I never noticed the earlier-closings, though that was likely because most of my nights there were spent in their bars! Still, that's good to know.
Is there anything that beats the subway-system for fast/cheap traveling (likely not, but worth asking)? I know it's got a lot of characters ranging from break-dancers to bootleggers to large masses of homeless people, so that won't be such a culture-shock again.
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