Cab

A Solution for a Vexing Question: Is This Cab Available?

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 12.12.2011

The taxicab roof light, the occasionally head-scratching system that can befuddle out-of-towners and facilitate fare refusals, may be ready for a make...

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

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2011

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...

Cabbie Ran Down Three Men After Fare Dispute, Police Say

| Posted 05.25.2011

MANHATTAN -- A recent Manhattan College grad is in a coma after being run over by taxi driver, who allegedly refused to take him and his friends to th...

New iPhone App For Cab-Sharing In New York

Brokelyn | Posted 05.25.2011

With subway lines sputtering, we're always on the watch for new ways to find that cheap late-night trip home. Taxi-sharing's a nice idea but a) it tak...

Taxi Drivers: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

Melissa Plaut

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.

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

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

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.

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

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

Melissa Plaut

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.

A Most Ingenious Job Search

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Susan Corso

My taxi driver had tacked to the back of the seat in front of me a professional resume announcing the job search intentions of recent LaSalle MBA graduate James A. Williamson III.