NYC cabbie ‘lucky to be alive’ after Knicks maniacs trashed taxi as rapper French Montana steps in to help

Metro NYC cabbie ‘lucky to be alive’ after Knicks maniacs trashed taxi as rapper French Montana steps in to help By Steven Vago and Katherine Donlevy Published June 17, 2026, 5:38 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The cab driver whose taxi was destroyed in a Knicks mania-fueled melee last week said he’s “lucky to be alive” after the mob ripped him from the vehicle. Noureddine Bitat, 59, says he has no plans to return to the chauffeuring gig following the ambush outside Madison Square Garden on June 11 — a beatdown he said he was handed just for driving through the wrong place at the wrong time. “The crowd came and they attacked him. They grabbed him out of the cab. They grabbed him by the neck.

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