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Monthly Archives: November 2010


Commissioner David Yassky Addresses Garage Overcharges

Posted by on November 27, 2010
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Taxi of Tomorrow PSA

Posted by yellowcabtaxi on November 25, 2010
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Yank Yassky

Posted by on November 22, 2010

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.” …

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Taxi of Tomorrow Finalist Announced

Posted by yellowcabtaxi on November 15, 2010

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 …

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Taxi owners rebel against ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’...

Posted by on November 13, 2010

A group of taxi owners says the city’s plan of having just one taxi design is risky in case something happens to the company that could interrupt the supply of vehicles or parts. An influential group of taxi-fleet owners is pushing back against the city’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” plan of …

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Cabby Capitalism

Posted by on November 8, 2010

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, …

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Taxi Owners Eye 19 Percent Fare Increase

Posted by yellowcabtaxi on November 6, 2010

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 …

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NYC Taxis Are a Bargain, Relatively Speaking

Posted by on November 5, 2010

< Think taxis are pricey in New York City? Try traveling to Switzerland. New Yorkers — along with throngs of tourists and other visitors to the city — pay roughly half as much as people in Zurich for cab fares, according to a study by the website Priceoftravel.com. The study …

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Commissioners Corner – November

Posted by on November 1, 2010

Lots to talk about this month, not the least of which is the fact that, since we last spoke, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has moved to charge 59 taxicab drivers with varying levels of criminal violations as an outgrowth of the infamous Rate Code 4 debacle. As I’ve said …

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