I Spent The Day With My Cab Driver At A Secret Taxi Clubhouse

TIP OUR DRIVERS! https://linktr.ee/ktmrshow In this episode of Keep The Meter Running, Kareem Rahma asks Hanny, an Egyptian New York taxi driver, to take him to his favorite place and ends up at the Taxi Clubhouse in Chelsea, Manhattan, to watch a Liverpool game, talk about fatherhood, and pray during Ramadan. Hanny came to New York from Egypt in 1985 and has spent decades driving a cab, raising kids, traveling America, and finding community with other drivers. At the clubhouse, Kareem learns why the space matters: a place where taxi drivers can rest, eat, pray, work out, watch TV, and feel human between shifts. The day turns into a conversation about Egypt, Arabic, family, religion, fatherhood, Mo Salah, and what Kareem wishes he could still ask his own dad. Then Hanny decides Kareem needs to move his body, fat-shames him with love, and takes him outside for a soccer lesson. Keep The Meter Running is a YouTube series created and hosted by Kareem Rahma. In each episode, Kareem asks a driver to take him to their favorite place — and keeps the meter running the whole time. Created by Kareem Rahma Produced by Adam Faze & Kareem Rahma Director of Photography: Jack Newton B Camera Operator: Damion Bucenec Edited by Tyler Christie Post Producer: Dave Drusky Assistant Editor: Nick Cancelliere Online Editor: Nick Cancelliere Colorist: Alexia Salingaros Associate Producer: Jack Fidler Casting Director: Harleigh Shaw Production Sound Mixer: Catherine Hood Re-Recording Mix by Dean White Creative Direction by Everyone Lead Designer: Ted Childish Title Sequence & Graphic Design by Emily Chin-Longobardi Custom Typography by Amy Leung Additional Graphics by Martin Uhrecky Executive Assistant: Madyson Hearsh PA: Jonah Hartman Presented by AND Media Executive Producers: Kareem Rahma, Adam Faze, Aisha Shah, Christian Tom, Landon Morgado 00:00 Take Me to Your Favorite Place 00:47 Meet Hanni from Egypt 01:31 Why Hanni Chose New York 02:15 Returning to Egypt Every Year 02:51 Losing the Arabic Language 03:18 Teaching His Daughter Arabic 04:09 Regret, Family & Starting Over 04:55 Inside the Taxi Clubhouse 05:25 The Mission Behind the Space 05:59 The Hard Life of Taxi Drivers 06:17 Praying Together During Ramadan 07:25 Fatherhood & Faith 07:51 Advice for Being a Good Dad 08:40 “I Want You to Be My Dad” 08:47 Watching the Liverpool Match 09:34 “This Reminds Me of My Dad” 10:49 “You’re a Little Bit Fat” 11:31 “Move Your Body” 12:11 Soccer Practice Begins 13:12 Husky Musky Training Camp 14:01 Penalty Kick Lessons 16:00 Missing My Father 17:00 One Last Shot