Police said that Wednesday morning’s shooting is not related to the shooting of another livery-cab driver on Monday.
Three New York State motor vehicle clerks and a middleman have been charged with fixing 1,475 traffic tickets for taxi and truck drivers facing suspensions of their licenses.
A man suspected in the beating death of a financial worker in 2006 now faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving, police said.
The mayor announced financial incentives aimed at pushing taxi owners to buy more environmentally-friendly gas-and-electric cars.
The day of the New York City Marathon is, by some drivers’ estimation, the worst day of the year to be a cabdriver in New York.
A federal judge blocked Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposed rule that all new taxis must meet stringent fuel efficiency standards.
Two young women were killed in the East Village early Saturday when they were struck by a taxi and knocked into the path of a cab going in the opposite direction, the police said.
The drivers who work at Valera Global, an executive transportation company, come from many different countries but share a common bond through soccer.
A young woman in Enois Malbranche’s taxi had demanded his money, pointed a gun at his face and pulled the trigger.