Just eight weeks ago, YWN launched a ride-sharing website in partnership with “Help-A-Yid”. Boruch Hashem, we are proud to report that more than four thousand people have found rides through this new system – which is saving people lots of gas money. Additionally, more than 100,000 people have searched for rides in just three weeks!
Since it’s launch, the site features have changed a bit (thanks to user input & feedback), and it is now much easier to find a ride, and offer a ride.
If you are able to, please do a Mitzvah, and offer a ride to those who can’t afford to drive, or don’t know how to drive etc. Rides can only be matched if there are Baalei Chesed who offer rides!
Please note, that although this service is doing wonders by helping people get to & from the Catskills this summer, there has also been a large increase in site-traffic for rides at other areas. The goal of this new feature is to provide rides all year long, in all neighborhoods.
The link can be found on the YWN homepage, on the left side under the “Community” button, or by clicking HERE.
Any info regarding this feature, should use the contact button on the Ride-Share web-page, and not the YWN contact info.
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Great idea, YWN; yasher koach!
I suggest that all who use any of the New Jersey New York City bridges or tunnels should contact the EZ-pass people and sign-up for the car pool plan. It only takes a minute, and once you’re signed up, you’re good to go. As long as you have at least 3 (three) people in your vehicle and use your EZ-pass for payment at a Cash window (so the attendant can ascertain that there are at lesast 3 people in the vehicle), you’ll be charged only $2 (rather than the standard $8 toll), for a savings of $6.
Offering another (or two people) a ride can actually save the driver $6 in tolls when crossing from New Jersey into New York City!
i love it.I look for passengers everytime i go anywhere either the country or lakewood and usually get ppl and i charge and ppl dnt mind to pay and that way im happy that my gaz is paid and they are happy that they are going by car
I think its a great idea for those who want to save gas and for those that can’t drive because they are too young or for whatever reason
i think its a great mitzvah for those that offer to drive
I loved Bashevkin’s poem in the Yated this week where he praised Yeshiva World for this wonderful project. Keep on doing good things.
Shabbat Shalom