Sentences with phrase «hire vehicle committee»
Diaz chairs the newly created For Hire Vehicle Committee and is advancing legislation that would strike a dagger in the heart of Uber's hitherto favored - nation status.
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The NYC Council's new For - Hire Vehicle Committee met for the first time, and heard testimony from several people advocating for a cap on the number of livery drivers in the Big Apple.
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Though Rodriguez kept the Transportation Committee chair, with oversight over public transit and city DOT matters, he was livid that he lost power over for - hire vehicles, Council sources said.
When council Speaker Corey Johnson and other members were asked for comment, council spokesperson Robin Levine offered a blanket statement: «The committee on for - hire vehicles will be exploring this and many other issues in the months ahead.»
Johnson created a new committee dedicated specifically to for - hire vehicles like Uber and Lyft — and gave its chairmanship to Ruben Diaz Sr., who got at least $ 11,800 in campaign contribution from employees and owners of taxi, limousine and dispatch companies for his election last year.