NYC and Taxis - a #Visualization
Todd Schneider analyzed a crapload (ok, 1.1 B illion ) taxi rides in NYC, and the results are here . There is a lot (!!!) to digest, but one of the parts I particularly liked were these Notice how the pickups are concentrated in Manhattan (and the airports), while the dropoffs extend out, way out. Nice asymmetry :-) There is more, a lot more, including The rise of Uber Don't go to an airport at 5pm (well, d'uh) Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson would have made their trip 39% of the time