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Yellow Taxi Cabs completely line both sides of the street, parked along the sidewalks, for the Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Protest in the Lower East Side.

Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) members protest alongside CAAAV on the corner of E. 14th Street and Ave C. Signs include demands for fair lease prices, safe cabs, no assaults, and for taxi drivers to stand united against the Taxi Limousine Commission…

A row of yellow taxi cabs drive down Broadway in Manhattan as part of a demonstration led by the Lease Drivers Coalition. The drivers aimed to protest in favor of better wages and working conditions, and against increased fines and costs for drivers.

A crowd of protestors are gathered on a city street for a Lease Drivers Coalition demonstration, some of which hold a large banner and smaller signs. One visible sign reads, "City Council Members Support Our Fight."

The Lease Drivers Coalition,…

A group of protestors march down a New York City street holding a large green banner that reads, "Lease Drivers Coalition." Another protestor holds a sign reading, "Respect...cab drivers." This photograph captures one of several demonstrations…

The Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC), an advocacy project of the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV) fights for structural change in the taxi driving industry. They aim to bring safety and economic justice to the taxi workers in New York city.…

Saleem Osman (left) was a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. CAAAV formed the LDC to organize lease drivers to demand safer working conditions, medical benefits, fair hearings with the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), and better pay.…

Saleem Osman, CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was violently assaulted and arrested in May 1994 for his activism. Cab drivers and protesters started a demonstration outside Manhattan DA’s office right away to denounce his unjust…

Saleem Osman, CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was violently assaulted and arrested in May 1994 for his activism. Cab drivers and protesters started a demonstration outside Manhattan DA’s office right away to denounce his unjust…

Saleem Osman, CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was violently assaulted and arrested in May 1994 for his activism. Cab drivers and protesters started a demonstration outside Manhattan DA’s office right away to denounce his unjust…