April 29, 2009
By A. G. Sulzberger

Fifty New York yellow cabs traveled to Albany on Tuesday to protest a proposal to add a $1 surcharge to each ride, which they say would threaten the livelihood of the city’s 25,000 drivers.

In a different context, the 300-mile round trip would have been the fare of a lifetime, but for the drivers it was an unpleasant journey made necessary by concern that the added cost would discourage people from taking cab rides, particularly during a recession.

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