http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/nyregion/new-york-today-celebrating-rosh-hashana.html 2016-10-03 12:38:00 New York Today: Celebrating Rosh Hashana Monday: Alternative ideas to mark the Jewish New Year, a 1,400-pound brown bear, and the first metered taxis. === Updated, 6:30 a.m. Good morning on this murky Monday. Shanah Tovah! Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, began at sundown Sunday night and continues until sundown on Tuesday. Our city has the largest Jewish population outside Israel, and many New Yorkers will be celebrating the holiday — a time of reflection, repentance and resolutions. A mainstay of Rosh Hashana is the Here are a few other ways to celebrate this year: • • • • • • Here’s what else is happening: More of the same, unfortunately. Fog, drizzle and thunderstorms are all a possibility, with a Sunshine should be back in full force by Wednesday, so hang in there. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • After last week’s fatal train crash at the Hoboken Terminal, • • • • • • This month in 1907, the city’s first metered taxicabs The New York Taxicab Company had red and green cars, which were driven by uniformed chauffeurs and cost 30 cents for the first half-mile. Each additional quarter-mile, or six minutes of waiting, cost another 10 cents. The gasoline-powered fleet was Mr. Allen’s start-up, called the New York Taxicab Company, had its fair share of roadblocks. Other cabbies on the road were accused of harassing the newcomers, And Taxicab Company drivers, who had to pay for gas, cleaning and uniform rentals, complained But New York Today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a.m. till late morning. You can For updates throughout the day, What would you like to see here to start your day? Post a comment, Follow the New York Today columnists, You can find the latest New York Today at