The night of the Oscars is always an interesting night to drive a cab in New York City. Nearly everyone is into it and so it provides a whol...

Something happened to me a few weeks ago that hardly ever happens to me: I got a ticket. Not a parking ticket, a moving violation ticket. ...

Here's a little story I intended to write a few months ago but didn't get around to. It's on that recurring theme that has been...

Bloomingdale's had the best Christmas windows this year, I thought, because of the originality and delightfulness of their concept. They...

It's quite common for passengers to ask me for how long I've been driving a cab. After I tell them it's 31 years and wait for th...

I got a lesson during the course of a single shift last week that is something any guest on a talk show must learn when he's trying to ...

A not-well-known fact about New York City taxicabs is that they are allowed by city rules to be on the road for only three years before bein...

I believe that in America the edifices that have the most meaning to the greatest numbers of people - more so than any other public structu...

One of the few, although truly great, perks of driving a cab in New York City is this: you are cruising down an avenue in search of your ne...

The taxidriver/improv event was a fun evening, as advertised. I was interviewed onstage by the fellow who organized it, Timothy Cooper, and ...

Here's an announcement on very little notice, I know. On this coming Saturday night, Aug. 30th, at 10:30 pm, I will be appearing with th...

To the experienced eye of a veteran cabbie, the mere appearance of certain people in the back seat translates immediately into misery. You k...