Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxi and Limousine Commission

Cabbie Faces Right of Way Charges for Critically Injuring Midtown Pedestrian

By Stephen Miller | May 18, 2015 | 11 Comments

Taxi driver Babul Miah, 29, faces charges under the city’s Right of Way Law after critically injuring a 20-year-old woman who was in the crosswalk at Eighth Avenue and West 57th Street on Saturday at approximately 5:30 p.m. The woman, who was not identified by police, was crossing 57th Street from south to north on the east side […]

No Right-of-Way Charge for Cab Driver Who Killed Senior in UES Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | May 11, 2015 | 34 Comments

A yellow cab driver fatally struck a senior in an Upper East Side crosswalk Saturday, and no charges were filed by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The crash occurred in the 19th Precinct, where as of March officers had issued just 10 speeding tickets in 2015. At around 2:43 p.m. Amelia Sterental, 76, was walking […]

Driver “Flying” Through Harlem School Zone Kills Child — Tabs Blame Victim

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2015 | 43 Comments

A driver operating a TLC-licensed vehicle killed a 12-year-old boy outside a school in Harlem Wednesday. The crash occurred in the 32nd Precinct, where officers issue an average of between one and two speeding tickets per day. Ervi Secundino was hit at approximately 3:15 p.m. in front of Frederick Douglass Academy, where he was in the sixth grade, […]

Cab Driver Who Killed Cooper Stock Remains Eligible for TLC License

By Brad Aaron | Apr 17, 2015 | 8 Comments

The cab driver who killed Cooper Stock is still eligible to be licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. Koffi Komlani struck 9-year-old Cooper and his father, Richard Stock, in an Upper West Side crosswalk in January 2014. This week, Komlani pled guilty to careless driving and was sentenced to a nominal fine and a six-month […]

Powerful Driver Training Video Adopted by TLC, MTA, and NYC DOT

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Apr 1, 2015 | 7 Comments

A new video from the Taxi and Limousine Commission and Families For Safe Streets is now required viewing for drivers in training programs at TLC, DOT, and the MTA. In the 15-minute video, “Drive Like Your Family Lives Here,” people talk about losing loved ones to traffic violence. The video features interviews with family members of Allison Liao, Renee […]

Two People Were Killed in This Crash and the Bronx DA Hasn’t Filed Charges

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2015 | 25 Comments

Warning: Graphic video Update: DNAinfo reported that the victim in the video is Manuel Quiñones, who was hospitalized in critical condition. The Post reported that the victim is Kadeem Brown. This post has been edited to reflect uncertainty of the victim’s identity. The green cab driver was identified by the Post and the Daily News […]

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