Getting a cab in Brooklyn can sometimes be hard, but one lucky passenger got a taste of what it's like to be the belle of the ball, when two cab drivers got into a knock-down battle over who would pick up the fare. Carlos Lopez and Francisco Laureano got into a fist fight on the corner of Van Siclen Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in East New York last week. Lopez beat Laureano with a car antenna and bit his finger, while Laureano put Lopez in a chokehold and punched him in the face, knocking out a tooth. It's unknown who ended up taking the passenger home.
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