Book it Danno! Uber Takes on Manhattan

Book it Danno! Uber Takes on Manhattan

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After getting off the plane – it was just a matter of following the signs to domestic arrivals.

This way to the exit

Everyone out!

Damn. 1 hour 12 down by the time the doors opened.

And the other bonus with this flight – I had no luggage to take with me. That left me with three options on the ground as I needed to get down-town

Airtrain and LIRR
AirTrain and the E Train
Taxi
Uber

One and two were out of the wind straight away due to the time it would take to get to Manhattan (that and being an hour down on arrival didn’t help).

Therefore I plumped for the lesser of two evils – UberX to Manhattan. Yes, I had everything set-up on my phone already, app and how to use it- so I was all set to rock and roll the moment I made a decision.

The wait at JFK was minimal, and within a minute of ordering it – I was mobile in my UberX to Manhattan.

Manhattan in the distance.

Crossing into Manhattan.

40 minutes later, I was at the destination I needed in Mercer Street in Manhattan – $60, all done.

As I needed to head to a particular part of Chinatown first to pick something up for someone, I needed to do that first. With that task down, it was on the R train down to somewhere near 3rd Street.

I suppose R means Retro train….

A short walk from the station where I got off, I was at the Sushi Restaurant where my friends were due to meet me – and in due time, they arrived.

And then there was sushi!

And who doesn’t like Conveyor belt sushi?

Not a lot for me… mainly as I was stuffed from earlier.

And with dinner done – it was time to catch up at the nearest coffee shop – that happened to be a Starbucks.

Because – that’s what friends do. Catch up, and enjoy time together.

All too soon, the clock worked its way round. With the branch of Starbucks closing, and the night falling – I needed to get back to JFK and they needed to get to NJ.

So again I reached for an Uber (as the thought of the LIRR/E Train and Airtrain didn’t really sell it to me – and I had extra cargo with me), and there was another car in a minute. No surge pricing or anything silly for the ride back to the JFK area, with a little prompting by me to the final part of the journey (pointing out the Holiday Inn Express for them).

Leaving Manhattan.

Traffic was a fair bit thicker on the way back – arriving back in the JFK area 50 minutes later from pickup.

Overall: I’m slowly warming to Uber, I’ll be honest. Where it represents value and need – I’ll jump it (especially when exhausted). However, I’d prefer public transport where a good option exists. The timings sadly didn’t work for the return back to JFK for me – so I took Uber. $120 is an expensive trip downtown (return), but it allowed me to connect with friends… one of the biggest reasons why I still travel.

Next: The Holiday Inn Express JFK

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