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AutoMarketplace NYC$28,000 for an NYC TLC Plate? Could It Become a Robotaxi Permit?Disclosure: Entities that share ownership with AutoMarketplace own and manage TLC plates and are invested in Marblegate Capital Corporation (OTCQX: MGTE), a publicly listed taxi medallion investor, lender and fleet operator. Lenny Leff’s MyTLCCar is an AutoMarketplace advertising partner. Nothing here is financial, investment or legal advice. See No Interest Without Conflict.A TLC plate is a strange thing to exist. It is a for-hire vehicle (FHV) license issued by New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The city caps how many exist, except for wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs). It cannot be sold if you...
2026-09-2255 min
AutoMarketplace NYCDavid Do on Uber Lockouts, Driver Pay, TLC Plates, Taxi Medallions & AVsIn our latest podcast, AutoMarketplace Founder and Publisher Dawood Mian sits down with former New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) Chair David Do for one of the most comprehensive interviews ever conducted on his tenure leading the nation’s largest for-hire transportation regulator.Over the course of fifty minutes, Do reflects on the decisions that defined his time at the TLC: the driver minimum pay standard and Uber and Lyft lockouts, Green Rides, the release of electric vehicle (EV) for-hire vehicle licenses (TLC plates), enforcement, and the landmark Medallion Relief Program (MRP+) that provided nearly ha...
2026-07-2151 min
AutoMarketplace NYC2026 TLC Plate Cap Explained: Medallions, WAVs, EVs, Plates and Five PredictionsThe NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission officially concluded last week that no new TLC plates should be issued. The wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) exemption remains the only available channel for new New York City for-hire vehicle (FHV) licenses. But the more important story sits underneath the determination. In this 52-minute episode of the AutoMarketplace Podcast, Founder Dawood Mian walks through what the TLC concluded, why the call is right, and the structural taxi medallion-recovery dynamic the report does not name.The episode outlines five forward-looking calls we make for the 2026 to 2027 review window....
2026-05-2752 min
AutoMarketplace NYCBuilt for NYC TLC Drivers: Toyota of Bay Ridge Brooklyn’s 7-Year Parts & Labor WarrantyToyota owners using their vehicles for NYC for-hire transportation and taxi (“TLC”) work know the service tradeoff well. Franchised dealers often have higher labor rates and move slower, but use OEM parts and factory-certified technicians. Independent shops — many of them excellent and locally owned — are often cheaper and faster, but may not always offer the same parts access or diagnostic equipment. This is a generalization, of course: some dealerships are very TLC-friendly, and some independent shops operate at dealer-level quality.For NYC TLC drivers putting 25,000 to 50,000 miles a year on their vehicles, time is money in the m...
2026-05-1323 min
AutoMarketplace NYCSales Tax Trap: TLC Plates to JFK HustlersToday’s AutoMarketplace podcast episode features Jennifer Koo, Esq. and Joe Calamia, CPA of Armanino’s sales tax practice. We think every NYC TLC or taxi fleet owner, driver who rents out their vehicle, plate or medallion, and base operator in this industry should listen. Jennifer and Joe’s contact details are at the end of this article.Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode and article is for educational purposes only. Although our guests are professionals, nothing discussed constitutes legal, tax, or financial advice and should not be relied upon as such. Please consult a qual...
2026-04-051h 10
AutoMarketplace NYCNYC’s EV Charging Crunch: Drivers Are Waiting — What Comes Next with Presto Charging’s Ashwin DiasTo most observers, New York City’s electric vehicle (EV) charging problem is straightforward: too many EVs and not enough chargers.To be specific, among the 115,179 taxis and for-hire vehicles (FHVs) in the city’s fleet, 13,146 are EVs. However, there are only 415 DC “Level 3” fast chargers located across the five boroughs. These chargers must also be shared with 33,537 passenger EVs registered in the five boroughs, though some private owners may have home charging, as well as thousands of commercially used EVs registered to New York City addresses.However, the reality is more complex.In pract...
2026-03-121h 08
AutoMarketplace NYCNYC’s TLC Insurance Crisis, Explained: A 30-Year Car Crash — and a Path Forward with Cira Angeles (L.A. Riverside)To the new or outside observer, NYC’s taxi and for-hire vehicle (“TLC”) insurance crisis might be seen as a sudden shock, triggered by the insolvency of American Transit Insurance Company (ATIC). The reality is far more complex and structural.What the City’s TLC insurance industry is experiencing today is the delayed consequence of decades of underpricing, regulatory inaction, and market instability that accumulated until the system could no longer hide or absorb the strain.In this episode, AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian speaks with Cira Angeles, CEO of L.A. Riverside Brokerage. Ms. Angeles is one of...
2026-01-211h 31
AutoMarketplace NYCThe Real Economics of an NYC Taxi Medallion in 2025 — A Rare Owner-Driver Conversation (Harvir Singh)Yesterday, AutoMarketplace founder Dawood Mian sat down with Harvir Singh, an NYC TLC–licensed yellow cab driver who operates a family-owned taxi medallion, to explain what medallion ownership actually looks like in New York City today. Driving the cab alongside his father, Harvir breaks down the real financial, operational, and regulatory challenges—and hopes—that come with owning and operating an NYC taxi medallion.Harvir’s perspective is shaped by nearly a decade of firsthand experience in the industry. He and his father entered the business in 2017 through leasing, paying weekly rates of roughly $1,000, before deciding in 2019 that pur...
2025-12-171h 16
AutoMarketplace NYCFast Track Mobility Enters NYC’s TLC Plate Rental Market as Drivers Seek Flexible Ownership OptionsDisclaimer: AutoMarketplace and entities with shared ownership were compensated by Fast Track Mobility for fleet consulting and marketing services discussed in this podcast. Furthermore, AutoMarketplace and entities with shared ownership directly participate in the TLC vehicle, plate rental, and taxi medallion markets.Fast Track Mobility, part of Voyager Global Mobility (VGM), has officially entered New York City’s growing TLC plate — or for-hire vehicle (FHV) license — rental market.VGM, best known for its Buggy and Fast Track TLC-plated vehicle rental brands, is now offering a program that allows drivers to use their own vehicles while rentin...
2025-11-0645 min
The Driverless Digest PodcastWhat It Would Take for Waymo to Launch in New York City (Podcast)Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack. We now have transcripts available too (Click on the “transcripts” button in the top right corner of this post to access them).In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Dawood Mian, a long time NYC fleet owner, and founder of AutoMarketplace, the largest content platform focused exclusively on New York city’s TLC market. We get into what makes the NYC TLC ecosystem unlike any other market in the country — from the regulatory framework and driver pay rules to the insurance realities. And why it’s such an impo...
2025-11-0347 min
The Rideshare Guy PodcastRSG267: Waymo's Next Big Move: Cracking the NYC Taxi MarketIn this episode, Dawood Milan, founder of Auto Marketplace, discusses the intricacies and the significance of New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) market. He provides insights into his career transition from finance to managing a successful Uber Black fleet and eventually founding Auto Marketplace. Dawood explains the unique regulations and economic value of the NYC TLC market, the challenges and opportunities it presents, particularly with regard to vehicle caps, insurance, and driver pay. He explores the future of autonomous vehicles (AV) in this competitive and complex market, touching on regulatory hurdles, potential business models, and the challenges...
2025-11-0347 min
AutoMarketplace NYCIs Mamdani Good for the NYC Taxi & FHV Industry? — NYC Taxi News PodcastAs the mayoral race nears its end and Zohran Mamdani leads most polls, the question is increasingly whether his brand of ‘democratic socialism’ marks long-overdue reform or yet another political experiment at the city’s expense.Over the course of a little more than an hour, NYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, Carolyn Protz, and AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian trace how New York politics — from Fiorello LaGuardia’s New Deal era to Michael Bloomberg’s technocracy — have shaped the city’s for-hire transportation industry, the taxi medallion market, and the daily lives of its drivers.Curtis Sliwa’s und...
2025-10-291h 13
AutoMarketplace NYCWhy Can’t New Insurers Enter the NYC TLC Market?Yesterday, we had the opportunity to sit down with Attorney Steven Shanker, a partner at Romano Law and one of the most experienced legal voices in New York City’s for-hire transportation (TLC) industry.For more than two decades, Steven has represented black car bases, livery bases, the Independent Livery Driver Benefit Fund, and numerous other stakeholders across the TLC-regulated marketplace. His work spans business transactions, complex litigation, and regulatory compliance, giving him a unique perspective on how insurance, law, and public policy intersect in the NYC taxi and for-hire vehicle (FHV) industry.In this co...
2025-10-031h 13
AutoMarketplace NYCNYC Drivers Must Fight for TLC Plate & Taxi Medallion Power in the AV EraToday, AutoMarketplace Founder Dawood Mian sat down with Frank Haley, a NYC TLC-licensed driver whose career spans nearly a decade of industry upheaval. From Uber’s bonus-filled early days in 2016 to lockouts, protests, and declining driver pay, Frank has lived through the full arc of how for-hire driving in New York has changed.Frank’s perspective is shaped by a wide range of experience. He has driven for Uber, Lyft, Access-A-Ride and Revel — first as a W-2 employee and later as a 1099 rental customer until Revel’s recent exit — and he has been active with the New York Taxi...
2025-08-271h 09
AutoMarketplace NYC📉 Insurance Crisis, 🚖 Plate Cap, 🤖 AVs — Former NYC TLC Chair Matt Daus Shares His InsightsEarlier today, we had the opportunity to speak with former NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) Chair Matthew (Matt) W. Daus.After leading the TLC from 2001 to 2010, Matt has remained deeply engaged in both the NYC and national taxi and for-hire transportation industries. From founding the Transportation Practice Group at Windels Marx, to serving as President of the International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR), to teaching at the City University of New York (CUNY), Daus is a true expert whose unique experience spans both the public and private sectors.Today’s conversation between Daus and AutoMarketplace’s Da...
2025-05-301h 28
AutoMarketplace NYC⚡American Lease Bets Big on EVs, Fisker Oceans & Toyota BZsIf you talk to NYC Uber and Lyft (TLC) drivers—or even some passengers—you might hear them mention a vehicle they’ve never seen before.According to NYC Open Data, American Lease (AL)–owned entities, the largest for-hire vehicle (FHV) rental company in New York City, now operate over 1,500 electric vehicles (EVs) in their fleet. Just a few years ago, that number wouldn’t have reached even 20% of that total. So, what changed?The answer might surprise you. AL’s rapid shift to electrification is closely tied to the bankruptcy of EV startup Fisker, which create...
2025-05-1456 min
AutoMarketplace NYC🚕🗽 NYC Taxi Medallion: Dying System or Protected Franchise? — NYC Taxi News PodcastNYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, taxi industry expert Carolyn Protz and AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian discuss the future of NYC’s taxi medallion system, including whether it should continue to exist and if it will survive. Recorded on March 18, 2025.DISCLAIMER: Nothing in the discussion should be interpreted as financial advice.Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Abe’s opening 0:44 Intro by Carolyn 6:21 Abe supports specific NYC Mayoral candidate 7:10 NYC’s politics is important to for-hire transportation (TLC) industry & related discussion 9:39 NYC today vs. NYC in the past: Is New York on the...
2025-03-181h 20
AutoMarketplace NYC🎙️ Buggy, Fast Track & VGM: Conversation with Jeremy Moskovitz about Rideshare Rentals, Insurance, TLC Plates, Regulations, EVs, AVs & MoreBuggy and Fast Track are two names that many NYC TLC drivers and fleets recognize. Both companies, now under the umbrella of Voyager Global Mobility (VGM) after merging in 2021, form one of the largest for-hire vehicle (FHV) rental fleets in the the five boroughs, with thousands of TLC-plated vehicles and associated driver-customers. A lesser-known fact is VGM has grown beyond its roots in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and is not only expanding across America, but also operating Mi Nave and PreStarte, the largest rideshare rental fleets in Mexico and Costa Rica, respectively. VGM now has a fleet of...
2025-03-072h 06
AutoMarketplace NYC⬛⚡ Tesla Model Y No Longer Qualifies for Uber Black – Why It MattersAlso available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Intro 1:30 Bullet point summary 2:15 Uber disqualifies Tesla Model Y from Uber Black 5:28 This ain’t our first Uber Black rodeo 6:51 Uber’s changing eligible vehicle list 7:35 Remembering Infiniti QX60 Uber Black situation pre-pandemic 10:59 Our experience with the BMW X5 being taken off Uber Black, then reinstated 14:21 Our Cadillac XTS scare 17:18 Reflection on Uber business model and X5 / XTS experience 18:40 What’s going on with the Tesla Model Y? Why did so many drivers buy the Y? 21:22 Alternative view 23:27 Why did Uber remove the Tesla Model Y from Black? 26:54 Concluding...
2025-02-0538 min
AutoMarketplace NYC🔐🖤🩷 Can NYC TLC Stop Uber & Lyft Driver Lockouts?Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Intro 1:29 What is fair compensation for an NYC TLC driver, and how is it determined? 2:22 February 5th, TLC public hearing details & how to sign-up 2:42 First principles of NYC driver compensation 5:52 James A. Parrott TLC Driver Expense Report (Dec 2024) 6:47 NYC per mile rate calculation = $0.879 8:26 Uber says it won’t dispatch vehicles 2019 and older? TLC says Uber is lying 10:19 “Predatory” leasing companies and release of FHV licenses (TLC plates) 11:42 Justifying higher per mile rate: comp. & collision insurance expense related to auto loans 13:37 Many insurers unwilling to underwrite Tesla (EV) comp. & collision...
2025-02-0326 min
AutoMarketplace NYCATIC & Hereford Announce 2025 Insurance RatesAlso available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Intro 1:13 Bullet point summary 2:04 NYC TLC insurance renewal season begins 4:34 Large one-off insurance rate increase? 6:40 Driver pay & FHV insurance inflation 11:40 NYS DFS will likely not approve large rate increases 13:25 2025 NYC TLC insurance rates 14:00 ATIC is raising rates 2% to 8% 14:40 Hereford is raising rates 3% to 10% 15:40 Rates increases also impacted by other factors 22:40 2025 vs. 2024 TLC insurance rates 26:11 Real NYC TLC insurance inflation 37:28 Our experience with NYC TLC insuranceAutoMarketplace covers the NYC for-hire transportation industry and automotive news. Check out AutoMarketplace on YouTube ▶️🗣️ Interested in advertising with us? Click her...
2025-01-2946 min
AutoMarketplace NYC☂️🚕🚀 NYC TLC Insurance Broker CrisisNote: Thumbnail image was generated with the assistance of AI (OpenAI | ChatGPT)Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Intro 1:51 Bloomberg article ‘NYC’s Taxi Mess Was Driven by Decades of Inaction and ‘Massive’ Fraud’ 12:06 Is the TLC killing insurance innovation that would make industry less reliant on ATIC? 14:03 Additional thoughts on American Transit story 23:04 Is American Transit (ATIC) still in business? 26:57 NYC TLC insurance broker crisis? 28:56 ATIC pays majority of $40+ million TLC broker fees 29:42 NYC TLC Insurance Total Addressable Market (TAM) analysis 33:12 How much do NYC TLC insurance brokers make? 41:10 TLC insurance broker commiss...
2025-01-061h 10
AutoMarketplace NYC🖤🩷🚕 2024 "Lockout" UR Set To Finish Above 53%, Yellow Cabs Break 15% Market Share, Uber / Lyft Golden Ticket Era BeginsNote: Thumbnail image was generated with the assistance of AI (OpenAI | ChatGPT)Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Intro 1:51 Bullet point summary 5:16 What is the utilization rate (UR)? 8:20 Uber & Lyft NYC UR update (Oct 2024) 11:40 53% UR regulatory floor vs. lockouts 13:47 How is Uber / Lyft gaming NYC TLC’s UR? 17:00 Uber and Lyft NYC trip update 21:27 Traditional black car, livery & luxury base trip update 24:43 Green Cab (SHL) trip update 25:34 Yellow cabs break 15% market share, industry update 27:42 NYC TLC trip market share analysis 28:55 NYC TLC market predictions 33:13 Total NYC TLC industry trip update & analysis 35:00 Explaining our lo...
2024-12-2057 min
AutoMarketplace NYCNYC Robotaxis, TLC Insurance, Taxi Medallion Comeback & MarblegateNYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, taxi industry expert Carolyn Protz and AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian discuss all things NYC for-hire transportation (TLC). Recorded on December 12, 2024.DISCLAIMER: Nothing in the discussion should be interpreted as financial advice.Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Intro 2:15 Current events & industry news 7:07 NJ UFOs = Flying taxis? 8:15 Robotaxi (driverless cars / AVs) discussion & predictions 15:32 NYC taxi medallion = robotaxi license? 20:57 Who regulates robotaxis in NYC? 23:26 NYC e-bikes should have licenses & insurance 27:59 TLC insurance discussion. ATIC too big, to fail? 33:47 Rise of Uber, Lyft and how it relates to siz...
2024-12-121h 14
AutoMarketplace NYCNYC Taxi Industry Podcast (Oct 2024)NYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, taxi industry expert Carolyn Protz and AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian discuss all things NYC for-hire transportation (TLC). Recorded on October 17, 2024.Disclaimer: Nothing in the discussion should be interpreted as financial advice.Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Intro 1:05 Rise of autonomous vehicles (AVs)? Getting rid of streets & cars? Speed limits? Tesla trying to get rid of all taxi drivers? Robotaxis? 10:29 Commuter Vans legally allowed to do NYC street hails? 15:30 NYC FHV / taxi insurance crisis 19:04 Uber & Lyft insurance outside of NYC 20:30 Why NYC is so import...
2024-10-201h 09
AutoMarketplace NYC✊ "The Boss Doesn't Represent Workers": Conversation with Independent Drivers Guild (IDG)The Independent Drivers Guild (IDG) is one of the largest Uber and Lyft driver advocacy groups in NYC (and the world!). Founded in 2016, IDG now represents tens of thousands of for-hire drivers in New York City (NYC TLC) and advocates for over 250,000 drivers across New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Illinois and Florida.Earlier today, IDG President Brendan Sexton, Policy Director Andrew Greenblatt and organizer Michele Dottin joined AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian for a wide-ranging conversation covering how IDG was formed and is funded, Uber / Lyft driver deactivations (including discussion about NYC Council’s In...
2024-10-151h 28
AutoMarketplace NYCNYC’s 50% WAV Mandate Is Shaking Up The Taxi Medallion MarketThe NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) will hold a Zoom-only public hearing tomorrow, Thursday, October 10th, related to proposed rules that mandate all new taxi medallion hack-ups and re-hacks be attached to a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV). This public hearing comes after a federal judge recently affirmed a previous 2014 ruling that mandates 50% of yellow cabs be WAVs. Next week on Wednesday, October 16th, the TLC has confirmed it will hold a Board of Commissioners meeting to waive the typical 30 day period after new rules are proposed and vote on the new WAV mandate-related regulations that will redefine...
2024-10-0943 min
AutoMarketplace NYCNYC Taxi Industry Podcast (Sept 2024)NYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, taxi industry expert Carolyn Protz and AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian discuss all things NYC for-hire transportation (TLC). Recorded on September 15, 2024.Disclaimer: Nothing in the discussion should be interpreted as financial advice.Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Introduction 3:52 Too much government? 7:56 Uber vs. Taxi (government perspective) – Part 1 9:14 Uber business model profitable? Lyft? 10:17 Uber vs. Taxi – Part 2 11:02 Corruption vs. Incompetence 14:58 Uber vs. Taxi – Part 3 16:14 TLC insurance crisis (American Transit) 21:21 NYC Commuter Van discussion 28:28 Taxi medallion foreclosures 30:40 Medallion market update 32:18 Was MRP debt restructuring fair? 36:11 50% WAV requirement...
2024-09-161h 10
AutoMarketplace NYC🎙️🚕 Taxi Medallions, Robotaxis, Supply & Demand, NYC Politics & MoreNYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, taxi industry expert Carolyn Protz and AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian discuss all things NYC for-hire transportation (TLC). From current events in the industry to whether taxi medallions might eventually turn into self-driving vehicle permits, we hope you enjoy the discussion!Disclaimer: Nothing in the discussion should be interpreted as financial advice. Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS0:00 Intro 3:02 Catching up on current events & TLC news 7:37 Mistakes were made, does TLC understand what they were? 9:56 How do we solve current issues in the NYC for-hire transp...
2024-07-221h 16
AutoMarketplace NYC☂️🚕🎙️How Uber Changed NYC TLC Insurance? Conversation with NYAB's Luis QuevedoNYAB is one of the largest TLC insurance ☂️ brokers. In AutoMarketplace’s latest podcast episode, Luis Quevedo, CEO of NYAB Insurance, and Dawood Mian speak about all things NYC for-hire transportation (TLC) insurance. From how Uber changed the industry to why brokers even exist to why there aren’t more insurance options! 🤔 Luis and Dawood also have a lengthy discussion about the TLC comprehensive & collision (a/k/a physical damage) market.We want to thank Luis for the conversation and hope you find the discussion informative. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below and/o...
2024-07-211h 00
AutoMarketplace NYC🗣️🔒 Locked Out: Conversation with NYTWA's Bhairavi DesaiAnyone who’s been in or following the New York City for-hire transportation (TLC) industry for the past two decades will know of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) and its leader Bhairavi Desai. NYTWA, led by Ms. Desai for over two decades, is one of the most influential and active driver advocacy groups in the nation.While its origins are tied to the yellow cab industry, NYTWA is increasingly becoming an advocate for all NYC TLC-licensed drivers, including those who work with Uber and Lyft. For example, while many might know of NYTWA’s efforts rela...
2024-07-121h 28
AutoMarketplace NYC🟨⬛ NYC Yellow Cab vs. NYC Uber: Conversation With Lenny Frias (TLC Driver's Perspective in 2024)AutoMarketplace's Dawood Mian speaks with Lenny Frias. Lenny drove the NYC yellow taxi from 2006 to 2016, before switching to Uber. He shares his experience & thoughts about today's TLC industry.We hope you enjoy the conversation!Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABLE OF CONTENTS👋 0:00 - Intro 🚕 2:56 - Driving a NYC yellow cab. How it looked? 🚕 6:00 - Experience with taxi garages 🚕 07:30 - How much was he making driving a yellow cab? Expenses? 🚕 10:20 - Why didn't you buy a taxi medallion? 🚕 11:37 - Taximeter math 🚕 12:51 - Day shift vs. Night shift ⬛ 14:54 - The rise of Uber in NYC 🚕 19:35 - Drop in NYC t...
2024-04-0951 min
AutoMarketplace NYC🚕🪙 Is Investing In A NYC Taxi Medallion A Thing In 2024?NYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, taxi industry expert Carolyn Protz and AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian discuss the current state of the NYC for-hire transportation (a/k/a TLC) market. After speaking about TLC industry current events, a recent bribery scheme involving JFK taxi dispatchers and self-driving vehicles being tested in NYC, the discussion focuses on the NYC taxi medallion market.Who's buying NYC taxi medallions in 2024? Is there any value left?We hope you enjoy the conversation!Click here to check out NYC Taxi News!!!Also available on YouTube ⬇️TABL...
2024-04-041h 14
AutoMarketplace NYC🚕📰🎙️ EVs, WAVs, Congestion Pricing & NYC PoliticsNYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, taxi industry expert Carolyn Protz and AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian discuss the current state of the NYC for-hire transportation (a/k/a TLC) market. They cover a wide range of topics from the recent addition of thousands of new NYC for-hire vehicles to congestion tolling plans to City politics (& media).We hope you enjoy the conversation!Click here to check out NYC Taxi News!!!Also available on YouTube ⬇️AutoMarketplace NYC covers the for-hire transportation industry and automotive news. Check out AutoMarketplace on YouTube ▶️ Get fu...
2024-02-281h 15
AutoMarketplace NYC☂️🗽🎙️ NYC TLC Insurance Talk w/ Next Century: Brokers, Rates, EV Plates, Fleets, Full Coverage & MoreNext Century Insurance President Gavriel Gavrilov and AutoMarketplace founder Dawood Mian sit down to speak about the NYC for-hire transportation (“TLC”) insurance market.Gavriel started Brooklyn-based Next Century Insurance, an insurance brokerage that focuses on the NYC TLC market, in 2013. His previous experience also touched other parts of the NYC TLC industry, related to his father owning Concord Limousine, a well known traditional Black Car base. For example, Gavriel worked as a both a NYC black car driver and dispatcher, before starting Next Century.The discussion between Gavriel and Dawood is wide ranging, but focuses on t...
2024-02-0659 min
AutoMarketplace NYC⚡🚖🎙️ Electrifying NYC's TLC & Taxi Fleet* Benjamin Stein was among the first 350 employees at Uber, joining the company in 2013* His experience at Uber included recruiting new drivers & helping the company build their NYC ‘vehicle solutions’ business, including partnering with TLC leasing companies* Benjamin also worked for American Lease, a large TLC leasing company, before founding Outpost Energy* Outpost Energy is focused on NYC electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure* Benjamin & AutoMarketplace’s Dawood Mian have a wide ranging discussion, focused on NYC TLC-plated EVs and charging infrastructure. The discussion also covers Ben’s time at Uber and working with TLC...
2024-02-011h 00
AutoMarketplace NYC☂️🚖🎙️ Why Is NYC TLC Insurance So Expensive?!INSHUR Co-Founder & CEO Dan Bratshpis and AutoMarketplace founder Dawood Mian sat down to speak about the NYC TLC insurance industry, earlier today. TLC insurance renewal season is in full swing and many NYC for-hire drivers and fleets are confused and angry 😤 about 10%, 15%, 20%, even 30%+ policy premium increases.Dan shares his thoughts about the increases and what's driving them. He also speaks about other NYC TLC insurance-related topics, including how regulation impacts the industry, the role of insurance brokers, how the rise of ⚡ EVs could change the market and his thoughts on TLC drivers getting 'comprehensive & collision' insurance for their...
2024-01-2837 min
AutoMarketplace NYC🚕🔮 Current State & Possible Future Of The NYC For-Hire Transportation IndustryNYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, taxi industry expert Carolyn Protz, David Pollack (a/k/a Taxi Dave) and AutoMarketplace founder Dawood Mian discuss the current state of the NYC for-hire transportation industry and what the future may hold. They cover a wide range of topics from TLC policy to NYC’s electrical grid to taxi medallion valuations. We hope you enjoy the conversation!As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or by emailing us at info@automarketplace.com.Click here to check out NYC Taxi News!!!...
2023-12-231h 08
AutoMarketplace NYC🚖 "LET'S GO FOR A RIDE"Abraham Mittleman (a/k/a Abie or Abe), is a 50 year veteran of the New York City taxi industry. After driving for 42 years, Abe retired in 2012. If you ever wondered what it's like to drive a NYC taxi, the people and interactions, you will find Abe's stories in his new book Let’s Go For A Ride interesting and amusing. While he was a driver, he also wrote a column called "Cab Gab", in an industry trade publication, for 16 years. The book also brings these columns back to life, enlightening readers about the world's most fa...
2023-12-041h 08
AutoMarketplace NYC🚕☠️ TLC-MEDALLION OWNERS: "WE WON'T DROP DEAD"!NYC Taxi News founder Abe Mittleman, taxi industry expert Carolyn Protz, Nancy Reynoso (livery industry expert + city’s first green taxi driver!) and AutoMarketplace founder Dawood Mian discuss the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission’s (NYC TLC) recent, surprise 👀 decision to reinstate the EV exemption to FHV License Pause (a/k/a TLC Plate Cap).We hope you enjoy the conversation!As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or by emailing us at info@automarketplace.com.Click here to check out NYC Taxi News!!!AutoMarketplace NYC covers the for...
2023-11-051h 00
AutoMarketplace NYC🎙️ Conversation with NYC TLC Chair David DoEarlier today, NYC Taxi News’ Abe Mittleman, Carolyn Protz, and AutoMarketplace founder Dawood Mian had a conversation with NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) Chair & Commissioner David Do.We spoke with NYC TLC Chair David Do about his recent experience as a NYC for-hire driver, including driving a yellow cab 🚕, working in an EV ⚡ on Revel’s platform and his future plans to continue driving across different NYC for-hire transport sectors! 👏 Later on in the conversation, he shares some thoughts on how he thinks about and balances the opinions & demands of different groups when constructing and determining...
2023-09-2659 min
AutoMarketplace NYC🎙️ NYC TLC Driver‘s Car Stripped For Parts, What Happened?Note: This is the audio-only 🎙️ version of our video conversation (see below). The video version includes relevant footage and pictures, which may cause the audio version to have temporary silent periods.When we recently saw NYC TLC-licensed driver Omik Zaman’s Facebook post about his vehicle being stolen, surgically stripped of parts and then recovered, we reached out. Our own fleet has been subject to theft and we know many other TLC drivers and fleets have had to deal with stolen vehicles and parts. Unfortunately, incidents of theft seem to be more common.As we’ve covere...
2023-08-3123 min
AutoMarketplace NYC🎙️ How Many Taxis Do We Need?NYC Taxi News’ Abe Mittleman, Carolyn Protz, special guest Nancy Reynoso (livery industry expert + city’s first green taxi driver!) and AutoMarketplace founder Dawood Mian, discuss a wide range of topics from the recent news around the assault of a yellow cab driver to the current state of the FHV industry (including the SHL Pilot). They also have a broader conversation around how many for-hire vehicles the City needs and what the future may hold.We hope you enjoy the conversation! As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or by emai...
2023-08-061h 31
AutoMarketplace NYC🎙️ What's Right & Wrong in the FHV and Taxi Business?Hello 👋. Dawood (Mian) here, founder of AutoMarketplace. Myself, Adrian (Cruz), Jason (Shaw) and other team members wanted to thank you 🙏 for all your support since we started AutoMarketplace three years ago. We’ve now grown into one of the largest NYC for-hire transportation (TLC) content creators and distribution platforms. As we’ve grown, many have reached out to us to understand who we are and what we are trying to do 🤔🤷. Recently, when Abe Mittleman & Carolyn Protz of NYC Taxi News reached out about a podcast, I thought it would be good opportunity to introduce myself and have...
2023-07-131h 44