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• Don't wait till we are passing you to throw up your hail.
We need to see you in advance so we can get over to you.
• Get off that curb. It's okay, baby, this is nYC — don't be
afraid. Stand in the street. Hang off the curb. Ignore those
oncoming cars, they'll move . . . (maybe). Just remember,
everyone's on the sidewalk: the masses, mailboxes, streetlights,
homeless people, halal stands, cell phone case
stands, overflowing trash bins, and red light cameras
(Houston and Chrystie, I will get you!). If you want a cab,
make yourself Seen!
• Go to a gas station between 4 and 5 a.m. or p.m. The shifts
end at five, and cabbies need to fill up before they go in.
There are only ten or twelve gas stations in Manhattan.
eight of them are on the West Side on 10th Ave. Take
your pick.
• Lexington Avenue from 30th down to 23rd St. has the
largest concentration of Indian restaurants in the city. I
like curry in a hurry.
• Bond St. between Bowery and Lafayette is a major shift
change spot for private drivers that don't work for a garage.
You will always find a ride when the shifts change
from day to night.
• If you're downtown, stand on the uptown side. If you're
uptown, stand on the downtown side. This is regardless of
where you are actually going.
• Don't look shady. This applies to all races. There is no other
group of workers that work harder at a more dangerous
job so crucial to the survival of nYC and without health
insurance. We carry a large amount of cash on us and are
easy targets. If you look like trouble, we're going to keep
driving.
• Let your girl do the hailing.
• Don't look like you're going to throw up.
• Don't stand with the large group of people you're going to
ask to illegally jam in my cab.
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