NYC taxis may see 17% fare hike as drivers struggle
Photo credit: Getty Images | Taxi cabs line up a New York City street. (Oct. 22, 2007)
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NYC cabdriversNew York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission plans to vote Thursday on a proposed 17 percent fare increase and cab-driver Aamir Choudhery says it can’t come soon enough. Choudhery, 32, works a 12-hour daytime shift for which he said he’s lucky if he nets $150. That’s after he pays $700 a week for his share of the lease for the cab and its medallion, or operating license, plus gasoline and credit-card...
