Sentences with phrase «cab drivers»

In more than half a dozen restaurants in four square blocks, and a couple more places nearby, hip couples in de rigeur black chat on cell phones, women in saris admonish their kids, and cab drivers leave their taxis idling — all as they down a mango lassi or quick tandoori kebab.

The worst ones pay cab drivers to bring them customers; hotel staff sometimes also gets paid for sending people to certain restaurants.

She is currently working on a memoir about being raised by a conservative Indian family, swindling European cab drivers and scaling glaciers.

However, while reading the traits of an extroverted traveler, I noticed that I enjoy aspects of that kind of travel as well: «political discourse with opinionated cab drivers,» feeling energized from external interaction, and I don't think I would find it hard to be confined with 12 people for 10 days on a yacht as the author would.

Cab drivers can be tipped 10 percent to 15 percent.

And think of all the people who are involved around the community: FedEx and UPS drivers; postal workers; pizza delivery employees; dog walkers; people who walk their dogs for exercise; school bus drivers; taxi cab drivers; gardeners; public bus drivers; toll booth operators; building inspectors; code enforcement officers; road workers; police officers; animal control officers; food vendors; utility workers; repair workers (plumbers, electricians, carpenters) etc..

Cab drivers spend all day within the confines of their taxi, so it's understandable that cleanliness is of utmost importance to them.

Why would cab drivers do this?

Cab drivers aren't having their rights violated because they have to abide by the fares they're allowed to charge.

Just as cab drivers hated UBER!

You are talking to a man whose mentor (John Ohliger) first brought me into the book review game because he wanted to take what had been a kind of academic white tower of book reviewing reserved for the literary elites into the province of the common folk — housewives, cab drivers, students, (and in my case) social workers.

With William, Emilia encounters a number of impossible pursuits — such as the pursuit of cab drivers who speed away when they see William's industrial - strength car seat and the pursuit of lactose - free, strawberry - flavored, patisserie - quality cupcakes, despite the fact that William's allergy is a figment of his over-protective mother's imagination.

Presented are candid profiles and interviews with a range of women (politicians, union leaders, hotel maids, showgirls, exotic dancers, cab drivers, and construction workers) who work in glitzy Las Vegas yet lead remarkably normal off - duty lives.

I could not believe how excited the countless handfuls of random livery cab drivers were as they waited to take photos ofbthe new Cadillac Escalade before it was unveiled.

As Crown Victoria production winds down, cab drivers are digging in their heels in the city's bid to replace the big, rear drive V8 powered sedans with hybrids...

It mutes the hullabaloo of New York traffic so you feel like you're sitting in your living room — minus the part where you're dodging less - than - fully - awake cab drivers, but I digress.

Additionally, Nissan hired New York City cab drivers to test drive the vehicles around the city, collecting data used to further refine the vehicle.

If you've ever wondered where the world's stocks of leathery northern women and retired cab drivers are kept, I can tell you.

A Raleigh taxi driver is claiming that some cab drivers could go on strike this New Year's Eve to protest what they consider to be unfair competition from ride - sharing companies.

Cab drivers are hard - working pros, but teachers have advanced degrees to teach.»

Reporters» Notebook Winter weather and reluctant cab drivers don't deter Education World from the goal of the Lessons from Our Nation's Schools series — to explore schools and communities to find out what our nation's educators are doing right.

Medical researchers were fascinated with how veteran cab drivers could navigate the busy streets of London so effortlessly and remember all the shortcuts without consulting a map.

Night on Earth makes inspired use of its well - known cast, especially during the first three of its five episodes about cab drivers around the world and their fares.

Essentially a bit player, onscreen with Universal from 1935, jolly - looking David Oliver played scores of newspapermen, news vendors, cab drivers, etc..

Rowan Atkinson's obsession with automobiles is addressed in this comical profile featuring his discussions with therapists, used - car dealers, the police and cab drivers around London.

As we were shooting, Steve Harvey and his team prank photobombed us, Ben Stiler took photos with anxious fans outside of his hotel, two cab drivers got into it over a red light and I got the leftover whiffs of the garabge lined up along the street the night from before!

I've been smiling at strangers, making conversation with cab drivers, helping people carry bags and open doors.

It is well known that London black cab drivers brains grow as they learn, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/677048.stm

Previous research has shown that the gray matter in the memory centers of London cab drivers increases during the 3 - to -4-year period of training in which they learn all London's 25,000 streets and countless landmarks, resulting in the hippocampus of these drivers being larger than normal.

«In London's densest areas, black cab drivers» specialist knowledge gave them the edge in terms of speed»

To do so, he reached out to cab drivers at the city's international airport, paying them a commission to find clients.

Comparing GPS with London cab drivers, Wesson paints a picture of the need to use feedback to augment, rather than replace, our knowledge and skills.

The agenda, five months in the making, includes bills that call for the creation of a task force to assess the city university system's affordability, admissions and graduation rates, a report on the use of long - acting reversible contraceptives such as intrauterine devices, sexual assault awareness and prevention training for cab drivers, a street co-naming for the original Ms. Magazine headquarters and expanding the definition of employer under the human rights law to offer protections for domestic workers.

«When yellow and green cab drivers get paid by cash, they have to move around to complete the transaction,» said New York Taxi Workers Alliance Executive Director Bhairavi Desai.

The NY Post reported that during a vigil for 61 - year - old driver Douglas Schifter, a taxi union official revealed the suicides of two livery cab drivers in the Bronx.

The changes in the law are also aimed at reducing some of the regulatory burdens on the city's cab drivers, like lower fees and allowing cab drivers to pick up multiple parties if their customers consent.

«32BJ is standing with its allies in the NY Taxi Workers Alliance, which includes Uber drivers, Taxi and Green cab drivers, against the legislation Uber is pushing in Albany to create on - off insurance for app - based car service drivers,» said 32BJ president Hector Figueroa in a statement.

«So Mr. Vice President, today I announce that I will propose to the New York state legislature not just $ 15 for fast - food workers, because a fast - food worker deserves $ 15 an hour, construction workers deserve $ 15 an hour, and home healthcare aides deserve $ 15 an hour, and taxi - cab drivers deserve $ 15 an hour, and every working man and woman in the State of New York deserves $ 15 an hour as a minimum wage - and we are not going to stop until we get it done!»

The mayor is trying to get livery and yellow cab drivers to sign onto a plan intended to better serve the outer boroughs.

Advocates of a bill to allow livery cab drivers to pick up street hails in Upper Manhattan are clamoring for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's support.

While Diaz said it would be up to lawmakers to decide how many new medallions to issue and how much they should cost, he said they would have to cost «far less» than yellow medallion so they «remain affordable to all livery cab drivers or base owners.»

Livery cab drivers from Upper Manhattan also said a plan that leaves the them out is unacceptable as well.

The «Uber wars» have extended to the Democratic National Convention, where traditional cab drivers say Uber drivers are making it difficult to get spots.

In November 2016, the City Council Women's Caucus rolled out its first - ever «legislative equality package,» which included bills calling for a report on the use of long - acting reversible contraceptives such as intrauterine devices; sexual assault awareness and prevention training for cab drivers; support for a state bill that prohibits employers from asking potential applicants for their salary history; and another state bill that gives domestic violence survivors access to breaking leases.

There was heavy lobbying on both sides of the issue — with yellow cab drivers who were against the legislation surrounding the Capitol with their cabs and livery drivers who spent hours debating legislators in the halls.

Cab drivers tell me that business has been slack.

I'd also put a cap on the fares charged by black cab drivers, which is a complete and utter outrage.

Yesterday was a day of highs and lows for people hoping to drive for a living in Western New York, as ride - hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft went live in upstate New York, while veteran cab drivers braced for a major shakeup.

The first measure will create more transparency in cab drivers» travels by outfitting their vehicles with equipment to record and store all fare data, including passenger pickup and drop - off locations, and make the information available to riders.

They also complained that the cab drivers are not made to pay for insurance and other road user fees the regular drivers are charged.