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NYC taxi zones, taxi stands, relief stops, neighborhoods and events: where trips start and end, with data.
Zones & placesBronx Taxi Zones Ranked: Pickups, Drop-offs & PayAll 43 Bronx taxi zones ranked by pickups, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Mott Haven/Port Morris leads (1.72M); 98.9% are Uber/Lyft. Pay per trip and peak hours.See the data Zones & placesBrooklyn Taxi Zones Ranked: Pickups, Drop-offs & PayAll 61 Brooklyn taxi zones ranked, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: Crown Heights North leads with 3.36M pickups. Yellow vs app share, pay per trip, peak hours.See the data Zones & placesBusiest Pickup Zones in NYC for Taxis and Uber/LyftLaGuardia leads Uber/Lyft pickups (4.9M a year) and Upper East Side South leads yellow taxis. The top 25 zones per industry and which zones grew fastest.See the data Zones & placesManhattan Taxi Zones Ranked: Pickups, Drop-offs & PayManhattan's 69 taxi zones ranked: Midtown Center leads with 4.74M pickups in 12 months to Aug 2026. Yellow taxis still win in only three zones. Full table.See the data Zones & placesNYC Taxi Stands by Borough: DOT Sign DataHow many taxi stands NYC DOT has posted in each borough, which are night-only, and where TAXI/FHV pick-up/drop-off curbs are, counted from DOT's sign records.See the data Zones & placesNYC Taxi Zone Data: All 263 Zones RankedAll 263 NYC taxi zones in one sortable table: pickups, drop-offs, yellow share, app pay and fares (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026), plus a map of the 38 CBD zones.See the data Zones & placesOvernight Pickup Hotspots: Midnight to 5 a.m.Where NYC taxi and Uber/Lyft pickups happen between midnight and 5 a.m.: top zones, Friday and Saturday nights vs weeknights, and taxi vs app share.See the data Zones & placesQueens Taxi Zones Ranked: Pickups, Drop-offs & PayAll 69 Queens taxi zones ranked by pickups, with JFK and LaGuardia split out, yellow vs app share and Uber/Lyft pay per trip, from 12 months of TLC data.See the data Zones & placesRelief Space vs Trips: Where Drivers Have Nowhere to StopRelief-stand spaces per million pickups in each borough, and the busiest taxi zones with no relief stand at all, from DOT's stand list and TLC trip records.See the data Zones & placesStaten Island Taxi Zones Ranked: Pickups, Drop-offs & PayAll 20 Staten Island taxi zones ranked by Uber, Lyft and taxi pickups, with where trips go, the 8 a.m. peak and app pay per trip, from 12 months of TLC data.See the data Zones & placesTaxi Relief Stands by the Numbers: 110 Stands, 547 SpacesNYC has 110 relief stands with 547 spaces (DOT data, Oct 2026). Counts by borough and type, stand sizes, posted hours and the 53 taxi zones with one.See the data Zones & placesTaxi Stand & Cruising Summonses: 80-19 DataHow often TLC and Port Authority Police cite the taxi stand and cruising rules in 80-19, by sub-code, year and agency, including the 2024 line-jumping spike.See the data Zones & placesThe Most Common Taxi and Uber Routes in NYC (Trip Data)The 20 most frequent zone-to-zone trips in NYC by taxi and Uber/Lyft, with distance and who drives them, plus the top 10 routes for yellow, green and app.See the data Zones & placesUber/Lyft Trips by Borough: Outer-Borough Growth DataUber/Lyft pickups fell 6.1% in Manhattan (Jan 2025 to Jan 2026) but rose in every other borough. TLC's table, the monthly trend since 2019 and why.See the data Zones & placesWhere Green Cabs Get Hails: Pickups by ZoneGreen cab pickups by zone and borough, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: East Harlem has 39%, the big boroughs fell while the Bronx grew, and hail vs dispatch by borough.See the data Zones & placesWhere NYC Rides End: Top Drop-off ZonesThe NYC taxi zones where most rides end, which zones take in more trips than they send out, and night vs day drop-offs. TLC data, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026.See the data Zones & placesYellow Taxi vs App Share by Taxi ZoneMap of where yellow taxis still make a big share of pickups vs Uber and Lyft, zone by zone: the Upper East Side, Midtown, the airports and outer boroughs.See the data
Driver pay rules, surcharges, fees, and the money side of driving for hire in NYC.
Pay & feesCard vs Cash in NYC Taxis: Payment Data Since 2010TLC data: 36% of yellow taxi trips were paid by card in 2010, about 89% in 2026. Flex Fare, cash, why cash tips are missing, and the driver card-fee cap.See the data Pay & feesEmpty Miles in Manhattan: Taxi vs Uber Cruising DataIn 2025 yellow taxis drove 47.3M empty miles in Manhattan's business district vs 46.5M with riders; app cars cruised 26% of their miles. MTA data explained.See the data Pay & feesHow Long Are NYC Taxi and Uber Trips? Distance & Time DataHalf of NYC yellow cab trips are under 2 miles; the median Uber/Lyft trip is 2.9 miles and 16 minutes. Distance and time by borough, airport and hour.See the data Pay & feesNYC Taxi & App Demand by Weekday and MonthSaturdays bring 35% more Uber/Lyft trips than Mondays; yellow cabs peak on Thursdays. August is the slowest month for both (TLC data, 2023–2026).See the data Pay & feesNYC Taxi & Uber Demand on Holidays and Storm DaysDay-by-day TLC trip data, Sep 2025–Aug 2026: Christmas cut trips 30%, the Feb 2026 snowstorm travel ban 73%, while New Year's Eve app trips rose 16%.See the data Pay & feesNYC Taxi and Uber Trip Statistics: TLC Data, 2010–2025Daily trips by yellow taxi, green cab, Uber/Lyft, black car and livery from TLC data: the app takeover, the 2020 crash, trip times, and pickups by borough.See the data Pay & feesNYC Yellow Taxi Fare per Trip: 2010–2026 DataWhat an average NYC yellow taxi trip collects, 2010–2026: $16.86 in 2019, $24.98 in 2023 after the fare rise, $27.13 in 2026 so far, with each jump explained.See the data Pay & feesTablet Ads in Uber Cars: What NYC Drivers EarnTLC's first report on in-car ad tablets: about 4,700–4,900 NYC drivers earned about $33 a month on average (May 2025–Jan 2026). The 25% rule and your rights.See the data Pay & feesTipping on Uber, Lyft and Taxi Trips in NYC: The DataOnly 1 in 5 NYC Uber/Lyft trips gets a tip, vs 9 in 10 taxi card trips. Trip-record data on tip frequency and size by hour, borough and airport, 2025–26.See the data Pay & feesUber & Lyft Driver Earnings in NYC: What TLC Data ShowsTLC: median gross weekly pay for NYC Uber/Lyft drivers was $1,100–$1,400 (Feb 2025–Jan 2026). What that means after car costs, and who works full time.See the data Pay & feesUber/Lyft Driver Pay per Trip, Mile and Minute in NYCMedian NYC Uber/Lyft trip paid the driver $15.83 before tips (Sep 2025–Aug 2026). Pay by trip length, borough and out-of-town trips, vs TLC's minimum.See the data Pay & feesWhat's Inside an Average NYC Taxi Fare (Trip Data)33 million metered yellow taxi trips split into meter fare, surcharges, MTA tax, congestion charges, tolls and tips, card vs cash, and how often each applies.See the data Pay & feesYellow Taxi Tips in NYC: Credit Card Tip Data91% of NYC yellow taxi card trips are tipped, about 21.5% of the meter fare (Sep 2025–Aug 2026). Tips by rate code, airport and hour, and the cash blind spot.See the data Pay & feesYellow Taxi vs Uber Fares in NYC: Trip Data Compared12 months of TLC trip records: yellow taxi fares averaged $21.08 vs $27.49 for Uber/Lyft, but app trips ran longer. Per mile, per minute and by month.See the data
Income tax, 1099s, deductions, mileage, sales tax and other tax basics for NYC taxi and for-hire drivers.
Your rights as a TLC driver: discrimination, deactivation, advocacy groups, and help and assistance programs.
Driver rightsTLC Driver Survey 2026: What Nearly 4,000 Drivers SaidTLC's first driver survey, April 2026: nearly 4,000 answers, 36% in other languages. Bathrooms and pickup spots top the problems; views on fines are split.See the data Driver rightsWho Drives NYC: TLC Driver Origins & Languages93% of TLC licensees were born outside the U.S. and speak 100+ languages; over half come from 5 countries. TLC's official figures plus live license counts.See the data
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