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Zohran Mamdani: “Take decisive action on the amount of money that taxicab…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

Zohran Mamdani and Julia Salazar Talk Taxi and Rideshare Drivers

Published May 8, 2020 | Video Starts at 03:15

And so I really appreciate coming together to, to push the state to change its classification system, to also push the state to return certain surcharges to taxicab drivers, as well as Take decisive action on the amount of money that taxicab medallion owners still owe to these predatory equity loan sharks. Really. And I think that it's action that is necessary. It's action that has had to wait for too long. (03:15–03:26)

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Asserts the need for action regarding debts owed by taxicab medallion owners to predatory lenders.

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