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The City's yellow fleet of taxicabs is regulated by the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC). Grabbing a cab can be ideal when tired feet, heavy luggage or too many shopping bags weigh you down:
Taxis are available 24 hours a day.
Hail taxis whose numbers are illuminated on top.
Hotel doormen can hail a cab for you; a $1 tip is customary for this service.
Minimum metered fare is $2.50, which increases 40 cents every fifth of a mile; there is also a New York State tax surcharge of 50 cents per ride.
A $1 surcharge is added to the meter Monday–Friday, 4–8pm, and a 50-cent surcharge is added at night, 8pm–6am.
All taxis accept cash and most accept credit cards.
Tip 15–20% at the end of a trip; tolls are extra and added to the metered fare.
Getting Around New York City
Getting a MetroCard is your first step to getting around on the subway or bus. It can be purchased at subway stations from either automated machines (which accept cash, ATM bank cards and regular credit cards) or from booth attendants. A single subway or bus ride is currently $2.25. Riders have the choice of buying a pay-per-ride MetroCard or an unlimited MetroCard. Pay-per-ride cards range in value from $4.50 to $80. The unlimited MetroCard allows users to ride as often as they like within a fixed time period: one day with the Fun Pass ($8.25), seven days ($27), 14 days ($51.50) or 30 days ($89). Varying discounts are given for multiple rides, as well as for seniors (over age 65) and disabled riders. For a New York City subway map, click here.
Getting Here
For those traveling by air, the City is served by LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), both in Queens, and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in neighboring New Jersey. All three airports provide access to the City via taxis, buses, subways and trains.
This airport is New York's largest, serving more than 90 primarily international airlines. It is approximately 15 miles from Midtown Manhattan.
Getting to Midtown Manhattan from JFK:
Taxi: $45 flat fare (non-metered), plus bridge and tunnel tolls and gratuity; 30 to 60 minutes to Midtown Manhattan. 212-NYC-TAXI
Subway: $7.25 ($5 for the AirTrain from JFK, plus $2.25 for the subway); 60 to 75 minutes to Midtown Manhattan from the A subway line at the Howard Beach/JFK Airport station or the E, J or Z subway lines at the Sutphin Blvd./Archer Ave./JFK Airport station.
Public Bus: $2.25 (or free transfer from subway); 60 to 75 minutes to Midtown Manhattan on Q10 bus.
This is New York's second-largest airport, with more than 20 airlines serving mostly domestic destinations, Canada and the Caribbean from four passenger terminals. It is on the northern shore of Queens, directly across the East River about eight miles from Midtown Manhattan.
Getting to Manhattan from LaGuardia:
Taxi: Metered fare; approximately $24–$28, plus bridge and tunnel tolls and gratuity; 20 to 25 minutes to Midtown Manhattan. 212-NYC-TAXI
Public Bus: $2.25; 60 to 75 minutes to the Upper West Side via direct service on the M60 bus; for subway connections, board the Q33 bus and disembark at the Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave. subway station (E, F, R and V subway lines) or the 74th St./Broadway subway station (7 subway line) in Queens; add another 15 to 20 minutes for subway into Midtown Manhattan.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Newark, NJ 07114
973-961-6000
Newark Airport, with more than 30 airlines (many of them international), is across the Hudson River from New York City, 16 miles and 45 to 60 minutes from Midtown Manhattan.
Getting to Midtown Manhattan from Newark Liberty:
Taxi: Fares to Midtown Manhattan range from $50 to $60 (not including tolls and gratuity). During weekday rush hours (6–9am and 4–7pm) and on weekends (Saturday–Sunday, noon–8pm), there is a $5 surcharge to anywhere in New York State except Staten Island. When traveling to the airport from Midtown Manhattan, the fare is metered plus $15, in addition to tolls and gratuity.
International pharmaceutical expo - INTERPHEX 2014
