Whereas I'm sure they are useful in the outer boroughs, I feel ride hailing apps are becoming less useful in Manhattan itself. It's not uncommon for me to requ

Whereas I'm sure they are useful in the outer boroughs, I feel ride hailing apps are becoming less useful in Manhattan itself. It's not uncommon for me to request Lyft or Uber, be told to expect a car in 5 minutes or so during which time the driver gets stuck in traffic or is unable to make a turn somewhere because of construction, etc - and that 5 minutes turns into 10 minutes or longer. In the interim, several yellow cabs will have gone by and I'm left wondering why I didn't just take a taxi. I find the apps to be incredibly useful outside of Manhattan, and especially when I'm traveling to other cities, but in Manhattan I've nearly stopped using them.