Out From Behind The Wheel: New York City Taxi Drivers

A day in the life of a New York City cab driver.
http://beta.wnyc.org/thegreenespace/events/2010/apr/12/next-new-york-conversa...
WNYC and The NEXT New York Conversation present an event for the city taxi industry with a special focus on drivers. Gotham Citys licensed cab drivers will join New York City Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky, City Council Transportation Chair James Vacca and New York Taxi Workers Alliance co-founders Bhairavi Desai.

You may recognize WNYC's Kathleen Horan in this video!

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• tlc
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• york
• city
• wnyc
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• kathleen
• horan

[MrTintin999999]

awesome guy, awesome music

[AlladinMclovin2334]

How many hours do these taxi guys work???..I herd the money is great!!!

[Ab49917]

Today , the price of the medallion is 1 million dollar baby !?

[limonable]

@lordhelmit3 The medallion costs around $600,000. Medallion is the license that allows you to run taxi business in NYC.

[wbooker10]

@lordhelmit3 The medallion

[stan67monster]

@djwestbrook36 no...he's just new to the buisness

[weaponexpert1]

what exactly is the medallion for and why is it so fuckin exspensive??? i meen - everybody could just take it off the taxis hood, right???

[s3dooooooooooooooon]

I would love to live in NYC!

[djwestbrook36]

lolol taxi drivers in ny arent this nice!! haha this is almost lik a propaganda video

[jamil316]

TLC is Putting Drivers in Danger by Putting the Full Name on License ... First and Last Name on the License

Since anyone can use a Computer And trace where the driver lives ...

Plus if u see the TLC so called Police of taxi there Last Name is on the jackets with badge number

all u need is a last Name and License Number