Some pro-Trump cabbies are driving New Yorkers crazy. At least four taxi drivers have each been fined hundreds of dollars by the city for praising President Trump — and, in some cases, making offensive comments to passengers, the Daily News has learned. One political hack was hit with a $1,100 …
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Taxi King no longer allowed to manage hundreds of medal...
“Taxi king” Gene Freidman is now the court jester of the cab industry. Freidman will no longer be allowed to manage the more than 800 medallions he’s controlled for the past several years, the Taxi and Limousine Commission ruled this week. “We have notified all the medallions that were in …
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Second Avenue subway is hurting demand for yellow cabs ...
The Upper East Side’s taxi dependency has dwindled thanks to the opening of the Second Avenue subway this year, according to a new report. Yellow cab pickups and drop-offs have dropped in the areas surrounding the line’s stations at 72nd, 86th and 96th streets, NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation found …
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