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  1. GlossaryMedallion (NYC Taxi): What It Is and Why It MattersA medallion is the numbered plate that makes a yellow cab a licensed taxi. What TLC's rules say, how many exist, and how medallion rules show up on summonses./glossary/medallion Vehicles & bases
  2. GlossaryMedallion Agent (TLC Taxi Agent)A medallion agent is a TLC-licensed business that runs taxis for medallion owners; TLC counted 36 at the end of 2025. What agents do and how drivers meet one./glossary/medallion-agent Medallions
  3. GlossaryMedallion Relief Program (MRP): What It MeansThe Medallion Relief Program (MRP and MRP+) was NYC's 2021–2024 debt relief for small taxi medallion owners: $20,000 or $30,000 grants to cut loans. In brief./glossary/medallion-relief-program Medallions
  4. GlossaryMedallion-Only Lease: Meaning for NYC Taxi DriversA medallion-only lease rents you a yellow taxi medallion for your own car. TLC caps it at $952 a week, or $994 for a hybrid. What it must include, and extras./glossary/medallion-only-lease Medallions
  5. GlossaryMember Base (Black Car Fund): DefinitionA member base is a dispatch base that belongs to the Black Car Fund. Only its jobs get BCF workers' comp. The legal test: over 90% non-cash, under 50% owned./glossary/member-base Pay & fees
  6. GlossaryMid-Tier Toll Rate: MTA vs Port Authority MeaningMid-Tier is the toll between E-ZPass and Tolls by Mail, charged when a toll is billed to your account by plate. MTA and Port Authority define it differently./glossary/mid-tier-toll-rate Tolls & E-ZPass
  7. GlossaryMinimum Pay Standard (TLC): What It Means for App DriversTLC's minimum pay standard is the per-trip floor Uber and Lyft must pay drivers since Feb 2019: time, distance and utilization. Not a wage. 2026 rates inside./glossary/minimum-pay-standard Apps & bases
  8. GlossaryMotion to Vacate (OATH): Meaning and Time LimitsA motion to vacate asks OATH for a new hearing after a default. The 75-day window, the 2-year TLC limit, what counts as a reasonable excuse, and two traps./glossary/motion-to-vacate OATH hearings
  9. GlossaryNamed Driver Medallion: What the TLC Label Means'Named Driver' is one of two medallion type labels in TLC's taxi data, on 6,232 cabs. What TLC defines, what it doesn't, and the Owner Must Drive label./glossary/named-driver-medallion Medallions
  10. GlossaryNeighborhood Loading Zone: Taxi & Car Service PickupsA Neighborhood Loading Zone (NLZ) is a DOT curb on residential streets open to taxi and car service pickups and drop-offs. How to spot its Loading Only sign./glossary/neighborhood-loading-zone Zones & places
  11. GlossaryNight Surcharge (Taxi): TLC Meaning for DriversThe taxi night surcharge is $1.00 on yellow and green trips that start after 8 p.m. and before 6 a.m. The rule, how it differs from rush hour, who keeps it./glossary/night-surcharge Pay & fees
  12. GlossaryNYC Care: Definition, Cost and Who QualifiesNYC Care is a city health care access program at NYC Health + Hospitals, not insurance. Sliding-scale fees from $0, no premiums, no immigration questions./glossary/nyc-care Pay & fees
  13. GlossaryNYCSC: E-ZPass New York Customer Service CenterNYCSC is the E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center. At MTA bridges and tunnels only NYCSC customers get E-ZPass rates; other tags pay the mail rate./glossary/nycsc Tolls & E-ZPass
  14. GlossaryOATH: The NYC Court That Hears TLC SummonsesOATH is NYC's independent administrative court. Which division hears your TLC case, who decides it, how appeals work, and the free help it offers drivers./glossary/oath OATH hearings
  15. GlossaryOff Duty (Taxi): TLC Meaning for DriversOff duty means you logged off the taxi's technology system: roof light off, pickups only on your way home or to the garage with a trip entry. Rules, fines./glossary/off-duty Passengers
  16. GlossaryOffice of Financial Stability (OFS) at TLCTLC's Office of Financial Stability, set up by Local Law 111 of 2020, tracks the money health of the medallion market. What it does and where you'll meet it./glossary/office-of-financial-stability Medallions
  17. GlossaryOn-Duty Unavailable (Green Cabs): MeaningOn-duty unavailable is the status a green cab (or taxi) sets after taking a dispatch: logged on, roof light off, no street hails. Rules, fines and mix-ups./glossary/on-duty-unavailable Zones & places
  18. GlossaryOnline Hearing (OATH): Fighting a Summons in WritingAn OATH online hearing means a judge decides your summons from a written defense. TLC eligibility, the deadline, the 3-file limit and what you give up./glossary/online-hearing OATH hearings
  19. GlossaryOwner/Driver Resource Center (O/DRC): MeaningThe O/DRC is TLC's free help office: legal help for small medallion owners, pay-dispute referrals, money counseling, benefits applications, a wellness room./glossary/owner-driver-resource-center Driver rights
  20. GlossaryPaid Sick Leave (Rideshare): What It Means in NYRideshare paid sick leave: Uber and Lyft drivers in NY earn 1 hour per 30 hours worked, up to 56 a year. Where it comes from, Uber's $18.58 rate, and mix-ups./glossary/paid-sick-leave-rideshare Driver rights