New York Traffic Blog

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A California man needed to appear in criminal court for his case.Unfortunately, he didn’t have a car. So, he stole one. Samuel Botchvaroff was arrested and charged with grand larceny for…

Break The Pattern – Chess & Business

December 15, 2010

I attended a great event last week on using chess strategies in business. It was presented by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, New York Chapter, and held at the famous Marshall Chess Club.…

What "Best Workplace" Really Means

December 13, 2010

I have a few friends whose companies have won “best workplace” awards. Most of these awards involve self-nomination and self-promotion. Now I am sure the winners of these types of…

Unorthodox But Excellent Business Advice

December 12, 2010

Two recent posts — “Up, Up And Away!” and “Having A Theme Is Fun And Re-Enforces Your Goals” discussed re-working my business. Therefore, when a friend gave me “Rework”, I…

Unpaid Parking Ticket? If So, Watch Out!!!

December 9, 2010

Traffic Tickets

Strapped for cash, New York City will be stepping up dramatically its efforts to get traffic scofflaws to pay over $680 million in unpaid parking fines. These aggressive tactics include: Car…

Long Island's Most Dangerous Intersections

December 6, 2010

Traffic Tickets

In the wake of three catastrophic accidents involving motorists driving the wrong way on a one-way roadway, Newsday readers and a driver advocate group identified 7 confusing and intersections which…

Having A Theme Is Fun & Re-Enforces Your Goals

December 3, 2010

I recently attended a business presentation on goal setting and execution. It was given by Patrick Thean of Gazelles.com. A great tip Patrick shared was to break the year up into quarters…

A Cost-Less Way To Make Your Business Remarkable

December 1, 2010

Question: How does an ordinary diner get people to line up to pay $20 for a hamburger? Actually, I should add how does a diner do this without costing themselves any…

NYC Police Department Caught Imposing Traffic Ticket Quotas

November 26, 2010