First off, their reviews on Google are fake (not legitimate).
If you're looking to learn how to drive the right way, I would 100% recommend NOT coming here! This is the most incompetent driving school in NYC; you'll be better off at literally any other place!
Junior Satchell (instructor) and the owner (never told me his name but it was a bald man who drives a Jaguar) are absolute scum!
Junior Satchell: Everything he "teaches" is the exact opposite of what you're supposed to do. If you learn from Junior, you are surely bound to fail the road test! Just driving with him made me feel super uncomfortable the entire time because he would yell at me for the dumbest things. He yelled at me because I yielded to an oncoming vehicle when I was making a turn (the oncoming vehicle had the right of way). Junior also took control of my wheel while driving; reaching over and blasting his horn at a pedestrian in the crosswalk because they were "not walking fast enough", as well as reaching over to the wheel while I was driving to simply blast the horn at cars the instant a traffic light turned green. If your life depended on Junior teaching you how to parallel park, I would begin saying your last prayer and telling your loved ones you won't make it home, because this dude cannot parallel park! When I was supposed to parallel park, everything was fine at first, but then Junior grabbed the wheel and turned it in such an unorthodox way, that we were well over a foot away from the curb! - of course Junior thought that was fine. If he didn't take "control", then that parallel parking would've been fine just like all of the others I've done in my life prior.
Owner: When I contacted the owner of Zian about this to express not only my displeasure but also my genuine concern with how terrible Junior's lessons are, the owner immediately went on a tirade and started yelling at me for putting one of his driving instructors down. The owner attempted to belittle me in every single way, and even got up in my personal space trying to get me to punch and/or fight him, all because I told him how his instructor is telling drivers to drive illegally and in an unsafe manner; putting lives at risk! As I walked out, the owner told me to go "F" myself, followed by more derogatory words.
I cannot stress enough just how strongly I do NOT recommend this place for your driving lessons and to learn how to drive! It's insurmountable just how much unprofessionalism this driving school displays! There is no way this is a 5-star establishment; I would personally give it 0 stars if that was an option. read more