Sentences with phrase «-rsb- medallion owners»

Medallion owners are in a frenzy to protect their assets.

He tried to do a favor for taxi medallion owners a favor at consumers» expense by capping the number of Uber vehicles that could operate in the city.

Fed - up drivers and medallion owners rallied at City Hall in Lower Manhattan to demand new regulations after the tragic suicides of four of their own.

But a more immediate issue for some medallion owners is Melrose Credit Union, of Queens, N.Y., which finances the loans on thousands of medallions.

It is the fourth suicide of a desperate hack in as many months — and the first of a medallion owner.

She asked him to set aside what he believed he knew about the connection between the medallion owner and Silver and to continue to deliberate with the rest of jury.

Medallion owners were not pleased with these developments, especially the latter, which would diminish the value of their franchise: medallions now auction for upwards of $ 1 million, and their number has only been increased three times in 75 years.

This money came from major medallion owners, including $ 4000 each from Evgeny «Gene» Freidman (who was recently in the news for his assertion that Mayor Bloomberg personally promised to «destroy [his] fucking industry» when he leaves office), Guy Roberts, and Neomi Yakuel, all of whom are on the board of the Greater New York Taxi Association, a powerful trade organization.

These two groups, medallion owners and advocates for the disabled, joined forces to stop the Mayor's efforts, and were willing to use any available legal means.

He wanted a standard «iconic» taxi that medallion owners would be obligated to use.

While working over the weekend, the juror said he «heard from people that work» at the medallion owner's garage that the owner and Silver «hang out» together and attend the same synagogue.

It is funny: back in August of 2011 when Micah Kellner was making the case for his compromise bill, a spokesman for Mayor Bloomberg said, «we didn't realize that [Kellner] had quit his job as an assemblyman and become a spokesman for the medallion owners.»

His proposal to temporarily cap the car - hail industry allowed de Blasio to side with organized taxi drivers who believe Uber's gig economics are undermining their profession, with transportation advocates concerned about congestion, and also with the yellow medallion owners who financed his campaign.

Also at 1 p.m., the newly formed Taxi Medallion Owner / Driver Association holds a rally for «fairness and respect,» asking to including in the decision - making process about Uber and other for - hire apps, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Taxi medallion owners, who in 2013 were part of an industry that gave NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations, say he is betraying them by capitulating to Uber on wheelchair accessibility.

Two taxi - medallion owners can't sue a NYC regulatory commission for failing to keep the yellow - cab industry profitable in the face of competition from Uber and Lyft, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled.

At 8 a.m., NYC TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi speaks at the Crains Breakfast to discuss the struggles of taxi medallion owners, the rise of Uber and the future of innovation in the city's for - hire vehicle industry, 180 Central Park S., Manhattan.

The money would come from real estate developers, yellow - taxi medallion owners, teachers unions and anybody else willing to play ball in hopes the mayor would return the favors.

David Plouffe, a former aide to Barack Obama now working for the ride - sharing company, has claimed de Blasio is simply thwarting its progress because he received campaign contributions from taxi medallion owners, who have warily watched the number of Uber drivers eclipse their own ranks.

(New York, NY) Taxi medallion owners and advocates for the disabled will join academics to discuss the fate of the medallion system and accessibility on Tuesday, June 27th.

The Observer has learned that Ydanis Rodriguez, the chair of New York City Council Transportation Committee, will join a meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 23rd in a Midtown location at which he will propose a bailout to rescue medallion owners, who have witnessed the value of their investment plummet as Uber and other ride apps disrupt the traditional taxi business.

The Observer was the first to report yesterday about a meeting scheduled for Thursday convened by Mr. Freidman at which the mogul was expected to ask several bankers to help draft a plan to bail out medallion owners whose lenders were getting cold feet as the value of the medallions plummeted.

Ydanis Rodriguez, the chair of the City Council's Transportation Committee, will join a meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning to propose a bailout to rescue medallion owners.

When CBS's Marcia Kramer asked de Blasio why he didn't distance himself from one such donor, the major medallion owner Evgeny Freidman, whom the attorney general has accused of mistreating his workers, de Blasio gave a halting non-answer.

«Treating taxis — who have paid into the system and should be exempted from additional charges — the same way as those responsible for the problem makes no public policy sense because it won't reduce congestion,» said Nino Hervias, a spokesman for the Taxi Medallion Owner Driver Association, which represents about 1,500 individual taxi owners, most of whom are immigrants.

«I think the caps are the kind of thing we need to talk about again because this situation has gotten worse since then, both in terms of the pressure that has been put on the [cab --RSB- medallion owners and everyday taxi drivers,» de Blasio told host Brian Lehrer.

Two taxi - medallion owners can't sue a city regulatory commission for failing to keep the yellow - cab industry profitable in the face of competition from Uber and Lyft, a Manhattan Supreme Court...

In return, the pols protect the medallion owners» monopoly on street hails and hold down the supply of cabs, even if it means stranding riders in rainstorms.

«Simply stated, the power to contract and compel medallion owners to purchase the Nissan NV200 from Nissan for ten years does not exist in the City Charter,» The Wall Street Journal quotes Justice Hagler saying.

«Today, taxi medallion owners, traditional newspapers, shopping malls and department - store chains are gravely threatened,» he writes.

Not exact matches

Some NYC taxi owners say they can not hold on much longer as they lose riders and fares to Uber and other rivals, and their taxi medallions plummet in value.

But convenience store owners, a key constituency of the WIGS push, determined they would be priced out of the medallion market, and pulled their support.

Put forth as a compromise to mollify liquor store owners, the proposal would have given liquor stores two medallions each, good for three years, that allowed wine sales.

During deliberations, Graham asked to be removed from the jury, saying he'd recently learned that the owner of the medallion cab he drove was a close friend of Silver.

But several aspects of the plan — including the use of $ 25 million in taxpayer money to turn public property into a stable for the private carriage industry, the move to curtail the pedicab industry, the loss of carriage driver jobs and the resulting shuttering the current stables on the West Side — have aroused considerable opposition from various corners, most recently from 68 owners of horse carriage medallions, who blasted their union for agreeing to the deal.

The juror, Kenneth Graham, a taxi driver, told the judge he had learned during the Thanksgiving recess that the owner of the medallion cab he drove was a good friend of Mr. Silver's, and belonged to the same synagogue as the assemblyman.

In a statement, Cira Angeles, a spokeswoman for Livery Base Owners, Inc., one of the many livery cab associations, called the «delinking of borough licenses from yellow cab medallions is an important first step.»

But Diaz said he favored the medallion system because it gives owners an opportunity to maintain wealth.

While Diaz said it would be up to lawmakers to decide how many new medallions to issue and how much they should cost, he said they would have to cost «far less» than yellow medallion so they «remain affordable to all livery cab drivers or base owners.»

In addition, Kellner's plan would allow the sale of 6,000 outer borough and upper Manhattan street hail medallions to livery car owners - 1,200 of which would have to be handicapped accessible.

A dozen independent owners of medallions not affiliated with a taxicab fleet and an advocacy group which supports these owners slapped the city and top Taxi & Limousine Commission honchos on Wednesday with a Manhattan federal court lawsuit seeking to overturn the longstanding policy.

If you request that the redemption proceeds be sent to a person, bank or an address other than that of record or paid to someone other than the record owner (s), or if the address was changed within the last 30 days, or if the proceeds of a requested redemption exceed $ 50,000, the signature (s) on the request must be medallion signature guaranteed by an eligible signature guarantor.

These top terriers and their owners are honored in the club newsletter, True Grit, and also are awarded the JRTCA Bronze Working Terrier Medallion for Special Merit in the Field.

These top terriers and their owners are honored in the club newsletter and also are awarded the JRTCA Bronze Working Terrier Medallion for Special Merit in the Field.

In addition to being honored at the championships in Florida, winning dogs and their owners will receive $ 1,000 to go to a pet - related charity of their choice, a one - year pet insurance policy from Pet Partners, Inc., and an engraved sterling silver medallion.

If you are a business owner who values Delta SkyMiles and who needs a boost to achieve or maintain the elite Medallion Status, the Platinum Delta SkyMiles Business card can be the cornerstone of your strategy.

The cab driver leases the car and route from the owner of the cab license, who buys the license from what is known as a «medallion,» which is in turn managed by a management company that typically is responsible for several medallions.

Century 21 Harbour Realty recently opened in Nanaimo B.C. Darwin Mahlum, broker / owner of the new office and real estate marketing specialist, is a long - time member of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board's Medallion Club.