{"id":618,"date":"2012-08-08T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/?p=618"},"modified":"2024-08-30T13:55:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:55:30","slug":"rickshaw-racketeers-new-york-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/news\/rickshaw-racketeers-new-york-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Rickshaw racketeers -New York Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New York City&#8217;s pedicabs are increasingly notorious for overcharging riders, with drivers like Savas Avci allegedly scamming tourists by promising low fares and then adding exorbitant hidden fees, such as $100 per passenger. This practice has led to outrage, as riders are unaware of these extra charges until it&#8217;s too late. The Post has highlighted the need for stricter regulation to prevent these ripoffs, which harm both tourists and the city&#8217;s reputation. The Department of Consumer Affairs has called for an investigation into Avci&#8217;s illegal &#8220;tax&#8221; charges, but there are concerns that many other drivers might be engaging in similar deceptive practices. The call is for immediate action to protect riders and preserve the city&#8217;s image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2012\/08\/08\/rickshaw-racketeers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/2012\/08\/08\/rickshaw-racketeers\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City&#8217;s pedicabs are increasingly notorious for overcharging riders, with drivers like Savas Avci allegedly scamming tourists by promising low fares and then adding exorbitant hidden fees, such as $100 per passenger. This practice has led to outrage, as riders are unaware of these extra charges until it&#8217;s too late. The Post has highlighted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":636,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkpedicabservices.com\/pedicab-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}