NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A Florida man was arrested on Monday in connection with smashing a yellow taxi cab during mayhem that followed the New York Knicks’ Game 4 win on Wednesday, police said.
The 21-year-old with an address in Saint Cloud, Florida, was charged with criminal mischief after allegedly destroying the windshield and hood of a yellow taxi cab at the intersection of 36th Street and Seventh Avenue just after midnight on Thursday, officials reported.
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Following the cab smashing, rapper French Montana, alongside social media content creator Zachery Dereniowski and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, have organized a donation to help the 59-year-old driver whose livelihood depended on the taxi service.
“This was a hardworking driver simply trying to make living, and I’m incredibly grateful he wasn’t seriously injured,” said TLC Commissioner Midori Valdivia in a statement on Monday. “There’s no excuse for the kind of behavior he was subjected to, and anyone with information related to those who committed this incident should reach out to the NYPD immediately. Our TLC drivers are some of the best ambassadors of New York City and should be respected as such.”
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Police are still searching for two others in connection with the incident…