505 coney island avenue
We noticed construction a few weeks back at 505 Coney Island Avenue (between Albemarle Road and Turner Place), which had been used most recently as a women’s health center, and now Norteña Express Car Service, formerly at 565 Coney Island Avenue, is up and running inside. The cab company
Car Services
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/
Car Services
Neighbor Chris emailed to ask one of the age-old questions of air travelers: What’s the best way to get to the airport from Ditmas Park? My personal route is to take a cab down Coney Island Avenue or Flatbush Avenue to the Belt Parkway, and then shoot east toward
Arthur Engoron
Image courtesy of the offices of Mayor Michael BloombergThe hotly-debated plan [/lew-fidler-joins-fight-to-stop-livery-cab-street-hail-plan-named-as-plaintiff-in-lawsuit-against-city/] to sell 18,000 permits for cabs and 2,000 new medallions for wheelchair-accessible cabs to service the five boroughs has crashed. Last Friday, a judge rejected [http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/167060/judge-rejects-five-borough-taxi-plan?utm_source=
Arthur Engoron
Source: Omnibus, Uris via Wikimedia CommonsNew York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron put the brakes on city’s plan to create a new class of taxis to serve neighborhoods in Brooklyn, northern Manhattan and other areas. [/livery-cabs-to-pick-up-street-hails-beginning-2012/] The judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking Mayor Bloomberg from implementing
car fires
An On Time Car Service van burst into flames this morning in front of the company’s headquarters at 2111 East 19th Street, spurring firefighters to rush to the scene and extinguish the flames. The incident occurred at approximately 10:40 a.m., and Sheepshead Bites tipster nolastname was on
Car Services
Source: mikealex/FlickrThe Taxi and Limousine Commission wants your opinion on allowing livery cab drivers new privileges to pick you up. Yes, legally. The TLC has launched an online survey following up on Mayor Bloomberg’s State of the City proposal to allow some livery cab drivers to pick up