[breakem]

Why is it so hard to get a cab on Wall Street 8-9 am. Don't the cabs drop off more than they deliver to that area. Isn't the flow of workers into the area in the morning and out in the evening. Please explain to a non-NYer.

[Rome2000]

I used to pick up 4 people at once (like a car pool) out of the upper east side aoartment buildings and take them down the FDR to the last exit before the tip of the island. They would get out and walk to their buildings from there.

I would get back on the FDR empty and go north to 14th St, where there's room to move and there are plenty of fares.

Believe it or not, there just aren't enough fares going north from the WTC or Wall St. that time of day to make getting stuck in the traffic around there worthwhile.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Why is it so hard to get a cab on Wall Street 8-9 am. Don't the cabs drop off more than they deliver to that area. Isn't the flow of workers into the area in the morning and out in the evening. Please explain to a non-NY

As hard as this is to believe, there are more people during those hours looking for cabs than available cabs. This is due to traffic congestion, and the diversity of routing. Many people who have regular destinations make arrangements with car services which are not allowed to pick up at curbside (read that the midlle of 5th Ave.)

You didn't have to qualify yourself as a non-Ny'er, BTW, it was evident that you have never experienced Manhattan grid lock. NY in the morning can be a madhouse.