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Passengers get into a taxi on Jan. 29, 2020, in New York. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File

Report: The company that insures most NYC taxis and ride-shares is insolvent 

January 2 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The company that insures the majority of the city’s taxicabs and...

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