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NYC is arguably one of the only places in the world where you can conveniently hail a taxi. And that isn't the case if you happen to not be white. And while you
by onewaystreet 10y ago
NYC is arguably one of the only places in the world where you can conveniently hail a taxi. And that isn't the case if you happen to not be white. And while you might be able to hail a taxi in NYC that doesn't say anything about the quality of that taxi which has notoriously been poor.
- chrischen 10y agoI'm Asian and I don't think I've ever had a problem hailing a taxi in NYC.
- onewaystreet 10y agoProbably can limit that statement to just black people.
- untog 10y agoIn this case "not white" can specifically be substituted for "being black" - there were huge problems with this years ago in NYC, to the extent that questions were asked when Uber first launched as to whether drivers would be able to see the ethnicity of the passengers asking to be picked up.
- joering2 10y agoOh boy - I cannot imagine the size of a lawsuit if that could be somehow proven to be true...
- omarchowdhury 10y agoWell, they can see the name, I believe.
- catplexion 10y agoYou're right, I'm sure it's much more convenient in places like SF, good point.
- moron4hire 10y agoUber/Lyft being 5 minutes away is a godsend in the suburbs of DC. If I want to call a cab, I have to wait at least half an hour for it to show up. Generally speaking, the vast majority of people in the DC area do not live where it's easy to grab a cab. The only places it's easy to hail a cab are in Downtown DC, which is where are the tourist attractions are, but not much you'd want to do on a daily basis as a resident.