The demolition derby between Uber and City Hall is heating up, with the company's top executive challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio to a live-streamed debate about the city's plan to cap new for-hire vehicles. But the mayor quickly shot down the proposal.The taxi cartel likes a politician that stays "bought".
In a letter to Mr. de Blasio Monday, Uber's New York City general manager, Josh Mohrer, questioned whether the proposed cap is about reducing congestion, as claimed by city officials and members of the City Council, or other concerns, such as inequality and drivers' rights.
"When your proposal to cap Uber was introduced, your administration said it was about congestion," Mr. Mohrer penned. "The op-ed you wrote in the New York Daily News this weekend was about everything but congestion. If you have new concerns, we want to discuss them, face-to-face, and invite you to do so in a live-streamed conversation so all New Yorkers can watch."
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Uber challenges de Blasio to a debate, the mayor says no and a war of words ensues
Crain's New York reports:
