City Going After Cabbies Who Refuse Fares
Yesterday the mayor held a press conference about the city’s plans to crack down on cab drivers who refuse fares based on where a passenger wants to go, and they released the video above of what Gothamist calls a ‘secret shopper’ looking out for violations.” (The first fare refused in it is to 3rd Avenue…
Yesterday the mayor held a press conference about the city’s plans to crack down on cab drivers who refuse fares based on where a passenger wants to go, and they released the video above of what Gothamist calls a ‘secret shopper’ looking out for violations.” (The first fare refused in it is to 3rd Avenue and Union Street.) According to City Room, “complaints of illegal refusals by cabbies are up 36 percent during the eight-month span ending in February, compared with the same period in 2009 and 2010.” Taxi commissioner David Yassky said at the press conference that “his sister had recently failed three times to hail a cab in the rain while walking with her 7-month-old in Park Slope, Brooklyn.” The city is proposing harsher penalties against cabbies for fare refusals: $500 for a first offense and $750 and a 30-day suspension for a second offense.
City Starts To Take Fare-Refusing Cabbies Seriously [Gothamist]
Cabbies Say No as the Camera Is Rolling [City Room]
DIBS-
Shouldn’t cabbies be able to determine on their own volition where they drive to? Whatever happened to your commitment to the free market?
Next thing we know you will be supporting unions!
I’ve never had a good looking cabbie since I moved to NYC in 1994.
cabs are for losers
winners ride in maybachs made of cocaine
could be that real reason person is refused cab ride is not because of where going but because they are just too darn ugly
I think there should be a new rule on brownstoner that every comment section must include at least a few posts about bikes.
yes, then start ticketing all the lawless cyclists and fill our city coffers with $500 fines from them.
Dibs – what snaps said. We live closer to the tunnel and while it costs me an extra $6.50 – it actually comes out cheaper b/c of the avoidance of the bridge and Flatbush avenue. However if I am downtown on Bway in the city – then I will just say to use the Manhattan bridge. $20 is NOT bad at all. I have had to take cabs from East 80th to my house in south slope and it’s been costing me with tip AND toll about $30-$35
Ditto- haaaa, NO! I don’t say “take me to the slope” – haaaa – that’s funny
The BB tunnel a lot of times can be faster even if going to the slope. Except for rush hour it moves pretty well.
Get rid of the cabs, this is NY, everyone should ride a bike.