NYC's green cabs being phased out as TLC introduces new permits

The TLC is rolling out a pilot program that would replace green cabs with pre-arranged trips only, similar to services offered by Uber and Lyft.

As part of the program, the TLC will phase out green cabs, which are only allowed to operate in the four outer boroughs. The new permits can only be used for pre-arranged trips, similar to Uber and Lyft. The formerly green cabs won’t be allowed to pick up passengers who hail rides from the street anymore.

"I'm making sometimes $50 a day sometimes $100 because we cannot pick up the customer from the city and the airport," said Juyel Ahmed, a green cab driver. At a meeting earlier this week, the Executive Director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance told a TLC representative that there just simply aren’t enough jobs for drivers.

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