Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Cab Chaos: Third Livery Driver Attacked With Gun This Month
By
Garth Johnston
Published Nov 28, 2011
Modified Nov 28, 2011
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
Garth Johnston
Published Nov 28, 2011
Modified Nov 28, 2011
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
For the third time in recent weeks a livery driver has been brutally attacked while on the job. Last night around 10:30 p.m. Dame Ndiaje was shot in the arm and chin after picking up three men and a woman outside 1373 Pacific Street in Crown Heights. Ndiaje survived but is fighting for his life, according to the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers.
Details from last night are still murky, but Ndiaje "may have picked up an illegal street hail." According to police Ndiaje was not robbed in the incident. But that doesn't make the recent uptick in gun violence on livery drivers any less disturbing. On November 13 driver Patrick Hall was shot to death near Rockaway Park, and then on November 19 driver Suzzath Ali was carjacked by three people he'd picked up on another illegal street hail in the Bronx.
"We lost Patrick Hall in Queens two weeks ago. We are caring for Mr. Ali, who got carjacked and pistol-whipped—requiring 50 stitches across his face—in the Bronx, and now Dame Ndiaje, who was shot three times, two in the arm and one in the chin, in Brooklyn," NYSFTD spokesman Fernando Mateo said. "Picking up street hails in the outer boroughs is not legal and will never be a good idea."
Trying to make street hails in the outer boroughs easier and safer has been one of Mayor Bloomberg's pet projects during his third term.
Tagged
brooklyn
Crown Heights
dame ndiaje
driver
livery
livery cab
new york state federation of taxi drivers
Garth Johnston
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Mamdani extends ban on permits for new street fairs due to NYPD overtime
Critics say the moratorium harms businesses in neighborhoods without a tradition of street fairs.
By
Carol Chen
Published Oct 23, 2026 at 4:24 p.m. ET
Inside the Midtown Bus Terminal rebuild: Decks over Lincoln Tunnel approach, a new park
The new deck will be used to store buses and supplies while crews tear down and rebuild the Midtown bus terminal. Once the project wraps, the space will be converted into a new park.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
News
Inside the Midtown Bus Terminal rebuild: Decks over Lincoln Tunnel approach, a new park
The new deck will be used to store buses and supplies while crews tear down and rebuild the Midtown bus terminal. Once the project wraps, the space will be converted into a new park.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
Black couple seeking Queens apartment sues over racist text from broker
By
Brittany Kriegstein
NJ early voting begins Saturday. Here's everything you need to know.
By
Mike Hayes
Countdown clocks are coming to an NYC bus stop near you
By
Stephen Nessen
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 .