One out of only four hundred women to manage the task of driving a New York City Yellow Cab. Melissa Plaut tells us a little bit about herself and also shows us that losing a glamorous New York City Advertising job wasn’t the end of her…
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TLC Unanimously Approves Regulations Leading To a Cleaner, Greener NY Taxi Fleet
Credit card machines have now been installed in about half the city’s nearly 13,100 yellow cabs; all taxis are scheduled to have them by Jan. 31. From time to time, we have heard complaints about drivers refusing to take credit cards, or claiming that the machines were broken (some readers have posted complaints here on [...]
More than half the city’s yellow cabs are now fitted with devices to accept credit cards for payment. Drivers fought the credit card plan with an unexpected fury — and it was at least partly responsible for their decision to go on strike twice.
But just because taxis have the devices, it doesn’t necessarily mean riders [...]