taxis

Passengers will be able to use apps to hail cabs beginning this February.

Taxis won't give shared rides and liveries can't take street hails or work in lower Manhattan anymore.

Livery cabs will also be able to pick up street hails after Hurricane Sandy.

Taxis were urged to stop pickups to keep the roads clear as Sandy's winds pound city.

“I would not want somebody thinking that I’m a prostitute,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday he supports a taxi fare hike to compensate for higher fuel costs.

A team of entrepreneurs wants to install vending machines in the back of cabs.

The city will consider whether to replace some taxi TVs with tablet computers.

City Councilwoman Gale Brewer says cab drivers are complaining that food vendors are crowding them out at taxi stands.

New federal legislation would allow cities to set fuel-efficiency standards for taxis.

The city is pushing to increase fines for cab drivers who illegally refuse fares after a gruesome incident in Midtown.

Some residents are considering suing the Muse Hotel on West 46th Street because of noisy whistling.

Manhattan's taxi count drops from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., according to a study released by the Taxi and Limousine Commission.

The Taxi and Limousine Commission wants drivers to "present a professional appearance."

The new separated lanes on First and Second avenues have hurt stores with large numbers of cabdriver customers.