Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos

What the Prop. 22 Rollback Could Mean In New York State

By Kea Wilson | Aug 23, 2021 | No Comments

A California ruling that nullified e-taxi companies' ability to deny their workers basic employment protections is just the first step of a nationwide effort to undo such anti-labor laws.

A Revel Tesla — is this really happening? Photo: Revel

Revel Seeks to Create All-Electric Taxi Fleet — But City Says ‘Not So Fast’

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments

Revel wants to take things to the next level — but the city says no.

A Round and a Roundy: Bill’s Belated Bailout

By Streetsblog | Mar 17, 2021 | No Comments

Sleepy de Blasio is back ... with a taxi driver recovery plan that is late and insufficient.

KOMANOFF: De Blasio’s Medallion ‘Bailout’ Plan Ignores True Cause Of Taxi Driver Distress

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 10, 2021 | No Comments

It is going to be up to the next mayor to follow up with explicit policies addressing the unjust competition between yellow cab drivers and those of Uber and Lyft — policies such as those our columnist outlines here.

REPORT: Council Seeks Per-Minute ‘Empty Charge’ for Uber, Lyft

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 12, 2021 | No Comments

The proposal comes after a judge threw out a Taxi and Limousine Commission proposal to reduce the percentage of time that app-based cabs could be cruising from 41 percent to 31 percent. The report argues that a fee will work better.

OPINION: Anti-Racism Ads Can’t Hide the Ugly Reality Behind Uber

By Phara Souffrant Forrest | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments

The company denies protections to its low-income, Black and brown drivers — says a candidate who drove for it. Here's why Albany must rein it in.

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