The folks over at FiveThirtyEight processed a nearly-overwhelming amount of data on Uber usage in New York City and got some pretty interesting (if not entirely surprising) results. At the top of the list, their research verifies the ride-share company's claims that their doing a better job in serving the city's Outer Boroughs than traditional cabs. "Of the 4.4 million Uber rides for which the data shows a pickup location, 22 percent started outside of Manhattan, compared with just 14 percent of the 88.4 million yellow and green taxi rides," they note.

Some other findings include:

• 63% of all Uber rides start in Manhattan south of 59th St. (the most traffic-congested area in the city,  as well as the part best-served by the subway). 
• Uber is particularly well-used in the affluent NW Bronx neighborhood of Riverdale, as well as the NE Queens neighborhoods of Little Neck and College Point, while traditional taxis remain dominant in the regions of Queens closest to Manhattan.
• In general, many of the locales where Uber is most popular are far from Midtown and/or a subway
• Uber provided 82% more rides in September than April last year
• The company's biggest market-share increases came from outside of Manhattan
• Uber is busiest between 5 and 6 pm, while taxi rides plummet at that time due to shift changes.

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