Fw: POSSIBLE CITYWIDE SCHOOL BUS STRIKE WOULD CREATE ADDITIONAL SERVICE DEMAND FOR TAXICAB & FOR-HIRE SERVICE PROVIDERS

------    November 18, 2011 To All Interested Parties: Industry Notice #11-30                          November 18, 2011 For Immediate Release  POSSIBLE CITYWIDE SCHOOL BUS STRIKE WOULD CREATE ADDITIONAL SERVICE DEMAND FOR TAXICAB & FOR-HIRE SERVICE PROVIDERS Due to the impending potential for a citywide school bus strike that could affect as many as 152,000 schoolchildren and their families, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) requests that all taxicab and for-hire service providers be prepared for additional service demand and take steps to ensure that as many drivers and vehicles as possible are available and ready to address this anticipated additional demand. More details are available in this letter, posted on www.nyc.gov: http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/pdf/2011/parents_bus_transportation_chancellor_letter_english.pdf As this is a developing situation, we encourage all our licensees to check www.nyc.gov frequently for updates. Visit Taxi and Limousine Commission Web site at: http://www.nyc.gov/taxi This is the NYC.gov News You Requested For: TLC NEWS Comment on this news service PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE!