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...drivers to operate legally, they must first incur the large expense of buying a cab and its accompanying medallion, which generally goes for between $60,000 and $70,000. The medallion is the registration placard from the city which licenses the vehicle for operation as a taxi...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Tough Times for Taxis | 2/7/1991 | See Source »

...most controversial film of the summer. He is lean and wiry -- 120 lbs. tightly wound around a 5-ft. 6- in. frame. His hip, distinctively New York style has made him a familiar pop-culture image: stone-washed jeans, a Nike T shirt, a leather Public Enemy medallion around his neck, an ear stud and black Nike Air Jordans, practically his trademark since he appeared with basketball star Michael Jordan in Nike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPIKE LEE: He's Got To Have It His Way | 7/17/1989 | See Source »

...Postal Service is at odds with the Washington Mint. Not the U.S. Mint but a small Connecticut company that makes a 3 1/2-in. medallion called the Giant Silver Eagle. The Postal Service is charging in a complaint to an administrative judge that the Washington Mint's advertising falsely implies that the company has an affiliation with the U.S. Government. The 12-oz. Connecticut Eagle, which is based on the Federal Government's popular 1-oz. American Eagle coin, sells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COLLECTIBLES: Taking Shots At an Eagle | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...lengthy discussion of medallion transfers, Councilor Saundra Graham charged that Goldberg had already agreed to sell his 26-cab fleet to his competitor, an allegation that he denied...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Council Debates Smoking, New Cab Rules | 3/24/1987 | See Source »

Councilor William H. Walsh criticized McDavitt for proposing in a private meeting that Goldberg give ten of his medallions to the city in return for permission to dispose of the remaining 16 as he wished. "We're asking him to make a $600,000 donation to the city," he said, noting that a taxi medallion, sold singly, can cost up to $60,000 in Cambridge...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Council Debates Smoking, New Cab Rules | 3/24/1987 | See Source »

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