A Day in the Life of a Cabbie : Gil Avineri

Posted by yellowcabtaxi on December 16, 2012

TLC BOARD APPROVES NEW RULES ALLOWING SMARTPHONE E-HAIL...

Posted by yellowcabtaxi on December 14, 2012

Appy Days Ahead for Taxi Passengers! The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) today announced the passage, by its Board of Commissioners, of a pilot program that would allow passengers to “e-hail” a New York City taxicab via downloadable smartphone applications (“apps”). Five votes were necessary to approve …

Relax, tap an app and hail a cab By David Yassky

Posted by yellowcabtaxi on December 12, 2012

Hailing a cab in Manhattan can be a tricky art to master. It could be made easier by smartphone apps. New Yorkers use smartphone apps to learn when the next bus is coming, find the gas station with the cheapest price and make dinner reservations. How about finding a nearby …

Checker Marathon: Should the Taxi of Yesterday Return?

Posted by yellowcabtaxi on December 10, 2012

Would-be passengers got a good look at the Nissan’s NV200 minivan — New York’s “taxi of tomorrow,” during its recent stint on display at the New York International Auto Show last year. As expected, opinions positive and negative have rolled in, and more than a few people are waxing nostalgic …