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> I was taking a cab from Central Park and there was an open cab right in front of me,” said Maddie Tarr, a product manager at TPG. “Since you can often pay con
by throwaway743 5y ago
> I was taking a cab from Central Park and there was an open cab right in front of me,” said Maddie Tarr, a product manager at TPG. “Since you can often pay contactless, it feels just as easy. Plus, I didn’t need to wait for the Uber to show up.
Yeah, well that's Manhattan. Try finding a yellow cab the further out in Bronx, Queens, or Brooklyn. Good luck.
And have fun paying the non-airport/non-flat rate yellow cab fares. I can count on two hands the number of times I paid for a yellow cab. They're not worth the cost and lack of convenience for most New Yorkers.
- BoorishBears 5y ago> Try finding a yellow cab the further out in Bronx, Queens, or Brooklyn. That's what green taxis are for. And honestly I don't see a point in not accepting both taxis and Uber as an option. Taxis have an app too now, the same way I check Lyft if Uber prices look stupid for a given trip, I also check Curb
- throwaway743 5y agoTbh I rarely see green taxis around Queens. When I do see them en masse it's in Manhattan, usually around LES queueing up for the bridge