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Think it’s easy to get a cab? That depends on where you are–every city has its own protocol. Here’s a primer for hitching a ride in some of the world’s favorite destinations.
NEW YORK
Cabs abound, but if you’re unassertive during rush hour, you’ll be left surrounded by fumes. Step off the curb and raise your arm […]

Some taxi drivers in suburban New York are calling for a law that would require measures to protect them after one of their own was robbed and fatally stabbed.
About 160 taxis drove from downtown Yonkers to an industrial neighborhood on Monday where Geraldo (He-RAL’-do) Gutierrez crashed his cab after being attacked.
The cabbies heard […]

The city’s push to go green could take yellow cabs off the road, taxi-fleet owners fear.
The mandatory minimum of 25 miles per gallon that the Taxi and Limousine Commission has instituted is easy on the earth, but a strain on fleet owners to get parts and repairs.
Many claimed the hybrids have 20 to 25 percent […]

The city is launching a major offensive against limos and livery cabs that illegally pick up fares.
The Taxi and Limousine Commission is marshaling its forces for the pending crackdown on drivers who illegally stop when hailed - in addition to cabbies who pay kickbacks to hotel doormen to steer tourists into their cars, Commissioner Matthew […]