Comments on: Brooklyn Taxi Guide: How to Tip, How to Stiff… http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/ Community website for the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:44:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Marilyn http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-58719 Marilyn Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:06:33 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-58719 Anyone that tips a cab driver less than 15% is just plain cheap! Make up all the excuses you want, you're cheap. I always tip 20% to both cabs and car service as I do in restaurants. Anyone that tips a cab driver less than 15% is just plain cheap! Make up all the excuses you want, you’re cheap. I always tip 20% to both cabs and car service as I do in restaurants.

]]> By: kris... http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-21141 kris... Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:58:38 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-21141 I was new and in Brooklyn. A ride to the city was $35 and I tiped $15 because I didn't know any better. Jokes on me. I was new and in Brooklyn. A ride to the city was $35 and I tiped $15 because I didn’t know any better.

Jokes on me.

]]> By: joe http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-15915 joe Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:51:29 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-15915 I was in the west village two weeks ago and caught a cab with a friend of mine, we were both going to Park Slope. The first cab we jumped into started heading uptown, when we told him Brooklyn he pulled over and said he was going off-duty. We hailed a second cab, once inside we told the driver Park Slope in Brooklyn; he first told us he had no gas to make the trip. I looked at his gas gauge; he was at a 1/4 tank. When I called him on it, he must've hit a cut-off switch under his wheel because his engine suddenly "died", and he blamed us wanting to go to Brooklyn. My friend got out to hail another cab, but I refused to get out on principle. Finally, once my friend had flagged a cab down, I relented since it was after two in the morning and I just wanted to get home. The third cabbie that took us was tipped $7 on a $17 ride. The other two guys, I took pics of their hack licenses with my camera phone but don't see any point reporting them. I was in the west village two weeks ago and caught a cab with a friend of mine, we were both going to Park Slope. The first cab we jumped into started heading uptown, when we told him Brooklyn he pulled over and said he was going off-duty. We hailed a second cab, once inside we told the driver Park Slope in Brooklyn; he first told us he had no gas to make the trip. I looked at his gas gauge; he was at a 1/4 tank. When I called him on it, he must’ve hit a cut-off switch under his wheel because his engine suddenly “died”, and he blamed us wanting to go to Brooklyn. My friend got out to hail another cab, but I refused to get out on principle. Finally, once my friend had flagged a cab down, I relented since it was after two in the morning and I just wanted to get home.

The third cabbie that took us was tipped $7 on a $17 ride. The other two guys, I took pics of their hack licenses with my camera phone but don’t see any point reporting them.

]]> By: BrklynGuy http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-8843 BrklynGuy Thu, 17 May 2007 02:51:01 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-8843 I'm with toasterface - $2 is fine - if they don't get another fare, so be it. Is it fair that tenants get so little and pay so much to live in Manhattan? Don't like it? Live in Brooklyn. Is it fair for a cabbie to drive an ex-Manhattanite to Brooklyn at 4:00am and get a $2 tip? Don't like it, drive a bus. My $2 worth. I’m with toasterface - $2 is fine - if they don’t get another fare, so be it. Is it fair that tenants get so little and pay so much to live in Manhattan? Don’t like it? Live in Brooklyn. Is it fair for a cabbie to drive an ex-Manhattanite to Brooklyn at 4:00am and get a $2 tip? Don’t like it, drive a bus.

My $2 worth.

]]> By: JL http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-1341 JL Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:18:10 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-1341 Last Nov, I got in a cab in LES, told the driver I was going to Park Slope, and gave him the cross streets, which happen to be the same street names in Manhattan. However, I DID say Park Slope first. Driver started driving up to the East Village, and after 5 blocks, I asked him if he knew where he was going, he said sure. I asked if he knew where Park Slope was, and he said no. When I replied that it was in Brooklyn, and that he was going the wrong way, he asked me how to get there! He turned around and headed to the bridge without resetting the meter. When he finally got to my stop, I paid him and asked for change, and he shorted me $1, stating that I was short-tipping. I argued that 1) he went the wrong way, 2) he didn't reset the meter, and 3) I had to tell him how to get me home, and that it was enough that I was even tipping him a few bucks. After a few more minutes of arguing, I gave up and let him have the extra dollar and told him to buy a map. Last Nov, I got in a cab in LES, told the driver I was going to Park Slope, and gave him the cross streets, which happen to be the same street names in Manhattan. However, I DID say Park Slope first. Driver started driving up to the East Village, and after 5 blocks, I asked him if he knew where he was going, he said sure. I asked if he knew where Park Slope was, and he said no. When I replied that it was in Brooklyn, and that he was going the wrong way, he asked me how to get there! He turned around and headed to the bridge without resetting the meter. When he finally got to my stop, I paid him and asked for change, and he shorted me $1, stating that I was short-tipping. I argued that 1) he went the wrong way, 2) he didn’t reset the meter, and 3) I had to tell him how to get me home, and that it was enough that I was even tipping him a few bucks. After a few more minutes of arguing, I gave up and let him have the extra dollar and told him to buy a map.

]]> By: toasterface http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-665 toasterface Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:59:51 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-665 "compensating them for the fact that they won’t get a fare on the way back" While I agree that $2 is at the lower end of the scale and I think cabbies have a generally crappy job, it's not my problem if they don't get a fare on the way back. Serving Brooklyn (and the other boroughs that are part of Manhattan) is part of the terms of the NYC license, it's part of the deal. Some fares you make more money, some fares you make less. “compensating them for the fact that they won’t get a fare on the way back”

While I agree that $2 is at the lower end of the scale and I think cabbies have a generally crappy job, it’s not my problem if they don’t get a fare on the way back. Serving Brooklyn (and the other boroughs that are part of Manhattan) is part of the terms of the NYC license, it’s part of the deal. Some fares you make more money, some fares you make less.

]]> By: El Angelo http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-659 El Angelo Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:13:55 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-659 I could be crazy, but I feel like if a cab's headed to Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Williamsburg or Brooklyn Heights, they're gonna get a return fare to Manhattan or another "chic" part of BK. I can understand balking if they need to go to Mill Basin or Gravesend, but I don't really think Park Slope is a 1-way fare only. Am I nuts? I could be crazy, but I feel like if a cab’s headed to Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Williamsburg or Brooklyn Heights, they’re gonna get a return fare to Manhattan or another “chic” part of BK. I can understand balking if they need to go to Mill Basin or Gravesend, but I don’t really think Park Slope is a 1-way fare only. Am I nuts?

]]> By: Alison http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-658 Alison Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:28:45 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-658 My worst experience - I got in a cab in Manhattan and told him I was going to Brooklyn. He told me there was a subway right on the corner, and why didn't I take it? My worst experience - I got in a cab in Manhattan and told him I was going to Brooklyn. He told me there was a subway right on the corner, and why didn’t I take it?

]]> By: jy http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-656 jy Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:21:13 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-656 $20 fare? Holy cow. I arrived in the LES one night without concert tickets so I took a round trip cab to Fort Greene and back to the LES all for only $18. i don't recall what tip I left. $20 fare? Holy cow. I arrived in the LES one night without concert tickets so I took a round trip cab to Fort Greene and back to the LES all for only $18. i don’t recall what tip I left.

]]> By: KEnt http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-620 KEnt Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:26:03 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-620 If you want to skimp on the driver's tip, then just take the subway and walk.. come on, if you've been throwing money at bartenders all night, spending at least 5$ per drink, with a dollar a drink tip or more, then throw another 5$ at the taxi driver for a 20$ fare. If you can afford a cab at all, you can afford the tip. They work longer hours than bartenders. If you want to skimp on the driver’s tip, then just take the subway and walk..
come on, if you’ve been throwing money at bartenders all night, spending at least 5$ per drink, with a dollar a drink tip or more, then throw another 5$ at the taxi driver for a 20$ fare. If you can afford a cab at all, you can afford the tip. They work longer hours than bartenders.

]]> By: Jessie P http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-599 Jessie P Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:56:50 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-599 I agree. I always tip at least $5 to come to Brooklyn and always tell them a route back ( say, down Dekalb) where I think they may find a fare back to the city. That said, I also always close the door to the cab before I give my end point and instead of saying Brooklyn, I tell them I'm right over the Manhattan Bridge. Somehow this seems to soften the Brooklyn blow and allays fears that they end up driving to Coney Island. I agree. I always tip at least $5 to come to Brooklyn and always tell them a route back ( say, down Dekalb) where I think they may find a fare back to the city. That said, I also always close the door to the cab before I give my end point and instead of saying Brooklyn, I tell them I’m right over the Manhattan Bridge. Somehow this seems to soften the Brooklyn blow and allays fears that they end up driving to Coney Island.

]]> By: Jessie P http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-598 Jessie P Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:54:35 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-598 I agree with Dave. I always tip at least $5 to come to Brooklyn and always tell them a route back ( say, down Dekalb) where I think they may find a fare back to the city. That said, I also always close the door to the cab before I give my end point and instead of saying Brooklyn, I tell them I'm right over the Manhattan Bridge. Somehow this seems to soften the Brooklyn blow and allays fears that they end up driving to Coney Island. I agree with Dave. I always tip at least $5 to come to Brooklyn and always tell them a route back ( say, down Dekalb) where I think they may find a fare back to the city. That said, I also always close the door to the cab before I give my end point and instead of saying Brooklyn, I tell them I’m right over the Manhattan Bridge. Somehow this seems to soften the Brooklyn blow and allays fears that they end up driving to Coney Island.

]]> By: neville http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-597 neville Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:08:56 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-597 let's not forget that 15- 20% is an acceptable tip for any job done well. so, it really depends on where in brooklyn you live and how much that fare home costs. i live in williamsburg (and no, i am not a trust-fund hipster. i am a poor nyc teacher) and it costs about $12 for a car from the LES. so, that means that a $2 tip is more than reasonable. whether the cabbie gets a fare on his way back is not my concern. the fact is that in neigborhoods like williamsburg and park slope, the cabbie will often find another fare. i'm paying for a service and i tip accordingly. let’s not forget that 15- 20% is an acceptable tip for any job done well. so, it really depends on where in brooklyn you live and how much that fare home costs. i live in williamsburg (and no, i am not a trust-fund hipster. i am a poor nyc teacher) and it costs about $12 for a car from the LES. so, that means that a $2 tip is more than reasonable. whether the cabbie gets a fare on his way back is not my concern. the fact is that in neigborhoods like williamsburg and park slope, the cabbie will often find another fare. i’m paying for a service and i tip accordingly.

]]> By: adam http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-593 adam Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:12:24 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-593 i think in general two dollars in definitely not adequate. but, as is the case nearly half the time i'm taking a car from manhattan to brooklyn, the driver doesn't even know how to get there and i end up giving directions and patiently enduring various routine u-turns, etc. in these cases, i think it is totally acceptable to tip poorly. if they drive poorly and don't know how to get to even the most recognizable parts of brooklyn, then they're not getting a fat tip. period. and, by the same token, exceptionally great and/or geographically knowledgable drivers get hooked up. i think in general two dollars in definitely not adequate. but, as is the case nearly half the time i’m taking a car from manhattan to brooklyn, the driver doesn’t even know how to get there and i end up giving directions and patiently enduring various routine u-turns, etc. in these cases, i think it is totally acceptable to tip poorly. if they drive poorly and don’t know how to get to even the most recognizable parts of brooklyn, then they’re not getting a fat tip. period.

and, by the same token, exceptionally great and/or geographically knowledgable drivers get hooked up.

]]> By: Dan http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-590 Dan Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:48:30 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-590 I completely disagree. I don't want to start rewarding people handsomely for doing something that they should do(and are legally obligated to do). I live in Brooklyn because I don't have the $$ and if occasionally I have something heavy or am traveling at an odd hour and need a taxi I'm not paying extra for the privilege of having the driver obey the law. Good service deserves a good tip Iz, but doing the bare minimum doesn't seem like it should be rewarded. All you're doing is making it more likely that drivers will feel cheated when i give them a reasonable tip for providing a reasonable service. I completely disagree. I don’t want to start rewarding people handsomely for doing something that they should do(and are legally obligated to do). I live in Brooklyn because I don’t have the $$ and if occasionally I have something heavy or am traveling at an odd hour and need a taxi I’m not paying extra for the privilege of having the driver obey the law. Good service deserves a good tip Iz, but doing the bare minimum doesn’t seem like it should be rewarded. All you’re doing is making it more likely that drivers will feel cheated when i give them a reasonable tip for providing a reasonable service.

]]> By: David E. http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-588 David E. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:08:33 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-588 Note to above: I had already tipped him $1.50 on a $6.50 fare. Note to above: I had already tipped him $1.50 on a $6.50 fare.

]]> By: David E. http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-587 David E. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:06:31 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-587 I am set to testify before the TLC for a cabbie who demanded $4 to cover his trip back to Manhattan. I said, "Dude, are you stoned? That's illegal. And besides, YOU PICKED ME UP ON 5TH AVENUE IN BROOKLYN." He insisted on getting $4, I said I'd go to the TLC, and he relented. But I wrote to the TLC anyway. Anyone have advice on how to proceed (aside from telling the truth)? I am set to testify before the TLC for a cabbie who demanded $4 to cover his trip back to Manhattan. I said, “Dude, are you stoned? That’s illegal. And besides, YOU PICKED ME UP ON 5TH AVENUE IN BROOKLYN.” He insisted on getting $4, I said I’d go to the TLC, and he relented. But I wrote to the TLC anyway. Anyone have advice on how to proceed (aside from telling the truth)?

]]> By: e http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-586 e Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:49:01 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-586 I never realized how cheap i was being until I read this. If my cabbie is the slightest bit impolite, I tip $0.90 or whatever change is left when rounded up to the next dollar. If I like the guy I give him the change plus a buck... and I thought that was generous. I really don't want my rides from LES to Brooklyn Heights to exceed $13 so can we just all stop tipping so well?? I never realized how cheap i was being until I read this.

If my cabbie is the slightest bit impolite, I tip $0.90 or whatever change is left when rounded up to the next dollar. If I like the guy I give him the change plus a buck… and I thought that was generous.
I really don’t want my rides from LES to Brooklyn Heights to exceed $13 so can we just all stop tipping so well??

]]> By: ryan http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-584 ryan Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:04:41 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-584 I've only had one really bad experience with a cabbie going to Brooklyn (from Manhattan, that is): I got in the cab, shut the door, and told him I needed to get to 5th & Carroll. The driver slumps in his seat. "I'm so TIRED," he whined. "Okay, fuck you then," I said, and immediately got out. I have no patience for that kind of bullshit WHATsoever. On the other hand, I've gotten plenty of great cabbies from Man. to Brooklyn -- usually when I tell them Park Slope, they're cool with it, and I get no flack from them whatsoever. Maybe when it's a lot further out, they have some issue, but other than that, tis okay. I’ve only had one really bad experience with a cabbie going to Brooklyn (from Manhattan, that is): I got in the cab, shut the door, and told him I needed to get to 5th & Carroll.

The driver slumps in his seat. “I’m so TIRED,” he whined.

“Okay, fuck you then,” I said, and immediately got out. I have no patience for that kind of bullshit WHATsoever.

On the other hand, I’ve gotten plenty of great cabbies from Man. to Brooklyn — usually when I tell them Park Slope, they’re cool with it, and I get no flack from them whatsoever. Maybe when it’s a lot further out, they have some issue, but other than that, tis okay.

]]> By: P2H http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-582 P2H Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:12:56 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-582 To get a cab to Hoboken, which is about 20 minutes from anywhere in midtown/downtown at 4am via yellow cab, it costs $30-40 per cab ride (depending on your negotiating skills). Makes zero sense to me that Brooklyn residents get to pay about half that for a ride, just because they are in New York. They should do away with fares after midnight to 6am and make a flat rate zone cost for NY/NJ destinations. Make it distance sensitive from the tunnels & bridges of Manhattan, like $6 per mile (a cost which takes into account the loss of the round trip). Before you say "Flat rate, that's absurd!" - This $3 flat rate also reflects the cost of a ride to JFK (15 miles from Manhattan for $45). Of course the difference is that when a cab drives to JFK they should get a return fare there also. Hence the double cost at $6 per mile with my idea. So if you are in Brooklyn Heights or Hoboken, it might be like a $12 cab ride. Cabbies shouldn't be huffing a puffing and it shouldn't break your bank. To get a cab to Hoboken, which is about 20 minutes from anywhere in midtown/downtown at 4am via yellow cab, it costs $30-40 per cab ride (depending on your negotiating skills).

Makes zero sense to me that Brooklyn residents get to pay about half that for a ride, just because they are in New York.

They should do away with fares after midnight to 6am and make a flat rate zone cost for NY/NJ destinations. Make it distance sensitive from the tunnels & bridges of Manhattan, like $6 per mile (a cost which takes into account the loss of the round trip).

Before you say “Flat rate, that’s absurd!” - This $3 flat rate also reflects the cost of a ride to JFK (15 miles from Manhattan for $45). Of course the difference is that when a cab drives to JFK they should get a return fare there also. Hence the double cost at $6 per mile with my idea.

So if you are in Brooklyn Heights or Hoboken, it might be like a $12 cab ride. Cabbies shouldn’t be huffing a puffing and it shouldn’t break your bank.

]]> By: chuck http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-581 chuck Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:21:44 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-581 Traveling to Brooklyn, tip at least $4 (or 20%) no matter what. If it's a $20 ride, I'll round it up to $25. Or more if the driver is polite. Going into Manhattan, however, I figure you can tip normally, because you're making their day by giving them the elusive return fare. Traveling to Brooklyn, tip at least $4 (or 20%) no matter what.

If it’s a $20 ride, I’ll round it up to $25. Or more if the driver is polite.

Going into Manhattan, however, I figure you can tip normally, because you’re making their day by giving them the elusive return fare.

]]> By: Iz http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-571 Iz Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:03:06 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-571 I wholeheartedly agree with Ben and Dave. Living in Brooklyn is hard enough when traveling via train, but stiffing a cab driver with a $2 (especially at 4 o'clock in the morning!) is especially harsh. Last weekend, a couple friends and I hailed down a cab and (for the first time ever) three guys tried to steal it from us. The driver knew we were going to Brooklyn, but made the Manhattan guys get out anyway. The result: a hefty tip for choosing Brooklyn over New York. Sometimes cabbies do have a heart, so why not have heart for them too? I wholeheartedly agree with Ben and Dave. Living in Brooklyn is hard enough when traveling via train, but stiffing a cab driver with a $2 (especially at 4 o’clock in the morning!) is especially harsh.

Last weekend, a couple friends and I hailed down a cab and (for the first time ever) three guys tried to steal it from us. The driver knew we were going to Brooklyn, but made the Manhattan guys get out anyway. The result: a hefty tip for choosing Brooklyn over New York.

Sometimes cabbies do have a heart, so why not have heart for them too?

]]> By: Ben http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-569 Ben Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:31:29 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-569 I couldn't agree more with Dave. The reason Brooklyn residents get such attitude from drivers is because you take them all the way out to Brooklyn (and yes, Brooklyn is ALL THE WAY OUT) without tipping them properly--i.e. compensating them for the fact that they won't get a fare on the way back. These guys are trying to make a living, so you say "Brooklyn" and every last douche-bag under-tipping trust-fund hipster that has rested their ass in his cab at 4:00am comes to his mind, and the dude doesn't want to take you. The only solution is to start a revolution in tipping the cabbies better as a Borough, and then cabs would scramble to the LES to take you and your skinny jeans home. I'm not gonna hold my breath for you. I couldn’t agree more with Dave. The reason Brooklyn residents get such attitude from drivers is because you take them all the way out to Brooklyn (and yes, Brooklyn is ALL THE WAY OUT) without tipping them properly–i.e. compensating them for the fact that they won’t get a fare on the way back.

These guys are trying to make a living, so you say “Brooklyn” and every last douche-bag under-tipping trust-fund hipster that has rested their ass in his cab at 4:00am comes to his mind, and the dude doesn’t want to take you.

The only solution is to start a revolution in tipping the cabbies better as a Borough, and then cabs would scramble to the LES to take you and your skinny jeans home.

I’m not gonna hold my breath for you.

]]> By: Dave http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-565 Dave Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:44:38 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/2006/12/13/brooklyn-taxi-guide-how-to-tip-how-to-stiff/#comment-565 Wow, a 2-3 dollar tip to go to Manhattan to Brooklyn? Keep in mind the driver will, most likely, not get a fare on the return trip. No wonder cabbies balk at going there. I always round up to a minimum $2 just in Manhattan. I can almost guarantee that, if you can afford to ride in a cab, you are making more than the driver. Have a heart. Wow, a 2-3 dollar tip to go to Manhattan to Brooklyn? Keep in mind the driver will, most likely, not get a fare on the return trip.

No wonder cabbies balk at going there. I always round up to a minimum $2 just in Manhattan.

I can almost guarantee that, if you can afford to ride in a cab, you are making more than the driver. Have a heart.

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