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July 16, 2012
The Everything Guide to Taxis

From outer-borough cabs to a radical new design, the taxi world is seeing historic changes. To mark the occasion, we hung out in the backseat of a couple of cabs on Saturday nights, picked experts’ brains to help you zip around town faster, and more.

July 16, 2012
The Taxi-Taker’s Crib Sheet

Frequent riders’ and veteran cabbies’ rules for navigating the city.

July 16, 2012
�I Drive a Taxi, But I’m Also ��

The surprising double lives of New York hacks.

July 16, 2012
Notable Moments in Taxi History

A timeline from 1899 to 2012.

July 16, 2012
How Gross Is Your Taxi?

The backseat horror show explained.

July 16, 2012
Saturday Night in a Cab

Tim Murphy and Jada Yuan go along for the ride. (Actually, two rides; we’ve combined them here.)

June 25, 2012
Dive In

The newly remodeled McCarren Park Pool may be the hottest place to cool off this summer, but there are refreshing options out there for every type of swimmer.

June 25, 2012
A Hot Ticket, Every Night

Seventy-eight days of warm-weather culture.

June 25, 2012
Summer Careerists

A spray tanner who makes house calls, a synchronized-swimming coach, and others whose livelihoods get hectic once the living gets easy.

June 25, 2012
Greyhounds of the Sky

If PETA had its way, these racing pigeons would be grounded�instead of starting a 250-mile, four-hour, magnetically enhanced (scientists think �) trip back to New York.