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Amid gas woes, NYC ride-hail drivers seek fuel surcharges

View of the prices of gas at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. The spike in gasoline prices recently prompted ride-hailing app companies Uber and Lyft to temporarily hit passengers in many cities with a small surcharge to help drivers — who pay for their own fuel. But they declined to apply the surcharge in New York City. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Taxi driver Marc Dussuau fuels his cab at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Taxi drivers hold a rally calling for surcharges on fuel at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Taxi driver Marc Dussuau fuels his cab at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Taxi drivers Richard Chow, Augustine Tang, Durga Gurnug, Abraham Zoure, pose for a portrait with their thumbs facing down at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) View of a yellow cab parked at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Yellow cab drivers double park for a rally calling for surcharges on fuel at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Bhairavi Desai, director of New York taxi workers alliance, speaks to press at a rally calling for surcharges on fuel at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) View of the prices of gas at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Taxi driver Marc Dussuau fuels his cab at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Taxi drivers Saibou Sidibe hugs Richard Chow at a rally calling for surcharges on fuel at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Yellow cab drivers double park for a rally calling for surcharges on fuel at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Taxi drivers chant and hold a rally calling for surcharges on fuel at the Shell gas station on Friday, March 25, 2022, in New York. With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city's taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping cars on the road. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)