That “Taxi of Tomorrow” that Mayor Bloomberg so happily showed off last month may not be hitting the streets as fast as Nissan and the TLC might hope. In the latest blow to the handicap inaccessible vehicle, thorn in Bloomberg’s side Comptroller John Liu has written to the mayor making a strong argument that the [...]

On Thursday, the city appeared in federal court to fight a lawsuit over wheelchair access in cabs.

Disability advocates claim the city’s taxi policies violate the Americans with disabilities act.

“You need to be able to move around spontaneously if you live in New York City. It’s just that simple,” said Terry Moakley of the [...]

September 11th is a date with a global imprint, but for George Flores its burden is heavier than for most of us. On 9/11/04 George was returning from a concert on his motorcycle. He’d been there as a promise to a friend who was managing the band. It was more of a commitment than a [...]

There was a time in New York City when a wheelchair was an insurmountable barrier to getting around town. Buses had no lifts and subways no elevators. Cabs were only accessible to the able bodied.

All that has changed — though not without major fights, and two recent victories that promise to make taxis more [...]

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation allowing livery cars to pick up street hails, on the condition that that the Bloomberg administration figure out how to put more wheelchair-accessible taxis on the road. Then, late Friday, a federal judge said the city’s current policy violated aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He, too, required the city to submit a plan to address the violations. Advocates now believe the existing transportation services for disabled riders should be overhauled as the city rethinks the taxi fleet’s accessibility. [...]