Exclusive | How a 1978 vintage taxicab became NYCs hottest marriage proposal spot as couples drop $1,000 to pop the question

Life changed for Re’Shae Green in a New York minute. The Maryland-based millennial traveled to NYC as the girlfriend to longtime beau Corey Fields over Labor Day weekend. But after an encounter with a very special taxicab, she left the Big Apple a bride-to-be. “I was just crossing the street, when I looked over at this cab that had a ‘Will You Marry Me’ sign in its trunk,” Green, 29, a children’s book author, told The Post with a chuckle.“Before I could even question if it was for me, Corey was smiling and digging around in his pocket for the ring.”“Then he got down on one knee — and I was shocked.”The tricked-out taxi, a retro-style ride embellished with silk blooms and the glowing ‘Marry Me’ display, is fast becoming the hottest proposal backdrop in New York City. As lovebirds flock to the altar amid a recorded post-pandemic wedding boom, according to the CDC, extravagant engagements are on the rise.  Be it a flashy “say yes” in Times Square, a splashy “be mine” on the beach or a romantically remote request made from jail, romantic hopefuls are now going above and beyond the stale “hide the ring in a slice of cake” bit — hoping to create unmatchable memories. In fact, nuptial know-it-alls at The Knot revealed that 58% of folks bending the knee feel “a lot” of pressure to plan a highly unique proposal, according to a February survey. The experts, too, found that 25% of recent fiancées enlisted wedding professionals, such as photographers and event planners, to ensure that their “wanna get hitched?” asks go off without a hitch. Fields, 29, who teaches coding to kids near Washington, DC, called on camerawoman Elena Komarova, as well as Qusai Smirat and Chandler Fowles of Enchanting Engagements on the Upper East Side, to curate his pop-up proposal. After seeing Komarova’s social media snaps of the chichi cab — a 1978 vehicle that Smirat and Fowles offer up for $1,000 per popped question — Fields put pla...