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Racy advertisement on NYC taxi (credit: CBS 2)

NYC Hacks Fight To Remove Racy Advertisements From Taxis

Many of the complaints were because strip club billboards in particular offended the moral values of several drivers.

2011/09/16

"Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro (Credit: TLC)

Hoboken ‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro Working To Alleviate Long Lines

In the old days, you might’ve had to wait to make your purchase, but you’d never be forced into a line that went out the door. Now, the “Cake Boss” admits he’s a victim of his own success.

2011/08/23

Cabbie rage

Cabbie Rage: Ugly Exchange Between Fare, Driver Caught On Video

Yellow cabs are supposed to take you wherever you want to go in the five boroughs, day or night. But in the case you’re about to see, when a passenger asked to go from Manhattan to Brooklyn, things got ugly — and it was all caught on camera.

2011/08/01

Buddy Valastro, Remy Gonzalez (credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

‘Cake Boss’ Brother-In-Law Remigio Gonzalez Pleads Guilty In NJ To Teen’s Sex Assault

Gonzalez faces up to 10 years in state prison and will have to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law. His sentencing is scheduled for August 5.

2011/06/24

Bloomberg Calls For End To Taxi Drivers’ ‘Geographic Discrimination’

There’s a new crackdown underway. Newly released undercover video shows a driver denying a man a ride. Rather than go to an out-of-Manhattan address, this driver left a paying customer in the dust.

2011/03/09

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

(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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

Taxi And Limousine Commission Wants To Change Cab TVs

Commissioner David Yassky says he’s looking to change the channel on the programming when you first sit down in a cab.

2011/02/11

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