Mohammad Tipu Sultan News Today

A celebratory look at the 45 days of fierce protest, shrewd organizing, and ferocious solidarity that ended the debt nightmare that had engulfed the taxi industry.

Battered by the pandemic and crippling debt, New York City medallion owners are demanding more meaningful debt relief.

I used to have my dad drop me off a few feet away from the entrance of my school building because I was embarrassed that he drove a taxi. I thought about all my classmates whose dads did different things — who were doctors, lawyers, people who worked at banks. And I thought how uncool it was that my dad simply drove people around. It wasn’t until high school that I understood just how many hours it took for him to earn a mere $20.