Taxi Cabs

Another Cabby Out of Control, Another Accident on 71st

Media Outlet: 
Westside Independent
Date: 
July 7, 2010
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The intersection of 71st Street and Broadway has become a constant site of accidents, with cars hitting pedestrians and even subway stations. At about 5 p.m.

Submitted by volunteer on July 26, 2010 - 13:03. categories [ ]

Questions Linger About Bloomberg’s New Livery Van Service

Author: 
Noah Kazis
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
June 24, 2010
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On Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg announced a new pilot program to provide livery van service for transit-starved neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, a proposal stemming from his 2009 campaign transit pla

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Commuter vans, like this one in Sunset Park, could become a more common sight on New York's streets. Image: The Brooklyn Ink.
Submitted by volunteer on June 29, 2010 - 16:40. categories [ ]

Activist Killed by Taxi in Accident on Dangerous LES Street

Author: 
R.M. Schneiderman
Media Outlet: 
Wall Street Journal
Date: 
April 28, 2010
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Harry Wieder, an activist for gay and disabled rights as well as more accessible transportation, was killed Tuesday night after a taxi struck him on Essex Street, near an intersection on the Lower Eas

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Harry Wieder
Submitted by volunteer on June 2, 2010 - 12:20. categories [ ]

Beyond Bloomy's Broadway

Subtitle: 
A vision of the future of Manhattan
Author: 
Annie Karni
Media Outlet: 
New York Post
Date: 
February 28, 2010

Now that Mayor Bloomberg has permanently banned cars from Times Square -- transforming one of the world's busiest intersections into a pedestrian plaza -- city officials and transportation experts

Broome St. collision

Author: 
Jared T. Miller
Media Outlet: 
Downtown Express
Date: 
July 17, 2009
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A taxi banged into a bike messenger on a narrow section of Broome and Thompson Streets last Thursday afternoon, sending the messenger to the hospital in an ambulance.

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Downtown Express photo by Tequila Minsky -- A taxi and biker collided on this narrow stretch of Broome St. last week.
Submitted by volunteer on November 3, 2009 - 16:28. categories [ ]

New Website: Candidates for Council, Citywide Office Weigh in on Transportation

August 19, 2009
Wiley Norvell 1 646-873-6008

MTA ‘Taxi Tax’ Hits Practical Roadblock

Subtitle: 
Politicians’ last-minute transit-bailout compromise may have hole in it big enough to drive a cab through: How to collect a $1 per taxi ride surcharge?
Author: 
Daniel Massey
Media Outlet: 
Crain's New York Business
Date: 
April 21, 2009
Image Caption: 
Photo by Buck Ennis

Taxi industry leaders were baffled at how a key piece of the latest MTA-bailout compromise plan--a $1 per taxi ride surcharge that accounts for nearly $200 million of the $1.8 billion proposal--would

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Submitted by forrest on April 28, 2009 - 13:20. categories [ ]
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Cyclist Pitches Anti-Dooring Video Icon to TLC

Author: 
Brad Aaron
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
November 3, 2008

City cyclist and graphic designer Marko Bon is working to get a logo like this one added to taxi video screens as part of the "Taxicab Passenger Enhancement Program." Bon tells Streetsblog that the Ta

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Submitted by forrest on December 17, 2008 - 13:27. categories [ ]

Cab Warnings to Promote Cyclist Awareness in Works

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
November 3, 2008

As any cyclist will tell you, one of the biggest dangers of riding a bike is getting "doored," when someone inside a car abruptly pops open a door to exit the vehicle.

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Submitted by forrest on December 17, 2008 - 13:18. categories [ ]