."