This Just In - Checkered Past

An era has ended with the retiring of New York's last Checker cab. The cab went under after it was condemned for being "dangerously oriented towards comfort."

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Tuesday July 27, 1999

This Just In - Checkered Past

An era has ended with the retiring of New York's last Checker cab. The cab went under after it was condemned for being "dangerously oriented towards comfort."

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