Third NYC Cab Driver Dies Behind the Wheel Since July
The on-duty death last weekend of the third taxi driver in as many months highlights the physical and financial perils cabbies face behind the wheel, the head of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance said Tuesday. The death in the West Village late Friday of medallion owner Jagjit Singh came weeks after the union said […]
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