New York Taxi

“It’s not about merits” goes a long way toward explaining Smith’s proposal to substitute bridge tolls with a btaxi/b surcharge, a scheme that by one columnist’s count has the support of Smith, Carl Kruger, and no one else. b…/b

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Fifty btaxis/b drove to the Capitol to protest the drop-off fee, according to David Pollack, executive director of the Committee for bTaxi/b Safety. Several of them attended the finance committee’s meeting. “That is absurd,” said Jawaid Toppa b…/b

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(He was involved in drafting the bill that included the btaxi/b drop-off fee.) During a hearing of the Transportation Committee, Republicans blasted the proposal. To pass the bill, Smith had been hoping to garner at least some votes from across the aisle. b…/b If it’s good for bNew York/b, re-draft your bill so that the whole state pays for it.” The “doc fee” Dilan floated would apply statewide, and some of the revenue generated would go to fund upstate roads and bridges. b…/b

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The motorcade is being organized by the bNew York Taxi/b Workers Alliance and the League of Mutual bTaxi/b Owners. The drivers will also be joined in Albany by btaxi/b brokers and owners to demonstrate a united industry opposition to the tax. b…/b

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New York taxi cab accident lawyers offers free advice to injured victims of limousine passenger accidents resulting speeding or negligent dangerous drivers.

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Last night, a Brooklyn, bNew York/b, btaxi/b driver called 911 and told the dispatcher he had just dismembered someone he had admired from a distance, and then threatened to committee suicide. According to reports, the unidentified man led b…/b

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Asked how lawmakers might make up the difference if they halve the btaxi/b drop-off fee, Dilan said a “document” fee on any vehicle leased or sold in bNew York/b is under consideration. The fee would be one percent of the value of the vehicle b…/b

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The Mayor and Speaker were joined at the announcement, held at 620 Loft & Garden in Rockefeller Center, by bNew York/b City Central Labor Council President Jack Ahern, bNew York/b Building Congress President Richard T. Anderson, b…./b 15 percent of the yellow btaxi/b fleet converted to hybrid vehicles; * 327 tons of NOx per year saved due to retrofits to Staten Island Ferry fleet; * 56 percent initiated or proposed GHG reductions needed to reach citywide target; and b…/b

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3180940701_e9f563aa8e_o bNew York/b wants to reinvent its btaxis/b. The metropolis just put out an all-points-bulletin to tech companies, and the general public, seeking bnew/b gizmos and innovations that would improve the cab riding experience.

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King of bNew York/b Hacks: bNew York/b City, bNew York/b, United States: One of the few NYC born and bred Yellow bTaxi/b Drivers who brings laughter and provokes thought for the meager price of a fare…and a tip of course. View my complete profile b…/b

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