. >> john hann, dave snyder, tony slay, seth berm an, david smith, walter durly and david barlow. >> i am a yellow cab driver and i have been driving in the city for 18 years and i waited to get a free med dallon for 16 years and the city did decide to sell it for $250,000. and i borrowed money from all over to get this down payment to pay it for the federal credit bank and then unfortunately, you know, our business is not really protected from the city. and we were expecting much more better job, you know than we have and now from the city to protect our business. and you know, we are serving the city very well, i work myself and the ramp taxi for about 6 years, you know? i serve the community, very well. and i help the handicap and we never discriminate the handicap and we never over charge, if i charge my customer a dollar, it will be a big problem, the city will fire me, but over this charge 6 times on the new year's. >> thank you. >> big tip. >> thank you. >> next speaker. >> and thank you very much, for having this hearing, and new york state has ruled in this electronic or eha