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Isn't there a subway connection or something? I mean, it is an international airport and a big city...
Taking the subway with potentially heavy check-in bags isn’t always possible. I wouldn’t say it’s the most convenient trip and I can understand why someone would prefer an Uber or taxi option.
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That's not really true. You can take the subway to JFK -- it's the A train. Or even faster, take the LIRR. For both, you have to transfer to the AirTrain for the last short stretch, but that train brings you directly to each terminal so you'd need to get on it anyways. And you can take NJ Transit light rail from Penn Station to Newark, it's 3 stops. It's not technically the subway -- but it's better because it goes f…
Yeah no. You can take the subway to a LIRR station called Jamaica or a parking lot in Howard Beach. Neither is actually at the airport let alone within a mile of an actual check in counter. NJ transit isn’t a subway, and even so you still can’t take it to Newark Airport. You can get off a mile or two from the nearest terminal. Utterly inexplicably, the PATH train, which is reasonably described as a subway system, sto…
What does it matter whether it's technically a "subway" train or a train that is not technically a "subway" but works the same?
The point is, you can take the train to two of NYC's three major airports.
(And no, AirTrains are not buses. That's a bizarre and false thing to say. They're trains.)
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If this were true, how would you explain that both drivers and riders enter into the relationship voluntarily. Most of my uber drivers have been intelligent and knowledgeable about their options - quite the opposite of exploited and vulnerable.
How do you explain a College Student with no disposable income signing up for a Credit Card? I drove for Uber/Lyft for a while. I fully understood I was converting the equity in my car into meals and rent. Most people don't get that at all.
What makes you think that?
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Wow, we've gone full circle. I remember when being able to reliably get an Uber to JFK was a selling point over taxis.
Isn't there a subway connection or something? I mean, it is an international airport and a big city...
That makes it take more than an hour on transit (including ~2 transfers and 15 mins of walking) to get from Grand Central Station to JFK. It also costs more than $10 total, as opposed to the $3 that a subway ride costs.
"...making it difficult for drivers to plan work shifts and treat Uber as a full-time job." So which is it they want flexible gig work that they can do at their own schedule in their own pace, or do they want planned work shifts in a full-time job. It seems what drivers are really asking for his money without any work. Because taking flexible gig work means you have the flexibility to work when you want without plann…
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Wow, we've gone full circle. I remember when being able to reliably get an Uber to JFK was a selling point over taxis.
Isn't there a subway connection or something? I mean, it is an international airport and a big city...
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Yeah, which is why it's confusing that my mom had two drivers reject her the last time she needed to get to the airport when I wasn't able to give her a ride to JFK.
Some drivers just don't like going to airports. It's not that confusing. It's possible that the fact they could see the destination is precisely why the rejected it.
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Yeah no. You can take the subway to a LIRR station called Jamaica or a parking lot in Howard Beach. Neither is actually at the airport let alone within a mile of an actual check in counter. NJ transit isn’t a subway, and even so you still can’t take it to Newark Airport. You can get off a mile or two from the nearest terminal. Utterly inexplicably, the PATH train, which is reasonably described as a subway system, sto…
You're being unreasonably pedantic. What does it matter whether it's technically a "subway" train or a train that is not technically a "subway" but works the same? The point is, you can take the train to two of NYC's three major airports. (And no, AirTrains are not buses. That's a bizarre and false thing to say. They're trains.)
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Some drivers just don't like going to airports. It's not that confusing. It's possible that the fact they could see the destination is precisely why the rejected it.
Maybe I don't understand how Uber works, but why would they have accepted it to begin with?