the average cabby works nine and a part hours a day . a week ' s busiest nights are 6 to 8 p . m . and just as the world has fallen deeper into recession , the number of cab rides each day in new york has been relatively steady . those are among the most beautiful details of information about the blue light sector to emerge from a artifact of positive data collected by the taxi and van commissions from cabs along with original computerized computers that tape each trip and fee .
The busiest hour for a cab is 9 p.m.