Monthly Archives: November 2010
Commissioner David Yassky Addresses Garage Overcharges
Taxi of Tomorrow PSA
Yank Yassky
Climb into a cab these days and you’re entering the Yassky Zone. As in David Yassky, New York’s Taxi and Limousine commissioner, the star of the latest annoyance thrust upon the public by Team Bloomberg — an obnoxious 40-second TV ad beseeching riders to vote for the “Taxi of Tomorrow.” …
Taxi of Tomorrow Finalist Announced
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Taxi and Limousine Commissioner/Chairman David S. Yassky today unveiled the three finalists to be the new, exclusive New York City taxicab. The competition, called the “Taxi of Tomorrow,” will introduce the first-ever custom-built taxicab specifically designed for New York City. The Taxi of Tomorrow project …
Cabby Capitalism
Andrew Murstein, president of Medallion Financial, which lends to people buying taxi medallions. His father founded the bank in the 1950s. I remember the first time I heard a cabby brag about his genius medallion investment. In just five years, the value of his city-issued taxi operator’s license had tripled, …
Taxi Owners Eye 19 Percent Fare Increase
Getting in and around New York City is going to cost you more. If bus, subway, bridge and tunnel fare increases were not enough, now there’s a proposed NYC taxi cab fare increase that the Taxi and Limousine Commission is considering. The fare increase is not just negligible. The proposed …
