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Why Are There So Damn Many Ubers?

Taxi medallions were created to manage a Depression-era cab glut. Now rideshare companies have exploited a loophole to destroy their value.

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NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

The Ruling That Could Change New York’s Uber Landscape

As California makes it tougher for companies to classify drivers as independent contractors, New York rideshare workers wonder if their future finally holds health insurance

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NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

Why the City Council Is Turning Against Uber

Three years after councilmembers blocked Mayor de Blasio’s attempts to cap Uber drivers, things look very different for the rideshare giant

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Working

Uber Drivers Speak Out on That MIT Hourly Pay Study

Ride-share contractors say minimum-wage pay isn’t the norm in New York, but making a living is still no drive in the park

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