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# Spotted: Green Cab In Ditmas Park
- URL: https://bklyner.com/spotted-green-cab-in-ditmas-park-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2013-09-05T14:10:50.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-30T13:22:44.000Z
- Author: Mary Bakija
- Tags: Car Services, #API-Imported

![Green Cab on Coney Island Ave](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dpc_greencab-600x450.jpg)

We had our first green cab spotting in the neighborhood on Coney Island Avenue yesterday (though it may have been an impostor). The all-borough taxis are converted livery cabs that can be hailed, legally, from the street, that only [started rolling last month](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/10/nyregion/first-all-borough-taxis-go-into-operation.html?%5Fr=0&ref=bklyner.com) after about [a year of challenges](http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2012/jun/01/judge-brings-5-boro-taxi-plan-screeching-halt/?ref=bklyner.com). The new green cabs are metered the same as yellow cabs — for more info, [WNYC has a good bunch of FAQs](http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/jun/06/your-five-borough-taxi-plan-questions-answered/?ref=bklyner.com) about the new program.

![Green Car, Not a Taxi](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dpc_greencar-600x450.jpg)

Don’t be fooled by impostors (whether intentional or not), like this neighborhood staple which isn’t a taxi and has just had a green paint job for years. There have been reports that some companies have been [painting their cars in the same green apple color](http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/08/21/tlc-warns-of-renegade-apple-green-taxis-operating-without-permits/?ref=bklyner.com), and the [Taxi and Limousine Commission](http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/home/home.shtml?ref=bklyner.com) will vote on a new rule that would ban all shades of green for cars that don’t have a street-hail license.

What you as a passenger should look out for to make sure it’s a legit cab: it’s got to have a meter, roof lights, and a permit. That one we saw didn’t have roof lights, so maybe it was one of the fakes?

Has anyone hailed a green cab yet? If so, where’d you catch it? And is it something you’ll look out for in Ditmas Park, or are you happy to rely on calling a service when you need a ride?