Revel Seeks to Create All-Electric Taxi Fleet — But City Says ‘Not So Fast’
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Revel wants to take things to the next level — but the city says no.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxi and Limousine Commission
KOMANOFF: De Blasio’s Medallion ‘Bailout’ Plan Ignores True Cause Of Taxi Driver Distress
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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.
OPINION: Anti-Racism Ads Can’t Hide the Ugly Reality Behind Uber
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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.
City Should Charge For Cruising Empty, Instead of Capping It
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"A charge on idle time is bound to be more effective," said Charles Komanoff.
City Not Using Camera Tickets to Crack Down on Reckless Cabbies
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The Taxi and Limousine Commission claims it does not have the authority to take cabbies off the road for multiple camera-issued speeding tickets. But others say it does.
Green Cabbie Who Killed a Brooklyn Pedestrian Drove Car with 14 Moving Violations
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The cab driver who ran over and killed a Brooklyn pedestrian last month is a driver in good standing, despite a 2016 speeding ticket that put four points on his license.