Everyone who is eligible for a economic impact payment , the IRS lets you track the status of your check through its “Get My Payment” web page. Due to high traffic on the IRS page, you may see a message that you have to wait before you can access the site.

Visit the IRS’ Get My Payment page and click on the link Get My Payment button to check the status of your economic impact payment. On the next page about authorized use, click OK.

After access the Get My Payment page, enter your social security number (SSN) or individual tax ID (ITIN), your date of birth on the format suggested, your street address and your ZIP or postal code. Then Tap Continue and that’s it.

Next page will show your payment status, whether it has been scheduled or if the service is still unable to determine your status. If you haven’t set up direct deposit with the IRS, the service can guide you through those steps so that your check is sent directly to your bank account. If you want to know how to set up direct deposit visit the non-filers IRS web page.

Due Covid-19 pandemic, all sector of the economic has been affected and the Taxi Services is one of them. Even Though this service have been cataloged as essential service, demand of taxis on New York city has gone down closer 10 percent. Sometime drivers has to wait at least one hour or more to receive a call. Much of Taxi Services companies and Yellow cabs have reduce the quantity of car available for pick up. Many Drivers have embrace “Stay at Home policy” to avoid contagious and cooperate with authorities on this fight against Coronavirus.

In response to the COVID-19 Crisis, Drivers of Uber, Lyft and other FHV will receive benefits for unemployment. This group can start applaying now. Yellow cab lease and owner drivers, benefits will begin after New York State setup a especial program form independent contractors called “Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)”. Such program will grants
and additional $600 above the weekly New York State unemployment rate and you are eligible to receive it every week until July 31st.

• Apply online at labor.ny.gov/signin.
• Apply by phone by calling 1-888-209-8124
• Click here to download a flowchart of the application process
• Click here for a factsheet from the NYS Department of Labor

Applying for unemployment does not disqualify you from the stimulus check. We will be sharing more information on the latest federal stimulus package in the coming days. If you live out of state but work in New York, you should apply for unemployment in New York state. All rideshare and taxi drivers–even those outside New York–should look into unemployment benefits.

This information was extracted and updated from a email send by TLC External Affairs on April 20, 2020. To keep posted of new updates, please visit New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) website or NYTWA, including when and how to apply, see the resources here.

“While she incredibly dismayed by this decision she does not let it affect he positive spirit, unbelievable strength and incredible poise, which she demonstrated to the world throughout this ordeal they said.

“When she was released from the hospital a month ago, Green thanked the good Samaritans who come to her rescue.

Fernando Mateo, the president of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, praised Vance’s office for not pressing charges and suggested officials focus on regulating New York’s bicyclists to prevent similar accident.

“All cyclists who are operating as commercial riders should be registered with the city and carry some sort of permit that can be revoked if they do not comply with common sense safety measures” he said.

This article was posted on November 15, 2013 in the amNewYork Diary. Written by Ivan Pereida.

The Evolution with the Limousine Service in NYC

Mayor Bloomberg’s drive to produce the NYC limousine the taxi of tomorrow had been a selfless cause, and just sought to further improve or buses and its particular degree of customer service provided inside cities boroughs. The development of limousine services in the past decade suggested they were ideally placed in order to reach Mayor Bloomberg’s demands, so legalizing the range of non pre-booked fares by livery cabs was another logical part of his plan.

Limousine companies are already adding strings thus to their bow regularly nowadays, and get emerged as significant players from the fields of airport transportation and corporate travel in addition to continuing to dominate the motorhome market. Using this advancement, they have improved their fleets range and efficiency, while reducing their costs to mirror their additional revenue streams and for the benefit from new and existing customers.

It is possible to Taxi of Tomorrow in New York?

With Mayor Bloomberg having to shelve his plans for NYC limos however, a different have been suggested to appease everyone concerned. Following on from your much publicized taxi of tomorrow competition in Los angeles (where manufacturers were asked to design a lavish and spacious vehicle in order to develop the taxi industry) there is a proposal that would entail a whole new class of taxi’s being created in Nyc. These would be distinguished by the medallion and allowed collect fares coming from all sidewalks spare for the congested borough of Manhattan.

However, this new categorization of taxis would boast many of the benefits already made available from existing NYC limousine repair shops, and so the question that remains is whether taxi’s which can be superior with regard to style and efficiency can smart phone market their luxury competitors? If you think about the pre-booking facility available for Limousines, as well as the soaring fuel and fare prices which might be narrowing the purchase price difference between the 2, it appears to become just a couple of time ahead of the NYC limo is regarded as the true taxi of tomorrow.