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New York City’s push to electrify its for-hire vehicle fleet is outpacing the infrastructure needed to keep it running — and drivers are paying the price. According to the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers , the city simply doesn’t have enough working fast-charging stations to support the growing number of TLC livery vehicles now required to operate as electric. “Drivers are stranded — the city moved too fast” Federation Chairman Fernando Mateo  says the policy, while

NYSFTD Joins Drivers in Protest Against Waymo Standing Strong with Our Drivers On Aug 25 2025 , the New York State Federation of Taxi...

Taxi drivers say one of their biggest daily struggles isn’t traffic — it’s finding a bathroom. Drivers are urging city leaders to adopt...

On July 22, 2025, the New York Federation of Taxi Drivers rolled out Operation Bright Eyes , equipping 500 cabs with front, rear and...

A 27-year-old taxi driver was shot in the Bronx during an apparent dispute over a $40 fare on Monday afternoon. Alusine Barrie got into...

19 Attacks Since January. 7 in One Weekend. Judges Let Them Walk.

19 Attacks Since January. 7 in One Weekend. Judges Let Them Walk.

In a monumental legal victory, nearly 20,000 taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers have secured a $140 million settlement from the City of...

The terrifying stick-up occurred in Brooklyn Monday, cops and sources said. Matthew McDermott Taxi Driver Shot in Face to Join NYSFTD...

Drivers who provided trips using the Uber Driver app in New York between November 10, 2014, and May 22, 2017 , and had deductions for New...

Fernando Mateo of  New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers   said the NYPD should have told cabbies about the spree — which often...

Pissed-off Big Apple cabbies are demanding that city officials issue them emergency placards to let them double-park for up to 10 minutes so they can use the bathroom without being ticketed. At a Sunday rally, the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers union called on the Taxi & Limousine Commission and Department of Transportation to create official placards granting drivers time to use a restroom without being fined by the cops for illegal parking.

In response to a robbery on Tuesday along Neptune Avenue in Coney Island, the New York Federation of Taxi Drivers has asked for a rule...

In this video we take a look at the winnlogy fx-8 dash cam and go over some reasons as to why you really need a dash cam. Has a dash cam...

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she will take new measures to stop alleged widespread fraud by the Medicaid...

April 23, 2024 – Bronx, New York The voices of New York City’s livery cab drivers are growing louder. In a recent YouTube news segment ,...

April 17, 2024 Following a surge of carjackings and robberies targeting taxi drivers  in the Bronx and Brooklyn, the New York State...

September 10, 2009 Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr.  and Fernando Mateo , president of the New York State Federation of Taxi...

NYC TLC Press Release (PDF): “NYS Federation of Taxi Drivers & For-Hire Industry Leaders Join in Support of TLC Proposed Accountability Rules” — features direct quotes from NYSFTD. NYC Government

March 30, 2004 At a public hearing of the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) , Fernando Mateo , president of the New York...