Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxi and Limousine Commission

Cab Driver Who Killed 5-Year-Old Remains in Good Standing With TLC

By Brad Aaron | Dec 19, 2013 | 6 Comments

The cab driver who killed a 5-year-old child in Brooklyn last year is still on the road. Meanwhile, the civil suit filed by the victim’s parents was transferred to NYC this week from Texas, where the family lives. In April 2012, Timothy Keith and his mother and father were on their first trip to the city when, shortly after […]

With No Charges From Cy Vance or NYPD, Curb-Jumping Cabbie Driving Again

By Brad Aaron | Oct 2, 2013 | 23 Comments

Six weeks after cab driver Mohammed Himon drove onto a Midtown sidewalk and hit tourist Sian Green, severing her leg, Green is back home in England. Meanwhile, Himon is again driving a taxi, as no charges have been filed against him by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The August 20 crash attracted international […]

As Crash Victim Leaves Hospital, TLC Says It Ignored 4,500 Dangerous Drivers

By Stephen Miller | Sep 24, 2013 | 6 Comments

After cabbie Mohammed Himon ran over English tourist Sian Green on a Sixth Avenue sidewalk, the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission announced it would seek a 30-day license suspension for the driver, who already had nine points on his record from an injury-causing crash, speeding, and red light running. The suspension summons, which brought a guilty […]

TLC Seeking 30-Day Hack License Suspension After Midtown Curb-Jump Crash

By Brad Aaron | Aug 21, 2013 | 15 Comments

The Taxi and Limousine Commission is moving to suspend the hack license of the cab driver involved in Tuesday’s curb-jump crash in Midtown, which would keep him off the job for 30 days. Meanwhile, the Post reports that NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly says police are investigating the crash. The cabbie was identified in the press […]

DOT and TLC Unveil New Anti-Dooring Video and Decal

By Stephen Miller | Sep 25, 2012 | 12 Comments

At a press conference at Union Square this morning, DOT and the Taxi and Limousine Commission announced another facet of the LOOK! campaign, a new video and a decal reminding taxi passengers to exit on the curb side and check for cyclists before opening cab doors. DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson and […]

TLC Attorney Declares That Bikes Aren’t Vehicles

By Ken Coughlin | Aug 23, 2012 | 51 Comments

One morning in May, I was riding my bike up Park Avenue in the East 70s, a stretch that is rife with double-parking at that hour. Seeing a cab and another vehicle stationary ahead of me in the right-hand travel lane, I carefully checked behind and then pulled into the middle lane. As I passed […]

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