From the monthly archives:
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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The problem is more significant than GPS objections, according to the software engineer who hacked the system.
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TLC Unanimously Approves Regulations Leading To a Cleaner, Greener NY Taxi Fleet
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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I drive a yellow cab on the night shift, and let me assure you that Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing proposal is a cynical game of three-card monte that unfairly targets working people who can least afford it.
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The Manhattan man accused of mowing down a beloved cabby on the Upper East Side was charged with second-degree manslaughter yesterday in Manhattan Criminal Court.
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The city’s Taxi & Limousine commissioner, whose agency picks which car models can be yellow cabs, appeared in a Ford Motor Co. commercial this month, the Daily News has learned.
Commissioner Matthew Daus shows up in the 90-second ad aired on Ford’s Internet site touting the benefits of Ford’s hybrid vehicles. New York is pushing to [...]
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