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BAD TRIP: Illegal Taxi Driver Sentenced For Unlawful Imprisonment Of Tourists

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Unlawful Imprisonment, Video, Taxi Cab, Gypsy Cab, Bhupinder Singh, New York City, Livery Cabs, Taxi, Queens-District-Attorney-Richard-Brown, New York City Crime, Crime News

A livery cab driver who unlawfully picked up four Panamanian tourists and held them in his vehicle as he fled a police chase will serve six months in ...

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WATCH: Jon Hamm Improvises Song About '70s Sitcom

Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Jon Hamm, Reggie Makes Music, Comedy Bang Bang Webisodes, Don Draper, Reggie Watts, Comedy Bang Bang, Taxi, Video, Comedy News

Don Draper may not "get" the Beatles, but Jon Hamm is so well-versed in retro pop culture that he can make up songs about '70s sitcoms on the spot. In...

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Four-Wheeled Future: All Hail the Taxi of Tomorrow

Vanity Fair | Posted 06.03.2012

Read More: Nissan, New York, Vanity Fair, New York City, Cars, Travel, Commute, Future, Technology, Transportation, Taxi, New York News

After exhaustive evaluation by all manner of stakeholders, the Nissan NV200 has been selected to replace the venerable Ford Crown Victoria as the Big Apple's official cab.

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Undercover College Kids Expose Cabbies Who Won't Drive To Brooklyn

Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Cab Fines, Queens, David Yassky, Brooklyn, Ny News, New York Taxis, Taxi and Limousine Commission, New York Cabs, New York Transportation, Taxi, New York News

In an undercover operation involving college students, more than 360 cab drivers have been fined for refusing rides requiring long distances to outer ...

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Altair & Vega: A Conversation With Bob James, Plus Twilight Artist Lucy Schwartz's Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Taxi, Kenny Loggins, Billy Eckstine, Lucy Schwartz, Chuck Loeb, Lizzy Loeb, Aqualung, David Sanborn, Loggins & Messina, Sarah Vaughn, Twilight, Earl Klugh, Bob James, Keiko Matsui, Fourplay, Entertainment News

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Are D.C. Cab Drivers Paid Too Much Or Too Little?

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Video, Reason, District of Columbia, Jim Epstein, Cab Drivers, Meters, D.C. Taxicab Commission, Taxi, Cab, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Are taxi-fare rates in the nation's capital too high or too low? On Tuesday, as The Huffington Post reported, two associations represent...

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D.C. Cab Drivers' Groups Sue Taxi Commission

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Vincent Gray, District of Columbia, Lawsuits, Taxicab, Taxicab Lawsuit, D.C. Taxicab Commission, Taxi, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Two D.C. taxicab drivers' associations are suing the D.C. Taxicab Commission, its chairman and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray alleging unfair r...

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Taxi Crashes Into Horse and Buggy at Midnight

Jack Hidary | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Central Park, Ny-Class, New York, Nyc, Buggy, Carriage, Horse, Taxi, New York News

This morning just after midnight a NYC taxi crashed into a horse and buggy in front of 40 Central Park South. There have been a number of crashes in t...

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Iranian Women Take the Wheel

Turnstyle | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Nealan Afsari, Career, Women's Taxi, Occupation, License, Job, Tehran, Car, Drive, Iran, Right to Drive, Saudi Arabia, Taxi, World News

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Dozens Pleads Guilty In Costly Taxi Fare Scam

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Taxis, NY Crime, Nyc Cabs, New York, Crime, Ny News, Taxi Fraud, New York Crime, Nyc Taxis, Taxi Cabs, Taxi, Taxi Scheme, New York News

NEW YORK — More than two dozen taxi drivers have pleaded guilty after a broad probe into a fare-boosting scam that affected thousands of tourist...

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My Very Own Bridge

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

The 59th Street Bridge has no extraordinary sight lines. It doesn't touch the sky, like the George Washington or Verrazano bridges. It's a workhorse bridge. Just like me!

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PHOTOS: City Unveils The Next NYC Taxi

AP/The Huffington Post | SARA KUGLER FRAZIER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Taxis, Taxi Cab, Ny News, Transportation, New York Transportation, Taxi, New York News

NEW YORK -- The competition to manufacture New York City's next official taxicab has been narrowed to three automakers who each came up with similar t...

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Astoria Characters: The Super-Human Handyman

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sead Cerovic, aka Cera the Bull, is a big guy. His 6-foot-2 frame stands on 240 pounds of monumental muscle.

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Astoria Characters: The Continuous Counterman

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ditmars Deli, Astoria, Crescent Street, Amaro Axeredo, Copacabana Beach, Bible, Rio De Janeiro, Portuguese, New York News, Boar's Head, Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria Foursquare Church, Brazil, Taxi, New York News

Amaro Azeredo, the flamboyant fellow with the amorous accent and the long, raven-black Medusa locks, commands the counter of the Ditmars Deli like a Fortune 500 CEO.

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Taxi Drivers: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Matthew Daus, New York Cabbies, Tlc, Taxi Meters, Cab Drivers, Scam, Taxi Driver, Cabbies, New York, New York City, Taxi, Cab, New York News

For the Taxi Commissioner to accuse two-thirds of drivers of committing a crime is utterly reckless. But it's hardly surprising. This is what taxi drivers go through on a small scale every single day.

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Taxi-Share Program To Begin This Week

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxi Sharing, Tlc, Taxi Share, Cab Sharing, NYC Taxi, Cab Share, New York City, Taxi, New York News

New York City is set to roll out a new taxi-sharing program beginning this Friday. Some cabs will begin operating like city buses, following set ro...

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South Korea Taxi Drivers Can Watch TV, Judge Rules

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cab drivers in South Korea can continue to have televisions on their dashboards, despite the risk of crashing, a court has ruled....

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Blind Spots

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Entertainment, Sitcoms, Frasier, Mary Tyler Moore, Everybody Loves Raymond, Taxi, Seinfeld, Entertainment News

Every show has its "blind spot," the thing they never mention, because if you did, the show wouldn't work anymore.

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Denying Cab Drivers a Cell Phone Puts Them in Danger (and Makes You Late)

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cell Phones, Taxis, Driving, Taxi Drivers, Cell Phone Driving Ban, New York Taxis, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Cellphones, New York Cabs, Taxi Cabs, Hands-Free Laws, Bluetooth, Tlc, Taxi, Cab, Matthew Daus, New York News

When taxi drivers find themselves alone in their cabs -- as they often do -- with psychopaths, scam artists, or even just garden-variety drunken idiots, that little hands-free device can be a lifeline.

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Cash or Credit? In a Taxi, It Depends Which Side of the Partition You're On

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxis, New York Cabbies, Taxi Drivers, Credit, Cab Drivers, Cabs, Wireless, Cabbies, Credit Card, Credit Cards, New York, Tlc, Taxi, Cab, New York News

When you swipe your card, the driver has to pay a hefty 5% extra. Why are New York's cabbies paying so much? Because of all the middlemen. A few people are making truckloads of money on drivers' backs.

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Motorcycle Taxis Have Cab Drivers Crying Foul In Paris

GlobalPost | Mildrade Cherfils | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxis, Taxi Drivers, Motorcycle Taxis, France, Motorbike Taxis, France Taxi, Motorcycles, French Taxi, Taxi, World News

PARIS, France -- Chauffeured motorcycles now bill themselves as attractive alternatives to Paris' full-size taxis and in-the-know travelers are using ...

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Our 17 Favorite TV Oddballs Of All Time (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 07.21.2011

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In every great comedy series there's that one crude, crazy, or curious character who stands out: The Oddball. From Andy Kaufman on "Taxi" to Abed in t...

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Cost Of NYC Taxi Medallions Soars To $766,000

USA TODAY | Taylor McGraw | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- As Wall Street still wobbles under the pressure of a weak economy, one New York asset class stands firmly on all four wheels. Taxi medalli...

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NYC Taxi Cabs Do Well In Market Downturn

mjperry.blogspot.com | Mark J. Perry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxi Medallions, Taxis, Taxi S, Taxi, Business News

Additionally, taxi medallions are one of the few assets that have appreciated in value in 2008, increasing in every one of our operating markets, and ...

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Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead: An Unconventional Crappy Hour

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Sleeplessness, Jezebel, Democratic National Convention, Megan Carpentier, Bourbon, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Existentialism, Taxi, Denver, Politics News

Here in Denver, Colorado, we are all just Americans in search of a more perfect union. Specifically between ourselves and the taxicabs we called for ...

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