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These days, Yasir Raja can be found carting pedestrians to various locations throughout the city, but in a few months he'll likely be driving people to jail. The 23-year-old has only been a cabbie for just a few weeks, but he already has bigger ... Read more

 

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If you're out-of-your-gourd wasted and can't remember your address, don't even think about hopping into Sam Abrahim's cab. He's been carting drunk a**holes around NYC for the past four years and quite frankly, he's had enough. On the other hand, ... Read more

 

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]]>drunk peopleDrunkPeopleMeteredRecommendationMuseum of Natural HistoryMuseumOfNaturalHistorypolish foodPolishFoodturkish foodTurkishFoodLindsay Silberman2010-07-06T17:30:00+00:00Metered Recommendation -- A Cab Driver Holds the Secret to Fresh Seafoodhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/06/30/metered-recommendation-a-cab-driver-holds-the-secret-to-fresh/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/30/metered-recommendation-a-cab-driver-holds-the-secret-to-fresh/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/30/metered-recommendation-a-cab-driver-holds-the-secret-to-fresh/#commentsFiled under: , ,


In the seven years Yousuf DembeleI has spent behind the yellow cab wheel, he's become the go-to guy for Bronx recommendations. Although he's been spending all of his free time cheering on his homeland, Ghana, in the World Cup, he was able to spare ... Read more

 

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]]>bronxCity IslandCityIslandGhanaMetered RecommendationMeteredRecommendationworld cupWorldCupLindsay Silberman2010-06-30T11:00:00+00:00Cab Driver Reveals His Favorite Falafel in Manhattanhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/06/14/cab-driver-reveals-his-favorite-falafel-in-manhattan/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/14/cab-driver-reveals-his-favorite-falafel-in-manhattan/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/14/cab-driver-reveals-his-favorite-falafel-in-manhattan/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Amer Mohamed may be driving a cab for now, but he's got bigger plans on the horizon. He lives in Bay Ridge and recently immigrated from Egypt after receiving his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. One thing Mohamed misses most about ... Read more

 

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]]>EgyptMamounsMetered RecommendationMeteredRecommendationmiddle eastern foodMiddleEasternFoodLindsay Silberman2010-06-14T10:40:00+00:00Cab Driver Knows Where to Find Good Lobster Ravioli, Melanie Griffithhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/05/27/cab-driver-knows-where-to-find-good-lobster-ravioli-melanie-gr/http://www.asylum.com/2010/05/27/cab-driver-knows-where-to-find-good-lobster-ravioli-melanie-gr/http://www.asylum.com/2010/05/27/cab-driver-knows-where-to-find-good-lobster-ravioli-melanie-gr/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Charles McMahon has had his fair share of cabbie experiences -- he's been behind the wheel for close to 40 years. While he doesn't frequent the city very often (he only drives on Sundays, and hails from Stony Brook), he's discovered the best place ... Read more

 

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]]>Antonio BanderasAntonioBanderasLittle ItalyLittleItalymelanie griffithMelanieGriffithMetered RecommendationMeteredRecommendationOriginal VincentsOriginalVincentsradio city christmas spectacularRadio City Music HallRadioCityChristmasSpectacularRadioCityMusicHallLindsay Silberman2010-05-27T17:00:00+00:00A Cab Driver Suggests Places to Get Your Swerve Onhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/05/17/cab-driver-where-get-your-swerve-on-hotel-gansevoort-pastis-marquee/http://www.asylum.com/2010/05/17/cab-driver-where-get-your-swerve-on-hotel-gansevoort-pastis-marquee/http://www.asylum.com/2010/05/17/cab-driver-where-get-your-swerve-on-hotel-gansevoort-pastis-marquee/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Behind that clear plastic window, cabbie Nasir Humayum wears many hats (literally and figuratively). Aside from being a driver, he also plays the role of therapist, matchmaker and part-time baller. Nasir has a taste for the finer things in life, ... Read more

 

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