It’s not often Yellow Cabbies are treated like one of New York City’s true treasures — but that’s exactly what happened Thursday night at the premiere of the YouTube TV series Keep the Meter Running, produced and hosted by Kareem Rahma.
The evening began at the Metrograph movie Theatre in the Lower East Side , where a pristine 1982 Checker Cab sat outside like a movie star, posing for pictures under the lights. Inside was a who’s who of Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central, actors, models, and even Midori Valdivia Commissioner of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission .The Q&A was hosted by comedian Ramy Youssef.
Then came the important question: how do you transport 300 thirsty party animals to the after-party at the rooftop Boom Club at The Standard, High Line in the Meatpacking District?
No problem — 20 Yellow Cabs were lined up outside waiting to shuttle the crowd crosstown in style.
We arrived to find six glamorous models greeting guests with trays of champagne flutes. Two famous DJs blasted music completely unknown to me — but apparently beloved by everyone under the age of 40.
As the clock struck 1 a.m., I performed the classic Irish Goodbye and this Cinderella Cabbie headed back to Queens.
Later, lying in bed staring at the ceiling, I found myself humming "Once in a Lifetime" by David Byrne and Talking Heads:
"You may ask yourself, ‘What is that beautiful house?’
You may ask yourself, ‘Where does that highway go to?’
And you may ask yourself, ‘Am I right? Am I wrong?’
And you may say to yourself, ‘My God… what have I done?’”
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