Long Island City is one of the most difficult places in New York City to hail a cab, which is odd considering how many cab companies are based here. The NYC Automotive Taxi industry got its official ...

The roaring ’20s were a great time to drive taxis in New York City, but the industry suffered during the Great Depression. The driver market was flooded with desperate men looking for work just as the ...

On February 22, 1907, the first metered taxicabs began operating in London, marking a significant development in urban transportation. These new motorized cabs introduced the use of a taximeter, a ...

Take a look back at the history of the yellow taxi in the Big Apple. Taxicab drivers await getting through toll booth. Inspector Patrolman McCarthy shows helper where to place sign for taxi stand.

BRATTLEBORO — In the 1950s Florence Switzer was featured in two national publications as the taxi driver who was also a great-grandmother! Florence was born in Brattleboro in 1877 and retired from ...