NYC Car Seat and Baby Bjorn Taxi Exemption

The NYC Government's website states the following:

"Drivers of yellow medallion taxicabs and for-hire vehicles and their passengers, are exempt from laws regarding car seats and seatbelts.  Keep in mind, the TLC encourages everyone in the vehicle to buckle their seatbelts while riding in a cab.  There are no Taxi and Limousine Commission rules regarding this, as it is a State exemption. Passengers with children are encouraged to bring their own car seats, which the drivers must allow passengers to install.
*NOTE - Children under the age of seven are permitted to sit on an adult's lap."

Basically this means you are responsible for the safety of your baby in a NYC Taxi or Livery Cab.  You can decide whether to use a Baby Bjorn, hold your child in your lap, or bring a car seat with you.  Many parents unfortunately find that taxis tend to pass them by when holding a little baby, stroller and car seat contraption.  They view it as too time consuming.  By law, they are required to permit you to install the car seat.  NYC parents tend to use a car seat without a base and just strap the belt over and around the car seat, or strap themselves and baby in a Bjorn. 

The ideal solution for NYC parents is a Triple Play Sit'N-Stroll.  This fantastic contraption is a car seat that converts into a stroller when you are out and about.  It's extremely convenient on airplane travel as well as taxi travel throughout the city.  It retails for around $249.95.