The history of new york’s taxi transportation

2013 - The beginning of the end for the Green Boro Taxi

In 2023, the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission has decided to end the green Boro Taxi program and slowly phase out with the new NYC Passenger Boro pilot program. This new experimental program differs from the Street-Hail Green Taxi, and have the option add a partition and/or cameras. The purpose of this pilot program is to encourage Boro Taxi license holders to forfeit their license and receive the experimental P Boro license for pre-arranged trips, encouraging supply and demand for livery and non-emergency medical transportation.

New York Yellow Taxi Insight in Uber Times

Is Uber Killing the Yellow Taxi in New York City?

As Uber's stranglehold over the taxi industry increases, some New York yellow cab dispatchers have found themselves in an unprecedented predicament: sitting on millions of dollars worth of medallion yellow cabs, but not enough drivers to drive them.