Industry Notice #01-14

JULY 1, 2001 IS EFFECTIVE DATE OF $35 FLAT FARE FROM JFK AIRPORT TO MANHATTAN; TLC DIRECTS THAT STICKERS MUST REFLECT NEW FLAT FARE

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) hereby notifies the medallion taxicab industry that the $30 flat fare from John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport to all destinations in the borough of Manhattan will be modified as of 12:01 a.m. July 1, 2001. As of that date, the JFK flat fare will be $35. The flat fare modification was approved by the TLC at its public meeting held May 24, 2001.

Pursuant to this, the TLC hereby directs all medallion owners to ensure that all existing flat fare stickers and rate cards be appropriately updated with overlay stickers as of the $35 flat fare’s effective date of July 1, 2001. Overlay stickers (to cover the existing $30 flat fare amount on both the rate card and existing passenger flat fare sticker) denoting the new $35 flat fare will be available from licensed fleet and non-fleet agents and meter shops, and from taxicab industry organizations such as the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade. Decals will also be available at the Central Hold Area of JFK Airport as well as the hold areas at LaGuardia Airport (see dispatchers as you exit the hold areas). Decals will likewise be available at the TLC’s Woodside Safety and Emissions facility, located at 24-55 Brooklyn-Queens Expressway West Service Road (718-267-4500).

Pursuant to Taxicab Owners Rules 1-68(a) ("An owner shall promptly answer and comply with all questions, communications, directives and summonses from the Commission or its representatives and the NYC Department of Investigation or its representatives."), violations of a Commission Directive are subject, upon conviction, to a fine of $200 and suspension until compliance.