NEW YORK — New York City taxi driver Richard Horne said the streets of New York are overcrowded with selfish pedestrians and drivers. “New York City is a great place to come to visit, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s a horrible place to work or to live,” Horne said during a recent cab ride. The city is filled with aggressive people and vehicles jockeying for position. Rivera has more to say about the economy, President Barack Obama, and tension in New York City in his video interview with NYC Voices.

Horne is a retired U.S. government law enforcement officer, who didn’t wish to be more specific about his previous job. The U.S. economy has been poor since mid-2008, he said. Yet, business is improving in 2010. “I can’t speak for the other drivers,” he said. “I do exceptionally well.”

Other taxi drivers would also do well if they focused on their customers and careful driving, instead of fighting other drivers.

“Most New York City problems can be solved if people showed common courtesy to each other,” he told NYC Voices.