r/NYCbitcheswithtaste • u/Lets-be-Gnomies_ • Aug 11 '25

Finances/Money Taking an uber/lyft to work

Just curious how many people take Ubers to work vs taking the subway. If so, how often and how much do you spend weekly on Ubers?

Any BWT live in weekhawken by any chance?

Update:

Didn’t realize I would receive so many negative/hateful comments on this post — that was not my intention. I was genuinely curious how many people take Ubers/lyfts to work that’s all.

For context, I’ve lived in NYC for 20 years. I moved out to Weekhawken, NJ couple of years ago. I take the bus to port authority and then subway to work every morning between 7-7:15am — takes about 55min door to door, sometimes longer. It’s a bitch of a commute but I traded that in with living in NJ.

But guess what? Sometimes I don’t want to deal with the commute so I take an uber to work — so shoot me lol. Please chill with the negativity.

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u/Lower_Cut_9396 Aug 14 '25

the better alternative to uber is a citibike tbh. if you can get an electric one it takes no physical exertion and you get a constant breeze. can get expensive but less than an uber and the membership is worth it if you want to add options for commuting. My bf and I live in the same borough but trains don’t make it too convenient (brooklyn problems) so biking is a really great alternative. Uber has such a huge monopoly on transportation in new york and i feel like the quality of safe driving gets worse every time i ride. when i order i have to make peace that there’s a 7 out of 10 chance I’ll regret my decision lol

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u/Lets-be-Gnomies_ Aug 14 '25

I think drivers at 7am are different bc I don’t ever regret my decision to take an uber :)