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French Montana Donates $75K to Cab Driver After Knicks Game 4 Riot

6/19/2026

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French Montana gave Noureddine Bitat a $75,000 check and pledged a year of expenses after Bitat’s cab was vandalized during New York Knicks Game 4 celebrations.
A crowd smashed the taxi’s windshield while a GoFundMe with YouTuber Zachery Dereniowski and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance drew 2,000 donors, nearly reaching the $75,000 goal.
Bitat said he no longer wants to drive a taxi; Montana will keep assisting until Bitat decides next step.

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French Montana gave Noureddine Bitat a $75,000 check and pledged a year of expenses after Bitat’s cab was vandalized during New York Knicks Game 4 celebrations.
A crowd smashed the taxi’s windshield while a GoFundMe with YouTuber Zachery Dereniowski and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance drew 2,000 donors, nearly reaching the $75,000 goal.
Bitat said he no longer wants to drive a taxi; Montana will keep assisting until Bitat decides next step.