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New York Taxi Drivers Thanked

New York taxi drivers tend to get a bad rap, and many people would say it’s well deserved. But people got to see a side of the New York taxi driver which is rarely mentioned, when a violinist performed for 200 taxi drivers at Newark Liberty International Airport.

“The atmosphere is very interesting, to say the least” Mr Quint told The Times. “Right now, it really feels I am among my friends.”

Mr Quint, 34, promised to give the unusual performance after Mohamed Khalil, a taxi driver, returned the 1723 Antonio Stradivari “ex-Kiesewetter” — on loan from a wealthy philanthropist — when the musician left it behind in his taxi.

The violinist and his girlfriend climbed into the car driven by Mr Khalil at Newark airport shortly after midnight on April 21.

Of course the taxi driver returned the violin, and the rest is history.