New York City Council to override veto for ‘Intro 276′ tomorrow
The New York City Council will vote to override the veto and implement ‘intro 276’ tomorrow (Thursday) to end the abuse of “unfair” Uber/Lyft account deactivations. New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA), a 28,000-member-strong union of the city’s taxicab drivers and FHV drivers, will rally to support the bill at 12 noon tomorrow at City […]
Taxi, FHV Drivers See Mamdani’s Tenure As A Golden Era
By Kamal Ahmed Brighter days are ahead for New York City’s struggling Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle (FHV) drivers as Zohran Mamdani officially took his midnight (in the New Year) oath of office, raising hope for them and future generations. Approximately 180,000 to 200,000 TLC-licensed drivers are in the city, and they operate one million rides […]
New York City Council to vote to override veto for ‘Intro 276′ on Jan 29
The New York City Council will vote to override the veto and implement ‘intro 276’ to end the abuse of unfair Uber/Lyft Deactivations on January 29th, according to the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA). “Let’s kick off our 2026 together – with a definitive victory! Please attend the Zoom meeting at 8 PM as […]
‘New York Taxi Workers Alliance joins striking nurses’
New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA), a 28,000-member-strong union of the city’s taxicab drivers, FHV drivers (Uber & Lyft drivers), today joined the nurses’ strike in the city. A good number of taxi and app-based drivers, led by NYTWA Executive Director Bhairavi Desai and alliance organizer Mohammad Tipu Sultan, joined the nurses’ picket to show […]
~Mamdani names Transit veteran Midori Valdivia as TLC commissioner~
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday nominated Midori Valdivia as the next commissioner of the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), the agency that regulates the tens of thousands of cabs and for-hire vehicles on New York City’s streets. Valdivia previously worked as an analyst and adviser for the Port Authority for six years before becoming a […]
City Council passes bill for FHV parking
New York City’s For-Hire Vehicles (FHVs) drivers would be able to park their vehicles for short breaks in existing commercial vehicle metered parking areas. Council’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has passed a bill that requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to undertake a one-year pilot program in this regard. The legislation, passed on Dec […]
Golden time for taxi drivers as Mamdani sworn in as NYC’s Mayor
Brighter days are ahead for the city’s struggling taxi drivers as Zohran Mamdani officially took his midnight oath of office in the city. Zohran Mamdani and his wife arrived at the historic inauguration in a yellow cab driven by a man whom he went on a 15-day hunger strike outside of City Hall in 2021 […]
Intro 276 to solve crisis of unjust firings for app-based drivers
The New York City Council has passed the deactivation protection bill called ‘Intro 276’, ending the threat of unfair “deactivations” or firings for almost 100,000 app-based drivers in NYC, according to a news release by New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA). The NYTWA pushed the bill (Passed on Thursday, December 18) through the City Council while […]
TLC – Licensed Electric Vehicles Curb 55,000 Metric tons Of Carbon Emission in 2 Years
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)-licensed for-hire Electric Vehicles (EVs) have driven about 222 million trip-miles, curbing over 55,000 metric tons of carbon emissions in less than two years since the carbon emission initiative began in 2024. According to TCL’s latest report, that is the equivalent of almost 6.2 million gallons of […]
Commercial Auto Industry is Bleeding Thanks to Rising Costs of Drivers, Rampant insurance Frauds & Regulatory Abuse. No Immediate Remedies to Heal the Wounds
New York City’s For-Hire Vehicles (FHV) industry is witnessing multifarious snags mainly due to the risingcosts of drivers, widespread insurance frauds, regulatory abuse, and imbalanced opportunity, impactingthe livelihood of taxi and ride-share drivers while putting the insurers’ Risk Management Solutions(RMS) strategies in dire peril.Presently, over 200,000 drivers operate around 1,000,000 rides each day in New […]