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A new proposal by the Taxi and Limousine Commission calls for a 23% increase in average passenger fares.

The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers will also be covering the victim's funeral expenses, along with the owners of Big Apple Taxi Fleet Management, where the victim worked.

The group is calling on the city Taxi and Limousine Commission to raise ride-hailing app drivers' per-mile and per-minute pay rates, and to cap their leasing expenses.

David Do currently leads Washington D.C.'s for-hire vehicle department.

The taxi industry has been weathering upheavals, including the entrance of for-hire vehicle apps, plummeting medallion values and the pandemic.

The taxi drivers' union hailed the news.

The value of a yellow taxi medallion has plummeted from more than $1.2 million at its peak in 2014 to about $100,000 today.

The blue moped share company will start with 50 Tesla taxis that can operate in Manhattan below 42nd street.

Users said a service that was expected to help Access-A-Ride customers hail rides on-demand through an app now seems less reliable.

Daily trips for yellow taxis dropped by a factor of ten — from 200,000 trips in February to 18,325 trips in June, according to a new report.