Uber Is Offering $5 Carpools Anywhere in Brooklyn (Plus Free Pizza) Thursday

BROOKLYN, NY — Despite the mayor's best efforts, the Uber ride-sharing empire has survived — and thrived — in New York City for exactly 5 years to the week, the company announced in a mass email sent to customers Sunday.

And to mark that smug anniversary, Uber will be offering $5 flat rates for the UberPool carpooling service in a different borough each day this week.

Here's the schedule:

• Monday, May 2: Staten Island
  
• Tuesday, May 3: The Bronx
• Wednesday, May 4: Queens
  
• Thursday, May 5: Brooklyn
• Friday, May 6: Manhattan

So come Thursday, you'll be able to hail a $5 ride anywhere within the Brooklyn borough. (And Friday, anywhere on the island of Manhattan, which is a pretty crazy concept.)

There will also be free pizza available at select pizza joints in each borough — on that borough's official "day" — to anyone who shows the Uber app on their phone, according to the company.

Below are the Brooklyn pizzerias handing out free slices Thursday.

• Di Fara Pizza, 1424 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230 (Flatbush)
• Two Boots Park Slope, 284 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Park Slope)
• Two Boots Williamsburg, 558 Driggs Ave, New York, NY 11211 (Williamsburg)
• Williamsburg Pizza, 265 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Williamsburg)

"For a free slice, just show your Uber app (on your phone) at the door," says Uber.