::Thursday, May 13, 2004::
THE SKINNY ON CAB FARE HIKES ETC.
..If you have been out of town lately and noticed the extra pinch on your pocketbook, it must be your cab ride. Fare hikes have turned a New Yorker's world upside down and you need to take stock of how it changes yours. Check out the new cab calculus below:
NEW FARE STRUCTURE, MAY 3
Initial charge: $2.50
(was $2)
Mileage: 40 cents per 1/5 mile
(was 30 cents)
Waiting Charge: 40 cents per 120 seconds
(was 30 cents per 90 seconds)
JFK flat fare: $45
(was $35)
Newark surcharge: $15
(was $10)
4 p.m.-8 p.m. weekday
surcharge: $1
(new charge)
FIVE WAYS TO JFK FROM PORT AUTHORITY
SUBWAY/AIRTRAIN
Cost: $2 subway, $5 Airtrain connection (oneway)
Time: 1 hour, 8 minutes*
SUPERSHUTTLE (supershuttle.com, 212-BLUE-VAN/800-BLUE-VAN
Cost: $19
Time: 2 hours, 7 minutes*
TAXI
Cost: $45
Time: 1 hour, 23 minutes*
NEW YORK AIRPORT SERVICE (BUS), nyairportservice.com/718-875-8200
Cost: $13
Time: 1 hour, 13 minutes*
FIRST CORPORATE SEDANS (www.fcsny.com), 212-972-2222
Cost: $54
Time: 58 minutes*
* All approximated time
Source: New York Magazine
NEW FARE STRUCTURE, MAY 3
Initial charge: $2.50
(was $2)
Mileage: 40 cents per 1/5 mile
(was 30 cents)
Waiting Charge: 40 cents per 120 seconds
(was 30 cents per 90 seconds)
JFK flat fare: $45
(was $35)
Newark surcharge: $15
(was $10)
4 p.m.-8 p.m. weekday
surcharge: $1
(new charge)
FIVE WAYS TO JFK FROM PORT AUTHORITY
SUBWAY/AIRTRAIN
Cost: $2 subway, $5 Airtrain connection (oneway)
Time: 1 hour, 8 minutes*
SUPERSHUTTLE (supershuttle.com, 212-BLUE-VAN/800-BLUE-VAN
Cost: $19
Time: 2 hours, 7 minutes*
TAXI
Cost: $45
Time: 1 hour, 23 minutes*
NEW YORK AIRPORT SERVICE (BUS), nyairportservice.com/718-875-8200
Cost: $13
Time: 1 hour, 13 minutes*
FIRST CORPORATE SEDANS (www.fcsny.com), 212-972-2222
Cost: $54
Time: 58 minutes*
* All approximated time
Source: New York Magazine
