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No Hands-Free Devices for Cabbies

by Brooklyn Mark on January 29, 2010 · 18 comments

Strict new rules went into effect for New York City cab drivers on Friday that ban drivers from using electronic devices while driving. The ban includes hands-free Bluetooth devices.

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Diary of a Cabbie by John McDonagh

by Brooklyn Mark on November 2, 2009 · 4 comments

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Yellow Cab vs. Pedicab Fight

by Brooklyn Mark on October 6, 2009 · 10 comments

A brawl between a cabbie and pedicab driver was caught on tape Monday by a local Fox 5 news crew.

While out shooting for a story on the rising value of New York City taxi medallions, photojournalist Al Daughtry stumbled upon the altercation right in front of the Ed Sullivan Theater where David Letterman films the Late Show.

Luckily reporter Reid Lamberty and a camera man from Entertainment Tonight, who happened to be doing a segment on the Letterman sex scandal, were there to step in before it got too ugly.

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Two hurt as taxi hits horse carriage

September 20, 2009

A cabby reportedly suffering a seizure plowed his taxi into a horse-drawn carriage near Central Park yesterday, landing him and the carriage driver in the hospital, police said. The horse was not hurt in the noon crash at 60th Street and Fifth Avenue. Witnesses said the taxi ran a red light and smashed into the [...]

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Gabby Cabby Slay

August 14, 2009

DRIVER TALKING ON CELL AS HE RUNS DOWN KID A distracted cabby talking on his cellphone while speeding yesterday struck and killed an 8-year-old boy in Harlem — and then continued to yak away, oblivious to the carnage until a witness stopped him, cops and witnesses said. Axel Pablo was hit by a yellow cab [...]

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Pedicab vs. Taxicab

May 24, 2009
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7 Injured as Taxi Slams into NYC Pizzeria

March 28, 2009

Seven people were hospitalized, one in serious condition, after a taxi jumped the curb on an Upper West Side street and plowed into a pizzeria, police said. The victims included both pedestrians on the street and diners inside Mama’s Pizzeria, they said. There was no immediate explanation of what caused the cab to jump the [...]

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Banker Turned Taxi Driver

March 20, 2009
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Hybrid Taxis in NYC

February 21, 2009

Recently a city judge barred a city ruling that required all new taxicabs to be fuel efficient hybrids. Hybrids cost more than their conventional counterparts but can bring about huge cost savings, especially if the fuel costs are high. But not everyone is excited about them

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London Taxi Drivers’ Brains

January 24, 2009

When they hit a dead end in their research, scientist unraveling the mysteries of memory turned to a unexpected source for help. Do taxi drivers grow bigger brains by remembering routes? Watch the Video at National Geographic

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Driver Posts Resume in Back Seat

December 8, 2008

A recent MBA graduate who can’t find work has posted his resume in the yellow taxi he’s been driving around New York City to help pay his bills. James Williamson earned his master’s degree in business administration at Philadelphia’s La Salle University. Then he spent four months on interviews while looking for work troubleshooting electronics, [...]

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