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by an_account_name 2617 days ago
Can you elaborate? I don't have any context on this other than taking a Lyft in NYC once.
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NYC introduced fees for ride sharing with destinations or pickups in Manhattan to reduce congestion. They also added fees to guarantee a reasonable minimum wage for the drivers of the ride sharing app.

The difference in price between a cab and a uber/lyft is relatively small. Convenience seems to be the primary driver for which people use (cabs in Manhattan frequently because of ubiquity, apps in other boroughs).

NYC also imposed a cap on the number of ride sharing vehicles that could be operated. Uber is suing to try to overturn it:

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/uber-suing-new-york-cit...