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Uber and Manhattan Gridlock Are Rising Together
How responsible is Uber for the 9 percent drop in Manhattan travel speeds that New York City transportation officials reported last month? The answer appears to be: quite a lot.
July 8, 2015
Cooper’s Law Is Not Getting Dangerous Cab Drivers Off NYC Streets
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.
July 1, 2015
Team de Blasio Makes Its Case for a One-Year “Uber Cap”
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 the industry on traffic.
June 30, 2015
No Charges for Driver Who Repeatedly Ran Over Brooklyn Pedestrian
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.
June 30, 2015
With Congestion Getting Worse, City Wants to Stem Flood of Uber Licenses
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 on how the industry is affecting traffic.
June 23, 2015
TLC Puts Data Recorders and Cameras in 10 Cabs for Safety Tech Pilot
The Taxi and Limousine Commission officially launched a pilot program Tuesday that outfits TLC-licensed vehicles with electronic equipment intended to promote safe driving.
June 3, 2015
Cabbie Faces Right of Way Charges for Critically Injuring Midtown Pedestrian
Taxi driver Babul Miah, 29, faces charges under the city's Right of Way Law after critically injuring a 20-year-old woman who was in the crosswalk at Eighth Avenue and West 57th Street on Saturday at approximately 5:30 p.m.
May 18, 2015
No Right-of-Way Charge for Cab Driver Who Killed Senior in UES Crosswalk
A yellow cab driver fatally struck a senior in an Upper East Side crosswalk Saturday, and no charges were filed by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The crash occurred in the 19th Precinct, where as of March officers had issued just 10 speeding tickets in 2015.
May 11, 2015
Driver “Flying” Through Harlem School Zone Kills Child — Tabs Blame Victim
A driver operating a TLC-licensed vehicle killed a 12-year-old boy outside a school in Harlem Wednesday.
May 7, 2015