Opponents of Mayor Bloomberg's Taxi of Tomorrow project filed suit to block the initiative Wednesday, with just months before the first of the new Nissans are to supposed to hit the New York City streets.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the case was filed by the Greater New York Taxi Association, which is the smaller of two fleet owner group, and Evgeny “Gene” Freidman, who recently got into a shouting match with Bloomberg, or so it has been reported at Madison Square Garden. The suit filed in state court in Manhattan charges that the plan to force virtually all yellow taxi medallion owners to purchase a single vehicle oversteps the mayor’s authority under the law.
Freidman's real issue is that he is the largest owner of hybrid cabs and hybrid cab medallions. He likely wants to assure that his favored vehicles will remain taxi street legal, Even though the TLC has said it will allow exceptions for hybrids, Freidman's cabs could be overshadowed by the the "Tomorrow" cabs, that is if tomorrow ever comes.
Freidman appears to be relying on a a decision issued just yesterday that upheld the striking down of Bloomberg's ban on big-gulp sodas.
No comments:
Post a Comment