[ancientworldnow]

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).

[greenyoda]

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...