After months of intense speculation and bitter in-fighting a vote was momentarily postponed due to truant Taxi and Limousine Commission members, we weren't sure when or if we'd ever get to have classy looking cab drivers in the city. But finally, the TLC had its vote today, and approved the new taxi dress rule, which requires drivers to maintain "a professional appearance." But besides long-standing rules prohibiting underwear-worn-as-outerwear, tank tops and swimsuits, the new dress code is mostly nebulous. "There will be no fashion police," said TLC Commissioner David Yassky. Drivers are expected to maintain a neat and clean appearance, which really is in their best interest: after all, every girl is crazy about a sharp dressed man.
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