Taxi Cabs

Unconditional Authenticity: The Future of Marketing

Michael Parrish DuDell | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Authenticity, Be Authentic, Marketing, Business, New York Around Town, Taxi Cabs, New York City, New-York-City-Taxi-and-Limousine-Commission, Business News
Michael Parrish DuDell

"Some of the safest drivers in the world are behind New York City taxis," David Yasskey says. "But accidents still can happen." If you've ridden in a NYC taxi even once, you know how grossly inauthentic this message feels.

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An Enlightening Ride

Misha Lyuve | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: New York Cab Drivers, Longest Cab Rides, Best Cab Rides, Cab Rides, New York Cabs, Taxi Cabs, New York News
Misha Lyuve

Every New Yorker knows how important it is for your cab driver to take the shortest and the quickest path to your destination.

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J. L. Greene

Big Business Finds A New Way to Kill Competition

HuffingtonPost.com | J. L. Greene | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Taxis, Nashville, Politics, Big Business, Video, Monopoly, Livery Cars, Regulation, Portland, Business, Taxi Cabs, Transportation, Politics News

Instead of a taxicab across town, you could take a clean, upscale Town car for the same price. But despite car services in many cities ready to take y...

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Undercover Cops, Posing As Cab Drivers, Busts Florida Drug Dealers

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Monroe County Florida, Taxis, Drug Bust, Marathon Florida, Operation Taxi Cab Confessions, Florida, Taxi Cabs, Taxi Cab Confessions, Video, Armchair Detective, Crime News

Take note criminals -- the meter is running. Police in Florida made multiple arrests late last week after completing a four month effort using unde...

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A $425 Cab Ride From D.C. To New York City

Peter Mandel | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Taxis, Washington DC Travel, Road Trips, Adventure Travel, New York City Travel, Cabs, Interstate 95, Taxi Cabs, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Peter Mandel

I could've just taken the train, but on a whim, and packing my sense of adventure, I was going from D.C. to New York by taxi cab.

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Dozens Pleads Guilty In Costly Taxi Fare Scam

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Why Do Cabs Disappear At Five?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Taxis, Nyc Taxis, NYC Taxi, Taxi Cabs Rush Hour, NY Culture, Taxi Cabs, Ny News, New York Taxis Rush Hour, New York News

If you've ever had the feeling that it's impossible to find a cab in the late afternoon, there is now statistical proof that you aren't nuts. New da...

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Alleged Cabbie Stabber Indicted

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — An arts student accused of slashing a Muslim taxi driver's neck has been indicted on hate-crime charges, prosecutors said Monday as t...

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Ahmed Sharif, Stabbed Cab Driver, Gets $30,000 In Donations

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cab Driver Stabbing, Nyc Taxis, Michael Enright, New York Cab Drivers, Ahmed Sharif, New York Taxi Workers Alliance, New York Cabs, Cab Drivers Nyc, New York Hate Crimes, Taxi Cabs, Hate Crimes, New York News

Ahmed Sharif hoped he could garner more than sympathy after he was stabbed by a passenger last week. The long-time cabbie asked the New York Taxi Wor...

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Michael Enright, Cab Driver Slasher Suspect, Taken To Psych Ward

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A college student accused of slashing a taxi driver because he is a Muslim was moved from jail to a psychiatric ward, corrections off...

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Ahmed Sharif, Stabbed Cab Driver, Meets With Bloomberg

AP | SARA KUGLER FRAZIER and TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A Muslim cab driver whose face and throat were slashed in a suspected hate crime attack appeared with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thur...

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Sam Stein

Man In Cab Driver Slashing Shot 'Funny Or Die' Video, PTSD Shorts

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Cab Drivers, Hate Crimes, Michael Enright, Cab Driver Stabbing, Enright, Nyc Taxis, New York Hate Crimes, New York News, New York Cabs, Taxi Cabs, Cab Drivers Nyc, Video, New York News

Well before he was accused of slashing a Muslim cab driver across the neck, Michael Enright, the 21-year-old college student now charged with the crim...

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Ahmed Sharif, Stabbed Cab Driver: I Pleaded For My Life (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Ahmed Sharif, the cab driver who was stabbed for being Muslim, says he pleaded with his attacker for his life. Ahmed Sharif spoke to reporters on Wed...

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Paterson Ties Cabbie Stabbing To Park51 Controversy

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Cab Drivers, Gov. Paterson, Hate Crimes, Michael Enright, David Paterson, Ahmed Sharif, Cab Driver Stabbing, Gov. David Paterson, New York Hate Crimes, Nyc Taxis, New York Cabs, Taxi Cabs, Cab Drivers Nyc, New York News

Gov. Paterson sees a connection between the stabbing of Muslim cab driver Ahmed Sharif and the fervor over the proposed Islamic Center near ground zer...

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Michael Enright, Alleged Muslim Cab Driver Stabber, Belonged To Pro-Park51 Group (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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*SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES* Michael Enright is not who you'd expect him to be. The man accused of stabbing New York City cab driver Ahmed H. Sharif af...

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Michael Enright Charged With Hate Crime: Ahmed Sharif, Muslim Cab Driver, Attacked For Religion

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A college student who did volunteer work in Afghanistan was charged Wednesday with slashing a taxi driver's neck and face after the d...

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Anti-Mosque Activist Brings Fight Against Islam To Chicago Cabs

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Pamela Geller, Racism, Honor Killings, Ground Zero Islamic Center, Muslim, Taxi Cabs, Islamic Center Ground Zero, Chicago News

The entire country seems to be embroiled in a heated argument over the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero in New York--and Chicago cab drivers a...

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Out and About This Summer

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elevators, Limousines, Rules, Crowds, Patience, Summer, Town Cars, Movies Theatres, Exit, Subways, Shopping Malls, Department Stores, Taxi Cabs, Enter, Escalators, Style News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

When stepping out this summer, whether for business or pleasure, observing the rules of good behavior will always make your day or evening go more smoothly.

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Is The Unicab The Taxi Of Tomorrow? (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Is this the face of the future? An Australian company has heeded New York City's call for new taxi designs, creating an all-electric cab with roomy i...

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Hundreds Of New York Cabbies Routinely Overcharge

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pedicab Junction

Kaity Tong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Traffic, Central Park, Bicycles, New York City, Cab Drivers, Rush Hour, Michael Blomberg, Taxi Cabs, New York Transportation, New York Pedicabs, New York News
Kaity Tong

Those pedicab drivers are some of the toughest sons of a gun I have ever seen. How do they remain so friendly after hauling ungodly poundage through unfriendly New York traffic?

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Credit Card Swipes Adding Up For Cab Drivers

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York's cabbies howled when the city began forcing them to take credit cards. Some even went on strike, calling the requirements a kowtow to touris...

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

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melissa Plaut

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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Fourth Cabbie Found Shot, Killed In 4 Months

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxi Killings, Shootings, Nypd, New York, Crime, New York City Taxis, Yonkers, Cabbie Killings, Bronx, Taxi Cabs, Pericles Salas, New York News

YONKERS, N.Y. — A cab driver has been shot and killed in Yonkers, the fourth fatal cabbie shooting in the New York City area in four months. Yo...

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Jose Pena-Seguira Becomes 2nd NYC Cab Driver Killed In A Week

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Murder, Taxi Robbery, Shooting, New York, Livery Cars, Ndiaye Amadau, Bronx, Jose Pena-Seguira, Taxi Cabs, Roberto Pinta, Livery Cabs, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City cab driver has been shot and killed in the Bronx for the second time in a week, creating a panic among livery drivers...

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