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The following is a list of turn rights needed for taxis. Some apply to all taxis, whether occupied or not. In other cases, occupied taxis having the turn rights would suffice.
All Through Streets in Midtown create a problem for a taxi with passengers having to travel too far East or too far West. It not only limits how many passengers we can service, but certainly increases the amount of time our passengers are stuck in traffic. Given that taxis are central to the movement of the city, turn rights would allow hard-working drivers greater economic viability, bring New Yorkers and our visitors more quickly (and cost efficiently) to their destination and would allow for better traffic flow for other motorists. As such, we request the same turn rights as buses from these through streets outlined below. NYTWA submitted this request to the TLC in Fall 2011 and it is under review.
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All Taxis: Left Turn from Madison north-bound onto 42 Street east-bound.
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All Taxis: (Remove current exemptions from 2pm to 7pm) Madison Avenue turns.
a) Right Turn from Madison Avenue north-bound onto 48th Street east-bound.
b) Right Turn from Madison Avenue north-bound onto 50th Street east-bound.
c) Right Turn from Madison Avenue north-bound onto 52nd Street east-bound.
d) Right Turn from Madison Avenue north-bound onto 54th Street east-bound.
e) Right Turn from Madison Avenue north-bound onto 56th Street east-bound.
f) Right Turn from Madison Avenue north-bound onto 57th Street east-bound.
g) Right Turn from Madison Avenue north-bound onto 58th Street east-bound.
h) Right Turn from Madison Avenue north-bound onto 59th Street east-bound.
- Occupied Taxis: Left Turn from 23rd Street west-bound onto 7th Avenue.
- Occupied Taxis: Left Turn from 23rd Street west-bound onto 9th Avenue.
- All Taxis: Left Turn from 23rd Street east-bound onto 1st Avenue.
- All Taxis: Left Turn from 34th Street east-bound onto 1st Avenue.
- All Taxis: Right Turn from Broadway south-bound onto 40th Street.
- Occupied Taxis: Left Turn from 4th Avenue north-bound onto 34th Street.
- Occupied Taxis: Right Turn from 6th Avenue north-bound onto 34th Street.
- All Taxis: Left Turn from Park Avenue north-bound onto 42nd Street. (A Must!)
- Occupied Taxis: Right Turn from 42nd Street east-bound onto Vanderbilt.
- Occupied Taxis: Left Turn from 57th Street east-bound onto 6th Avenue
- Occupied Taxis: Left Turn from 57th Street east-bound onto Madison Avenue.
- Occupied Taxis: Left Turn from 57th Street west-bound onto 5th Avenue.
- Occupied Taxis: Left Turn from 57th Street west-bound onto 7th Avenue.
- All Taxis: Left Turn from 60th Street west-bound onto Lexington Avenue.
- All Taxis: Left Turn from 59th Street east-bound onto 3rd Avenue.
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