uber goes after its opponents hard. right now in the crosshairs, mayor bill de blasio facing a full-fledged political campaign because he wants to cap the growth and number of drivers for uber and mayor cites concerns about safety for drivers and congestion. the city reported a 9% decrease in average manhattan traffic speeds. uber through ads and other means responds that anyone against uber is in the pocket of the existing taxi industry and that uber helps underserved people get much needed transportation. i just drove somebody at coney island who always complains about not being able to catch a ride. this is new york. we live in five boroughs. we pick ourselves up and we pick our families up. this battle isn t just happening in new york. it s getting played out across country from california to st. louis to florida. some people are calling 2016 the
cab companies and a lot of their drives as well as a high stakes fight between uber and every politician who tries to stand in its way. uber goes after its opponents hard. right now in the crosshairs, mayor bill de blasio facing a full-fledged political campaign because he wants to cap the growth and number of drivers for companies like uber. the mayor cites concerns about safety for drivers and congestion. the city reported a 9% decrease in average manhattan traffic speeds. uber through ads and other means responds that anyone against uber is in the pocket of the existing taxi industry and that uber helps underserved people get much needed transportation. i just drove somebody at coney island who always complains about not being able to catch a ride. this is new york. we live in five boroughs. we pick ourselves up and we pick our families up. this battle isn t just