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Data: NYC Taxi e-Hails Mostly In Outer Boroughs


taxiData shows that passengers outside Manhattan tend to use a new app to hail yellow cabs.

According to figures from the Taxi and Limousine Commission, the smartphone app also is generally used during off-hours.

Called Uber and Hailo, the app has been available for about two months. The TLC says it’s mostly used where taxi service has been historically scarce.

The agency says that of about 117,000 total e-hails in June, only about 20,000 resulted in actual e-hail rides. The Wall Street Journa says that’s probably because some users hit the button on their smartphones more than once.

Livery cab drivers claim the app hurts their business in the outer boroughs. They are appealing a court decision that allows the application in yellow taxis.

(AP)



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