NYC rideshare driver carjacked at gunpoint by 4 masked goons after refusing ride #shorts

A rideshare driver was carjacked at gunpoint by four masked goons after refusing to give them a ride in Lower Manhattan, cops and law enforcement sources said Tuesday. The 51-year-old driver was on break at around 1:30 a.m. March 23 when the strangers approached his Toyota Highlander SUV on Second Avenue near East 3rd Street in the Bowery and asked for a lift, authorities and sources said. When he declined, one member of the crew flashed a gun and forced the victim out of his car, police said. Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/03/31/us-news/nyc-rideshare-driver-carjacked-at-gunpoint-by-4-masked-goons-after-refusing-to-give-crew-ride-cops-sources/ #rideshare The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week): https://www.youtube.com/@nynext1 Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly): https://www.youtube.com/@PodForce1 NY POSTcast (daily): https://www.youtube.com/@NYPOSTcast Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/NYPOSTSIGNUP Catch the latest news at http://www.nypost.com. Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost