NY Post: Avoid Car Services If You Don’t Want to be in a Crash in NYC
As the number of people using for-hire car services like Uber has increased in New York, so, too, has the number of accidents.
Letters to WSJ: NYETA Responds to ‘Progressives War on Uber’
Benjamin Parker’s “ Bill de Blasio’s Progressive War on Uber” (op-ed, Aug. 4) mischaracterizes the mayor’s position on Uber and the taxi industry. Mr. de Blasio, far from being at war with Uber, has totally jettisoned his progressive values by caving in to the tech giant’s pressure.
NY Post: Taxi medallion owners find their dreams dashed by Uber, Lyft
From NY Post: When Nino Hervias scraped together the down payment for a coveted yellow taxi medallion in 1991, he thought he had it all figured out. Sure the hours were grueling, the city streets crime-ridden and the economy bleak — but he knew he was investing in his family’s future and believed it would [...]
Coalition of Upstate taxi companies voicing opposition to ride-sharing expansion
A new coalition of taxi groups from Upstate is launching increased opposition to the expansion of ride-sharing into places like Western New York.
Drivers are breaking up with Uber to get back with yellow
The yellow-cab industry shows the first inklings of a comeback. Meanwhile, in a driveway in Queens, Brinto Rashed's black Lexus sits idle
ALERT!! TMODA – NYETA UNITE FOR NY CITY HALL RALLY JUNE 22nd, 11:30am
NOW is the time for action, before the medallion becomes an icon of the PAST. There is always strength in numbers!
Wall Street loans Uber $1 billion to offer subprime auto leases
Uber, which has recently been trying to appease its drivers, has secured a $1 billion loan in a deal led by Goldman Sachs to underwrite new car leases for drivers, Bloomberg reports.
Uber is Now Preying on the Poor
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported on Uber's controversial leasing program, Xchange. Launched almost exactly a year ago, Xchange is a leasing program that's offered to Uber drivers with poor credit. Now that people have had some experience with Xchange, we're starting to see a very real and very dark underbelly.
NYETA in Crains: Why do NYC pols hate Wal-Mart but love Uber?
One of the greatest ironies in New York City and other cities controlled by so-called progressives is the irrational exuberance for Uber, a disruptive phenomenon that uses contract workers and puts local businesses at risk.
Crain’s: Uber’s enemies unite for counteroffensive
Determined not to be outgunned again, disability advocates, yellow-cab operators and others are planning their own campaign starting in June to press for regulatory "parity" between taxis and app-based ride-hail companies like Uber.