Thursday, October 1, 2026
A Nassau County Supreme Court judge has postponed ruling on a suit filed against the Village of Lynbrook by Village Car Service, whose owner claims that new village regulations have made it virtually impossible for his company to park its taxis under the Long Island Rail Road Station, which it won the right to do in February.
Judge Jeffrey Brown has requested that all of the parties involved in the suit — Village Car Service, the village and All Island Transportation — submit documentation of their respective cases by Oct. 9 for his review, Village Car Service co-owner David O’Neill said on Monday, adding that Brown will have up to 60 days to make a decision on Village Car Service’s use of a taxicab stand.
O’Neill said he is confident that the ruling will go in his favor. “Based on the all the facts that have been submitted to the judge,” he said, “I can’t see how he would not decide [our] way.”
Seven months ago, Village Car Service, which has been licensed in Lynbrook since March 2011, made the highest bid for a permit from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to park five taxis under the station. This was the first time in decades that the MTA had put the spaces up for bid, in an effort to increase revenue.
Less than a week after Village Car Service won the bidding, the village passed a local law requiring that a taxicab stand at the LIRR station must have an office and restroom available to cab drivers and passengers, that the office must be open 24 hours a day and that it must be within 500 feet of the taxicab parking spaces. Although O’Neill took exception to the law, Village Car Service leased an office 496 feet away, according to village officials.
All Island Transportation also filed a suit, against the MTA and Village Car Service, that was heard by Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Thomas Adams on Monday. According to Village Attorney Peter Ledwith, All Island Transportation is claiming that the MTA never should have put the parking spaces up for bid. The case was postponed until Oct. 1, Ledwith said, but will likely be adjourned until Brown reaches a decision based on the documents submitted on Oct. 9.
The village board could not vote at its Sept. 10 meeting on whether to grant Village Car Service the taxicab stand license because only two of the five board members were prepared to vote — one short of the minimum required. Deputy Mayor Alan Beach was absent due to illness, and Trustees Hilary Becker and Michael Hawxhurst recused themselves, citing personal conflicts.
So whether Village Car Service will get approval for the taxicab stand is now up to Brown. “The village board is just going to respectfully do nothing and wait for your Solomon-like decision,” Ledwith recalled telling Brown.
All Island Transportation did not return calls seeking comment.
