Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Auto Insurance

Mayor Bill de Blasio in January. Photo: Ed Reed / Mayor's Office

Mayor Voices ‘Concern’ Over Insurance Rules that Hurt City Residents Injured by Uber, Lyft

By Jesse Coburn | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday expressed "concern" about a disparity in insurance requirements for Uber and Lyft taxis that shortchanges the city's crash victims, promising to review the issue further. His comments followed a Streetsblog investigation into the issue.

More Risk, Less Coverage: How Rideshare Insurance Rules Shortchange NYC Crash Victims

By Jesse Coburn | Aug 30, 2021 | No Comments

Uber and Lyft taxis carrying passengers are allowed to carry dramatically less liability insurance in New York City than elsewhere in the state. This disparity leaves far less compensation for people injured by app-based taxis, a Streetsblog investigation found.

The moment of impact when a hit-and-run driver badly injured Walter Stone. Photo: CBS2

Family of Hit-and-Run Victim Seeks Public’s Help Searching for Speeding Driver

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 3, 2020 | No Comments

The latest unsolved hit-and-run has left a family struggling to pay medical bills.

New York Must Do More To End Racism in Auto Insurance

By Eve Kessler | Nov 2, 2020 | No Comments

As Black Lives Matter forces an industry reckoning, the state has taken baby steps to reduce discrimination.