Hotel doormen across Manhattan are shaking down yellow cabbies for bribes of up to $15 before allowing them to transport guests to local airports, taxi officials told The Post.
Drivers who refuse to pay are blacklisted.
The rampant practice has sparked a Taxi and Limousine Commission investigation — and earned the ire of furious drivers.
"This stuff goes on day in and day out at hotels all over Midtown," said David Pollack, a former driver and director of the Committee for Taxi Safety. "It’s never happened as much as it is now. Everyone’s hurting for money and no one is stopping it."
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