[TRANSIT] ‘Dollar van’ crackdown coming

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn PaperThey want to buck the dollar van trend.The city is cracking down on so-called “dollar vans” operating illegally, in response to a hit-and-run near Kings Plaza that claimed a local man’s life in August. The vans operate as for-hire vehicles — usually charging $2 for rides up and down arterial roadways such as Flatbush Avenue — but many drivers are not licensed with the Taxi and Limousine Commission, wh