Licensed taxi, hailed or called directly
no app, city-set fare
49/100Mixed fit
on a balanced view of all values
How the driver is classified, paid or owns a stake: Limited. New York City's Medallion Relief Program gives individual medallion owners grants of up to $20,000, and up to $9,000 more in hardship cases, to help them 'afford their medallion debt, so more owners can continue operating yellow taxis.' Most drivers lease a taxi or medallion rather than owning one, and a separate TLC rule caps what an owner can charge a driver who cancels a lease. source↗ 2026
One source: rules.cityofnewyork.usrules.cityofnewyork.us
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