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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

Cabbie Loses License For Tossing Passenger Into Street In Midtown

A cabbie lost his license Tuesday, after he was caught on videotape grabbing a passenger from the back seat of his taxi and hurling him onto the street.

CBS New York–2012/10/16

Taxi Cabs line up for fares outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

2 NYC Taxi Medallions Sell For $1 Million Each

The sale makes the amount the highest price on record since the city began issuing them back in 1937.

2011/10/21

Long Island Cabbie Charged With Endangering Child

A Long Island cab driver is accused of leaving a 7-year-old boy with special needs alone on a street.

2010/10/13

NJ Police Arrest Suspect In Brutal Cabbie Killing

New Jersey police say they’ve captured the man behind last week’s cold-blooded killing of a cab driver.

2010/10/03

Cabbie Slashing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Prosecutors say a college student declared himself “a patriot” after being arrested on charges of slashing a New York taxi driver’s neck because of anti-Muslim bias.

2010/09/22

No Bail Yet For Student Accused Of Slashing Cabbie

A defense lawyer says a student accused of cutting a Muslim taxi driver’s neck in Manhattan has post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic alcoholism.

2010/09/13

Back To Court For Cabbie Attack Suspect

Michael Enright, 21, faced attempted murder charges in the attack.

2010/08/30

Cabbie-Slash Suspect In Bellevue Psych Ward

The college student accused of slashing a taxi driver because he’s a Muslim has been taken to a New York City psychiatric ward.

2010/08/27

Bloomberg (L), Sharif (R) (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bloomberg Meets With Cabbie At City Hall

A NYC taxi driver attacked in an alleged hate crime met privately with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and fellow cabbies and members of the Muslim community were there to show their support.

2010/08/26

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