Taxi diversion from LGA to Manhattan?
Jul 30, 2008, 11:28 am
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About a year ago I was working around W 25th & 11th. I'd always tell the cabbie at LGA the intersection (I think asking for an intersection instead of an address makes you sound more like a local) and said "take the tunnel", and never had any problems.
But heading back to LGA from there, I always told them to take the tunnel and often got push back from them wanting to take the Triboro. Sometimes I fought them, sometimes not.
But heading back to LGA from there, I always told them to take the tunnel and often got push back from them wanting to take the Triboro. Sometimes I fought them, sometimes not.
I once did have a cabbie take me from LGA to Williamsburg via the LIE, when I specifically instructed him to take the BQE (the only route that makes sense, unless you avoid the highways altogether). I filed a complaint with the TLC and got a refund in the mail! (This was pre-311. If you have a problem with a cab now, make sure to get a receipt and call 311 from your cellphone or any phone while in NYC.)
Jul 30, 2008, 11:36 am
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I once did have a cabbie take me from LGA to Williamsburg via the LIE, when I specifically instructed him to take the BQE (the only route that makes sense, unless you avoid the highways altogether). I filed a complaint with the TLC and got a refund in the mail! (This was pre-311. If you have a problem with a cab now, make sure to get a receipt and call 311 from your cellphone or any phone while in NYC.)
Jul 30, 2008, 11:47 am
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Ever take a cab in Boston? It's like pulling teeth to try to get them to turn on the AC, regardless of the weather. And I can't tell you how many times they've tried to rip me off. Fortunately, I know the right routes in Boston too, but tourists beware!
Aug 1, 2008, 8:09 pm
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Since I live uptown East Side I never think of going any way to any Long Island Airport other than the Triboro whether I'm on a flat fare or the meter is ticking.
Blumie is correct about no longer having any real problems with NY cabs except when you are driving amongst a bunch of them and they are cruising, looking for fares. Nowadays, it helps if you can speak a little French or Russian and, I imagine, some Arabic.
Blumie is correct about no longer having any real problems with NY cabs except when you are driving amongst a bunch of them and they are cruising, looking for fares. Nowadays, it helps if you can speak a little French or Russian and, I imagine, some Arabic.