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A cab stand would make my life. I rode the subway into the city once to get a cab going to JFK. It’s retarded.  I’ve also learned that you don’t answer the question “Where are you going?” until you’re actually in the cab.  streeter: You hail an NYC yellow cab and the driver rolls down the window.  “Where are you going?” he or she asks.  “Brooklyn,” you say.  And they’re gone, with a dismissive hand gesture and a sour look.  This is a familiar occurrence to anyone who lives in Brooklyn (or Queens or the Bronx). I get it, cabbies don’t like going to Brooklyn because they have trouble finding fares back to the city or, worst of all, they find a fare who wants to go to somewhere else in Brooklyn (THE HORROR!). The NYPD just did a big sting to correct this injustice by having college students pose as stranded Brooklynites looking to get home. Any cabbie who refused caught a fine. And while that appeals to my sense of justice, there has to be a better way to address this problem.  So how about we make cab stands in Brooklyn (and Queens and the Bronx)? Each neighborhood would have a few designated places where cabbies could go to find a fare and Brooklynites could wait for a yellow cab (instead of using pricier car services). Maybe we could even have a little button that a potential passenger could push to alert cabbies nearby that they’re waiting. Above is a map of Park Slope - my neighborhood - and where I think those cab stands could go. They work at airports, why not in Brooklyn? Cabbies wouldn’t get fined, Brooklynites could get reliable cab service and we could stop doing the age old get-in-the-cab-and-shut-the-door-before-saying-you’re-going-to-Brooklyn charade. 

A cab stand would make my life. I rode the subway into the city once to get a cab going to JFK. It’s retarded. 

I’ve also learned that you don’t answer the question “Where are you going?” until you’re actually in the cab. 

streeter:

You hail an NYC yellow cab and the driver rolls down the window. 

“Where are you going?” he or she asks. 

“Brooklyn,” you say. 

And they’re gone, with a dismissive hand gesture and a sour look. 

This is a familiar occurrence to anyone who lives in Brooklyn (or Queens or the Bronx). I get it, cabbies don’t like going to Brooklyn because they have trouble finding fares back to the city or, worst of all, they find a fare who wants to go to somewhere else in Brooklyn (THE HORROR!). The NYPD just did a big sting to correct this injustice by having college students pose as stranded Brooklynites looking to get home. Any cabbie who refused caught a fine. And while that appeals to my sense of justice, there has to be a better way to address this problem. 

So how about we make cab stands in Brooklyn (and Queens and the Bronx)? Each neighborhood would have a few designated places where cabbies could go to find a fare and Brooklynites could wait for a yellow cab (instead of using pricier car services). Maybe we could even have a little button that a potential passenger could push to alert cabbies nearby that they’re waiting. Above is a map of Park Slope - my neighborhood - and where I think those cab stands could go. They work at airports, why not in Brooklyn? Cabbies wouldn’t get fined, Brooklynites could get reliable cab service and we could stop doing the age old get-in-the-cab-and-shut-the-door-before-saying-you’re-going-to-Brooklyn charade. 

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what-do-i-wear: Abbey Lee Kershaw. She lives above me and complains to the landlord about our TV volume.

what-do-i-wear:

Abbey Lee Kershaw.

She lives above me and complains to the landlord about our TV volume.

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The Lost Art of Buying From a Butcher: http://t.co/kULDkjYm

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“@ForbesWoman: Dear Forbes, Women Can Be CEOs If Chauvinists Are Put In Their Place http://t.co/0h4rpVd8 via @the_grindstone”

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Grooveshark: Grooveshark and Mercedes-Benz Present: The Coupe Remixes

grooveshark:

In celebration of the 2012 C-Class Coupe, Mercedes-Benz and Grooveshark have partnered to bring you the Coupe Remixes campaign. Coupe Remixes, which runs now until December 8th, offers you a chance to vote for your favorite tracks to be remixed into a final playlist. You can select…

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"Since the population couldn’t have become more brilliant in 30 years, we can conclude that there is a whole lot of grade inflation shift going on — indicative of a shift in society where praise has become paramount regardless of performance."

Cosmopolitan

Your work speaks for itself. Earn your praise. 

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Grooveshark: Sneak Peek at the New Grooveshark Redesign!

Congrats to our web team! The site looks fantastic! 

grooveshark:

Sharks, we have a big announcement!

Grooveshark is getting a site redesign! Everyone here has been working diligently to improve Grooveshark to be more seamless, aesthetically pleasing and easier to navigate. Our last site redesign was in December of 2010 and this redesign promises to be…

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