Save if you want to pay for a car of some sort, rather than subway/walk, taxis are usually easier for shorter trips, uber/lyft for longer trips. Prices are similar, uber/lyft are usually nicer cars, but the waiting for the car /finding the driver can be annoying. Sometimes, of course, if you can't find a cab, uber/lyft are great, though very
Plus$1.00 rush hour surcharge from 4pm to 8pm on weekdays, excluding holidays. Plus New York State Congestion Surcharge of $2.50 (Yellow Taxi) or $2.75 (Green Taxi and FHV) or 75 cents (any shared ride) for all trips that begin, end or pass through Manhattan south of 96th Street. Plus tips and any tolls. Whenthe roads in East Village got blocked up my driver even kicked me out to walk the last couple blocks like a real New York taxi driver should. All in all: 2.5 stars Round two worked better. HUEo4E.are taxis cheap in new york
