Bloomberg unleashes threat against taxi tycoon and hints at revenge plans after he steps down as mayor
The Daily Mail [UK]
22 May 2013
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg got into a verbal altercation with a leader of the city’s taxi cab lobby saying that he was going to ‘f***ing destroy’ the group when he leaves office this fall.
Bloomberg has championed a new model of taxi cabs for the City, but that plan recently hit a legal pothole when a state judge sided with the taxi industry in going against his proposed changes.
‘Come January 1st, when I am out of office, I am going to destroy your f***ing industry,’ Bloomberg reportedly said to Gene Freidman, the CEO of the Taxi Club Management.
Mr Freidman represents the city’s taxi drivers, many of whom do not want to be forced to replace their cabs with Bloomberg’s ‘Taxis of Tomorrow’…
…An unidentified witness told The Post: ‘It was like Gene had kidnapped his child. He used the f-word twice.’
Aside from showing his aggression when it comes to taxi design, the alleged rant also gives a possible indication about what Bloomberg will dedicate his time towards when his three terms in Gracie Mansion come to an end this fall….
Read the complete article at The Daily Mail.
Taxis of Tomorrow: Bloomberg has championed a new model of taxi cabs for the City, but that plan recently hit a legal pothole when a state judge sided with the taxi industry in going against his proposed changes
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