New York CIty Council Member Ben Kallos

Government Executive N.Y.C. Bill Would Have City Develop Its Own Taxi-Hailing App by Eric Pfeiffer

N.Y.C. Bill Would Have City Develop Its Own Taxi-Hailing App

There’s a new chapter in the ongoing drama between ridesharing services like Uber and New York City.

City Council member Ben Kallos announced a bill on Monday that would authorize the creation of a city-sponsored app allowing users to hail a ride from any of the city’s traditional cabs from the ease of their phone.

The bill would in effect create a massive new competitor for rideshare drivers in an attempt to level the playing field between independent drivers and the traditional taxicab system.

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