What's always good in the taxi business is an immediate turnover of passengers - that is, a new one gets in as the old one gets out. Tha...

There are certain people who stand there on the street looking like they want a cab, yet they do not raise their hand up as you approach the...

There are certain people who, when you see them coming toward you, you're thinking, "Oh, please, don't get in my cab. Just keep...

I was driving down Columbus Avenue on the west side of Manhattan a couple of Sundays ago at 2 a.m., doing what I am often doing at that time...

Sometimes during the course of a shift a taxi driver may notice that events of the night seem to be taking on the form of a theme. Let's...

One of the little side-benefits of driving a cab in New York City is that you occasionally have a window presented to you through which to g...

As I walked out of my taxi garage one evening last June to start my shift, a smiling young lady approached me and handed me this flier: I im...

I am a great believer in the ripple effect of communication. That a word whispered into an ear can cause a castle to crumble or another to ...

There's a certain phenomenon that exists in sports, gambling, and taxi driving called being "on a roll". If you're "o...

In the Union Square area of New York City - on 14th Street between Broadway and 4th Avenue, to be exact - there is a building with a row of...

I was really saddened to learn last week of the passing of one of my all-time favorite entertainers, Soupy Sales . If you were an American ...