Now that he has taken responsibility for remaking New York City’s taxi and livery industries, Gov. Cuomo needs to demonstrate that his plan can work before he and the Legislature write the overhaul into law. Cuomo was widely hailed — pun intended — last week for devising a scheme that …
Monthly Archives: December 2011
NYC DOT Announces Giveaway of Free Taxi Rides During th...
Thousands of free taxi, livery cab and transit rides distributed as part of “You the Man” campaign, reminding New Yorkers to celebrate responsibly and plan for a designated driver New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the return of the “Safe Rides Home” giveaway, with …
Hack Attack: Somebody Shot Out A Cab Window In Alphabet...
Well, seems like somebody didn’t like their cabbie last night. East Village Grieve this morning has two disturbing photos of a cab on 14th Street and Avenue A in which the passenger side window had been blown out. According to EVG’s source, “The police were on the scene. According to [the tipster], the driver …
Please Check for Snakes When Exiting the Cab
WITH foot-deep potholes, jagged pavement and rough cobblestones reminiscent of the rough-riding streets of the meatpacking district, the road is unmistakably New York — except for the road runners and coyotes. This is New York Avenue near Stanfield, Ariz., built by Nissan engineers on the company’s 3,050-acre proving ground to …
TLC hires college students for sting on cabbies for ref...
A sting operation — with college kids posing as taxi riders — has landed hundreds of cabbies in hot water for allegedly refusing rides, the Daily News has learned. More than 360 yellow cab drivers face $500 fines for refusing to take the young recruits to neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens, …