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It's True: Cabs Disappear Around 5 P.M.
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Jaya Saxena
Published Jan 11, 2011
Modified Jan 11, 2011
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of taxi GPS records, the number of cabs on the street between 4 and 5 p.m. drops around 20% from the previous hour, confirming what the New Yorkers who can still afford cabs figured out a long time ago. TLC chairman David Yassky asked the agency to investigate, and said, "it's a real dip." However, due to traditional shift economics it would be difficult to schedule turnovers for a more convenient time. So now that we have that and gators in the sewers wrapped up, it's time to track down those rat kings growing in our basements.
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