> "Going to Newark airport however cost me something like $110 if I remember correctly, because the cab driver gave me these special "fees" at the end, it felt like highway robbery."
It is. There is no flat rate to Newark airport, so you can either take the metered rate or negotiate your own flat fare. Bonus of the custom-negotiated fare is also that customarily you don't tip on it.
There's no good reason why going to EWR from Manhattan should cost $110 (short of complete and utter gridlock). Insist on negotiating a fare, or just call a car service - their vehicles will be nicer, the driver will be less surly, and the price will be substantially lower.
It is. There is no flat rate to Newark airport, so you can either take the metered rate or negotiate your own flat fare. Bonus of the custom-negotiated fare is also that customarily you don't tip on it.
There's no good reason why going to EWR from Manhattan should cost $110 (short of complete and utter gridlock). Insist on negotiating a fare, or just call a car service - their vehicles will be nicer, the driver will be less surly, and the price will be substantially lower.