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| NYC Traffic Snarled -- Muslim Cabbies Stop To Pray | |
| 2011-12-02 | |
| UPPER WEST SIDE, NY (PIX11)-- If you need to catch a cab, you may want to try the Upper West Side. Some residents who live next to the Islamic Cultural Center on Riverside Drive say their neighborhood is flooded with parked taxis every week. "They are everywhere, hundreds of them. I joke with my doorman every Friday I can't find a cab," said John Hart, who lives across the street in a high-rise building. "I have to pray," said a cabbie who did not want to give his name," I have no choice but to break the rules." The Imam of the Islamic Cultural Center, Abdur Rahman, told PIX11 News, muslims must pray several times a day and that he urges his worshippers not to break any parking rules to pray. "A good muslim does not offend anybody. I wish the City, though, could give us 45 minutes on Fridays to pray, like Christians on Sunday," said Rahman. "I don't know how they get away with it," said Hart, who hopes the N.Y.P.D. will crack down on parking violators. "It's a sea of yellow and its got to stop," continued Hart.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #11 The Daily Mail has photos. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-12-02 23:41 |
| #10 Christians get 45 minutes to block traffic to pray every Sunday? Someone call the ACLU (1) !! (1) - Anti-Chritian-Liberties-Union |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-12-02 16:23 |
| #9 Start yanking medallions. That'll get the bosses attention. |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-12-02 15:13 |
| #8 So they aspire to become taxi drivers. What a class of immigrants! Maybe the next wave will want to deliver pizzas. There is absolutely nothing wrong with honest work of this sort, which has been the entree to life in America for many immigrants whose educations and status back home were higher than those jobs suggest. |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-12-02 14:43 |
| #7 This is a high risk maneuver, because hack licenses (medallions) start at about $700,000 each, are heavily regulated and can be revoked easily, and there is a big backlog of those waiting in line to get them. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-12-02 11:11 |
| #6 Start putting boots on the cars. A day of losing pay would convince most people not to park illegally. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2011-12-02 10:11 |
| #5 "A good muslim does not offend anybody. Damn few good muslims then since most all of them are offensive as hell. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2011-12-02 08:56 |
| #4 So they aspire to become taxi drivers. What a class of immigrants! Maybe the next wave will want to deliver pizzas. |
| Posted by: Cravising Phater2156 2011-12-02 07:11 |
| #3 Hint "Nation building starts at home.". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-02 03:04 |
| #2 Just tell the Occupiers that's their new winter housing. The media's heads will explode since they can't complain about either group. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Halliburton Lost Drill Bit Division 2011-12-02 01:50 |
| #1 Have tow trucks start hovering around at prayer time and see what happens. Maybe a Sky Crane helicopter or two with electromagnets, just for dramatic effect. They can set the taxis down on the roof of the Islamic Cultural Center so they are out of the way. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-12-02 00:14 |