Aug. 16, 2025 By Adam Daly Citi Bike users will soon have to verify their age to use the service, amNewYork has learned. Lyft, the ride-hailing company that owns and operates the city’s bike rental service, agreed Friday to implement age verification for users within the next three months following a request from First…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Adam Daly City Hall is urging Lyft to implement proof-based age checks for Citi Bike’s electric bicycles to prevent underage riders from using them. In a letter sent Tuesday to Lyft CEO David Risher, First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro called for “appropriate age verification steps,” such as requiring proof of a driver’s…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Colum Motherway Senator Joseph Addabbo is teaming up with the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to host a valuable resource event for TLC-licensed drivers in the Woodhaven community. The event, known as Van Hailin’, will take place at Monsignor Mulz Hall, located at 88-08 Jamaica Ave. in…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers blockaded Manhattan traffic Wednesday morning, demanding an end to “lockouts” by Uber and Lyft. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) says over 1,000 drivers participated in the blockade on Monday morning, stretching along 11th Avenue from 30th Street all the way…
Oct. 8, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Rideshare drivers are hoping this year’s crisis of “lockouts” from Uber and Lyft will gain the attention of regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Drivers organized by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) on Monday presented chilling testimony to Alvaro Bedoya, one of the FTC’s five…
Aug. 16, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld All of the city’s Ubers, and Lyfts must be running on clean energy and be wheelchair-accessible by 2030, according to new rules unveiled Wednesday by the Adams administration. The Taxi & Limousine Commission’s new “Green Rides Initiative” stipulates that 5% of “high-volume” for-hire vehicles — a designation applying…
Feb. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Drivers for Uber and Lyft joined together to engage in a 12-hour strike at LaGuardia Airport Sunday, Feb. 26, in response to the rideshare companies allegedly being reluctant to grant pay raises, with Uber filing a lawsuit last December to block a pay hike. This strike marks the third…
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