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Inside the Taxi Clubhouse in Chelsea, cabbies and drivers for the ride-hailing apps can lounge on a row of massage chairs, kneel in ritual prayer, pound a punching bag in a basement gym or hit the gas on a “Ridge Racer” video game.

But for many Taxi & Limousine Commission-licensed motorists, a visit to the West 22nd Street clubhouse often boils down to the most basic of human needs.

“I come here for the bathroom, the bathroom, the bathroom, OK?” 58-year-old Samir Korkab, a yellow taxi driver since 2005, told THE CITY after making a pit stop at the clubh

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