NYC Good News/Bad News

In some non-music news, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission voted yesterday to raise cab fares again, this time doubling "wait time" from 20 cents per minute to 40 cents per minute. They say this should raise the cost of an average cab ride by $1. Not awful, but it sure does seem like transit costs keep going up around here.

The good news? The TLC voted to make the flat $45 fee for cabs from JFK into the city a rule in both directions. In other words, it's $45 between JFK and the city, regardless of which direction you're going. While this might result in a slight increase if you live on the East Side near a bridge or tunnel, it'll help those of us on the West Side, and will disincentivize cabbies from going "off the grid" in Brooklyn to jack your fare.

Ah, the joys of living in New York...