New York City Temporarily Halts More Uber And Lyft Cars On The Road
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The New York City Council voted to put new licenses for Uber and Lyft cars on hold for a year to study the services’ effect on traffic congestion and look at how drivers are paid.
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Ride Hailing’s In Ithaca Now. So, We Rode With An Uber Driver
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ITHACA (WSKG) – Ride sharing became available in Upstate New York in late June. However, since the school year started, demand is surging in Ithaca, home to Cornell University and Ithaca College. We wanted to know what it’s like to be an Uber or Lyft driver in Ithaca right now. Ultimately, is it a good job? At the start of his Friday evening shift, Thomas Harris sits behind the wheel of his enormous SUV.
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Out Late Tonight? You Can Grab An Uber
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Ride-hailing apps are authorized to operate in upstate New York starting today. Apps like Lyft and Uber had been bound to the New York City area until now. James Pontez in Ithaca said he thinks it will be a popular job among college students. It gives them another option for temporary work. “I mean, I’m sure some people don’t always want to deliver pizza,” he explained, “Sometimes they’d rather pick up a person.”