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With Ridership Down 90% Due To Coronavirus, NYC Taxi Drivers Worried About Financial Futures

Before the coronavirus pandemic, New York's taxi industry was battling a suicide epidemic , with drivers drowning in debt taking their own lives.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, New York's taxi industry was battling a suicide epidemic, with drivers drowning in debt taking their own lives.

Now, as city residents are being told to stay home, ridership has plummeted 90%, and drivers say they have fewer options than ever for a paycheck, CBS2's Ali Bauman reported Monday.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Before the coronavirus pandemic, New York's taxi industry was battling a suicide epidemic , with drivers drowning in debt taking their own lives.

Now, as city residents are being told to stay home, ridership has plummeted 90%, and drivers say they have fewer options than ever [...]




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