Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Taxi Rider Sexually Assaulted by Cab Driver
By
Jen Chung
Published Jan 30, 2008
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Jan 30, 2008
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
The Post is reporting about a disturbing crime: A woman who took a cab from the Lower East Side back home to Brooklyn says the yellow cab driver assaulted her.
The victim, a 38-year-old real estate agent who lives in Park Slope, left a lounge at Rivington and Bowery around 4AM (the lounge's bouncer helped her hail the cab). The driver apparently asked her repeatedly to sit in the front passenger seat, which she declined. From the Post:
Once the cab reached her house, the driver offered to help her haul her birthday presents out of the car and place them on her stoop, the woman said.
She gladly accepted his help, but became alarmed when he followed her into her building, despite the fact that she told him it was OK to leave the gifts outside.
The driver forced himself into her apartment, said he'd like to romance her, and then molested the terrified victim, according to cops.
"He knows where I live, he was in my apartment. I don't feel really comfortable," the woman said.
The victim, who walked to a police station house to report the crime, added, "He's still out there doing this to other women, taking them home from a bar and taking advantage of them." The police will investigate GPS (if the cab had any) and travel log information from the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
If you're feeling uncomfortable in a cab, try to remember or write down the medallion number (here's the Taxi Passenger's Bill of Rights). In 2004, cab driver was accused of raping a passenger, but then the police weren't able to substantiate the claim because the passenger, who was drunk, may have consented to sex. and in 2006, a fake livery cab driver assaulted a woman who was trying to go to JFK.
Tagged
brooklyn
cab driver
cabbie
crime
east side
JFK
Limousine Commission
Lower East
Lower East Side
once
park slope
real estate
sexual assault
taxi driver
The Police
the post
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman spar over immigration, cost of living in debate
The Democratic incumbent repeatedly invoked President Donald Trump. The Republican challenger largely avoided bringing up New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
By
Jon Campbell
Published Oct 13, 2026 at 9:05 p.m. ET
Manhattan neurologist charged with sexually abusing 2 patients, DA says
Prosecutors say Dr. Tariq Lamki abused two patients during appointments at a medical practice near Stuyvesant Town.
By
Giulia Heyward
News
Manhattan neurologist charged with sexually abusing 2 patients, DA says
Prosecutors say Dr. Tariq Lamki abused two patients during appointments at a medical practice near Stuyvesant Town.
By
Giulia Heyward
Years of bus headaches start Thursday as Port Authority advances Midtown terminal work
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
and
Carol Chen
ICE admits to using Roxbury, NJ warehouse site to process immigrants
By
Mike Hayes
Dolan's offer: Donations to Blakeman for Knicks tickets
By
Walter Wuthmann
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .