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Did you know that at an average drivers pay between $105-$130 as lease money to the garage owners for a singe twelve hour shift? Did you know that on average it takes a driver more than 6 hours (sometimes 8 or 9) hours to recover the money that he/she has paid a garage owner/broker? Did you know that a single medalion (or permit to put a taxi on the street) costs approximately half a million dollars? Did you know that the Taxi and Limousine Commission earns over $2 million a month in fines and fees it imposes on the industry? Did you know that taxi drivers are rated as "independent" contractors and thus have no collective bargaining rights nor health care nor retirement pension?

The New York City taxi industry is a complex web of exploitative relations. This section of our website is dedicated to outlining some of the basic facts of the industry.