Afternoon Taxi Rush and other New York City, NY Transportation Tips

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Getting TO/AROUND: In the afternoon between 4:30 and 5:30 the taxi cabs in NYC have their shift change. It can be VERY difficult to get a cab at these times. If you are in absolute need of a cab to get to the airport or something like that arrange for a car service ahead of time. I use Diamond car service and really like them. You may see cabs with their light on above that says out of service yet they are picking people up still. This is done when they are near the end of the shift, they will lean over and ask where you are going to see if it is on their way back to their garage to drop the cab off. New Yorkers can be rutheless when it comes to hailing a cab. You may see people walk up the street in the direction of traffic to "cut you off" especially if you are stuck there with your luggage on the street.

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