# Cab Curb

The curb lane outside the cafe where a 1980s yellow taxi idles through rain and streetlight reflections, with older sedans and boxy traffic moving beyond it.

Place · Fictional · Established

Stable ID: `nyc-1986-cab-curb` · Revision 2 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [New York, 1986](/field-guide/collections/nyc-1986/)

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## Appearances

- [New York, 1986](/research/johns-world/johns-world-1986.html) (context: [New York, 1986](/field-guide/collections/nyc-1986/))

## Sources

- Unpublished source notes: New York, 1986: cafe-night.json (revision sha256:7464126ac9daf62dda75f53e9492fbafb74b8626ad5e99e8d868ef9a9fb65ded)

## Reference library

### Scene

![The yellow taxi outside the café, seen through the rain-streaked window.](/field-guide/assets/references/nyc-1986-cab-curb/01-source-view-v1-1200.webp)

The yellow taxi outside the café, seen through the rain-streaked window.

[Download full-size image](/field-guide/assets/references/nyc-1986-cab-curb/01-source-view-v1.webp) · Unpublished NYC cafe production end frame · v1 · SHA-256: `33b0e0ef6e69fb3cbbdfcf7b34852406b2e52ad7d63de90164bf0057188a36b8`