New York Taxis

John Liu Pledges To Reject Bloomberg's 'Cathie Black Of Taxis'

Posted 05.02.2012

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Embattled comptroller John Liu is seeking to block Mayor Bloomberg's Taxi of Tomorrow contract unless provisions are made to provide handicapped acces...

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Get Ready To Hail A Green Cab

Posted 03.09.2012

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No need to be alarmed the next time you hail a cab ride home and start seeing green. The color is said to be a favorite pick for the Taxi and Limousin...

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City's Second Shopping Cart Attack Leaves Two Injured

Posted 01.31.2012

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Two cab drivers are currently in stable condition after being brutally struck in the head by a shopping cart in what officials believe was a deliberat...

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New Yorkers Aren't Buckling Up In Cabs

Posted 12.29.2011

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A good chunk of New York City cab riders might grumble over aggressive driving, but that doesn't mean they've been buckling up. According to the T...

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

Posted 12.02.2011

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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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Good News: Taxis Told To Stop Honking Or Face Hefty Fine

Posted 12.25.2011

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With just one email, the city's soundtrack may have one less familiar sound soon, and we're guessing New Yorkers won't be missing it. After the ch...

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New App Warns Users Of Smelly Taxis, Cabbies

Posted 10.19.2011

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They say that entrepreneurial inspiration can come from just about anywhere, but for 32-year-old Chicago-based smartphone app developer Adam Saffro, i...

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New York Approves New Cabs

AP | By DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 09.20.2011

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DETROIT -- New York City has approved the Ford Taurus sedan and Ford Transit Connect van for use as taxis for the next two years, allowing the carmake...

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Cab Won't Take You To Brooklyn? Drivers To Face Increased Fines

Bed-Stuy, NY Patch | C. Zawadi Morris | Posted 07.12.2011

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Coming soon are stiffer penalties on yellow cab drivers that refuse to pick up passengers based on their destinations. The bill passed yesterday an...

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WATCH: Cabby Goes Crazy, Really Doesn't Want To Drive To Brooklyn

Posted 07.03.2011

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Although New York cabbies are legally required to bring you to the outer boroughs, they often refuse. In fact, an undercover investigation from The Ta...

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Cabbie Ran Down Three Men After Fare Dispute, Police Say

| Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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Cupid Cabbie: Find Love In The Back Seat Of A Taxi

The Huffington Post | Damiano Beltrami | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York cabbie Ahmed Ibrahim has been super busy lately: not as a result of traffic in Manhattan but from playing Cupid from the driver's seat. Si...

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Taxi Cab Drivers Get New Dress Code

nypost.com | BILL SANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's time for shabby cabbies to tidy up. Taxi and Limousine Commissioners today gave the thumbs up to a new rule requiring drivers to maintain a "a p...

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Why Do Cabs Disappear At Five?

Posted 05.25.2011

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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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59 Cabbies ARRESTED In Fare Scheme

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Thousands of tourists and residents who took New York City's iconic yellow taxis were quietly ripped off by drivers who frequently ma...

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In Battle Of The Taxis, London Wins

Posted 05.25.2011

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In a new hotels.com poll, London taxicabs were ranked best in the world, according to Reuters. Despite their high cost, London beat rivals for the ...

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New iPhone App For Cab-Sharing In New York

Brokelyn | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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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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New York. Honestly.

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Yorkers, they say, have tortoise shell for skin and are as grumpy and unfriendly as the sharp and grisly denizens of Paris. You gotta watch out for 'em. Those of us who actually live here know better.

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22,000 Taxi Drivers In Massive Rate-Switching Scam

nydailynews.com | By Frank Lombardi | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was worse than you thought: Nearly 22,000 cab drivers ripped off riders in a massive rate-switching scam that netted the underhanded hacks more th...

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Cabbies Demand Apology For Accusations Of Scamming

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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A small but vocal group of infuriated cabdrivers gathered Tuesday outside the offices of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission to demand an ...

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Taxi Scam Smaller Than First Thought

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Fewer New York City taxi drivers overcharged their passengers than previously believed because some were likely only fumbling the but...

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Taxi Scam: NY Cabs To Be Equipped With Fare Setting Alert

ny1.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has equipped more than 5,000 cabs with a new system to alert riders if they are being charged an out-o...

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Bloomberg Wants To Reimburse Scammed Taxi Passengers

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Thousands of people ripped off in a widespread scam by New York City taxi drivers who illegally doubled the rate of their rides could...

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David Yassky Nominated To Head Taxi Agency

nytimes.com | ANDY NEWMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former City Councilman David Yassky has been nominated by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to head the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission, the mayor anno...

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