Helen Ochisor drove the yellow taxi in the morning. Immigrants from Romania, the couple had bought their New York City taxi medallion nearly three decades ago. Her husband worked 12-hour shifts, but brought home less money. He was worried about the plunging value of their once-lucrative medallion and frustrated about Uber’s takeover of the industry. His family blames the growing hopelessness he felt over his fortunes as a taxi driver.

Source: International New York Times May 01, 2018 09:00 UTC