UWS Photo Of The Day: Taxi vs. Traffic Light Pole (Four People Injured) + Taxi Crash Gallery

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Scary scene in front of the AMC Loews movie theater at 1998 Broadway (btw. 67th/68th) on Tuesday afternoon, where a taxi apparently jumped the curb injured four people.
MUW reader Stephanie happened to be at the scene and captured this photo. Per Stephanie:

Upper West Side Week In Review: 10/31 - 11/6/11

A round-up of some of the most popular posts from the past week:

UWS Woman In Critical Condition After Being Struck In The Head By Shopping Cart Thrown From Above
More Details Emerge About UWS Shooting: Cop & Suspect Exchanged Gunfire
Central Park Ravaged By Last Weekend’s Freak Storm; Loss Of Roughly 1,000 Trees Expected
Disgraced Former WABC Meteorologist [...]

Upper West Side Photo Of The Day: ANOTHER Taxi Crash

It was just a couple of days ago that MyUpperWest featured a retrospective of some of NYC’s finest taxi drivers’ work… and now we can add Taxi vs. Garbage Truck to the growing list of smash-ups.

Taxi Crashes Into Ambulance On Upper West Side

It’s getting pretty dangerous to ride taxis on the Upper West Side these days, especially on Central Park West. On Monday, it was Taxi vs. Bus on CPW at 86th. Wednesday, it was Taxi vs. Ambulance 10 blocks north on CPW & 96th.
Given that it’s Fleet Week, I hope one of these cabbies doesn’t feel [...]

Columbus Circle Taxi Accident Leaves Driver Injured

DNAinfo reports that a taxi crashed into the Columbus Circle LensCrafters store early this morning, sending the driver to the hospital with a head injury.  The 39-year-old driver reportedly crashed into the store just before 5:00 am today, shattering the LensCrafters window and an adjacent window belonging to Columbus Circle wines.  The vehicle remained on [...]