{"id":27252,"date":"2014-03-30T09:40:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T13:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=27252"},"modified":"2014-03-30T09:40:04","modified_gmt":"2014-03-30T13:40:04","slug":"one-shot-cab-ride-harlem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=27252","title":{"rendered":"No red lights on cab ride to Harlem"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/95213174@N08\/10578439993\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured \" title=\"Taxi, Nachtfahrt\" alt=\"Taxi, Nachtfahrt\" src=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/10578439993_03438f8f7f_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taxi, Nachtfahrt (Photo credit: blu-news.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of my favorite things to do in New York City is to take one of those late night cab rides. \u00a0Getting lucky enough to get a driver with the knowledge, skill, \u00a0experience and desire, to deliver what is nothing short of a form of artistic expression: a non-stop-all-green\/no-red-light-ride from point of origin to destination.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently I am not the only one who loves these rides. \u00a0 As recently reported in the Gothamist, a cab driver reportedly hit 100 consecutive green lights and captured the inspired journey\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gothamist.com\/2014\/03\/29\/video_taxi_driver_hits_over_100_con.php?utm_source=Gothamist+Daily&amp;utm_campaign=702667a9de-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_73240544d8-702667a9de-242985\" target=\"_blank\">on film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And in my favorite related video, a cab\u00a0drove up the entire length of 1st Avenue from 1st Street to East Harlem&#8217;s 125th Street hitting all the green lights.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kf720nj0WMk\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; 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