Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos

Cooper’s Law Is Not Getting Dangerous Cab Drivers Off NYC Streets

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2015 | 1 Comment

A Vision Zero law intended to get dangerous cab drivers off the road has been applied just two times since it took effect nine months ago, according to the New York Press. Adopted last September, Cooper’s Law gives the Taxi and Limousine Commission discretion to suspend or revoke the TLC license of a cab driver convicted of […]

Team de Blasio Makes Its Case for a One-Year “Uber Cap”

By Stephen Miller | Jun 30, 2015 | 55 Comments

The de Blasio administration made its case for temporarily restricting the growth of licenses for ride-hailing services like Uber at a City Council hearing this morning. With congestion in Manhattan getting worse, City Hall’s plan is to cap the number of new for-hire vehicles on city streets for the next year while it studies the impact of […]

No Charges for Driver Who Repeatedly Ran Over Brooklyn Pedestrian

By Brad Aaron | Jun 30, 2015 | 18 Comments

A livery cab driver repeatedly backed over a Brooklyn rabbi Monday afternoon in Crown Heights, killing him, but no charges were filed by NYPD or Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson. Yekutiel Rapp was crossing Empire Boulevard at Balfour Place at around 5:30 p.m. when the driver hit him while reversing out of a parking spot, […]

Cy Vance to Albany: TWU Bill Would Hinder Cases Against Drunk Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2015 | 49 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance sent a letter to state lawmakers warning that a bill to prevent police from detaining bus and taxi drivers at crash scenes would undermine law enforcement’s ability to collect evidence of impaired driving. The bill, which sailed through the State Senate yesterday with no public notice and without a public hearing, would bar police […]

With Congestion Getting Worse, City Wants to Stem Flood of Uber Licenses

By Stephen Miller | Jun 23, 2015 | 14 Comments

The de Blasio administration and the City Council want to slow the growth in new black car licenses over the next year. With companies like Uber adding tens of thousands of black cars to the mix over the past few years, mainly in the most congested parts of Manhattan, the city wants to get a better handle […]

TLC Puts Data Recorders and Cameras in 10 Cabs for Safety Tech Pilot

By Brad Aaron | Jun 3, 2015 | 7 Comments

The Taxi and Limousine Commission officially launched a pilot program Tuesday that outfits TLC-licensed vehicles with electronic equipment intended to promote safe driving. For the Vehicle Safety Technology Pilot Program, TLC installed data recorders, driver alert systems, and cameras in 10 TLC-licensed vehicles, including yellow taxis, green cabs, and livery cabs. Based on the TLC press release, it seems the […]

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