A wheelchair-accessible yellow taxi cab in Manhattan.
Photo by Dean Moses
Authorities said they cuffed and charged a man who stole a yellow cab at gunpoint in Hudson Yards just after midnight on Sunday.
According to police sources, they arrested 28-year-old Ryce Joseph for the carjacking that occurred outside of 459 West 33rd St. at 12:30 a.m. Cops said that Joseph allegedly entered a parked taxi brandishing a firearm at a 53-year-old taxi driver and demanded that he exit the vehicle.
Joseph then reportedly took the cab on a joyride, fleeing down 10th Avenue. Police were able to catch up with the stolen vehicle and followed it until he collided with an unmarked NYPD vehicle in the vicinity of the Canal and Lafayette Streets. No injuries were reported as a result of the crash.
Joseph was taken into custody without further incident. He has been charged with unlawfully fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, criminal possession of stolen property, menacing, obstructing governmental administration, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Last month, another major crime occurred at Hudson Yards when two suspects allegedly stole nearly $30,000 worth of jewelry from an on-site high-end retailer. According to reports, the men distracted an employee while they snagged three pieces of jewelry.
Meanwhile, major crimes in the 10th Precinct, which covers Hudson Yards, went down nearly 29% year to date compared to the same period in 2025, according to the latest police data. The decrease includes robbery, which dropped 42.9% during the same time period.
