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Taxi Cab Wars

Taxi Cab Wars

on August 17, 2010 in New York, New York.

Stringer Files Amicus Brief In Support Of Bloomberg Taxi Plan, Rebukes de Blasio

Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer officially filed his amicus brief today in support of the plan to permit livery cabs to pick up street hails outside of Central Manhattan.

And the brief contains something of a rebuke to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who, like Mr. Stringer, is a top contender for 2013. Mr de Blasio is supporting the lawsuit, mainly on the grounds that in the rush to passage Mayor Mike Bloomberg did an end-run around the City Council, negotiating with the state legislature instead.  Read More