Half of NYC taxis to be wheelchair accessible by 2020

... would "be able to right this longstanding flaw in a taxi system that is otherwise a source of so much pride for New York." About 90,000 New Yorkers use wheelchairs, according to Commissioner Victor Calise of the Mayor's Office for People With ...

http://nypost.com/2013/12/06/half-of-nyc-taxis-to-be-wheelchair-accessible-by-2020/