Can Green Cabs Use Taxi Stands?

Yes, but only in the Hail Zone. A green cab (street hail livery) has the same right as a yellow cab to take any empty spot at a taxi stand in the Hail Zone. It has no right to a stand in the Hail Exclusionary Zone: Manhattan south of East 96th Street and West 110th Street, and the airports (TLC Chapter 80, §80-19(d)(1)(i)). These rules were current as of October 12, 2026.

The rule text

Rule §80-19(d)(1)(i) says:

A Driver of a Street Hail Livery has the right to take a position at any Taxi Stand having a vacancy in the Hail Zone, and no other Driver may interfere with that right. A Driver of a Street Hail Livery does NOT have the right to take a position at a Taxi Stand in the Hail Exclusionary Zone.

The Hail Exclusionary Zone is "(1) Manhattan south of East 96th St. and West 110th St. (2) The New York City Airports". The Hail Zone is all of NYC except those two areas (TLC Chapter 51). TLC's green cab page puts it simply: green cabs "may not operate in the Hail Exclusionary Zone, south of West 110th St and East 96th St."

Examples by place

The tricky part is that the Manhattan line sits at 96th Street on the East Side but 110th Street on the West Side.

We have not listed specific stand addresses because stands are added, moved and given hours. Read the sign: a taxi stand sign usually says "TAXI HAILING (SYMBOL) TAXI STAND", sometimes with hours.

Not sure? Check it step by step

Fifth Avenue is our shorthand for "East Side vs West Side". The rule itself names only East 96th and West 110th Streets, so for an address near Fifth Avenue between 96th and 110th, check with TLC.

Terminal stands in the Hail Zone

Rule §80-19(e)(1) says stand rules "also apply to special Taxi Stands and Feed Lines at air, rail, bus and ship terminals", and adds: "These rules also apply to Street Hail Liveries for terminals located in the Hail Zone." A Feed Line is "the line of Taxicabs that feeds into the specific pick-up location" (Chapter 51). Where a terminal has a holding area, §80-19(e)(2) applies too: park in the holding area before you go on relief, rejoin at the end of the feed line, and never bring passengers into the holding area ($50).

The 100-foot cruising rule for green cabs

Using a stand is one thing; hunting for fares next to it is another. Rule §80-19(b)(2)(ii) says a green cab driver "must not solicit or cruise for the purpose of soliciting Passengers within 100 feet of any authorized Taxi Stand". The fine is $100 if you plead guilty before a hearing, $150 if found guilty after one. So in the Hail Zone you may either join the line or drive past, but not pick off passengers walking to it. Yellow cabs have the same rule, 80-19(a)(4)(ii).

Where green cabs actually pick up

East Harlem North and East Harlem South top the list, both close to the 96th Street line. That is where knowing which side of the line a stand sits on matters most. More in green cab pickups by zone.

What to do next

• Got a summons for a stand spot? Read 80-19(d)(1).
• For hails in Manhattan, see can green cabs pick up in Manhattan and the Hail Zone definition.
• Need a break instead? Relief stands are a different curb: see can Uber drivers use relief stands, which also covers which relief stands are taxi-only.
• Every license type and place is in who can pick up where. More on the places hub, and see SHL and taxi stand.