Forget about getting around New York City if you're in a wheelchair. Fewer than 80 of more than 13,000 yellow cabs are accessible. (Compare us to London, where every taxi can handle wheelchairs.) What's holding New York up? The taxi industry is resisting accessible cabs - just like the auto industry resisted seat belts, airbags and higher fuel economy. But the City regulates 100% of the taxi industry. So it's time for a mandated, gradual conversion to accessible vehicles for the entire fleet. Otherwise, 99+% of the fleet will remain out of reach for most wheelchair users.

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Information about the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, ambulette services, and pre-kindergarten transportation for children who are receiving Early Intervention and Pre-Kindergarten Special Education services.

For transportation to La Guardia Airport, take the M60 bus at 206th Street, Manhattan, or take the Q48 bus at Main Street in Flushing, Queens.

For transportation to JFK Airport, take the Q3 bus from 165th Street at the Jamaica Bus Terminal, or the B15 bus from Marcus Garvey Boulevard/Broadway. You may also take the A train to Howard Beach (this station is accessible only from the Manhattan-bound side) and then take the Port Authority Shuttle Bus to the airport. For more information call MTA Information at Voice 1 (718) 330-1234 or visit their website. Wheelchair lifts to board the shuttle bus are available at this subway station and at airport terminals. For general ground-transportation information call Voice 1 (800) AIR-RIDE.

Information about MTA Long Island Railroad, the talking kiosk in Penn Station that offers information to blind or visually impaired travelers, MTA Metro North Railroad, Metro North's Harlem Line, The Hudson Line, and the PATH train.