democralypse 9 points10 points 3 years ago

Uber/Lyft will actually come to your door when you summon it so there’s the convenience aspect of it - you don’t need to run around hailing.

Plus most people do not live in touristy areas where there are cabs swarming, there’s 5 boroughs with many different types of neighborhoods. More people live in Brooklyn and Queens than Manhattan - if they were their own cities they would be the 3rd and 4th largest cities in the U.S. respectively. There are definitely cabs in the boroughs, but more of a process to find one.

What sucks is that times when it’s IMPOSSIBLE to get a cab (rain - never do this just suck it up and use an umbrella) Uber is usually also surge priced.

visionhalfass 3 points4 points 3 years ago

Agreed that Uber has helped for the other boroughs that cabs were avoiding for monetary reasons. I feel like Uber is always surge priced though. I'm constantly getting quotes of $150 for Uber pool to JFK despite the yellow cabs having a fixed rate.

democralypse 0 points1 point 3 years ago

Seriously? I thought Uber also had a fixed rate. I’ve taken Uber to LaGuardia before with no issues. But to JFK usually I take a local car service or regular cab.