Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos

Ubers and yellows appear to be banished under the NYPD order. Photo: Max Pixel

Cuomo’s “Upstate” Uber Bill Could Flood NYC With Illegal Ride-Hail Traffic

By David Meyer | Feb 6, 2017 | 9 Comments

Just as NYC is poised to get a better understanding of how the burgeoning ride-hail industry is affecting streets and traffic, Cuomo's Uber bill could deliver a major setback.

TLC Votes to Require Uber and Lyft to Disclose Trip Data

By David Meyer | Feb 2, 2017 | 1 Comment

Companies like Uber and Lyft will have to disclose data on pick-up and drop-off locations to the city. With a clearer picture about where trips start and end, officials can make better decisions about managing traffic and providing transit service.

It’s Not Too Late to Fix Cuomo’s Awful Uber Bill

By Ben Fried | Dec 22, 2016 | 11 Comments

A bill that Governor Cuomo wants to enact in a special session presents a perfect opportunity to refine how New York regulates for-hire vehicles, but leaked details suggest the administration is about to let it go to waste.

Garodnick Proposes Three-Strikes Suspension Policy for TLC Drivers

By David Meyer | Aug 16, 2016 | 3 Comments

Council Member Dan Garodnick introduced legislation today establishing a three-strikes-and-you’re-out policy affecting for-hire drivers who have had license suspensions. The bill would prohibit drivers from receiving a license from the Taxi and Limousine Commission if they have received three suspensions in the past 10 years on either their DMV-issued or TLC-issued licenses for traffic-related infractions. TLC is “in the process […]

NYC Motorists Killed Four People Walking and Biking This Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Jun 13, 2016 | 23 Comments

New York City motorists killed four people walking and biking this weekend. One of the victims was struck in a Midtown crosswalk while crossing with the right of way, but NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance haven’t filed charges against the driver. Po Chu Ng was crossing Sixth Avenue at W. 30th Street at […]

No Charges for Cabbie Who Severely Injured Woman on Sidewalk Near NYU

By Brad Aaron | Apr 7, 2016 | 85 Comments

Middle aged woman struck by taxi on university and 8th. She has been evacuated. @nyunews pic.twitter.com/QVwP7sl0YQ — Diamond Naga Siu (@diamondnagasiu) April 7, 2016 A yellow cab driver severely injured a woman on a sidewalk in Greenwich Village this morning. The victim was struck at around 10:50 a.m. on University Place near East Eighth Street. Gothamist says […]

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