One of the ways New York energizes me most is by riding in taxis. Though the jump seats are long gone, being in a yellow cab takes me back to rides in my grandfather’s taxi, a story I tell drivers.

New York City’s iconic yellow taxi industry was battered by a decade of crises. Now, as it starts to show signs of recovery, the industry’s primary insurance provider, American Transit ...

Cab No. 9G84 — representing the ceremonial 50% mark of the city's yellow taxi fleet becoming disabled accessible — exits the Woodside facility after a successful inspection.

New Taxi and Limousine Commission data shows that yellow taxi cabs had a 19% increase in total trips within the toll zone, contributing to the best January for cabbies since the COVID pandemic.

Yellow taxi drivers made more than 511,000 trips — nearly 50,000 more cab trips compared to the same week in 2024, according to data from the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission.