Mosque Tussle Does Not Merit Suspension

In TLC v. Islam, the driver was suspended based on an arrest for assault in the second degree, though the charge was later reduced to assault in the third degree and harassment. ALJ Casey recommended reinstatement. The driver, who had been licensed for 10 years, denied committing an assault and expressed remorse for being involved in...

Accidental Assault no Reason to Suspend

In TLC v. Mamun, the driver was suspended based on an arrest for assault in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, acting in a manner likely to injure a child, and menacing in the third degree. Though some of these charges are felonies, ALJ Garcia recommended reinstatement. The driver explained...

Exceptionally good TLC record overwhelms aberrational charge

In TLC v. Khan, the driver was suspended based an arrest for assault in the second degree and acting in a manner injurious to a child less than seventeen. The criminal charges were later amended to misdemeanor assault charges, acting in a manner injurious to a child, harassment, and menacing. While some of these charges are...

Driver Reinstated Despite ‘A’ Level Felony Arrest

In TLC v. Ali, the OATH judge recommended reinstatement following a suspension based on an arrest and a high level drug charge. The driver prevailed based on his excellent record, his lack of criminal record and the fact that he was not arrested until three years after the alleged drug sale and a year after a...

Debt Relief for Medallion Owners

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission and Senator Charles Schumer announced an agreement between the City, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, and Marblegate Asset Management, the largest medallion lender, to create a City-funded deficiency guarantee to achieve greater principal reduction and lower monthly payments for medallion loans.Under the agreement, Marblegate will restructure outstanding...

The ‘Taxi King’ Is Dead

Evgeny Freidman, a cabdriver’s son who came to own hundreds of medallions and to manage even more, died the other day at age 50. Freidman was a notorious tax cheat and a disbarred lawyer, who caused his partners millions in losses, but avoided prison by having the good luck of having what has been called...

New York Court of Appeals to Hear Auction Fraud Case

On October 12, 2021, the New York Court of Appeals agreed to hear the appeal in Singh v. City of New York, one of two cases brought by Dan Ackman and Wolf Haldenstein et al. concerning the TLC auctions of medallions in 2013 and 2014. A lower appellate court had essentially dismissed the complaint on...

City Says Medallion Relief Program ‘In Full Swing’

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this week that the City’s $65 million Medallion Relief Program was “in full swing.” That’s true if “full swing” means minimal swing. The city say that 57 loan restructuring deals have been approved, “delivering $10.4 million in debt cancellation to financially distressed Owners.” But there are roughly 13,000 medallions and pretty much...

Driver Who was Defending Himself Reinstated

In Taxi & Limousine Comm’n v. Shukurov, OATH Index No. 279/22 (Aug. 25, 2021), adopted, Comm’r Dec. (Aug. 26, 2021), appended, the TLC suspended the driver’s license based on his arrest for assault in the third degree, a misdemeanor The OATH ALJ recommended reinstatement and the TLC agreed based on the driver’s testimony that the complaining witness,...

NYC TLC driver reinstated despite felony arrest

In Taxi & Limousine Comm’n v. Richards, the OATH ALJ recommended reinstatement after the driver was suspended based on a charge of felony criminal mischief. The driver and his wife testified credibly that he was the victim of sharp practices by seller of 2016 Chevrolet Suburban and that he did not slash the tires of that...

Doubts about Driver’s Honesty Leads to Upholding of Suspension

In an unusual suspension-on-arrest case called TLC v. Ault, the OATH judge recommended continuation of the driver’s suspension following an arrest for conspiracy to commit money laundering. The scenario was highly unusual in that the charges were federal. Despite finding that the driver maintained a good driving record, ALJ Lee said that the accusations called...

OATH Rules For Driver Accused of Punching Friend’s Arm

OATH has issued another positive decision, rejecting the continued suspension of a a driver who was arrested based on a complaint by a longtime friend that he punched her in the arm. The OATH judge rule: “Even presuming the criminal charge is true, as required by petitioner’s rules, there are several problems with this argument....