
The NYPD pulls over a livery cab in Queens. Street hails are common in the outer boroughs, but illegal, so drivers have to weigh the risk of getting a ticket that can wipe out a day's profits.
Livery cab drivers continue to make their living picking up street hails, a long-standing practice that's still illegal until the bill to create a regulated outer-borough taxi is approved by Gov. Cuomo. more>