Press Office

PR12-09-103
Contact: Stephanie Hoo, (212) 669-3747 September 20, 2012

LIU STATEMENT ON TAXI OF TOMORROW

NEW YORK, NY – City Comptroller John C. Liu stated the following on today’s approval of the “Taxi of Tomorrow”:

“The failure to make the entire fleet wheelchair-accessible is a wrong-headed decision that should concern all New Yorkers, not just the current 60,000 wheelchair-users in our City. People can become disabled at any point in their life. Perhaps if the Mayor required the use of a wheelchair he would see this issue differently.”

Background:

Comptroller Liu’s testimony to the Taxi and Limousine Commission:
http://comptroller.nyc.gov/press/2012_releases/pr12-09-100.shtm

Press Release: http://comptroller.nyc.gov/press/2012_releases/pr12-05-047.shtm

Press Conference: http://bit.ly/PXBv2M

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