Case Name: Venford Spencer, Appellant, v. NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2006-06-22
Citations: 30 A.D.3d 300
Docket Number: 
Parties: Venford Spencer, Appellant, v NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 30
Pages: 300–300

Head Matter:
Venford Spencer, Appellant, v NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Respondent.
[816 NYS2d 682]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Marylin G. Diamond, J.), entered on or about June 8, 2005, which denied the petitioner's application to annul respondent's determination denying petitioner's application for a license to operate a taxi in New York City, and dismissed the petition, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Petitioner's previous operation of a for-hire vehicle without a license and many recent traffic violations provide a rational basis for denying him a taxi license (see Matter of Howell v Benson, 90 AD2d 903 [1982], lv denied 58 NY2d 611 [1983]). Concur—Tom, J.P, Friedman, Sullivan, Catterson and Malone, JJ.