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Taxi regulators see more Uber and Lyft drivers operating on Long Island 14 Aug 2018 21:36 Newsday Long Island taxi regulators are expecting more Uber and Lyft drivers now that New York City has temporarily capped its number of ride-hail licenses. Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation Tuesday that puts a 12-month moratorium on the number of ride-hail …
New York City votes to cap Uber, Lyft vehicle licenses The New York taxi driver union hails the move as a victory. 2018-08-09 11:43:00 by Reuters 09 Aug 2018 10:05 Malysiakini The New York City Council on Wednesday agreed to cap the number of licenses for ride-hailing services such as Uber Technologies Inc for one year, dealing a blow to the companies that have relied on the largest US metro area for a major source of their …
New York City's Cap on Number of Uber and Lyft Drivers Will Fuel a Renewed Look at Public Transportation, Help Taxi Drivers, Says IU Expert 09 Aug 2018 01:23 Newswise Abbey Stemler, assistant professor of business law and ethics at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and a legal expert on the sharing economy, cheers Wednesday’s vote by the New York City Council to place a one-year cap on the number of …
Flying taxi could whisk you from New York to Boston in 36 minutes at 405 mph 07 Jul 2018 21:37 KOMO News A flying taxi able to fly you at 405 mph was announced Thursday. The .5M Vy features a tilt-wing, fly-by-wire design that flies three times faster than traditional helicopters and has a range of 450 miles. It is claimed to make the journey form New York …
New York Taxi Union Mourns Sixth Suicide Victim in Six Months 19 Jun 2018 18:49 WBAA By editor • 40 minutes ago Last week Abdul Saleh became at least the sixth New York taxi driver to die by suicide in recent months. The 59-year-old Yemeni immigrant was found dead in his rented Brooklyn room on Friday, in what the city’s taxi union dubbed …
New York Taxi Workers Alliance Calls On City To Help Struggling Drivers 18 Jun 2018 16:59 CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is holding a news conference outside City Hall Monday to address driver financial despair. It comes after the alliance says 59-year-old driver Abdul Saleh was found dead Friday in Brooklyn. He’s …
New York Taxi Workers Alliance Addressing Driver Financial Despair 18 Jun 2018 15:55 CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is holding a news conference outside City Hall Monday to address driver financial despair. It comes after the alliance says 59-year-old driver Abdul Saleh was found dead Friday in Brooklyn. He’s …
New York Taxi Workers Alliance To Address Driver Financial Despair 18 Jun 2018 11:29 CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is set to hold a news conference outside City Hall Monday to address driver financial despair. It comes after the alliance says 59-year-old driver Abdul Saleh was found dead Friday in Brooklyn. He …
Taxi Drivers in New York Are Struggling. So Are Uber Drivers. 17 Jun 2018 23:05 The New York Times Alix Anfang, a spokeswoman for Uber, said the driver pay study was a good idea. “We believe that all full-time drivers in N.Y.C. — taxi, limousine and Uber alike — should be able to make a living wage and support their families,” Ms. Anfang said. The …
Travel warning as Brit couple scammed £350 for 10-MINUTE New York taxi ride 13 Jun 2018 15:43 Daily Star SWNS/GETTY MISTAKE: Craig Nickels, 30, and Ellie Austin, 24, were scammed by a New York taxi Craig Nickels, 30, and fiancee Ellie Austin, 24, were forced to hand over $470 (£350) for a four-mile journey after getting into an unlicensed cab. The couple …
Derbyshire couple scammed by rogue New York taxi gang who forced them to hand over $470 - for TEN MINUTE journey 12 Jun 2018 10:34 Matlock Today A Derbyshire couple were scammed by a rogue New York taxi gang who forced them to hand over $470 - for a TEN MINUTE journey. Craig Nickels, 30, and his fiancee Ellie Austin, 24, were scared into handing over the cash to the two men who picked them up …
Rogue New York taxi gang forces British couple to hand over $470 12 Jun 2018 09:52 Daily Mail A rogue New York taxi gang forced a British couple visiting the city to hand over $470 for a ten-minute journey - after knocking the price down from $900. Craig Nickels, 30, and his fiancee Ellie Austin, 24, were scared into handing over the cash to the …
Uber Is Posing a Serious Threat to Syracuse Taxi Drivers Who Are Demanding a Level Playing Field 01 Jun 2018 16:42 CNY Vision Jun 01, 2018Featured NewsComments Off on Uber Is Posing a Serious Threat to Syracuse Taxi Drivers Who Are Demanding a Level Playing Field Frank Manzi III, owner of Yellow Taxi Company in Syracuse, said there is one simple reason he is having trouble with …
Claire Danes shows her blossoming baby bump in a flowing denim dress as she hails a taxi in New York 03 May 2018 10:20 Charleston Daily Mail She recently confirmed she was expecting her second child. And pregnant Claire Danes showed off her growing bump as she tried to hail a taxi in New York City on Wednesday after announcing she was well into her second trimester. The Homeland star, 42, wore …
Michael Cohen Hit With New Taxi Taxes, Owes New York $282,000 01 May 2018 11:01 Trending on EIN Newsdesk Michael Cohen, already under pressure from a federal criminal investigation into his business and financial dealings, has been hit this month with more than $185,000 in new state warrants for unpaid taxes on his taxicab companies. Added to his previous …
New York taxi drivers call for pay guarantee, limits on cars for hire 25 Apr 2018 22:40 Reuters NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - New York’s yellow taxi drivers on Wednesday joined with drivers for Uber and other app-based ride services at a rally to call for guaranteed minimum pay and limits on growth in the number of cars for hire in the largest U.S. …
Trump Lawyer Reportedly Invested in New York City Taxi Medallions Bloomberg 12 Apr 2018 05:50 Video Games UK & Ireland Yahoo The FBI raid on the offices of President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, included one surprising aspect: taxi medallions. Agents were seeking documents on Cohen’s ownership of “numerous” New York City taxi medallions, according to CNN. That might …
Michael Cohen and the absolutely amazing history of the once-coveted New York City taxi medallion 10 Apr 2018 18:57 CNN Which is totally fascinating. And totally New York City.If you don't live in the Big Apple, you almost certainly have no idea a) what a taxi medallion is b) why they are valuable and c) why Cohen owned several of them. (SPOILER ALERT: The answers to …
Inside New York’s taxi ‘crisis’ 05 Apr 2018 00:37 News Yellow taxis are as emblematic of New York as the Manhattan skyline, and one that has provided hundreds of thousands of immigrants with full-time, well-paying jobs. But the arrival of ride-hailing apps mean that cab driving has become an increasingly …
For-Hire Vehicle Industry Coalition Seeks Legal Recourse Against New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission 23 Mar 2018 20:00 MarketWatch.com NEW YORK, March 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP ("MDM&C" or "the Firm") today announced that, on behalf of a coalition of For-Hire Vehicle industry organizations, companies and …