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App-arently, It Could Be Easier to Grab a Cab

Posted by Brooklyn Mark on September 13, 2012

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15 thoughts on “App-arently, It Could Be Easier to Grab a Cab”

  1. Weekly driver on September 13, 2012 at 8:10 pm said:

    How’s about App-arently freeing up some traffic lanes for taxis with passenger/s? Who wants to pay 15-20 dollars getting nowhere, for sitting in the never-ending traffic jam? App-arently bike-express will be the future. Cabs are paralyzed in the congested city streets.

  2. super MARIO on September 13, 2012 at 8:14 pm said:

    I don’t like the idea of rewarding one n only winning bid. Let three or more apps available to consumers, passengers n drivers, so app companies would company have to compete to satisfy consumer demands. Otherwise we as consumers end up with not satisfactory performance of meters by iDumb or iStupid or iConfuse or iCarewhom? n their receipts compartments ever annoying to feed n receipts rolls more difficult than peeling banana by iMonkey but we, as consumers, no other choice but keep buying because nothing else available.

  3. Ooooops on September 13, 2012 at 11:41 pm said:

    Does anybody know, how many Jews drives yellow taxi these days? Just curious….

  4. Ooooops on September 13, 2012 at 11:56 pm said:

    Are you gonna make such app to rate the passenger also so that next time when the passenger with rated low (danger) the taxi driver can be alert with such passenger. Driver’s safety.. Just curious…

  5. More Crock Already Here on September 14, 2012 at 7:06 pm said:

    Individual medallion owners might as well sell out. Your hail rights are going, your pay is going (passengers will not even have to open their wallets, your customer base is gone. Do you want to drive 12 hours a day, and get what someone gives you? All your money and all your work going to come from Big Rich Pants Sky Boy. This is what your TLC did for you!!! They were always going to dispatch these NYC Yellow Cabs because that’s where the gazillions are. Credit card take was just a zillion or two. Now it will approach a gatrillion.
    Did anyone think that the cabbies and the riders were the important parts of the NYC cab business? Did anyone think that the TLC was looking out for them and the individual owners? Think again, there is nothing altruistic about NYC and the gatrillions coming from the cab business. Too bad all these cabbies couldn’t quit overnight. Let them get new worker beans to order around and pay when they want.
    Can’t any cabbies go to the city council and demand their councilor overturn this decision?

  6. More Crock Already Here on September 14, 2012 at 7:08 pm said:

    It just occurred to me, NYC cabs had the exclusive right to pick up in NYC territory, hmmmm, how quickly did the TLC want to give away 4/5 of this territory so they could install the card money and advertising machines. Now the TLC has granted an exclusive right to this APP, how exclusive is that? Ho ho ho. My gosh, idle minds are the devil’s workshop.

  7. Impossible Day Dream on September 14, 2012 at 7:28 pm said:

    The impossible dream I would love to have. TLC & Rich Sky Boys install the APP in all NYC cabs (obviously not by option) but by edict. So then when the TLC & Rich Sky Boys and all the sell-cabbies-out recipients for a cut down the line, are sitting waiting for the money to come pouring into their bank accounts automatically —- surprise, no NYC cabbie, not one, takes an APP job no matter where it comes from, they just ignore it, and continue as usual, hail rights – forget the apps. Unfortunately, the APP rider will not be able to pay by the everyone-get-a-slice method APP, because the cabbie will have to say, sorry, I am not accepting any app, if you used an App I did not take it, thus you will have to pay to play, or stay all day (on the curb). I’d love it. And there they’d all be with their bare faces hanging out trying to count their gazillions and gatrillions. Could every NYC cabbie all 50,000 be relied upon to give the APP & TLC people the scr*w job of all time?

  8. Impossible Day Dream on September 15, 2012 at 10:30 am said:

    Another impossible day dream, or is it? Suppose the cabbies each got a bicycle with a metal seat, padded, for a rider! Now the cabbie goes out and asks the prospective rider, do you want to go to X destination for $5, or $10? Off they go. Since the cabbie does not have to earn $1500 a week for the right to have a rider, if he gets only 40 jobs a day, he’s got $200 and no snooty tyrant card pay riders!! ‘Course you’d have to let the rider hug you!! Hey, maybe more bonding and compassion between rider and bikie! 50,000 bikies in NYC. Of course TLC couldn’t rule it unsafe, after all, what about pedi-cabs, those fatalities waiting to happen? The bikies could cut right through Central Park.

  9. Hitman on September 15, 2012 at 3:36 pm said:

    they try to steal from drivers thats for sure. What about all gps thinks? arent they effect cab drivers body or brain who work 12 hours shift in many gps signals. This is dangerous. TLC is corrupted and they just wants your money. All GPS signals are dangerous for humans.

  10. Weekly driver on September 15, 2012 at 9:47 pm said:

    It’s a wireless world, and global and bigger than anything else. So the problems … Cancer and other health problems are accelerated.
    Toxic fumes and electric magnetic radiations (EMR). Toxic chemicals, pollution is everywhere. It’s a diseased world.

  11. sunman on September 16, 2012 at 7:12 am said:

    Remember the line from Forest Gump: “Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you gonna get .” A whole concept of being a taxi driver has been a surprise job which could save your day. Taxi, as we all know it, is not going to be the same anymore . Hello greedy dispatchers, endless fights among group of cab drivers, just another car service. You don’t have to know where to get a good job, all you need is a dispatcher friend. A bunch of morons, in pirsuit of their own greed desires, completly destroyed NYC taxi. Please, don’t bring Jewshness into this subject. Pasternak, Landau, Ioffe are rolling in their graves. Dustin Hoffman’s “Tottsie” worth all of you 100 times over!

  12. davi on September 17, 2012 at 11:14 am said:

    Why going overseas to buy an app.can’t America with over 300 million people comeup with a real solution. Where other american companies out there.nv200 made in Mexico and gps made in canada and drivers made in africa.google inc can make it easier for us to find passengers.twiter can.and I don’t thing that 3 high frequency signals are safe for both the driver and the passenger.all wirless signal do make bools and dna to vibrates and that what cause disturbings within cell and cause cancer

  13. super MARIO on September 17, 2012 at 10:46 pm said:

    Let’s ask Mayor B his opinion regarding the danger of high frequency signals in cab after the success of his large size soda banning in the board of health last week as the first of such in the nation. Nah, we’d better not because I think we, “T” collectively may be on the bad list of the lion like the gang of laughing hyenas after recent defeat in selling 2000 medallions n others before. We r responsible for the disappearance of $2B worth of deers, rabbits, zebras n other goodies. At least don’t laugh in front of him. N don’t drink big size of soda bottle in front of him, really not even any can of soda from vending machine for ur health. Even diet ones r bad due to acidity causing all kinds of ailments including heartburn, inflammation, arthritis, aging to cancers. So with excessive meat. Drink plain water or plain green tea (home brewed no sugar) n many coins or muni-meter card for quick action.

  14. Meter Peter on September 24, 2012 at 2:47 am said:

    A passenger told me rather than get two cabs for 8 people her friend used an app and a car was sent. A nice car at a good price. The medallion taxi business is going the way of the horse and buggy. Nothing lasts forever and with Bloomberg after us the handwriting is on the wall. But we will have cell charging ports and glass sun roof. Think that will save us?

  15. BK.Sharma on November 4, 2012 at 12:54 am said:

    TLC seem to look more of n enemy than mate.
    Plight of Cabbies needs to be one of the election issue 2b attended.

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  • Common Sence: Yes, this is a great day….
  • Common Sence: Experienced Hack: 1. The chances the appeals court will reverse the lower courts...
  • Experienced Hack: Who’s willing to lend against a new medallion when The City Of New York...
  • Disappointed: POOR???? Is this word exist on his dictionary? he does not know what poor mean..lol
  • turkishfastdriver: I worked with Mr. Shermans fleet back in 2003-2006 . I ve never been a real...
  • reed: can group of drivers like 6 drivers buy their own medallion together??
  • CreditCardCabbie: Did Ken Fisher have good questions to Commissioner David Yassky in this video?...
  • sam: sad M. Bloomberg, refund commission $$$ to Nissan now, poor Bloomberg
  • C-DUBBZ: I totally agree with ya first prius cabbie!…they are scumbag owners who charged...
  • Anonymous: we due respect to the handicapped, it will not be fair to put all the cabs...
  • first prius cabbie: The Sonomax in Greenpoint were the worst. I hope they got a large fine. They...
  • Sam: TLC commission is just to heavier the garages pocket $$$ not the regulation of taxi...
  • JJ: If I want to find a particular driver and use them again because I liked the service, how do...
  • Just a cabby?: I don’t think general public will be interested in yellow cab related...
  • Taxi sultan: Now I am old I have only one dream To work one day rent free. I asked old Stanley to...
  • Taxi sultan: CCC. The owner I worked for, passed away and his kids inherented medallion. They...
  • sidewalk: So what are we waiting for now, can’t pay my rent and can’t live in an apt...
  • syco: What about garages who charged drivers, what about black cars who made money and left cabs...
  • CreditCardCabbie: to Sunman! … Do you know why? Because in America, almost everyone,...
  • sunman: Just a cabby? Enjoy your capitalism. Any other country in the world will try to improve...
  • Just a cabby?: Common Sense, competition is open for one year. So let’s see with patience,...
  • sunman: A tiny beacon of freedom shined through the dark clouds for NYC taxi drivers. The daily...
  • Disappointed: Hey TLC, how about counter sueing the black car group for illegal street hail and...
  • Just a cabby?: Again, the most important group, app using consumers are missing here. What do...
  • Just a cabby?: NYC is not the first city in the world who like to use this App. Many precedents...
  • Common Sense: I believe that when the smoke finally clears the App providers will be able to...
  • Brooklyn Mark: No
  • Imani Hudson: Is it possible to make a reservation for this car just like the other towncars?
  • Johny Good: As of today the the NYC appellate court stopped the e-hail pilot program until a...
  • Taxi sultan: E hail and Uber and others should have official stands at the airports, the same way...

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