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Erhan Tuncel, a Turkish immigrant and taxi driver, first met Zohran Mamdani in 2021 when the then-brand-new New York State Assemblymember joined dozens of taxi drivers in a hunger strike outside City Hall.
For 45 days, they demanded debt relief from crushing medallion loans that had driven some drivers to bankruptcy. While other politicians offered words of support, Mamdani moved his office to the protest site and fasted alongside the drivers for 15 days.
Today Tuncel, 65, keeps his phone propped on his dashboard playing a Hot 97 radio station interview with Mamdani, now a candidate for New York mayor.
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