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Video: Elderly New York Taxi Driver Brutally Beaten By 5 People After Argument
The New York Police has arrested two people, both from Brooklyn. They face assault charges for hitting the cab driver on face.
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Meghan, Harry "Were Pretty Nervous": Indian-American Cabbie On Car Chase
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were "pretty nervous" as they were chased by paparazzi in New York, according to an Indian-American cab driver who drove them for about 10 minutes after picking them up at a police station in Manhattan.
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"Wasn't Like Car Chase": Cabbie Who Drove Meghan, Harry On Couple's Charge
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" with paparazzi in New York, a spokesperson for the couple said Wednesday.
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New York Asked To Pay $810 Million To Debt-Hit Taxi Drivers
New York must pay $810 million to its debt-ridden cabbies, the state attorney general said Thursday, accusing the city of fraudulently inflating the value of permits needed to drive its famed yellow taxis.
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Attack On Sikh Cab Driver Troubling: US Lawmaker
A top US lawmaker has termed the recent attack on a Sikh cab driver in New York as "troubling" and called for joint efforts to end such hate crimes. "I was deeply troubled to learn of the recent attack on a member of the Sikh community in New York City.
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New York Cab Drivers Need Not Be English-Speaking
New York cabbies need no longer be English-speaking under a new rule that came into effect two days ago.
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US Sikh Cabbie Gets 20 Years in Jail for Raping Woman in 2011
A Sikh cab driver, found guilty of raping and kidnapping a 29-year-old American woman in New York, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2011 attack when he allegedly held her at knifepoint and assaulted her.
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Using Yoga to help New York's cabbies relax
Thomas Lowery clomped down the hallway in his jeans and Timberland boots, 6-feet-2 and 290 pounds and 54 years old, until he reached the classroom. It was an improbably delicate place, a dance studio with blond wood and mirrored walls. Mr. Lowery cut down his strides to pick a path between the nine purple mats arranged on the floor. "Taxi Yoga," de...
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New York cabbies to have a new dress code
There is a dress code for New York City cab drivers. Seriously. It is right there on Page 23 of the 62-page manual the city issues to cabbies detailing the rules and regulations regarding their conduct and comportment. No tube shirts; no tank tops; no bathing trunks. Sartorial scofflaws face a $25 fine. Truth is, though, the rule has come to be reg...
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Hate charges for student who attacked Muslim cabbie
A 21-year-old film student accused of slashing a taxi driver last week after questioning whether he was a Muslim was indicted on two hate crimes on Tuesday.Michael Enright, was not present during the court proceedings, according to reports.Last week, Enright stabbed 43-year-old Ahmed Sharif from Queens, after asking him "are you Muslim," according ...
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After drinking, he slashed Muslim cabbie's arm and face
He could not have struck a more thoughtful tone. "My name is Michael Enright," he began in an e-mail sent in August 2009 to a young military veteran who had written a memoir about being a medic in Iraq.Mr. Enright told the veteran, Michael Anthony, 24, that he was a film student concerned with veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, especiall...
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New York: Rider asks if cabbie is Muslim, then stabs him
It was the first fare of the cabdriver's shift. A young man hailed him at the corner of Second Avenue and East 24th Street, wanting to go to 42nd and Second. It was 6 p.m. on Tuesday; the traffic was dense.Once the fare, Michael Enright, a 21-year-old film student who had been recently trailing Marines in Afghanistan, settled in the back, he starte...
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Video: Elderly New York Taxi Driver Brutally Beaten By 5 People After Argument
The New York Police has arrested two people, both from Brooklyn. They face assault charges for hitting the cab driver on face.
-
Meghan, Harry "Were Pretty Nervous": Indian-American Cabbie On Car Chase
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were "pretty nervous" as they were chased by paparazzi in New York, according to an Indian-American cab driver who drove them for about 10 minutes after picking them up at a police station in Manhattan.
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"Wasn't Like Car Chase": Cabbie Who Drove Meghan, Harry On Couple's Charge
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" with paparazzi in New York, a spokesperson for the couple said Wednesday.
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New York Asked To Pay $810 Million To Debt-Hit Taxi Drivers
New York must pay $810 million to its debt-ridden cabbies, the state attorney general said Thursday, accusing the city of fraudulently inflating the value of permits needed to drive its famed yellow taxis.
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Attack On Sikh Cab Driver Troubling: US Lawmaker
A top US lawmaker has termed the recent attack on a Sikh cab driver in New York as "troubling" and called for joint efforts to end such hate crimes. "I was deeply troubled to learn of the recent attack on a member of the Sikh community in New York City.
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New York Cab Drivers Need Not Be English-Speaking
New York cabbies need no longer be English-speaking under a new rule that came into effect two days ago.
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US Sikh Cabbie Gets 20 Years in Jail for Raping Woman in 2011
A Sikh cab driver, found guilty of raping and kidnapping a 29-year-old American woman in New York, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2011 attack when he allegedly held her at knifepoint and assaulted her.
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Using Yoga to help New York's cabbies relax
Thomas Lowery clomped down the hallway in his jeans and Timberland boots, 6-feet-2 and 290 pounds and 54 years old, until he reached the classroom. It was an improbably delicate place, a dance studio with blond wood and mirrored walls. Mr. Lowery cut down his strides to pick a path between the nine purple mats arranged on the floor. "Taxi Yoga," de...
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New York cabbies to have a new dress code
There is a dress code for New York City cab drivers. Seriously. It is right there on Page 23 of the 62-page manual the city issues to cabbies detailing the rules and regulations regarding their conduct and comportment. No tube shirts; no tank tops; no bathing trunks. Sartorial scofflaws face a $25 fine. Truth is, though, the rule has come to be reg...
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Hate charges for student who attacked Muslim cabbie
A 21-year-old film student accused of slashing a taxi driver last week after questioning whether he was a Muslim was indicted on two hate crimes on Tuesday.Michael Enright, was not present during the court proceedings, according to reports.Last week, Enright stabbed 43-year-old Ahmed Sharif from Queens, after asking him "are you Muslim," according ...
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After drinking, he slashed Muslim cabbie's arm and face
He could not have struck a more thoughtful tone. "My name is Michael Enright," he began in an e-mail sent in August 2009 to a young military veteran who had written a memoir about being a medic in Iraq.Mr. Enright told the veteran, Michael Anthony, 24, that he was a film student concerned with veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, especiall...
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New York: Rider asks if cabbie is Muslim, then stabs him
It was the first fare of the cabdriver's shift. A young man hailed him at the corner of Second Avenue and East 24th Street, wanting to go to 42nd and Second. It was 6 p.m. on Tuesday; the traffic was dense.Once the fare, Michael Enright, a 21-year-old film student who had been recently trailing Marines in Afghanistan, settled in the back, he starte...
