It could be a lot easier to hail a cab outside of Manhattan if Mayor Bloomberg's new taxi medallion proposal becomes a reality. Sources tell Off the Rails that the TLC may add an additional 6,000 metered cabs that would only be allowed to serve the four boroughs outside Manhattan. They could deliver passengers to Manhattan, but would not be able to pick up fares there. Nor would they be allowed to respond to calls for pick up—they'd be street-hail only. Nevertheless, livery cab dispatchers are alarmed by the proposal, and they predict it will put drivers and base owners out of business. more ›

First Madonna dissed New York City, calling it "boring," and now Miss Sex and the City herself is saying it's "not what it used to be." Sarah Jessica Parker may actually be doing us all a favor, however, by discouraging the inevitable flock or Carrie Bradshaw-wannabees from moving to the Big Apple after The Big Movie comes out later this year. more ›