NYC Comicon '08 - Future Planning

[Jef UK]

Awesome!

Btw, Jef, I'll be staying in Brooklyn for the first few days of my trip (arrival is at 2:20pm on Fri April 11. ). How much should I expect for cab fare from JFK to Park Slope?

$50 or so. You're staying with Jeff, yeah? He lives down the street from me. We'll meet up for beers in the hood.

[Nick Spencer]

Awesome!

Btw, Jef, I'll be staying in Brooklyn for the first few days of my trip (arrival is at 2:20pm on Fri April 11. ). How much should I expect for cab fare from JFK to Park Slope?

http://www.nyccabfare.com/

Thank me later.

[Thomas Mauer]

$50 or so. You're staying with Jeff, yeah? He lives down the street from me. We'll meet up for beers in the hood.

Oh crap! Yeah, staying at Jeff's for the first few days. Looking forward to hanging out!

http://www.nyccabfare.com/

Thank me later.

No, I'll thank you now. $40 including a 15% tip.

[Nick Spencer]

Oh crap! Yeah, staying at Jeff's for the first few days. Looking forward to hanging out!



No, I'll thank you now. $40 including a 15% tip.

Yeah, that site is like the greatest Google mashup ever. I'd be broke without it.

You'll have a great time in the Slope. It's possibly my favorite neighborhood in all of NYC.

[ThisSpaceForRent]

Here it is, folks:

CB's and my panel at NYCC, 1:00 PM Fri, April 18 - ROOM 1E04: What It Takes To Make It In Comics

Hope to see some of you there!

Cool!

I'm confused though. Are there panels that are open before the main floor opens up? I thought the con "started" at 4 on Friday.

[Nick Spencer]

Oh, and I'll be at your panel, Thom.

[The Goddamn Schweitz!]

Holy crap I can't wait for this con. Just not looking forward to all this shiz I'll be lugging around. For all of you who actually live in NYC, I am envious.

[PeterSparker]

$50 or so. You're staying with Jeff, yeah? He lives down the street from me. We'll meet up for beers in the hood.

Just a heads up to Thomas, if you wanted to save a few bucks, and you don't have a lot of bags to haul, you could get on the AirTrain at JFK (which costs $5 when you get to the end) and take it to the Howard Beach subway stop (which is the last stop one direction on the AirTrain). Then grab the A-train heading toward Manhattan at Howard Beach, and get off in Brooklyn at either the Jay Street-Borough Hall stop or the High St stop (made famous by Mike D in the Beastie Boys track 'Root Down'!) and take a much shorter and much cheaper cab ride to the spot you're going.

If you decided to try this then buy a $7 Metro card when you get to the end of the AirTRain, you swipe that for your $5 AirTrain charge, then swipe it again for another $2 at the Howard Beach subway station. (If you think you guys will be traveling back and forth from Manhattan mostly by subway that weekend, then get a card with more money on it)

Just a suggestion if you want to save some money.

[Thomas Mauer]

Cool!

I'm confused though. Are there panels that are open before the main floor opens up? I thought the con "started" at 4 on Friday.

Hmm, I have no idea. The panel schedule lists panels starting at 11am on Friday, so I guess those are open while the floor may only be open to professionals and people with VIP passes in the morning.

I guess calling the NYCC info hotline would help answer that question. It sure would suck if the panels were closed to the public until 4pm.

Oh, and I'll be at your panel, Thom.

Rock! It'll be a lot of fun.

Just a heads up to Thomas, if you wanted to save a few bucks, and you don't have a lot of bags to haul, you could get on the AirTrain at JFK (which costs $5 when you get to the end) and take it to the Howard Beach subway stop (which is the last stop one direction on the AirTrain). Then grab the A-train heading toward Manhattan at Howard Beach, and get off in Brooklyn at either the Jay Street-Borough Hall stop or the High St stop (made famous by Mike D in the Beastie Boys track 'Root Down'!) and take a much shorter and much cheaper cab ride to the spot you're going.

If you decided to try this then buy a $7 Metro card when you get to the end of the AirTRain, you swipe that for your $5 AirTrain charge, then swipe it again for another $2 at the Howard Beach subway station. (If you think you guys will be traveling back and forth from Manhattan mostly by subway that weekend, then get a card with more money on it)

Just a suggestion if you want to save some money.

Dude, that's a great suggestion. Thanks. I think I'll bring one suitcase and one sports bag. Planning to ship books home via USPS the day after the con.

If someone wants to meet me at the airport and go to Powell's that way, I can bribe you with lots of Swiss chocolate.