Mame Gueye, 25, of the Bronx, clashed with his 47-year-old taxi driver around 10:35 p.m. at East 23rd Street and Lexington Avenue in Gramercy Park when his credit card declined, authorities said.

The passenger punched the driver in the face multiple times, then jumped behind the wheel and sped off, leaving the stunned cabbie behind.

A drunk passenger allegedly beat up his yellow cab driver in Manhattan on Monday night and hijacked the taxi after refusing to pay for his ride, police said.