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The Taxi and Limousine Commission passed a new rule Thursday that would require livery bases to keep trip data electronically and submit the data to the commission regularly.
The ride-sharing company Lyft plans to launch its services in all five boroughs of New York City at 7 p.m. on Friday, after it reached a deal with city and state regulators in court Friday morning.
Lyft hasn’t driven a single passenger in the city yet, but it’s already hitting regulatory roadblocks.
The ride-sharing startup Lyft will launch its services in New York City on Friday, despite having recently broken off negotiations with the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC).
By the Taxi and Limousine Commission’s (TLC) count, 64 percent of the city’s 90,000 disabled residents live or travel outside of Manhattan, yet street hails are currently not an option for them.
New York City’s 6,000 green-colored “boro taxi” program was created partially to expand the city’s accessible taxi fleet, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) had delayed issuing the next 6,000 permits to the end of summer to ensure they are able to meet accessibility requirements.
