Taxi e-hail apps officially legal in NYC, pilot program proceeds


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The court’s decision marks the beginning of a long process before e-hail apps are permanent part of city transportation; however, Bloomberg is now only a uniform taxi fleet away from bringing his taxi vision to fruition in NYC.
Taxi e-hail apps are officially legal in New York City. The temporary restraining order (TRO), which blocked the city's controversial pilot program the day after its launch, was lifted this morning by the New York State Supreme Court. The one-year pilot program is expe