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And Step On It!
and step on it!
Aug. 17, 2012
Judge Blocks Outer-Borough Taxi Plan
This changes … very little.
By
Dan Amira
and step on it!
Jan. 10, 2012
Etiquette Expert Offers Questionable Advice on the Topic of Upstreaming
The return of an age-old debate.
By
Dan Amira
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Dec. 29, 2011
Why Don’t You Buckle Up in Cabs?
It’s not like your driver is wildly speeding and swerving through traffic or anything.
By
Dan Amira
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Dec. 12, 2011
Riders Base Tips on Cabbies’ Trivia Knowledge
The game for people who feel that their cab driver is paying just a little too much attention to the road.
By
Dan Amira
and step on it!
Dec. 2, 2011
Cabbies Still Really Don’t Want to Drive You to Brooklyn
An undercover sting finds that 27 percent will refuse to take you to an outer borough.
By
Dan Amira
and step on it!
Oct. 10, 2011
Meet an Italian-American Sikh Female Taxi Driver
We’re adding Maria Provenzano Singh to the list of cabbies we hope to hail someday.
By
Dan Amira
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Sept. 6, 2011
Taxi Officials Differ on the Etiquette of Upstreaming
A Daily Intel investigation.
By
Dan Amira
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Aug. 1, 2011
Cab Driver Threatened to ‘Break the Face’ of Passenger Who Wanted to Go to Brooklyn
A slight overreaction.
By
Dan Amira
and step on it!
July 25, 2011
Gunshot Victim Can’t Get a Cab
Should have taken the train.
By
Adam K. Raymond
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June 22, 2011
Men in Unmarked Cars May Soon Pick You Up in the Outer Boroughs
Livery cabs can now legally pick people up off the streets in new areas.
By
Mike Vilensky
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May 25, 2011
Taking You to Brooklyn Now Makes Economic Sense for Cab Drivers
Fines have gone way up.
By
Dan Amira
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May 3, 2011
In Seven Years, All of New York’s Taxis Will Look Like This
The Nissan NV200 won a citywide competition.
By
Chris Rovzar
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May 3, 2011
Cab Drivers Are Now Physically Yanking People Out of the Backseat Rather Than Driving Them to Brooklyn
A pair of brave girls videotaped one such attempt.
By
Chris Rovzar
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Apr. 22, 2011
Man Pays Cabdriver $5,000 for Ride to Los Angeles
It’s like a road trip, but lazier.
By
Dan Amira
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Mar. 9, 2011
About Half of All Cabbies Are Willing to Do Their Jobs
That is, take passengers wherever they want to go, even the outer boroughs.
By
Dan Amira