What does Rushdie do after refusing additional protection after 9/11 according to the book, Joseph Anton A Memoir?

After 9/11, Rushdie's security threat is reassessed, and he is given the option to refuse any more protection from the British. Rushdie immediately accepts, wanting a normal life, and the protection is called back. Rushdie then begins his normal life with the simple, everyday act of hailing a cab to see about a new apartment.