New York City Taxi Drivers Go On Hunger Strike Over Medallion Debt

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: New York City taxi drivers and their supporters demanding debt relief rally during the second week of a hunger strike outside City Hall on October 31, 2021 in New York City. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance says 4,000 of its drivers need financial help following the collapse in the price of medallions partly due to the introduction of Uber and Lyft. City officials had promoted the sale of medallions – the certification necessary to operate yellow cabs – as an investment that was taken up by thousands of immigrant workers. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)