June 7, 2008

• NYC cupid cabbie makes matches on the go

  When you get in Ahmed Ibrahim’s yellow cab in New York, there are no flashing lights, bursts of music and an ebullient driver announcing, “You’re in the Cash Cab!” But you just might find yourself with a prize worth more than a handful of Ben Franklins. (…)

June 6, 2008

• Hero cabbie gets posthumous degree

  A man once dubbed the city's most honest cabbie earned another deserved honor on Thursday: his nursing degree. (…)

June 4, 2008

• Taxi Drivers Protest Unfair Policies

  City taxi drivers demonstrated Tuesday that unfair policies are costing them money, and they demanded action from lawmakers. (…)

May 28, 2008

• TLC COMPLETES AUCTIONS OF 89 ACCESSIBLE &

  The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) today successfully auctioned 89 new taxicab medallions, 87 of which are earmarked for use with wheelchair accessible vehicles. (…)

• Some cabbies in suburban NY want increased protection

  YONKERS, N.Y. - Some taxi drivers in suburban New York are calling for a law that would require measures to protect them after one of their own was robbed and fatally stabbed. (…)

• Photo clues lead to camera's owner

  At dusk on New Year's Eve, Erika Gunderson got into a taxi in New York City and entered a digital-age mystery. Sitting on the back seat was a nice Canon digital camera. (…)

May 16, 2008

• Road Rage: L.I. Taxi Driver Shot In Face

  A Nassau County taxi driver was seriously injured after being shot in the face in a case of extreme road rage earlyThursday morning. (…)

May 9, 2008

• Longer Road Life Sought By New York Taxi Owners, Drivers For Crown Victorias

  New York City cab drivers and owners have asked the city to allow them to use their present model, mostly Crown Victorias, for a longer period beyond October. (…)

May 7, 2008

• Lost and Found in New York Taxicabs

  MIDTOWN, FEBRUARY 2007 A woman from Dallas left a suitcase in Osman Chowdhury’s taxi, which she took from the Hilton Hotel to East 35th Street between Second and Third Avenues. She gave Mr. (…)

May 6, 2008

• Violinist plays for taxi driver

  A violinist who left his 285-year-old instrument in a taxi in the United States is playing a concert to thank the driver who returned it to him. (…)

May 5, 2008

• Taxi cab driver robbed at gunpoint

  VINELAND — Police are investigating a possible armed robbery where a city taxi cab driver said an unknown male entered his cab, pointed an object at his temple and demanded money. (…)

April 30, 2008

• Taxi-Mart UK

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• Taxi TV: The Celebrities Weigh In

   
  So yesterday many of you gave us your feedback on Taxi TV, and the response was overwhelmingly negative. It is a "grotesque intrusion, for tourists only," commenters griped. (…)

April 23, 2008

• Musician reunited with $4M violin he left in N.J. cab

  A Grammy-nominated violinist has been reunited with a $4 million violin he left in the back of a cab. (…)

April 22, 2008

• Statement By NYC Mayor Bloomberg On Taxi And Limousine Commission's Approval Of City's Plan For "Green" Black Cars

  It is great news for all New Yorkers that the Taxi and Limousine Commission unanimously voted to turn City black cars 'green.' The Commission today approved our proposal, part of PlaNYC, to boost fuel efficiency standards in the black cars that service corporate clients to a level currently achievable only by using hybrid technology. (…)

• New York City's Black Cars Must Turn Green

  NEW YORK, New York, April 20, 2008 (ENS) - The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has unanimously approved a regulation requiring that, as of January 1, 2009, all black car vehicles coming into service must be capable of achieving a city mileage rating of 25 miles per gallon. (…)

April 18, 2008

• Taxis on Trial

  A taxicab cannot just be painted yellow, get the taxi stickers and be on the streets. (…)

• Yellow Transportation Rolls Out New Green Cabs

  Yellow Transportation introduced two Toyota Prius hybrids to its fleet, and the company says there are more environmentally friendly taxis on the way. (…)

• NYC taxi blast not related to pope's visit

  NEW YORK, April 18 (UPI) — New York police said Friday an explosion in a taxicab near St. Patrick's Cathedral was not related to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the city. (…)

April 17, 2008

• Homophobic Taxicab Driver | Faggot!

   
  The other day I called for a Los Angeles Yellow Cab to request a taxi to take me to work because I just didn't want to trek up the 2:1 sloped hill in such grotesque heat. (…)