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Taxi drivers go on hunger strike in protest of NYC debt relief program

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on October 20, 2021
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New York City taxi drivers commenced a hunger strike Wednesday, aiming to bring awareness to their plight and attempt to secure better debt relief terms from the de Blasio Administration.

Cabbies have been protesting outside City Hall every day for the past month and have taken other actions, such as blocking the Brooklyn Bridge, to demonstrate their distaste with de Blasio’s $65 million relief plan, which they say will keep many still in hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt.

See the full article at amNewYork

Taxi drivers go on hunger strike in protest of NYC debt relief program

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