Hailing Apps are Hitting the Street

Taxi hailing apps from various companies, including Uber, Hailo and Taxi Magic are now in use in NYC, according to the New York Times.  The use of these apps in Gotham (and elsewhere) as caused legal wrangling.  In New York, the problem essentially has been whether an app-hail is a street hail (which only a yellow taxi can do) or a ride "by pre-arrangement" (which only livery cabs can do).  Right now, the TLC is allowing app use pursuant to a pilot program.