Sentences with phrase «livery cab industry»

The mayor, who attended the press conference together with Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky, New York State Assemblymembers Guillermo Linares, of northern Manhattan, and Carl Heastie, of the Bronx, and members of the livery cab industry, spoke to the color as one that was «attractive and distinctive.»

Borough President Stringer visited with members of the livery cab industry at El Barrio Car Service at East 116th Street this past Thurs., Jun. 14th.

Second, this bill would not truly benefit my residents and certainly would hurt the livery cab industry much more than helping the yellow cab companies.

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At a roundtable talk with cab industry officials and state Assembly lawmakers in Manhattan today, Uber faced pushback from its taxi and livery car competition over a bill they argue would allow less stringent driver background checks, rider safety standards and insurance coverage than NYC requires for the app's drivers.

A town hall held by state Sen. Jose Peralta (D - East Elmhurst) on the bill to bring livery cabs that can be hailed to the outer boroughs erupted into impassioned statements and heated arguments, mostly in Spanish, from industry members on separate sides of the plan.