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Hey, Taxi! Stop Blocking the Bike Lane … Or Risk Escalating Fines

The current fines for violations don't even carry points on a driver's license. That will change.

February 28, 2025

Opinion: Weakening Injury Insurance Coverage for Cabbies Will Harm Victims of Road Violence

A victim of road violence talks about her experience with insufficient liability insurance coverage.

February 12, 2025

Council Bill Would Shift Taxi Driver Crash Costs onto Victims: Experts

Lower insurance for cabbies could mean higher costs for crash victims.

October 9, 2024

KOMANOFF: Mayor Adams Touts a Clean-Air Win that Hasn’t Happened

Here's what the TLC ― and the mayor ― overlooked when they decided to let thousands more Ubers and Lyfts onto our teeming, weary streets.

March 7, 2024

Judge Blocks City From Its Plan to Issue Unlimited EV Uber/Lyft Licenses

The ruling comes mere days after the alliance representing cab drivers sued the city over its plan for an unlimited number of new licenses for electric app-based cabs.

November 9, 2023

Limitless E-Ubers and E-Lyfts Will Hurt Traffic, Air, People: Suit

The plan to allow an unlimited number of electric for-hire vehicles will have disastrous consequences for congestion, pollution and traffic violence, according to transportation economist Charles Komanoff.

November 6, 2023

Thursday’s Headlines: Fleet Week Edition

The entire taxi fleet — including Ubers and Lyfts, plus yellows — will have to be electric or handicapped accessible by 2030. Plus other news.

October 19, 2023