The Brief A livery cab driver is recovering after getting shot in the face following a collision in Brooklyn, the NYPD said. Police said the shooting happened at around 4 a.m. on North Portland Avenue, near the BQE, in Fort Greene. A livery cab driver is recovering after getting shot in the face following a collision with another vehicle Friday in Brooklyn, the NYPD said. Police said the shooting happened at around 4 a.m. on North Portland Avenue, near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, in Fort Greene. Another unidentified man arrived at the scene, pulled out a gun and shot the 50-year-old livery cab driver, sources said.