From the monthly archives:
It might be cheaper and greener and a great way to meet new people – but that doesn’t mean New York cab riders are eager to share hard-earned taxis with total strangers. “I feel I should be more open to it,” said Allia Zobel Nolan as she waited outside Grand Central Terminal Thursday. “But I [...]
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The singular experience of riding in a yellow cab in New York may soon change. The Taxi and Limousine Commission plans to introduce two pilot programs that will transform many taxi rides into something like car-pooling with strangers, with two or more passengers riding together to nearby destinations. The proposals were inspired by methods used [...]
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Gladys Tito, 50, from Queens holds up one of hundreds of free sirloin burger lunches distributed by the owners of Ben and Jack’s Steakhouse. Fifth Avenue has never seen a more orderly line of yellow cabs before. Taxis queued up outside of Ben and Jack’s Steakhouse for free steak burgers and fries Wednesday afternoon. They [...]
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A 34-year-old New York City taxi driver who was jailed for nine months after a police officer mistakenly identified him as a drug suspect has received a $1.5 million settlement from the city. The settlement was made Tuesday in Bronx Supreme Civil Court. Jesus Diaz Delossantos was arrested and jailed in 2002 on charges of [...]
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Mayor Bloomberg took another shot at the taxi-tax portion of the state’s MTA bailout plan yesterday — saying he doubts revenue collectors will be able to concoct an effective system to collect the cash from drivers and garage owners. “The [Legislature] is collecting 50 cents a ride from the taxis. I don’t know how you’re [...]
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LEARNING CURVE: Andrew Vollo, who offers training courses for taxi drivers, says the city needs more rigorous continuing-ed courses for cabbies in such basic things as knowing their way around the streets. Here’s a tip to cabbies who struggle with English or don’t know their way around town — there will be a test! The [...]
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