Taxi Zero submits license to Village Board in 2025
Taxi Zero operates a single car with a single driver in Potsdam, NY, and has been in business since 2014. In 2025, the only taxi service to submit a license request to the Village Board of Potsdam was Taxi Zero. Occasionally, an Uber driver will login and take taxi service requests in Potsdam, NY or Canton, NY. There are also fewer, but not zero, Lyft drivers logging in for service in Potsdam, NY and Canton, NY, although neither Uber nor Lyft drivers operate daily, and they do not cover all hours of the day. Taxi Zero operates currently from 6am to 10pm, seven days per week. Reservations are taken for airport taxi rides up to 3 months in advance of the travel. Local taxi rides are subject to availability, as Taxi Zero is often out-of-town, giving taxi rides to the nearby regional airports. Other taxi business in Potsdam, NY and Canton, NY have all gone out of business. These include long-time taxi service operator Potsdam Taxi, whose origins of offering taxi service in Potsdam goes back to the 1960s with founder George Regan. Potsdam Taxi, and the phone number 315-268-8868, still appear in ads, and to date, the phone number will still connect you to voice mail, although the taxi business is no longer giving taxi rides. Madstop Taxi, also operated in Potsdam, NY for a time (madstop is Potsdam spelled backwards). 
For awhile, Potsdam taxi was also advertising the Madstop Taxi phone number. Neither of these taxi services are still in operation in Potsdam, NY or Canton, NY. Larry’s taxi, or Canton taxi, which operated for many years in Canton, NY, is also no longer in business. Larry, the owner, used to give rides to locals and elderly people in Canton, NY for many years. His black or white taxi vans were well known in the Canton area. It is unknown whether his phone number is (315) 528-0720 still rings through, or not. In any case, you can still reach Taxi Zero, which are now linked on this page. CantonPotsdam Taxi, also known as Northstar Taxi, still advertises being opened on Mondays only, which seems odd. Northstar Taxi phone number 315-262-6522 still rings through, but it is known whether or not they are still in business as of 2025.