NYC Cabbie Filmed Hurling Antisemitic Slurs at Jewish Passenger, City Moves to Yank His License

NEW YORK – A New York City taxi driver was caught on video unleashing a stream of antisemitic slurs at a Jewish passenger in Tribeca — prompting swift condemnation from officials and a move by the city to revoke his license permanently, according to the New York Post.

In the footage, which was posted by the Anti-Jew Hate Organization on its Jew Hate Database Instagram account, the cabbie can be heard yelling, “You guys look for trouble, yes, you are a ….Jew!” The video, which has already received over 5,500 views, shows the driver furiously berating the passenger after allegedly ignoring directions and inflating the fare.

“You realize you just lost your license, right?” the passenger responds calmly in the clip.

The driver shoots back: “No, you are going to lose your own license.”

The Instagram account labeled the tirade a clear case of “targeted Jew hatred,” writing in the caption, “Jewish New Yorkers deserve safety and dignity on every ride.”

Officials at the Taxi & Limousine Commission wasted no time.

“Hate has no place on our roads and is totally unacceptable,” said TLC Commissioner David Do in a statement to the Post. “As soon as we learned about this disturbing incident, we worked to identify the driver. Our Prosecution Unit will be seeking to permanently revoke his TLC license.”

The TLC confirmed it had contacted the individual who posted the video and is actively investigating. A 311 complaint is required to formally launch such an investigation, the agency noted.

The identity of the Jewish victim has not been released, and the Anti-Jew Hate Organization has not responded to media inquiries.

Online, condemnation was swift. “He’s about to be famous in a very bad way,” one rabbi commented. Another user simply wrote, “Take his license.” The official NYC Taxi Instagram account also responded, thanking the group for flagging the incident and requesting further information.

This comes amid a troubling rise in antisemitic incidents across New York City. In April, police arrested a Brooklyn woman accused of leaving a brick marked with a swastika and the word “Nazi” on a Tesla parked outside a yeshiva. That same month, NYPD statistics revealed that over half of the city’s hate crimes in March — 31 out of 57 — targeted Jews.

The full story was first reported by Samantha Olander and Georgia Worrell for the New York Post.

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