Sentences with phrase «for yellow cab»

The new state budget creates a $ 2.75 - per - trip fee on for - hire cars and $ 2.50 - per - trip for yellow cab trips, but nothing on passenger vehicles or trucks.

E-hail apps and burdensome rules for yellow cabs have made taxi medallions practically worthless, a driver suing NYC and taxi regulators told the Daily News.

Into this breach stepped / was pushed AM Micah Kellner, who offered as a kind of minor Great Compromise his Access - for - All bill which would mandate expanded accessibility for yellow cabs and livery cabs, and would allow for a greatly - reduced 6,000 livery street hail medallions.

But while Heastie and Weinstein championed the plan, a spokeswoman from Uber said on Tuesday that it «unfairly burdens» New Yorkers who live outside of Manhattan while also creating an uneven playing field for yellow cabs and e-hail car services.

On Friday night, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a fiscal year 2019 budget that includes a $ 2.75 surcharge (the cost of a subway ride) on for - hire vehicles, $ 2.50 for yellow cabs and 75 cents for pooled trips below 96th Street in Manhattan..

The surcharge is $ 2.75 for for - hire vehicles (i.e., Ubers and Lyfts), $ 2.50 for yellow cabs and $ 0.75 for pooled trips.

I'm not angry at Uber but it is bad for yellow cabs, they're taking away business from us and the traffic is getting worse and worse.»

Not exact matches

Unlike Uber, New York's yellow cabs prompt riders who pay with credit cards to leave a tip for their drivers.

And since I asked that question to myself the other day, and it made me smile which I don't do nearly enough these days, I'm constantly on the look - out for non taxi cab yellow cars.

But he said the surcharge should be the same for all, higher than yellow and green cabs pay now, and be used to fund the emergency plan to fix the subways.

Yellow taxis and street - hailed green cabs, meanwhile, would see a 50 - cent charge for trips below 96th Street.

And he, along with other elected officials, filed a lawsuit against Mayor Bloomberg and the Taxi and Limousine Commission for its pilot e-hail program, in which yellow cabs would employ smartphone technology to pick up fares.

The state budget reached on April 1 includes a plan to levy surcharges on for - hire vehicles south of 96th Street — $ 2.75 on the likes of Uber and Lyft, $ 2.50 on yellow cabs, and 75 cents on ride - sharing options like Uber Pool and Via.

Mr. Blake related his own experiences having difficulty hailing traditional yellow cabs as an African - American, and the struggles his constituents have in looking for gainful work.

It is welcome news, however, to yellow cab drivers, who wore yellow cowboy hats in City Council chambers Thursday to show their support for the bill.

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.

While Mr. Cuomo had commissioned a task force to develop a framework for charging cars that drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan, Friday's budget deal included only the first phase: a $ 2.75 fee on for - hire vehicles and a $ 2.50 fee on yellow cabs below 96th Street.

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.»

An Eritrean immigrant who was 59 and had driven a yellow taxi for the same company for almost half his life died behind the wheel of his cab while parked at the curb in Manhattan, and then his body sat there for 18 hours as no one noticed his death.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers on Friday reached a final agreement that signs off on $ 168.3 billion in state spending for the coming fiscal year in an agreement that includes disparate issues such as reforming the state's sexual harassment policies to placing a fee on ride hailing vehicles and yellow cabs in Manhattan to help fund mass transit.

You'll never see a yellow cab accepting hails up there,» said Hamilton DeLossantos, 30, a livery cab driver for the past nine years.

«We need to make sure that our transportation system works for everyone, including the city's traditional yellow cabs, for - hire drivers, and most importantly the riding public,» he added.

The budget ended up including the first phase: a surcharge on for - hire vehicles and yellow cabs below 96th Street starting in January 2019.

The state Assembly has put forward a congestion pricing plan as part of its budget that includes a $ 2.75 fee for ride hail cars, limousines and black cars for each trip below 96th Street, $ 1 for trips above 96th Street and a 50 - cent fee for yellow taxis and green cab street hails below 96th Street.

De Blasio spokeswoman Rosemary Boeglin said Sunday that the administration is «exploring avenues to secure accessibility improvements in the for - hire vehicle fleet,» while noting it has already taken steps to ensure half the city's yellow - cab fleet is wheelchair accessible by 2020.

Hoping to prop up the struggling yellow - cab industry, a Manhattan lawmaker is proposing a tested sales technique: two vehicles for the price of one medallion.

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...

There's still time to fine - tune any toll scheme on this point: Allow yellow cabs, say, 10 free trips a day into the congestion zone in return for the «crude congestion pricing fee» they've already paid.

-LCB- GQ -RCB- Rita Ora sits on the hood of a custom DKNY yellow cab in Times Square for the brand's latest ad campaign.

Undoubtedly its most visible role to date will begin in late 2013 when the Nissan NV200 becomes the foundation for New York City's new designated yellow cab, serving an estimated 600,000 passengers a day.

Even if you have zero interest in writing, you've probably seen a cab - yellow newsstand of catalogs for Gotham Writers Workshop, or the lime green advertisements for Sackett Street Writers Workshop.

The New Yorker recently pondered if Uber (et al.) will destroy the driving profession, but in the end confirmed that its smartphone technology is transforming the industry — Yellow Cab, for example, is now planning to develop a mobile app to stay competitive.

Above the crowds and craziness of Times Square, the hidden cocktail bars (our favourite is the R Lounge in the Renaissance Hotel where we often stay) offer incredible views of the bright lights and yellow cabs the city is so famous for!

Cabs are fine when available, but the industry has been decimated by the likes of Uber and Lyft — for example, Yellow Cab Coop of San Francisco recently declared bankruptcy (but is still operating).

It's a hard life living in Brooklyn and supporting my wife and kids - I've been driving a yellow cab for four years working 10 - 12 hours a day.

Michael Levine, CEO of Yellow Cab, told reporters that suing an affiliation company for a cab - related accident is like suing your travel agent if your plane crashCab, told reporters that suing an affiliation company for a cab - related accident is like suing your travel agent if your plane crashcab - related accident is like suing your travel agent if your plane crashes.

For decades New York City passengers in yellow cabs have suffered severe injuries and due to the limited required coverage were unable to recover the full extent of their damages.

For example, if you take a yellow cab home, and there is a dispute on route / fare, or if you've misplaced your money / credit card — you can be in trouble.