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Drivers, Advocates & Industry Back NYC TLC Nominee Valdivia, Raise Affordability Concerns (Part 2)

Midori Valdivia, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s nominee to lead the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), faced public testimony before the City Council’s Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics on March 12th. In Part 2 of the hearing, drivers, advocates, industry representatives, and accessibility groups weighed in on Valdivia’s nomination—highlighting urgent issues facing the industry, including rising insurance costs, driver pay and debt, working conditions, accessibility gaps, and the future of regulation for app-based platforms. Speakers from the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA), disability rights organizations, and other stakeholders voiced both support for Valdivia and concern over longstanding industry challenges, including medallion debt, high operating costs, and access to wheelchair-accessible service. Testimony also addressed the impact of the vehicle cap, the need to restore the Accessible Dispatch program, and calls for stronger oversight of companies operating within—and outside—the TLC’s regulatory framework. The City Council is expected to vote on Valdivia’s nomination on March 26th. Watch Part 1 for Valdivia’s testimony and Council Q&A:    • Midori Valdivia's NYC TLC Vision: Driver P...   #nyctaxi #nyctlc #ubernyc LINKS Direct link to City Council hearing (March 12, 2026): https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/Meet... City Council vote (March 26, 2026): https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/Meet...|&Search= Newsletter: https://automarketplace.substack.com/... TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00 Highlighted testimony: Bhairavi Desai (Executive Director of New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA)) 02:48 Justin Wood (NY Lawyers for the Public Interest) – Accessibility & funding 06:08 Veronica Martinez (NYTWA) – FHV leasing issues 09:01 Carmen Cruz (NYTWA) – Rising costs, long hours 15:55 Michael Simon (Medallion Owner) – Medallion system & driver income 18:54 Richard Chow (NYTWA) – Gas prices, loans, earnings 21:58 Luis Taveras (NYTWA) – Insurance cost breakdown 26:53 Wain Chen (NYTWA, Medallion Owner) – Medallion debt restructuring + WAV costs 29:49 Bhairavi Desai (NYTWA) – Industry-wide driver crisis 32:32 Joe Rappaport (Brooklyn Center for Independence (BCID)) – Accessible Dispatch 35:17 Adriano [Aversano] (Medallion Owner-Driver, NYTWA) – Medallion debt restructuring + WAV costs 37:40 Jean Ryan (Disabled in Action (DIA)) – Accessibility gaps 40:05 Allison Langley (NYTWA attorney) – Medallion Relief Program (MRP) 42:43 Augustine Tang (Medallion Owner-Driver) – Fleet size, wages, MRP 45:37 Ira Goldstein (Executive Director of Black Car Fund (BCF)) – Industry perspective 48:25 Kuber Sancho-Persad (NYTWA, Medallion Owner) – Multi-agency pressure 50:26 Lamin Jatta (NYTWA, Uber driver) – Operating costs & fines 52:21 Mouhamadou Aliyu (NYTWA, Medallion Owner) – Declining income 55:05 Joshua Sear (Founder & CEO of Empower) – Alternative driver model 58:30 Zubin Soleimany (NYTWA attorney) – Vehicle cap & oversupply 01:01:00 Christopher Leon Johnson (TLC Driver) – Platform regulation 01:02:53 Matt Daus (Former NYC TLC Chair, IATR) – Industry leadership perspective