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Just to be clear, this would be illegal nowadays, no?

• petercooper 18y ago
  I suspect it was illegal to pay people to transport others in unlicensed, private cars around back then too. If not, cab licensing would be almost pointless.
  • herval 18y ago
    I guess people trust Taxis a lot more than any random unlicensed car - thus I don't think it's pointless... plus, aren't there private drivers in NY? If I have a lot of money and want to hire a cousin (or even some non-relative) to drive me around, is it illegal?
• spolsky 18y ago
  No. In New York the only thing that would be illegal is if they responded to street hails below 96th street.
  • jacoblyles 18y ago
    So you can run unlicensed transport companies outside of a certain portion of Manhattan? I did not know that.
    • joubert 18y ago
      Non-medallion car service is legal in Manhattan, but is only allowed to respond to telephone dispatch (not that that stops them, especially near Water & Wall).