article_snippet: New York City storied yellow cabs are taking a back seat to black cars.
article_snippet: It was a changing-of-the-guard moment that passed with little fanfare this week in figures released by New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission:
article_snippet: But it hardly means yellow cabs are out of favor.
article_snippet: Yellow cab rides significantly outstrip the number of black car rides,' said Meera Joshi, chairwoman of the taxi commission. '
article_snippet: So the number of Meera Joshi, chairwoman of the taxi commission affiliated vehicles in and of itself doesn't paint a complete picture.'
article_snippet: Uber spokesman Matt Wing declined to comment on the significance of the numbers of Uber cars surpassing yellow cabs.
article_snippet: Mamadou Diallo, who has been driving a yellow cab since 2004, said he once could count on at least 30 fares a day.