NY Cabbie-Recommended Restaurants: More Spots Worth Tasting
Even when I cross the Brooklyn Bridge by mistake, bump into the NYPD or get lost at the airport, my next meal is usually on my mind. Slowly but cheaply, I'm eating my way through NYC while I'm on duty, and I've found a few more places that deserve a spot on the map.
Choice Eats for Cabbies
Next Monday, March 22, the Village Voice's food critics are gathering more than 60 New York restaurants for their third annual Choice Eats tasting event. I'm going with a specific mission: to scope out the best cabbie-friendly foods from among Robert Sietsema and Sarah DiGregorio's favorite eateries in the five boroughs. How to Avoid Getting Cheated in a NYC Taxi
On Friday, The New York Times exposed a massive scam among New York cabbies, who've been flipping their meters and overcharging passengers on an alarmingly regular basis. What can you do to make sure you're not getting gouged? What can cabbies do to renew the city's faith in us? Tagine Dream, Halal Burger Reality
Cabbie Mohammed's favorite spot for tagine turned out to be less restaurant, more sandwich counter and all men. Every one of them glanced at me with a look that suggested I was in the wrong place before shifting their attention back to plates of halal burgers and fries... Steak and Tears in Little Argentina
After 3 1/2 years in the Buenos Aires, I thought I'd listened to enough tango and eaten enough steak to hold me over for the rest of my life. But yesterday, when a tango I couldn't name came on while I was looking over the list of bifes and offal at El Gauchito Restaurante...Read more »
From the Driver’s Seat: The Safari Becomes a Zoo, with Haitian Food
There are times when driving a cab feels a lot like being on an urban safari, where I play the part of a caffeinated hunter on a desperate search for passengers. When I pulled into the taxi holding lot at Kennedy airport yesterday, I felt like I’d left the safari and entered a zoo. 
