A 1934 NYC taxi drivers' strike led him to write "Waiting for Lefty", the first of his plays to be produced
[DOC] [TLE] New York 1976: Cab-driving in the artistic heart of the universe ... [PAR] Oct 5, 2014 ... Michael Goldfarb drove a New York cab at the time when, thanks to ... His 
customers and fellow cab-drivers, on the other hand, included some of the city's 
top writers and artists.