An unlicensed, unmarked sedan that drives up and down a major thoroughfare in Brooklyn, presumably also Queens and the Bronx. Passengers hail the cab, or the driver may honk at people standing on street corners or at bus stops to solicit passengers. When a passenger is about to reach the cross street they want, they tell the driver where to let them off, and pay for the ride ($3 now due to inflation; it was a dollar in the 90s). The cabs only run up and down the busiest part of the same street, they do not take passengers all the way to another destination. These cabs are a good alternative to the bus when it is running late or when a person is in a hurry. However, some prefer the bus if they are going to transfer to a train, because the transfer is free so they wouldn't pay twice.
On the biggest busiest streets, such as Flatbush Avenue, white minibuses are used, which are known as "dollar vans."
One might think that these are harmful to the MTA's ability to run its systems, but in fact, without the dollar cabs and dollar vans, the buses would be overwhelmed with riders. Dollar vans and dollar cabs carry thousands of people a day; all those people aren't going to fit onto the existing bus service, which is often extremely crowded as it is. These conveyances are an important part of NYC's transit ecosystem and provide a valuable service.
On the biggest busiest streets, such as Flatbush Avenue, white minibuses are used, which are known as "dollar vans."
One might think that these are harmful to the MTA's ability to run its systems, but in fact, without the dollar cabs and dollar vans, the buses would be overwhelmed with riders. Dollar vans and dollar cabs carry thousands of people a day; all those people aren't going to fit onto the existing bus service, which is often extremely crowded as it is. These conveyances are an important part of NYC's transit ecosystem and provide a valuable service.
The bus wasn't going to come for another twenty minutes, so I hopped in a dollar cab and still made it to my destination on time.
by vcr71 August 5, 2024
Get the dollar cabmug. a mid-sized sedan that has only 10% of it's original parts remaining and over 10 years. It's large enough for 5, but can easily accomodate 7. 8 if you include the trunk
by Gianni April 7, 2005
Get the cobra cabmug. by Aisilinn October 13, 2010
Get the Collie Cabmug. ensconsed in zebra-striped velvet with fuzzy ball fringe 'round your hood. salsa music is always jammin'...
by aradia_the_rose September 28, 2010
Get the spanish cabmug. Stoners can get high and drive, alcoholics cannot get drunk and drive therefore if you have a buddy that’s just high he is your stoner cab
by The Drunk Viking July 31, 2020
Get the Stoner Cabmug. An acronym for 'Campus Activities Board' , which serves the students of Fordham Lincoln Center. Also notable is CAB's legacy of throwing the best bingo nights, craft nights, and parties. A little secret is that they always have the best food at their club events (last year I saw someone stuffing their face with two chipotle bowls that CAB provided during one of its Bingo nights).
by collegeunpaidintern July 14, 2024
Get the CABmug. CAB -n - acronym that arranges to a word familiar to a pedestrian that walks the streets of New York. Initial meaning is "Cunt Ass Bitch". Permeated throughout the Northeast town of Allenhurst by Kate O'Rourke. She discovered this word while backpacking through Europe while she was studying abroad.
"Wow, that tourist was such a CAB" exclaimed young Billy, as he was flung to the sidewalk by the oblivious tourist...
by Chris Fumatumahufalla May 5, 2009
Get the CABmug.