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  • A judge has ruled against the city's plan for a "Taxi of Tomorrow," saying the cab violates a law that lets drivers use hybrids.
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  • Hailing yellow cabs with smartphone apps is on hold in New York City a day after the experimental service began.
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  • A service that allows New York City passengers to use an app to electronically hail yellow cabs has officially launched.
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  • Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky said Friday that Uber Technologies Inc. has been selected to make e-hailing services available to people looking for cabs. For more, go to 7online.
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  • nissan leaf electric taxi cabs
  • New York City's taxi of tomorrow won't be on the streets for another six months, but one way to mark Earth Day is to show off the coming technology.
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  • long island taxi crash
  • An out-of-control taxi driver on Long Island sent a Long Island Power Authority pole onto the roof of a strip mall.
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  • The Queens district attorney will decide whether to charge any of the TLC agents involved in the arrest.
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  • long island taxi robberies
  • Authorities on Long Island are investigating a pair of taxi driver robberies that may be related.
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  • taxi drivers mugged
  • Lisa Colagrossi reports on a possible robbery pattern on Long Island
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  • A taxi spun out of control after being hit by another car and struck the pedestrian at 3rd Avenue and 27th Street in Manhattan.
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  • New York City livery cab owners are fighting new rules that would let riders use their smartphones to "e-hail" yellow cabs.
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  • A brutal glitch in credit card processing is adding up to big money lost for thousands of yellow cab drivers.
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  • A group of police officers made a dramatic rescue after a yellow cab ran over a man in the Bronx Sunday.
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new york city, bronx, mott haven, taxi, pedestrian struck, new york news, darla miles
  • A group of police officers made a dramatic rescue after a yellow cab ran over a man in the Bronx Sunday, and the incident was caught on video.
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  • Liu and advocates for the disabled say the Bloomberg administration made a terrible mistake picking the Nissan NV200.
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  • Two men were caught on video fighting over a taxi cab in Manhattan
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  • Companies offering the high-tech hailing method can now compete for business.
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  • Anthony Johnson reports on a vote to allow taxi-hailing apps
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  • The Taxi and Limousine Commission voted Thursday to remove the guess work. A light simply will mean the cab is available. No light will mean it's not.
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  • Amy Freeze reports
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  • The New York City Council has approved a measure to improve access to taxis for the visually impaired.
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  • The charges were dropped against a former Morgan Stanley executive accused of attacking a cab driver with a knife.
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new york city, queens, hells kitchen, connecticut, darien, taxi, new york news, joe torres
  • File of a New York City cab
  • Anthony Johnson reports on a potential increase in taxi fares
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  • A clash over a cab turned into a shoving match in Manhattan, and the brawl was caught on video.
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  • New York City's future yellow taxi has been chosen.
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  • Police say the cab collided with the motorcycle at 125th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, sending the bike into the bus carrying tourists.
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  • Wheelchair users in Manhattan will be able get a taxi by using a phone app, as well as the Internet, phone, text or by calling 311.
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  • Wondering if your cabbie is adding charges to your fare? Now, you'll be able to tell.
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  • Cabs are not required to implement the new fare structure until their first scheduled inspections after September 30.
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new york city, taxi, new york news, anthony johnson
  • File of a New York City cab
  • Anthony Johnson reports on a 17 percent increase in cab fares
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  • 35-year-old cab driver Emad Wanass is accused of dreaming up bridges and tunnels just so he could charge his passengers for the tolls 273 times!
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  • Hailing a taxi on a New York street is going high-tech - with a smartphone application.
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  • Sandra Bookman reports on the new phone app that will help you hail a taxi in NYC.
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  • The bicyclist was rushed to Mt. Sinai where he remains in very critical condition.
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  • Alchane Mayes, 18, and 19-year-old Jeshon Johnson are charged with robbery, felony murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses.
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  • James Purcell, 21, turned himself in to a police precinct earlier Thursday, asking police why they were looking for him.
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  • Alchane Mayes, 18, and 19-year-old Jeshon Johnson are charged with robbery, felony murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses.
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  • The plan will increase the cost of the average ride by 17 percent.
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  • Marci Gonzalez reports the average taxi ride will rise by 17 percent.
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  • File of a New York City cab
  • Marci Gonzalez reports on a taxi fare hike that is expected to be approved
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  • The shooting happened in a residential area in Jersey City, across from a warehouse, around 1 a.m.
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  • Drivers who knowingly transport trafficking victims will lose their licenses and be subject to a fine of $10,000.
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  • Dave Evans reports on the new proposal by taxi owners.
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  • The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has been hearing testimony about possible taxi fare hikes.
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  • Anthony Johnson reports on a taxi driver shot during an attempted robbery in New Jersey
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  • File of a New York City cab
  • Lisa Colagrossi reports on a plan to increase the cost of a taxi ride by 17 percent
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  • Authorities say the shooting happened in a residential area in Jersey City, across from a warehouse, around 1 a.m.
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  • Police responding to an accident in Newark discovered that a cab driver involved in the crash had been fatally shot.
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new jersey, newark, cab drivers, murder, taxi, new jersey news, sandra bookman
  • At 2:15 on Sunday afternoon, police say a taxi was trying to avoid a bike on Broadway and E. 8th St. when it slammed into the store.
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new york city, east village, taxi, new york news, lucy yang
  • A federal appeals court struck down a ruling Thursday that would have required New York City to give taxi licenses only to vehicles that are wheelchair accessible - disappointing disability advocates upset that fewer than 2 percent of city cabs can accommodate wheelchairs.
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