It is welcome news, however, to
yellow cab drivers, who wore yellow cowboy hats in City Council chambers Thursday to show their support for the bill.
There was heavy lobbying on both sides of the issue — with
yellow cab drivers who were against the legislation surrounding the Capitol with their cabs and livery drivers who spent hours debating legislators in the halls.
The mayor is trying to get livery and
yellow cab drivers to sign onto a plan intended to better serve the outer boroughs.
Not exact matches
It's not that complicated: These
drivers are basically fulfilling the role of taxi
driver as far as tipping norms are concerned, so add gratuity as though you're in a
yellow cab.
Unlike Uber, New York's
yellow cabs prompt riders who pay with credit cards to leave a tip for their
drivers.
E-hail apps and burdensome rules for
yellow cabs have made taxi medallions practically worthless, a
driver suing NYC and taxi regulators told the Daily News.
Later this month, the Taxi and Limousine Commission will unveil a pilot program allowing some
yellow and green
cab drivers to use surge pricing and to offer up - front cost estimates, like their counterparts Uber and Lyft already can.
The mayor was pummeled by the apps, particularly Uber, which ran ads highlighting the service's popularity with lower - income, minority New Yorkers who were trying to earn some extra money as
drivers or were just happy to finally get a
cab in a part of town where
yellow taxis wouldn't venture.
You'll never see a
yellow cab accepting hails up there,» said Hamilton DeLossantos, 30, a livery
cab driver for the past nine years.
While Diaz said it would be up to lawmakers to decide how many new medallions to issue and how much they should cost, he said they would have to cost «far less» than
yellow medallion so they «remain affordable to all livery
cab drivers or base owners.»
«We need to make sure that our transportation system works for everyone, including the city's traditional
yellow cabs, for - hire
drivers, and most importantly the riding public,» he added.
Now it's worthless,» said Naresh Kumar, 66, a
yellow -
cab driver.
«When
yellow and green
cab drivers get paid by cash, they have to move around to complete the transaction,» said New York Taxi Workers Alliance Executive Director Bhairavi Desai.
I grabbed my suitcase, waded through the crowd of
drivers gathered near the airport exit, and hopped into one of the
yellow cabs waiting patiently on the street.
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yellow taxicab as a New York symbol, Rawanchaikul portrays everyday life through the eyes of
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