Cliff Adler

Cliff Hammond Adler, 76, died January 13, 2025 at Mount Sinai Hospital. Cliff was a long-timeManhattan resident, driving a yellow taxi cab in New York City for nearly 50 years. Born inGermany, Cliff grew up in England and attended boarding school in Switzerland. A lifelongbachelor, Cliff was a good brother to his sister Amber Pregnolato and a dear friend to many.Extremely generous with his time and money, Cliff would never hesitate to help a stranger. Inthe aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, Cliff spent monthsferrying first responders and victim families from Ground Zero, all gratis. He received acommendation from the city for his volunteer efforts.Handsome and well spoken, Cliff had a knack for getting on television and being interviewedby newspapers. You never knew when he would turn up on Good Morning America or bequoted in The New York Post. He was the first cabbie in NYC to drive a Lexus, of which he wasquite proud. He kept his cabs meticulously clean. A true patriot, Cliff always displayed theAmerican flag and POW-MIA emblems. In 2006, he was deemed the city’s safest cab driver.Cliff enjoyed traveling Europe, bringing his Baltimore cousins sour cream apple pies from TheLittle Pie Company and dining at Osteria al Doge, where he would speak in French to themaitre’d. Pre-deceased by his mother Thelma Hammond-Adler and uncle Ray Adler, Cliff is survived by his sister Amber of Los Angeles, Julie Gray of Colorado, Shana Hammond-Adler and TaniaAbella of Virginia. He will be missed by his cousins, special friend Rachel Yeshua, and manyothers, who will lovingly remember his big heart and smile.