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Yellow taxi drivers and owners gathered across from Gov. Hochul’s Manhattan office on Wednesday to demand a full exemption from the New York City congestion pricing plan. “Do the right thing!” the cabbies and cab owners chanted. “The rest of this economy runs because this industry runs on the streets,” said Bharavi Desai, head of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance. “This makes no sense. This ...

Rideshare workers took over the sidewalk and streets in front of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s New York City offices.

The legislation, to be put forward by Council Member Shekar Krishnan (D-Queens), would prohibit rideshare companies from banning drivers from the app without just cause or advance warning.

Rideshare workers are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA to refrain from imposing what they deem as a double tax on them and their jobs.

The MTA's congestion pricing plan is still running afoul of New York City's rideshare industry and its tens of thousands of drivers, even after the agency