Spider Drove a Taxi (NY Times Op-Docs)

A brief tribute to Johnnie "Spider" Footman, New York City's oldest cab driver, and through him to the city's taxi drivers.

A warm, bite-sized tribute to a legendary New York cabby who kept driving well into old age.

Spider Drove a Taxi celebrates New York City’s taxi drivers through the life of Johnnie Footman, known as Spider, who was the city’s oldest cabby. This is one of five films commissioned in conjunction with The New York

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