The village of Tarrytown failing in the Governing of the only Industry they regulate.
Local taxi news
Winter 2011
village considers allowing taxis to park in commuter lots overnight.
Fall 2010
Village conducts flawed investigation into taxi drivers overcharging!
Fall 2010
Tarrytown taxi drivers who have been ripping people off
$6,000 per year ticketed, given $50 fines.
November 2, 2009
Tarrytown changes taxi law and takes away requirement for persons to
write their social security numbers on taxi driver applications?
April 12, 2009
New Brunswick NJ Illegal Taxis ruining livelihoods
READ
Nov. 9, 2008
Pair driving taxi selling drugs
READ
Nov. 6, 2008
Stolen cab crashes in Yonkers READ
Sept. 11, 2008
Woman molested after being picked
up by taxi, police say
READ
June
14, 2008
Illegal taxi crackdown in NYC
READ
Taxi drivers busted for talking on cell phones READ
July 6th, recently a Dobbs Ferry taxi driver hit a pedestrian in Dobbs Ferry. 2nd time she's done this in about 3 months.
Tarrytown taxi drivers continue to overcharge. Mayor, Police Chief do nothing!
5/19/2008
Adam Kearns, formerly of Tarrytown, is
charged $8 for a $4 ride. Brings it up at village Board Meeting, NOTHING IS
DONE!
5/19/2008
I tell the village of Tarrytown "On behalf of 30
Tarrytown Taxi drivers, thanks but no thanks" to a .25 cent rate increase.
4/01/08 Knapp & McCarthy taxi driver busted for illegal prescription drugs in Yonkers. HE'S STILL DRIVING A TAXI.
Sex charge: Fernando Herrera, 32, of 184 Ramapo Road, Garnerville, was indicted yesterday on a felony sex charge. He is accused of forcing another person to perform oral sex on him inside his taxi cab Oct. 5. A grand jury charged Herrera with first-degree criminal sex act, according to the Rockland District Attorney's Office.
Tarrytown refuses taxi rate increase: An August 2007 request to raise taxi fares from $4 to $5 is turned down. The same board awards village employees with a wage increase of about 3.5 %.
On several occasions I have notified and warned the village of unlicensed illegal taxis and of the overcharging of taxi fares. What's done? NOTHING!
Chase charging Ins. Funds fees
Taxi rates in Tarrytown are set and regulated by the village at $4 and $1 each additional person. Some persons have been charged $20!
For the past 16 years, my livelihood as a taxi driver and owner has been crippled by the continued politics and careless regulating of the taxi industry by the village of Tarrytown and the Tarrytown Police Department.
What is it that causes the village of Tarrytown to not enforce ANY laws in the only industry it truly regulates?
Why does the village of Tarrytown claim "we've received no complaints" for taxi customers being overcharged? The reason is because the complaint system has been a failure due to;
- Complaint stickers are allowed to be placed out of sight, to reduce or eliminate complaints.
- Driver's taxi permits or "hack" licenses are not on display.
- Price stickers on the exterior of taxis are too small, not readable.
Actual law from the village of Tarrytown code:
273-12. Schedule of rates; display; disputes.
| A. | A taxicab owner or driver or a livery owner or driver shall not charge a fare for taxicab services or
livery services in excess of the schedule of rates established by the
Board of Trustees. The schedule of rates is located in the
Fee Schedule for the Village of Tarrytown. (people are overcharged everyday). |
| B. | A card listing the zones and the fee schedule shall be placed in each taxicab or livery in a clearly visible location as prescribed by the Police Committee. (doesn't exist) |
| C. | In the event of a dispute over the fare, the driver
shall contact the dispatcher; if requested by the passenger, the driver
shall proceed to the police station. (not stated anywhere in the taxi) |
| D. | The Board of Trustees may, by resolution, modify the schedule of rates. (these guys charge whatever they want anyway) |
| E. | A card advising the taxicab/livery passenger that complaints regarding service and/or rates can be directed to the Village of Tarrytown Police Department shall be placed in each taxi and livery vehicle at a location determined by the Police Committee. (Not found in most taxis) |
Taxis park overnight in the residential areas of
Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. These are commercial vehicles according to the
Tarrytown code below. Take a look at number 6 and 7 below.
291-1. Definitions
and word usage; official time standard.
| A. | The words and phrases used in this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by Article I of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York. | ||||||||||||||
| B. | The following words and phrases, which are not defined by Article I of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section for the purposes of this chapter: | ||||||||||||||
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE [Amended 7-21-1997
by L.L. No. 7-1997] Any motor vehicle used for business or
commercial purposes, including any trailers and semitrailers, tractors,
when used in combination with trailers and semitrailers, and:
|
291-23. Night parking.
| A. | Motor vehicles other than commercial vehicles may be parked on any streets or highways within the Village during any hours of the day or night, if otherwise permitted by law, including the period between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise, without displaying any lights either in front or at the rear of such vehicles. |
| B. | The parking of commercial vehicles on the streets of the Village is limited to one hour between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. unless further restricted by 291-24, Parking of commercial vehicles in residential districts. |
291-24. Parking of commercial vehicles in residential districts.
| A. | It shall be unlawful to park a commercial vehicle or a noncommercial trailer in a residential area, unless said vehicle is engaged in the process of delivery or the conducting of business to a premises in said residential area or said vehicle, to a maximum of two vehicles, is stored in an enclosed garage or screened completely from the street and abutting residences as determined by the Building Inspector. |
| B. | One vehicle bearing a commercial plate but not falling within the definition of commercial vehicle as defined in this section may be parked in a driveway in a residential area. |
I bet you'll find
more taxis
licensed by the village of Tarrytown involved in front end damage accidents
than anywhere else!
Here's one,
And another one,
The taxi below was driven by a
driver with a suspended license AND no taxi permit
Below is an unlicensed driver
waiting for a fare at Stop & Shop in Tarrytown
oh, don't worry, there's more coming.
Here, a taxi operated by "National Taxi Tarrytown" covers up
the village rate sticker enabling him to overcharge people
and park in a residential area overnight.
"Without enforcement, the taxi
industry has run amok and is a time bomb! Someone is going to get hurt" John Anderson
At least we're there
when you need us!
I went to the Police to complain
I was not charged the $2.75 senior rate, but was charged $5.00!
$1.00 over the regular village approved rate. The officer said the rates
only apply from the train station"
Barbara - Castle Heights Tarrytown
"If the village does not want to
regulate taxis, remove the law from the village code".
John Anderson
"If someone opened a restaurant,
barber shop
or nail salon without the proper licenses, they would be shut down in a
heartbeat".
John Anderson
"Why should a person supporting Tarrytown merchants be ticketed for forgetting to put money in a parking meter, but persons operating taxis without permits do not receive any fines". John Anderson
"Recently, a Tarrytown taxi
driver was found smoking crack in a Tarrytown licensed taxi at
4:00 AM.
What happened to the "random" drug testing?".
John Anderson
"Why is the village of Tarrytown willing to accept the liability when someone is hurt or (god forbid) killed in one of their taxis?"
How can a "Taxi & Limousine Commission" not
regulate taxis?
John Anderson