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Docs, nurses give taxi driver rare fares during pandemic
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NEW YORK – Nicolae Hent often would begin his day at JFK Airport, where he could clean his taxi while awaiting what might be a $70 fare before driving into Manhattan.
No reason to go to the airport now. Nor does he see any point in heading to Manhattan earlier, instead. “No one wakes up before 12 in Manhattan anymore,” Hent said.
___ The Associated Press followed 10 New York City residents on Monday, April 6, as they tried to survive another day in the city assailed by the new coronavirus.
For more, read 24 Hours: The Fight for New York. ___ A taxi driver's job has grown tougher in recent years with the arrival of ride companies such as Uber and Lyft, and the empty streets now have made things even more difficult.
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