In 2021, when New York City taxi drivers were dying by suicide and others were going on hunger strike, begging City Hall for relief from the debt trap that had set them up for failure and financial ruin, a young NY Assemblyperson named Zohran Mamdani stood with them. Now, taxi drivers are standing with Mamdani in his bid to become the next mayor of New York City. Reporting on the ground in New York, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Yellow Cab driver-owner and NY Taxi Workers Alliance member Mouhamadou Aliyu about the ongoing struggle for justice for NY taxi drivers—and what Mamdani’s campaign means to them.

Additional links/info:

Zohram Mamdani campaign ad featuring Mouhamadou
Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “Cheated, desperate, financially ruined NYC taxi drivers go on hunger strike”
NY Taxi Workers Alliance website, TikTok, and Facebook page
Luis Feliz Leon, In These Times, “Zohran Mamdani on the night shift for mayor”

Credits:

Videographer: Maximillian Alvarez
Post-Production: Cameron Granadino

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