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Re:Downside of Lower Manhattan’s Boom: It’s Too Crowded by CPLX on Friday December 02, 2016 @11:14AM (#13089778)
Black cars aren't limos. A more accurate way to describe them would be unmarked taxis that are dispatched not hailed. What us New Yorkers call a car service.
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Re:Downside of Lower Manhattan’s Boom: It’s Too Crowded by kylebgorman on Friday December 02, 2016 @05:40PM (#13092967)
They have "limo licenses" but yeah, few if any of them are actual limousines in wheelbase / shape. Most are towncars or upscale SUVs.
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Re:Downside of Lower Manhattan’s Boom: It’s Too Crowded by kgwgk on Friday December 02, 2016 @01:22PM (#13090929)
> Black cars aren't limos.

What's the difference?

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Re:Downside of Lower Manhattan’s Boom: It’s Too Crowded by CPLX on Friday December 02, 2016 @01:47PM (#13091168)
Standard definition of a limo is an extended wheelbase and partition between the passenger and the driver. I suppose one could argue the details but that's how the distinction is understood in an NYC context at least.
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Re:Downside of Lower Manhattan’s Boom: It’s Too Crowded by nitrogen on Friday December 02, 2016 @01:38PM (#13091088)
Might be size (I'm not in NY).
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