Cabbies flock to own their own businesses, at record-high cost
Taxi and Limousine Commission
The Bloomberg Administration told a judge yesterday that it will not appeal a court injunction against the mayor’s move to license livery cars for street hails in the outer boroughs and add up to 2,000 more taxi cab medallions. The mayor had obtained approval from the state legislature after failing to win support of the City Council. Acting State […]
At the end of this month, the Taxi and Limousine Commission will consider a taxi fare hike of up to 20 percent. It would be the first fare increase since 2004. But it’s not a done deal yet. We want to know: How does the TLC decide to increase taxi fares? If you have information or insight […]
Last week, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Corporation unveiled the Taxi of Tomorrow. It features biker-friendly sliding doors, anti-microbial seats and, to much acclaim, a power outlet and two USB ports to charge electronics. But how safe is it to connect your phone via USB to any old port in a cab? After all, smartphone USB cables […]
Outer-borough taxi rules call on ambulettes to pick up passengers on the street, in or out of wheelchairs
City plan to allow outer-borough passengers to flag down livery cars gets feedback from concerned drivers