Transit Strike- getting home is the hard part

[Luv2DriveTT]

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My roommate went to see a broadway show last night with his girlfriend. On the way back to the apt (we live on Union Square), the taxi said he was supposed to charge $60 for a trip that short (high 40s-50s to 16th St.). Does anyone know if this was a BS scam or did the TLC spike rates while the strike is going on?

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$10 a head per zone. I think thats 3 zones. Unfortunatly, thats correct.

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i dont understand why cabs would charge 10$ a head, wouldn't they want to encourage people to double up? it doesn't make sense to me.

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Cabs can also pick up additional rides if they chose, up to 4 passengers. Welcome to the transit-strike economy. If you can afford it, you can travel.

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[pokerdirty]

NYC OOTiots,

O/U on when this is going to end?

[pooh74]

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My roommate went to see a broadway show last night with his girlfriend. On the way back to the apt (we live on Union Square), the taxi said he was supposed to charge $60 for a trip that short (high 40s-50s to 16th St.). Does anyone know if this was a BS scam or did the TLC spike rates while the strike is going on?

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$10 a head per zone. I think thats 3 zones. Unfortunatly, thats correct.

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thats wrong I think. 10 per head inside first zone, 5$ for each additional zone. I think thats only 2 zones so 30 shouldve been the total. (try to be picked up or dropped off at furthest reaches of the zones and walk the rest)

[DrSavage]

I can give you a ride around 7, but it will take a while.
Edit: maybe around 6.

[Duke]

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So I've figured out how to get to work. Does anyone have a good way to get back to Brooklyn?

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Actually, get a fake goldman badge and I'm pretty sure they have a hired bus that will get you somewhere close. I know they hired a bunch of busses because of the strike and they run on fixed routes, almost certainly with something from downtown to brooklyn.

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[pooh74]

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So I've figured out how to get to work. Does anyone have a good way to get back to Brooklyn?

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My firm is bussing us back and forth like migrant workers...pretty nice, but LONNGGGG days. Not complaining though.

Where in BK?

[Hornacek]

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So I've figured out how to get to work. Does anyone have a good way to get back to Brooklyn?

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My firm is bussing us back and forth like migrant workers...pretty nice, but LONNGGGG days. Not complaining though.

Where in BK?

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You work for GS?

[pooh74]

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So I've figured out how to get to work. Does anyone have a good way to get back to Brooklyn?

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My firm is bussing us back and forth like migrant workers...pretty nice, but LONNGGGG days. Not complaining though.

Where in BK?

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You work for GS?

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No, lots of places are doing this though. I work at a law firm.

[mrkilla]

alot of the wall street firms/insurance companys are doing this. ALmost anyone downtown.
I work for a hedge and they all live in manhattan , bastards...I keep getting the "glad you could make it in" looks BAH!

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The same thing happened to me yesterday morning as I tried to get a cab from E 95th street. Cabs told me that it was way too far. I think cabs are looking for short fares (20-30 blocks) where they can charge $10-15 a head, and jack up revenues.

If you were a cabbie, would you rather spend 40 minutes driving 1-2 people from 95th to Wall for $20 a head, or drive 7-8 people 20 blocks for $10 a head?


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I guess they are doing that then. Sucks for us riders. Too bad the city restricts the number of cabs, because right now the demand is way outstripping the supply.