The Taxi of Tomorrow was approved by the TLC Thursday a month after a judge invalidated the plan, giving the go-ahead to a modified version of the plan that is now set to bring the new line of taxis to the city this fall, according to reports.

A judge had ruled the Taxi of Tomorrow violated a city code that said a hybrid option must be given to all owners. In the new version, hybrids with an interior larger than 130 cubic feet will be allowed.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

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