A state judge has rejected a challenge to a New York City pilot program that would allow passengers to hail cabs with a smartphone app. After city officials unveiled its "e-hail" program to arrange pick-ups by yellow medallion cabs, a range of livery cab groups sued to permanently put the brakes on the program.
The livery cab groups, which generally rely on pre-arranged pick-ups, argued that the program contravened a general legislative intent to restrict yellow cabs solely to street hails in order to prevent taxi unavailability and passenger discrimination. But Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carol Huff (See Profile) yesterday denied their Article 78 petition in Black Car Assistance v. City of New York, 100327/13, to halt the e-hail program, saying the "petitioners point to no statute that directly supports their contention."
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