New York City votes to cap Uber, Lyft, and other ride-hailing services

The New York City Council on Wednesday passed a package of bills that caps the number of Uber, Lyft, and other ride-hail vehicles on the road for one year.

The Taxi and Limousine Commission will spend the next 12 months studying the effects of ride-hail services in New York. The City Council also voted to set a minimum wage for these drivers.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.