That’s what the mayor said after so called “secret shoppers” for the Taxi and Limousine Commission shot undercover video as they hailed cabbies to take them from Manhattan to another borough. “And that’s exactly what we’re talking about, geographic discrimination,” Bloomberg said. READ MORE: Mattress Giveaway In Queens Highlights Depth Of Need That Remains 3 Weeks After IdaĪs CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer reports, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is putting the brakes on fare refusals.īloomberg emphasizes that taxi drivers must not refuse anyone looking for a ride, 1010 WINS’ Stan Brooks reports Rather than go to an out-of-Manhattan address, this driver left a paying customer in the dust. Newly released undercover video shows a driver denying a man a ride. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - There’s a new crackdown underway on taxi drivers.