Gothamist

How to tell a legal taxi from an unlicensed scam cab in NYC

Yellow cabs have a four-digit medallion number on their roofs and sides, as well as on tags in the backseat. That number ...
Hoodline

Rise in Taxi Scams at JFK Airport as NYC Authorities Urge Travelers to Use Official Transportation Channels

Reports of taxi scams at JFK Airport indicate travelers are targeted by unlicensed drivers; TikToker recounts a fake taxi ...

Unlicensed taxi hustlers continue operating at JFK Airport despite crackdown, report says

The Taxi and Limousine Commission says anyone approaching passengers with transportation offers is operating illegally.
Gothamist

JFK to Midtown for only $800: NYC taxi hustlers running wild at airport terminals

The day after the Kenyan couple paid $800 for their odyssey ride into Midtown, they returned to JFK, looking for someone who ...

New Jersey and New York Counties Among Those With The Highest Rideshare and Taxi-Related Fatalities In The U.S.

Blume Forte study finds Atlantic County, NJ leads the nation in rideshare and taxi-related fatality rates This study ...
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A new day for NYC taxi drivers under Zohran Mamdani?

On the ride from Jackson Heights to LaGuardia Airport yesterday evening, I explained to my taxi driver why I was headed to the airport’s taxi lot. Mayor Zohran Mamdani was announcing his nominee to ...

Mayor Mamdani Names Transit Veteran as Taxi Commissioner

Midori Valdivia would head the Taxi and Limousine Commission, overseeing more than 115,000 for-hire vehicles. The mayor said drivers deserved a “forceful champion.” ...