In a photo provided by the Ford Motor Co., a Transit Connect Taxi concept is shown. The automaker is expected to unveal the vehicle at the New York Auto Show today.

Projocars staff writer Peter C.T. Elsworth and photographer Steve Szydlowski are among a contingent of Rhode Islanders attending this weekend's New York International Auto Show in Manhattan.

Expect live blogs, and both in-paper and online stories and photos in the coming days.

Press previews are set today and tomorrow, and the show is open to the public Friday March 21 through Sunday March 30 from 11am to 10:30 pm (Sundays: 10am - 7pm).