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Taxi!
1/13/2016
Cast Members from ‘Friends,’ ‘Cheers,’ ‘Taxi,’ and More to Reunite on NBC […]
Get ready for some classic comedy reunions on NBC next month. TV Line reports that the network will air a two-hour special next month paying […]
11/20/2015
Found: New York City’s Hottest Taxi Driver
Start your meters.
2/23/2015
You Never Know When Your Cab Driver Might Just Hit You in the Face
As one woman was reminded this weekend.
7/15/2014
The Amazing Day in the Life of a Cab-Driver Map
A data visualization that’s exhausting just to watch.
7/7/2014
Race to Airport Confirms What Everybody Already Knows
For starters, taking a train and a bus isn’t the fastest way to get there.
6/22/2014
Worst Cabbie Overcharges, Assaults Tourist
He got upset when an elderly Russian man refused to pay $149 for a 75-foot ride.
6/9/2014
More Green Cabs to Hit the Streets in August
After a slight delay.
5/20/2014
Uber Poached Itself an NYC Taxi Official
The e-hailing app is now hiring directly from the
TLC
.
5/17/2014
Swastika-Wearing Cabbie Doesn’t ‘Hate Jews’
Well.
5/16/2014
Nazi Cabbie Slapped on the Wrist for Swastika Armband
The very public anti-Semite was suspended for 30 days.
5/16/2014
De Blasio Puts More Green Cabs on Hold for Now [Updated]
The yellow cab industry happens to have donated generously to his campaign.
4/28/2014
Carjacking Attempt Ends With 8 Miles of Forced Taxi-Surfing
There’s video.
4/18/2014
Taxi Driver Charged With Driving Crazy Enough to Save $28,000 in Tolls
The best piggybacker in the game.
4/9/2014
The Super-Easy and Convenient Taxi Hack of the Day
You can swipe your credit card at any point during the ride.
2/28/2014
Sign of the Times: Cabbie Allegedly Beats Fare With a Block of Ice
This never would have happened in April.
2/27/2014
Weirdest Carjacking Ever Is Strangely Successful
World’s worst cab fare still at large.
2/7/2014
Justice for Everyone Ever Refused a Trip to Brooklyn by a Cab Driver
One person was actually punished.
12/8/2013
There Sure Are a Lot of Illegal Cabs Driving Around
The
TLC
seized 530 of them in the last two months at
JFK
.
11/15/2013
The Cost of Taxi Medallions Is Still Going Up
Latest record is a pair for $2.5 million.
11/14/2013
City to Cab Driver Who Destroyed Tourist’s Leg: No Big Deal, Keep Driving!
He will not be charged.
10/5/2013
Woman Who Fell Out of Cab’s Window ‘May Have Been Intoxicated’
The New York
Post
practices restraint.
9/24/2013
Thousands of Taxi Drivers Really Are Too Dangerous for the Road
Including the one who took off a woman’s leg.
9/12/2013
Taxi Tickets Up 7,300 Percent
Thanks to internal computers.
8/23/2013
Another Wild Cab Ended Up on the Sidewalk
This time it only hit scaffolding.
8/22/2013
Cabbie Who Hit Tourist Hates Driving
Too much stress.
6/21/2013
TLC: Okay Fine,
Some
Taxis of Tomorrow Can Be Hybrids
New rules for new cars.
6/18/2013
Arrest Made in Umbrella Killing of Livery Cab Driver
Cabbie stabbed in the eye.
6/14/2013
Livery Cab Driver Stabbed in the Eye Dies
In a dispute with two passengers.
5/1/2013
This Taxi-Hailing App Just Cannot Get a Break
Way of the future is on hold once more.
5/1/2013
A Legal Taxi-Hailing App Is Finally Here
UberTAXI has gone live.
4/28/2013
NYC Bus Riders Missed This Weekend’s Most Exciting Ride
It’s probably for the best.
3/5/2013
Soon Your Taxi Ride Might Be Less Disgusting
City Council doesn’t find that authentic stench charming.
2/11/2013
Taxi of Tomorrow Called Not Futuristic Enough
It’s not a hybrid, as required by law.
1/3/2013
Taxi Tips Down After Fare Increase, Except for a Rebellious Few
Some tipping extra because they “don’t like to be pushed around.”
12/31/2012
How to Get Home After Midnight
Transit tips to ring in the New Year.
12/13/2012
NYC Taxis Are Going to Give New Technology a Try
The
TLC
approved a one-year pilot program for hailing apps.
11/29/2012
‘Off-Duty’ Taxi Light Will No Longer Let You Down
It’s being simplified to either “on” or “off.”
10/29/2012
An Excellent Side Effect From Barclays Center: Cabs in Brooklyn
“
It’s the new Times Square,” apparently.
10/17/2012
How Not to Refuse a Fare: An Instructional Video for Cabbies
Cabbies can say no, but not physically.
9/21/2012
Men in Suits Almost Decide to Fight Each Other Over Taxi
There is a semi-headlock, though.
7/12/2012
Cabbies Happy With 17 Percent Fare Hike, but Wary of Gas Prices and Garage Fees
Taxi garages, on the other hand, are pissed.
6/2/2012
City’s New Five-Borough Cabs Stall in Court [Updated]
City was planning to issue first permits within days.
5/31/2012
The City Is Revamping Taxi ‘Off-Duty’ Lights
Soon it’ll be much, much easier to tell when you’re not going to get a cab.
5/25/2012
Taxinomics: A Night in the Life of a Cabbie
Cheapskate customers, endless expenses: it’s all part of the job.
3/26/2012
Brooklyn Is Generous With Cabbie Tips
Whether out of generosity or necessity.
1/9/2012
Livery Cabs Won’t Force You to Endure Taxi TV
Unless your driver is a jerk/idiot.
12/23/2011
Will Livery Drivers Say ‘Hail No’ to the Outer-Borough Taxi Plan?
New medallions might be worth their weight in tin.
6/25/2011
Hailing a Livery Cab About to Be As Legal As You Always Thought It Was
What Albany was doing when it wasn’t passing gay marriage.