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domo
07-25-2007, 01:04 PM
hi everyone

i dont know how faux pas it is to ask, but does anyone know about the bike messengers in NYC? i heard there were about four companies, but that was a while back and that they were pretty hard to come by

just curious is all
it's been amazingly annoying to find stuff in brooklyn

Achiever
08-01-2007, 01:21 AM
There's two types of bike messengers...some are transporters, some are actually in the biz...you need to be in the know, that means getting a reference to give you their number. Then you leave a message and you'll get a callback. The first time you will usually have to meet them at a place of their choosing, but after you get to know them they'll come right up to your apt if you buzz them in.

Buy-in is alot, and the product is exhorbitantly priced, but if you want the convenience, it's worth it. Also sometimes it can take a couple of days to get a callback and up to all day to get served.

As for transporters the best thing to do is just ask. Seriously. Go to bars, ask around. You know the neighborhoods.