Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos

NYC Cab Drivers Don’t Have to Take an NYC Road Test [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Sep 19, 2014 | 15 Comments

You can watch the entirety of Thursday’s hearing on Taxi and Limousine Commission Vision Zero rule changes here. Cue to the 41:15 mark in the second video, embedded above, to see TLC board members wonder aloud whether reckless driving is protected by the Constitution, and if it’s really that bad to run over and kill […]

TLC Commish: It’s Up to NYPD to Get Reckless Cab Drivers Off the Streets

By Brad Aaron | Sep 18, 2014 | 11 Comments

The success or failure of a Vision Zero law intended to get reckless cab drivers off the road will depend on how often NYPD issues summonses and charges after serious crashes, the Taxi and Limousine Commission confirmed today. Cooper Stock, 9, was killed last January by a cab driver who failed to yield on West […]

Will NYPD Apply New Vision Zero Law to Cabbie Who Killed Woman on UES?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 4, 2014 | 17 Comments

NYPD has not filed charges against a cab driver who killed a pedestrian on the Upper East Side last week, despite indications that the crash may warrant a misdemeanor charge under a new city law. Available information suggests the cab driver failed to yield to a pedestrian with the right of way. According to press […]

Rodriguez Bill Would Use Taxi TV to Help NYPD Close Hit-and-Run Cases

By Stephen Miller | Aug 21, 2014 | No Comments

A bill introduced today by City Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez [PDF] would require all street hail taxis to display notifications from NYPD about wanted hit-and-run drivers using in-vehicle screens like Taxi TV. If utilized by NYPD, the hope is the technology will help improve the department’s low closure rate for hit-and-run cases. “Too often […]

DOT: No Plans for Park Avenue Bike Infrastructure After Recent Deaths

By Brad Aaron | Aug 19, 2014 | 17 Comments

DOT will consider design changes at the Park Avenue intersection in East Harlem where drivers have recently killed three cyclists, but there are no plans for new bike infrastructure along the Park Avenue viaduct. Livery cab driver Nojeem Odunfa hit cyclist Jerrison Garcia at Park Avenue and E. 108th Street Monday morning, reportedly dragging Garcia […]

Jerrison Garcia, 25, Third Cyclist Killed Near Park Ave. Viaduct in Two Years

By Brad Aaron | Aug 18, 2014 | 14 Comments

Update: Cab driver Nojeem Odunfa of the Bronx was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, careless driving, and a right of way violation, according to NYPD. Odunfa was not immediately charged for killing Jerrison Garcia, and, if past patterns hold, he won’t be. Aggravated unlicensed operation carries nominal penalties and tends to be the default charge […]

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