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De Blasio says he's committed to making 50 percent of the city's cab fleet wheelchair accessible by 2020.

"It may be that there is a failure to provide meaningful access to taxis for persons with disabilities. But if so, it is a failure of the taxi industry in New York City."

Last night the press got up close and personal with the so-called "Taxi of Tomorrow," which handicapped protesters prefer to call the "taxi of yesterday."

While the number of handicap-accessible cabs in NYC is still appallingly low, at least the TLC has been on something of a tear in approving accessible models.

"Your position is [that] no one has any responsibility, and it would be perfectly legal if there was not a single accessible taxi cab in New York City?" a judge asked a city lawyer yesterday.

According to the U.S. Attorney's office New York's cabs discriminate against the handicapped.

The U.S. Attorney's office is investigating claims that New York City's taxi fleet violates parts of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

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Wheelchair accessible interior of the Karsan Taxi of Tomorrow New Yorkers