Taxi

New York is full of yellow cabs and it is a common transport for most people of New York, well actually for those people who live at Manhattan. It is not a secret that you can catch a cab by waving your hand though it is better for you to make a call. It is more convenient and it is for sure. The cab trip is not very cheap by the way.
You will have to pay ten dollars even in case your trip lasted no longer than two minutes, it is like an obligatory minimum. So, in case it is not far from you than you should better go there by foot or by buss or something. Besides, the tips are common for taxi drivers and in case you will try to forget about tips a driver will remind you about it.
The extra pay usually makes two dollars and it is a pay for you have caught a cab. Plus you will have to pay extra forty cents for each one five of a mile. As you can see it is not very cheap for you to go by taxi somewhere. Moreover, the extra pay is also common for jams. In case you are at jam you will have to pay a taxi driver for every two minutes spend in jam.
And the toll fee will also be taken of your money. So, taxi is actually the most convenient transport of New York but it is also the most expensive one, so you should catch a cab only in case if you really need, and it is better for you to use your phone than waving with your hand.

