Taxi and Limousine Commission

Cab Fares Could Rise 20 Percent

Posted 05.22.2012

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has agreed to hear a proposal on May 31 to raise cab fares 20 percent. According to The Times, "Such h...

How To Spot A Prostitute, The Cab Driver Edition

Posted 05.16.2012

A new bill in city council, seemingly modeled after the plotline of Taxi Driver, aims to give hookers a fare chance at escaping exploitation. The ...

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

Posted 05.02.2012

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

Get Ready To Hail A Green Cab

Posted 03.09.2012

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...

How Do You Know If A Cab Is Available?

Posted 03.01.2012

Currently the lights atop New York City taxi cabs can signify four things: 1) If the center light's on, the cab's in service. Take it. Put your han...

NYC Taxis May Soon Be Equipped With Tablets

AP | Posted 02.22.2012

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission may replace Taxi TVs in 50 cabs with iPads or other tablet computers. The New York ...

New Yorkers Aren't Buckling Up In Cabs

Posted 12.29.2011

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...

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

Posted 12.02.2011

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

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

Posted 12.25.2011

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...

Yellow Cabbies Protest Livery Cab Bill; Albany Busy With Other Things

Posted 08.22.2011

Amidst the busy, busy final weekend of the legislative session in Albany, Mayor Bloomberg circumvented the City Council and slipped Albany a bill that...

New Yorkers Want Taxi TV To Be Less Terrible, But How?

Posted 05.25.2011

The reviews are in, and many passengers would like to turn off Taxi TV. From the New York Times: A survey of 22,000 taxi riders, which the city rele...

Taxi Cab Drivers Get New Dress Code

nypost.com | BILL SANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

Credit Cards and "Taxi TV"

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Collins

I am a hesitant to say this, but New York's credit-cards-in-cabs system is great. My big remaining complaint is "Taxi TV" -- the boring, annoying reports and ads that are occasionally impossible to turn off.

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.

Crackdown On Cell Phone Cabbies

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue and Leo Standora | Posted 05.25.2011

The Taxi and Limousine Commission will unveil tough new proposals Friday to crack down on chatty cabbies who yak on their mobile phones while driving....

Cab Drivers Honored

New York Times | Andrew Keh | Posted 05.25.2011

Twenty cabdrivers from around the country, including seven from New York City, were honored in a ceremony Wednesday afternoon by the International Ass...

Cost Of NYC Taxi Medallions Soars To $766,000

USA TODAY | Taylor McGraw | Posted 05.25.2011

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...