Medallion (disambiguation)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission</span> New York City government agency

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boro taxi</span> Taxicab of New York City, US

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Simon Garber is president and CEO of several taxi cab companies including Yellow Cab SLS Jet Management Corp in New York City and Chicago Carriage Cab Company in Chicago. Garber's companies are estimated to have the highest number of medallions in both Long Island City and Chicago, earning Garber the nickname of "Taxi King". Garber's cab companies have been involved in several scandals including the illegal use of salvaged police cars in the Chicago fleet and overcharging cab drivers in New York for leasing a medallion. In 2009, Garber founded the International Polo Club of Colts Neck near his residence in Colts Neck, New Jersey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taxi medallion</span> American city transferrable taxi permit

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