There are 11,787 medallion taxis in the city, according to the commission.

The powerfully-built man stole the medallion taxi after shoving the driver out of the vehicle, according to witnesses.

Such cabs account for about 18 percent of the city's 11,787 medallion taxis, according to the commission.

However, just 12,000 of them are "medallion" yellow taxis with the legal right to pick up passengers on the street.

A ride into Manhattan, for instance, whether in a medallion taxi or a stretch limousine, should cost between $25 and $50.

The city issues a fixed number of medallions, and only medallion taxis are allowed to pick up fares.

The city still has 11,787 medallion taxis licensed to pick up passengers - the same number allowed in 1937.

Only seven of the victims drove yellow medallion taxis.

In 1965, her father sold his bodegas, and bought a medallion taxi.

Within a few years, he owned three medallion taxis.