Taxi Cabs

Bring small bills for paying the taxi driver. We usually will walk a block to where the traffic is flowing in the direction we want to go and pick up a taxi there so that the driver won't have to make any turns, if possible. Then we just tell him the cross street.

It is instantly $2.50 upon entering the cab. Then it goes up by .40 cent increments very quickly. The cabs are pretty clean. Click here to find current New York City Taxi Fares: http://www.cosmicrat.com/linktaxi.htm

In the winter it is nearly impossible to grab a cab. They are constantly full. When you get to Grand Central Terminal, there are lines of 30 plus people waiting in the line for cabs. Better to learn the subway system for winter travel. Also, note that cabbies don't like leaving their business area. For instance, we were in Chelsea and wanted to get a cab to Grand Central. A cab stopped, asked where we were going and when I told him Grand Central, he said no and drove off! We ended up taking the subway which was much easier and cheaper.