12 000 taxis in New York are also inseparable from the local landscape as the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty. These large bright yellow chevrolet nicknamed the "Yellow Cabs" are always at your eyes or if it is and whatever the time of day or night. New York has amended its rules on taxispour allow landlords to require three dollars more per rental period for hybrids, which drivers have readily accepted because of gains made through savings on gasoline. They are Bengali Hindus, Muslims in Harlem, Lebanese Christians, Russians, or Coney Island, the taxi driver are the charm of Big Apple.