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This is a series of stories compiled by students at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Looking at the New York City taxi industry from multiple points of view, each story explores how the current upheaval from e-hail companies is affecting drivers. This past winter there were four driver suicides and the Committee on For-Hire-Vehicles was established to oversee regulation. In this series, we cover what role suicides can have in sparking a social movement, where cabbies seek refuge during their shifts and what two driver unions think about each other.