cabbie

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The neo-noir psychological drama stars Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, a lonely, insomniac Vietnam War veteran who takes a job as a night-shift cabbie in New York City.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026

The cabbie, a hard-bitten postcommunist cynic, asks her if she’s visiting the archives “for work or fun.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

The unknowing cabbie waited as they ate noodles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Peebles is now retired from music and works as a cabbie in Glasgow.

From BBC • May 12, 2023

"Then why would you love coaching? Seems like if being a cabbie gets you paid, that should be what you love," I explained what seemed obvious, looking out the window.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds