A Taxi Ride Refusal Story

Hundreds of passengers are refused service across the city every year with most of them directed towards outer borough residents who are disproportionately Black/People of Color. The Taxi and Limousine Commission’s latest campaign against taxi ride service refusals asks passengers to report drivers to 311 - but has this approach worked in the past? Julian and Yanny break it down by looking at the last time a taxi ride refusal caused a stir.

season 1Brianda GuzmanMarch 9, 2020season1, taxi series, episode 3, bonus story

Taxi Wars

WHEN UBER began its campaign to take over New York City’s taxi industry, it promised a bright and prosperous future for tens of thousands of working-class drivers. Instead, the company has created a glut of cars, creating Depression-era conditions that were prime causes in five drivers taking their own lives since January of this year.

season 1Brianda GuzmanAugust 30, 2018episode01, episode1, taxi series

Season 1: TAXI WARS

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