"You really don't think I know you??" Another impressive short film that runs under 5 minutes. The Kid is the creation of a filmmaker named Vogue Giambri, and it was shot on location on St Marks Place in New York City. The short depicts a heated argument between a father and son and that's pretty
New Yorkâs yellow cabs are making a comeback.
A driver shortage at Uber and Lyft has left city riders frustrated with high fares and long wait times, leading many to step off the curb and raise a hand.
âBusiness has been great. Iâve never seen it like this before,â said Tainur Rahman, a taxi driver from the Bronx. Rahman, who has been driving for about a decade, said heâs optimistic about a sustained rebound in the summer months to help make up for profits lost during the dead months of COVID-19 lockdowns.
Already suffering from an inundation of app-based drivers over the past several years, cabbies were dealt another significant blow by the pandemic, as commuters worked from home, tourists stayed away and no one wanted to be in the same car with a stranger. As New Yorkâs economy is revving up again, the number of daily taxi trips in New York City surged more than 800% in April from a year earlier, while app-based platforms like Uber and Lyft jumped s