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NYC Taxi (file/credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Cabbies, TLC Discount App That Lets Riders Track Shortest Route

The free app, called Taxi Turvi, uses GPS technology to let riders see if the cab driver took the shorter, cheaper route at the end of the fare.

2013/03/26

Police Seek Gunman Who Shot Livery Cab Driver In The Bronx

Police Sunday evening were seeking the robber who robbed and shot a livery cab driver in the South Bronx during the early morning hours.

2013/01/13

New York City Taxi (file / credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Cabbie Accused Of Charging Bogus Toll Fees Within Manhattan

A New York City cab driver has been accused of taking passengers for a ride. Driver Emad Wanass got his taxi license back in December, but the TLC has learned that since then he has allegedly charged nearly 300 riders for tolls on fares within Manhattan.

2012/08/29

New Investigation Finds NYC Cab Drivers Charging Proper Rates

Officials said the test was conducted this month, a year after overbilling allegations led to criminal charges against dozens of cabbies.

2011/08/18

Arrest Of NJ Cabbie Sparks Protest By Fellow Drivers At Newark Airport

Taxi drivers staged a five-hour shutdown at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, refusing to pick up passengers to protest the arrest of a fellow cabbie Ahmed Deraz.

2011/06/03

Assaulted Cabbie Pushes For Better Protection

Cab drivers say they’re worried they’ll be fined, or even lose their license, if they don’t pick up every fare who waves them down.

2011/02/28

Cabbie ‘Clinging To Life’ After Friday Night Shooting

Fernando Mateo, President of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, told 1010 WINS the driver was shot four times in the right leg, twice in the left leg and once in the neck.

2010/12/04

Man Raises Issue Of Racial Profiling Amongst NYC Cabbies

While trying to get home to Brooklyn after a night out at a Soho club, Jerrell Horton said he was shunned by a cab driver, who dragged him a block before he could free himself.

2010/10/25