Whodrivesthecab industry inNYC?
Formany visitors toNewYork, the iconic yellow taxisoffer afirst impressionof
thecityas youmake yourway from theairport. Thecabbiesare the faceof the
industry, familiar from variousportrayals infilmandonTV, butwhoelsedrives
NYC’scab industry?Alongwith local photographer SamPolcer, I tooka trip to
Queens tofindout (
seep28
).Wegot tomeet charismaticAJGojia,who tutors
prospectivecabbies, anddropped into55Stan, a third-generationgarage that’s
been voted thecity’sbest for two years running. Therewewere introduced to
RichardWissak,whosegrandfather founded thegarage in 1956, long-time
cabbieErnest, andLincolnStevens (
pictured
), themechanic foremanwhokeeps
their 140cabs in tip-top shape. Lincoln toldme theypride themselveson their
good relationshipwith theirdrivers: “We respect themand they respectus.”
After gettinga look inside the industry that getsNewYorkersand visitorswhere
theyneed togo,we’vegot a lotof respect forpeople likeLincoln, too.
Mandi Keighran, deputyeditor
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What else
we learned
Editor SarahWarwick
learned that
“Finns are
obsessedwith goodcoffee.
That’s the impression you
get atMood,Helsinki’s latest
coffee-shop-cum-roastery.
The interior looksmore like
amuseum than aStarbucks,
andcoffees are roasted
differentlydependingon
where they come from.
That’s some serious
attention todetail.”
moodcoffee.fi
ActingartdirectorJohanna
Lundberg learnedthat
“There’s abattleof chef
empires goingon inLondon
thismonth. Not only is
JasonAthertonopening
his seventh restaurant,
but AnthonyDemetre
(Arbutus,WildHoney, Les
Deux Salons, UrbanCoterie)
hashelped tocreatenew
Barbicaneaterie,Osteria.”
osterialondon.co.uk
AssociateeditorOmerAli
learned that
“Whilemost sunglasses
aremade fromplasticor
acrylic, oneNorwegian
brandhasdeveloped a
sustainable rangemade from
wood. Not only are they
right on; they’rebeautiful
too.”
treklokker.no
Wordonthestreet:our
deputyeditor interviews55
Stan’smechanicforeman,
LincolnStevens, inQueens,
NewYork
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