New york taxi expansion overturned

The yellow taxi industry cheered the ruling. The delay of the auction of medallions for 2, wheelchair-accessible yellow taxis had already thrown the city budget into flux. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has warned that if the city could not sell the new medallions, many city jobs would have to be cut. Because of people like you, another world is possible.

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