Big yellow taxi: a history of New York City's cabs – in pictures
On Tuesday, the Nissan NV200, known as the Taxi of Tomorrow, officially became New York’s standard cab. The radical redesign means the city’s trademark cabs will be more of a minivan than a car – with more legroom, a phone charger and sunroof. Here’s a look at over a century of taxicabs in the city
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A hansom cab at Madison Square in 1900.
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Darracq taxis, manufactured by a French company, queue in New York in 1910.
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Maude Odell, cranking her car, was one of the first female cab driver in the city in 1923.
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Taxis doing a thriving business on a rainy evening in Manhattan, mid-1930s.
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A taxi driver reads a newspaper, sitting on the fender of his car during a taxi strike in 1940.
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A cab in the shadow of elevated train tracks, 1952.
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People and taxis congest a crowded New York City street along Fifth Ave at 50th street in 1960.
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Yellow taxi cabs on Fifth Avenue near 48th street in 1972.
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The definitive film starring a New York taxi - Taxi Driver, with Robert De Niro, directed by Martin Scorcese and released in 1976.
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A driver leans against his taxi parked on the streets of New York City in 1982.
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A mass of taxis wait at JFK Airport in 1991.
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Taxis in Times Square, 2012
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The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission selected the Nissan NV200 as the winner of the Taxi Cab of Tomorrow competition, making it the city’s exclusive taxicab for a decade.
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