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Fort Greene: Land of the Big Taxi Tippers?

Residents tipped an average of 19.8 percent on Saturday nights, compared to 19.9 percent from Park Slopers and 21 percent from Prospect Heights residents.

Want to catch a yellow cab home to Brooklyn on a Saturday night? You may have more luck by promising a big tip, according to a new report by the Taxi and Limousine Commission, obtained by the New York Post.

According to the Post, passengers taking a cab to Fort Greene gave an average 19.8 percent tip for drivers on Saturday nights between 10 p.m. and midnight, the highest in the city for that time. In fact, eight of the 10 highest-tipping neighborhoods for Saturday night drop-offs are in Brooklyn, says the paper.

"Nobody wants to take you to Brooklyn," Kevin Kriebel, a Prospect Heights, resident told the Post, adding that he now says to cabbies, "I’ll take care of you," hinting at a good tip.

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The Post adds that Park Slope residents tip a 19.9 percent average on Saturday nights, with Prospect Heights residents tipping about 21 percent, and Carroll Gardens-Red Hook residents tipping an average 19.7 percent.

The TLC analyzed credit-card tip data by each neighborhood over a seven-day period in January, breaking down the data by average overall, rush hour and Saturday night tip percentages, says the article.

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