Innocent Cabbie Victimized by 'Knights in Shining Armor'

A cab driver going after four fare-beating young women was intercepted by a second group who beat him to ground until he was bleeding from the face by a group who thought that the ladies were being mugged. The driver had picked up the women at the club Bogart's on Park Avenue in Midtown and driven them down to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal around 3 a.m. When the women tried to make a run for it towards the ferry, the driver chased after them and grabbed at their purses when a second car pulled up and intervened. The driver was beaten so bad that he had to be taken to Bellevue Hospital. Police gave the group of women summonses when they came off the ferry in Staten Island. The attackers, who fled the scene, have not been found.

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By Billy Parker in News on February 1, 2009 9:30 AM

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snoopydog

The problem appears that the credit card machine wasn't working in the cab and Angelena Facia Brute along with Carletta Mamansetta didn't have cash on them. So they called Quido and Vinnie to come over and talk it out with the cab driver.

Who might I ask goes out on the town and takes the Staten Island Ferry home at 3:00 AM in the morning? Four stunads from Staten Island I guess.

Spirit of 76

What is it with yet another group of idiots who think that the Staten Island ferry is a great choice for an escape vehicle after committing a crime? Slow-moving, predictable route, no way off until you get to the other side -- yes, it's perfect!

JacqueMehoff

what's the clientele at club bogart's.

should be easy to figure. same with the samaritans in the car. and the third clue going back to SI at 3am.