The hail bounces off Flash Gordon's windscreen.
We walked downtown, trying to hail an off-duty cabby who made a rude gesture at us and so we did too, then regretted it, then laughed.
Of the new features announced, Pay With Hailo stood out the most - a way of using a Hailo account to pay for taxis hailed off the street, at no additional cost to the driver.
At the same time, the mayor urged the drivers to obey the law that bars them from picking up passengers who hail them off the streets as the most effective method to assure their safety.
Instead, hail one off the street.
An employment tribunal case brought by Uber drivers against the cab-hailing app kicks off in London on Friday.
The group now includes musicians from the Lower East Side, a painter on the Upper West Side, even folks who hail from far-off lands like Connecticut (you can be an "honorary member" if you're born outside the city, so long as you display the Native mind-set, Mr. Estreich explained).
Essentially, Uber is trying to shave seconds off every part of the ride, from the hail to the drop off, using features like suggested pickup points, back-to-back rides, driver destinations, and its mapping cars.
And then he walked off, humming Hail to the Chief.
That set off a hail of bullets that continued for nearly 45 seconds.
