Outer Boroughs

Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks on Coney Island - Brooklyn, NY - Feb 28, 2012 (credit: Spencer T Tucker / Mayor's Office)

Judge Issues Restraining Order Blocking Bloomberg’s Expanded Taxi-Service Plan

The proposal called for the city to sell 18,000 of a new kind of permit that lets livery cabs pick up passengers who hail them in upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs.

2012/06/02

A New York City taxi passes through Midtown on Park Avenue in New York January 21, 2010. (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Cabbies Rally Against Livery Cab Bill Outside Gov. Cuomo’s NYC Office

The drivers shouted “Fix the bill!” and hoisted signs that said “This bill kills jobs!” Working cabbies honked in solidarity as they cruised up Third Avenue.

2011/10/04

Mayor Seeks Steeper Fines For Cabbies Who Refuse Rides

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for steeper penalties for taxicab drivers who refuse rides based on the passenger’s destination.

2011/02/24

(AP Photo/Office of the Mayor, Samantha Modell)

Investigation Will ‘Make Sure’ Protest Didn’t Occur

Bloomberg called the slow response to clearing snow from city streets “unacceptable.” He said he doesn’t believe the Sanitation Department dragged out the plowing process, but will launch an investigation.

2010/12/30

Bloomberg Admits NYC Flubbed Blizzard Response

Streets remain in the city’s outer boroughs that still haven’t been plowed three days after the tri-state was blasted with a weekend blizzard, and Mayor Bloomberg is admitting the city messed up.

2010/12/29

Proposed Meter Hike Draws Outer-Borough Outrage

Two City Council members joined business leaders from Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx Sunday to speak out against a proposed 25-cent parking meter hike.

2010/12/19

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