An Uber driver makes a frantic phone call in Mandarin to gather information for paperwork. More than 20 staff members at Primetime Brokerage fields questions from swarms of anxious listeners that surround them. Such was the scene at the taxi and rideshare service agency based in Sunnyside, Queens Thursday afternoon, as dozens of Uber and […]
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Posted inLabor
Court Clears Minimum Hourly Pay for NYC Food Delivery Workers
Judge affirms city rules mandating at least $17.96 an hour before tips for Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash workers, clearing New York as the first major U.S. city with a guaranteed driver wage.
Posted inTaxi & Limousine Commission
Of Drivers Targeted by TLC Airport Stings, 86% Are Nonwhite, Lawsuit Claims
The city wants to toss out a class-action suit brought by drivers ticketed for illegal airport pickups, but the plaintiffs keep pressing for a trial.
Posted inLabor
Uber, Lyft Claimed Record Share of Fare Dollars While Drivers Struggled Through COVID Crisis
A new UCLA study finds ride-hail companies have been claiming a bigger piece of the pie ever since drivers began receiving a city-guaranteed minimum wage in 2019 — peaking in April 2020.
Posted inAccessibility
TLC Supercharges Money Pot to Put More Accessible Cabs on Road
A surcharge added to every yellow or green cab ride could rise from 30 cents to $1 in a new effort to meet a long-blown accessibility deadline.
Posted inCongestion Pricing
Cabbies Rally to Pressure Gov. Hochul Over Manhattan Toll Plan
Often pitted against each other, yellow taxi and app-service drivers came together Wednesday to call on Hochul to hit the brakes on congestion pricing fees.
Posted inCongestion Pricing
MTA Eyes Congestion Pricing Toll of Up to $23 Per Vehicle Trip into Manhattan
Transit officials say more pros than cons lie ahead as they cruise toward launching fees for drivers entering the city’s traffic-clogged core.
Posted inNYCHA
To Prevent Fires, NYCHA Could Ban E-bikes, Leaving Delivery Workers Stranded
E-bikes have become an essential tool workers use to meet brutal delivery schedules. They’ve also sparked deadly fires in public housing.
Posted inCourts
Uber Tries to Drive Back Legal Rights on Brooklyn Woman Who Sued After Accident
Emily Wu accepted Uber’s new terms of service in January without thinking much about it. The Brooklyn woman didn’t realize that the seemingly routine click on her phone would be used by the ride-share company in a bid to torpedo her ongoing lawsuit against the firm. In November, the 23-year-old college student filed suit against […]
Posted inPeople
Cap Uber and Lyft Drivers’ Lease Costs, Queens Lawmaker Says
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Abraham Lobe started driving for Uber in 2014, attracted by the possibility of earning extra money to supplement his work as a minister and the promise of owning a leased car after three years. […]