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- Tesla Model 3 Rapidly Becoming The Taxi Cab Of Choice In New York City April 5, 2021 5:53 am AutoSpies The Tesla Model 3 is becoming more popular as a yellow cab in New York City as more people adopt the electric car after doing the math. In October 2019, Electrek was first to report that the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), which oversees …
- New York Taxi Workers Alliance, led by Indian-American, continues protests cabbies’ debt crisis March 30, 2021 12:45 am News India Times New York Taxi Workers Alliance members protesting March 29, 2021, on the 9th straight day at City Hall. Photo: Twitter NYTWAYellow cab medallion owner-drivers held their 9th straight day of protest at City Hall March 29, 2021, the latest as part of their …
- John McDonagh's confessions - life as a New York taxi driver March 13, 2021 11:50 pm IrishCentral John McDonagh, who drove a New York City yellow taxi for 40 years, has turned his play Off the Meter, On the Record into a book called On the Meter, Off-Broadway, which will be published later this year. Under the direction of Ciaran O’Reilly, Off the …
- Taxi Drivers Call New York City’s Financial Relief Plan A Betrayal, Say Much More Help Is Needed March 10, 2021 7:03 am CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced millions of dollars in financial relief for New York City’s troubled taxi industry, but drivers are protesting, saying much more help is needed to keep them on the road. An angry crowd of taxi …
- COVID-19 pandemic threatens New York City's iconic yellow taxi cabs February 15, 2021 7:23 pm CTV News NEW YORK, UNITED STATES -- They were omnipresent on the streets of New York day and night, as emblematic of the Big Apple as the Empire State Building or Yankees caps. But the pandemic has made yellow taxis scarce and facing an uncertain future. On a …
- Video: Striking New York Taxi Drivers Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge in Anti-Debt Protest February 12, 2021 7:32 pm South Africa Today New York City taxi drivers on Wednesday demanding debt relief shut down the city’s historic Brooklyn Bridge to call attention to their plight. “We shut down the Brooklyn Bridge because only direct action will get us what we need: medallion debt forgiveness …
- We’ll Meet Again, Valerie. And sing in a New York taxi. November 14, 2020 12:38 am Hamilton Community News
- Yellow Cab Drivers Rally Near New York City Hall, Asking For Taxi Medallion Debt Relief November 13, 2020 2:47 am CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City’s comptroller is supporting a proposed plan for taxi medallion debt relief. Dozens of yellow cab drivers rallied near City Hall on Thursday. The proposal — made by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, the union for …
- Stringer backs bailout plan for New York taxi drivers inundated in debt November 12, 2020 9:53 pm AM New York Metro Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City City Comptroller Scott Stringer is endorsing a plan to resolve some of the crushing debt experienced by taxi drivers who purchased medallions and …
- New York Taxi Drivers Shut Down Bridges In Desperate Call To End ‘Life Sentence To Debtor’s Prison’ September 17, 2020 7:50 pm Forbes Topline Traffic ground to a halt on two New York City bridges on Thursday as fleets of yellow cab drivers joined in a call for debt forgiveness amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has decimated the already struggling industry and left many drivers in …
- New York Taxi Drivers ‘Honk for USPS’ During Nationwide Rallies August 22, 2020 10:13 pm Herald Sun Tropical Storm Laura strengthened as it approached Puerto Rico on Saturday, August 22, the National Hurricane Center said, as residents reported heavy rain and strong winds in the early afternoon. The center of the storm was expected to move away from …
- New York seat belt law requires backseat passengers, including taxi riders, to buckle up August 11, 2020 10:52 pm New York Daily News
- Eric Glisson and 5 others were wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of New York taxi driver Baithe Diop May 23, 2020 7:23 pm Monsters and Critics Eric Glisson was one of six people wrongly convicted of murder. His efforts helped secure their freedom. Pic credit: NYPD In January 1995, a taxi driver named Baithe Diop picked up a fare at West 141st Street in Harlem and drove to the Bronx. When they …
- After Battering New York’s Taxi Industry, Can Coronavirus Crisis Now Save It? May 21, 2020 2:27 am Latin American Herald Tribune NEW YORK – New York City’s taxi industry had been struggling prior to the coronavirus crisis and now has been pummeled by lockdown measures aimed at controlling the spread of the pandemic. Now, as cab drivers anxiously wait for the “city that never sleeps” …
- Antibody Taxi Launches Mobile Antibody Testing in New York City May 16, 2020 12:37 am SF Gate - California Antibody Taxi launched its service in response to Governor Cuomo’s appeal to make antibody testing a main priority and meet the growing demand for antibody testing during COVID-19. Antibody Taxi’s mission is to provide an antibody testing service that is …
- New York City’s Taxi Drivers Are in Peril As They Brave the Coronavirus and Uncertain Futures May 15, 2020 12:54 pm TIME Magazine Every cent matters to Kim Jaemin, a cab driver in virus-ravaged New York City, whose diet has been reduced to instant noodles despite working 14-hour shifts, seven days a week. Since the coronavirus pandemic emptied the streets of passengers, the 58-year- …
- All hail New York City’s taxi drivers May 8, 2020 4:23 pm MarketWatch Cruising the empty streets is all but hopeless. Who hails a yellow cab in the middle of a deadly pandemic? Sitting in the bullpen at Kennedy Airport is a maddening waste of time. Six or seven hours for a single fare! “Me? I like supermarkets,” New York …
- A New York City taxi driver kept working to pay bills. After driving coughing riders, he and his family got sick April 4, 2020 10:46 am The Washington Post “This is my job. We depend on it,” Raul told Sandra, his wife of 32 years. Now he’s sick. His wife’s sick. His older daughter and son-in-law are sick. Raul can’t work. And there wasn’t enough money for April rent. Raul keeps rerunning the days leading up …
- New York attorney general threatens to sue NYC over alleged taxi fraud February 22, 2020 12:04 am The Hill New York Attorney General Letitia James has threatened to sue New York City for artificially inflating the value of yellow taxi medallions, claiming $810 million is owed to thousands of cab drivers across the city. The city-issued medallions are permits …
- New York Attorney General Accuses NYC Of Taxi Fraud, Demands $810M To Be Paid To Drivers February 21, 2020 10:59 am Benzinga The Attorney General of New York State, Letitia A. James, has accused New York City of fraud and demanded compensation for taxi medallion owners. What Happened New York City’s (N.Y.C.) Taxi and Limousine Commission sold medallions, which permit taxi …