This repo contains code I've used to explore Uber surge pricing in Manhattan on May 24-25, 2016, accompanying a post on my personal blog.
Ping Uber API IPython Notebook: contains the code used to pull the surge pricing from the API. All you need is a API server token. See the Uber Python API Repo for documentation. The points I query for surge pricing are constructed from NYC OpenData database of Restaurant Inspections.
Pretty Plots: Extension of code found here to plot Manhattan in a clean and customizable manner. The plots use the Basemap python module.