NEWS

 

TAXI AND FOR-HIRE VEHICLE RELIEF STANDS

Taxi relief stands allow drivers to park their vehicles for up to one hour. This affords drivers the opportunity to leave their vehicles and take care of personal needs.

(last updated January 12, 2010) *Queens locations are currently being verified. Staten Island currently has no relief stands.

BOROUGH
TYPE OF STAND
LOCATION
CROSS STREET
Bronx
Taxi Relief
Park Avenue (east side)
E 135th St and E 138th St
Bronx
Taxi Relief
Park Avenue (west side)
E 135th St and E 138th St
Brooklyn
Taxi Relief
Fourth Avenue
Third St and Sixth St
Brooklyn
Taxi Relief
North 6th Street
Berry St and Wythe St
Brooklyn
Taxi/FHV Relief
Utica Avenue
Winthrop St and Rutland Blvd
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Tenth Avenue
W 26th St and W 28th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Sixth Avenue
W 22nd St and W 23th St
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
Ninth Avenue
W 30th St and W 29th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Ninth Avenue
W 42nd St and W 41st St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Sixth Avenue
W 38th St and W 39th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Sixth Avenue
W 39th St and W 40th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Sixth Avenue
W 55th St and W 56th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Sixth Avenue
W 8th St and W 9th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Broadway
W 48th St and W 47th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Canal St
E Broadway and Essex St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
E 16th St (north side)
Fifth Ave and Union Square West
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
E 16th St (south side)
Fifth Ave and Union Square West
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
E 17th St
Irving Place and Park Ave South
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
E 23rd St
First Ave and Second Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
E 27th St
Park Ave S and Madison Ave
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
E 28th St
Fifth Ave and Madison Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
E 28th St
Park Ave S and Lexington Ave
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
E 29th St
Madison Ave and Fifth Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
E 77th St
First Ave and Second Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
E 78th St
Lexington Ave and Third Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
E 78th St
Lexington Ave and Third Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
E 86th St
Henderson Place and York Ave
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Grand St
Forsythe St and Chrystie St
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
Lexington Ave
E 28th St and E 27th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Lexington Ave
E 25th St and E 26th St
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
Lexington Ave
E 26th St and E 24th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Madison Ave
E 26th St and E 27th St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
Church St E Rdwy
Franklin St and White St
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
South St
Wall St and Gouveneur Lane
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
Thompson St
Grand St and Sixth Ave
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
W 16th St
Ninth Ave and Eight Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
W 21st St
Sixth Ave and Seventh Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
W 26th St
Seventh Ave and Sixth Ave
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
W 31st St
Fifth Ave and Broadway
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
W 41st St
Eighth Ave and Ninth Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
W 44th St
Eleventh Ave and Tenth Ave
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
W 46th St
Ninth Ave and Tenth Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
W 46th St
Eleventh Ave and Tenth Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
W 50th St
Ninth Ave and Tenth Ave
Manhattan
Taxi/FHV Relief
W 52nd St
Twelfth Ave and Eleventh Ave
Manhattan
Taxi Relief
W 55th St
Tenth Ave and Eleventh Ave
Queens*
Taxi/FHV Relief
36th St
Skillman Ave and 43rd Ave
Queens*
Taxi/FHV Relief
43rd St
36th St and 37th St
Queens*
Taxi/FHV Relief
45th Ave
Jackson Ave and 23rd St
Queens*
Taxi/FHV Relief
45th Ave
45th Ave Rdwy and 23rd St
Queens*
Taxi Relief
55th St
Queens Blvd and Roosevelt Ave
Queens*
Taxi Relief
64th St
34th Ave and 35th Ave
Queens*
Taxi/FHV Relief
Hunters Point Ave
27th St and 30th St
Queens*
Taxi/FHV Relief
Pearson St
Jackson Ave and Dead End
Queens*
Taxi Relief
Queens Blvd
55th St and 54th St
Queens*
Taxi Relief
Skillman Ave
37th St and 36th St
Queens*
Taxi/FHV Relief
Van Dam St
Queens Blvd and Skillman Ave

 


METER RATE CODE CHANGE ALERT

As announced this past Friday, March 12., the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) is moving ahead with a short term technological solution to alert passengers in the event of a switch to the suburban rate code (Rate Code 4) during rides taking place within the five boroughs of New York City.

We are pleased to report progress in this area with over 5,100 taxicabs now equipped with a warning system that will activate a message alerting passengers that “the meter has been accelerated to reflect an out of town rate.” The message will also alert passengers to the fact that, if they are traveling within the five boroughs of New York City,and the higher rate is engaged, the driver is in violation of their passenger rights and the passenger should call 311 to report it.

The alert will remain on screen until the passenger changes the screen content.

It is anticipated that the remainder of the city’s 13,237 taxicabs will be equipped on a gradual phase in schedule over the next several days.

The TLC is also working with its contracted taxi technology providers to design an audio component to further complement the alert system.

As previously noted, the TLC is also working on a longer term technology based solution known as “Geo-Fencing”, which would automatically activate the appropriate rate codes based on the geographic location of the vehicle and prohibit any manual activation by the driver.


TLC Commissioner Matthew W. Daus………

“We are pleased that we were able to begin the phase in of the warning devices so quickly, and we will continue to move ahead aggressively on all measures to prevent fare related violations.”