Queens Rep. Joseph Crowley wants de Blasio to step in to help the struggling yellow taxi industry and its lenders, saying new app - based car services like Uber have led to a big drop in value of the yellow cab medallions. (nystateofpolitics.com)
While those «steps» were not spelled out, Mr. Rodriguez has a long history of going to bat for the traditional yellow taxi industry. (observer.com)
De Blasio's mayoral campaign was heavily financed by the yellow taxi industry, and during the campaign, he echoed much of the industry's rhetoric on green borough taxis and the Taxi of Tomorrow, both of which the yellows abhorred. (politico.com)