NEW YORK (1010 WINS)  -- A second strike by New York City cabbies did little to slow the city Monday, as familiar fleets of yellow cabs lined up as usual outside transportation hubs.

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For the second time in two months, the cabbies called a walkout to protest new rules requiring credit card and GPS technology in taxis, saying it is an invasion of their privacy.

It wasn't immediately clear how many drivers were honoring the 24-hour strike, which began at 5 a.m.

Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the Taxi Workers Alliance, said that 75 percent of all cabs were on strike, basing her estimate on scouts who report back to the alliance, the group leading the strike.

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But the city said the vast majority of the city's 44,000 licensed taxi drivers were working.

Desai and other union leaders held a rally Monday afternoon outside the offices of the Taxi and Limousine Commission, where she told drivers their sacrifice was helping build a stronger union for cabbies.

"We have to believe in our unity, because in the long run, we will win,'' she said.

Last month, the alliance, which claims to represent about a fifth of the city's cab drivers, called a two-day strike and deemed it a success. City officials said it had little effect.

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