From the monthly archives:
A sea of yellow taxis arrived in Albany today, as drivers incensed by the proposed $1 taxi tax to bail out the MTA and build bridges and roads upstate are taking their message to state lawmakers. The caravan of around 40 cabs circled the Capitol and held a press conference on the east lawn, and [...]
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It was about 11:30 a.m. when Momadou Marong, a 51-year-old Gambian immigrant who lives in the Bronx, drove down 72nd Street and found himself facing an avenue on the East Side of Manhattan. He peered out the window to see what the sign said. “York Avenue,” he said, then nodded as if he had just [...]
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The RFI’s goal is to proactively seek and gauge input from the riding public, the taxicab industry and the technology community on the ways that we may bring the Taxicab Passenger Enhancement Program (or T-PEP) to the next level of functionality before the expiration of the City’s contracts with service providers in approximately two years. [...]
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A taxi driver with a short fuse is facing assault charges for walloping a Bronx woman who threw up in his cab, police sources said today. The incident happened about 11:30 p.m. Thursday after cabbie Gurpreet Singh picked up Yolanda Rodriguez at Broadway and West 65th Street in Manhattan. Singh, 32, lost his cool when [...]
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Medallion Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: TAXI), a specialty finance company with a leading position servicing the taxicab industry announced that earnings, or net increase in net assets resulting from operations was $2,832,000 or $0.16 per diluted common share in the 2008 fourth quarter. Andrew Murstein, President of Medallion Financial stated, “We are very pleased with the [...]
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It’s been about three and a half years since hybrid-powered taxis began working the mean streets of New York City, and not only have the cabs proved generally reliable, they’ve had zero failures of battery packs or other major components. That’s the word from the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission, the agency charged with [...]
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MAYOR Bloomberg’s goal of creating a green taxi fleet is commendable — but limiting the solution to hybrids and diesels is wrong for New York. A federal court struck down the Taxi and Limousine Commission’s first effort to impose Bloomberg’s vision, but the TLC has just voted in similar rules. Legal issues aside, what the [...]
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