Taxi-fleet owners’ fight to defeat former Mayor Bloomberg’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” plan kicked into high gear Thursday when they got the green light to bring their case to the state’s highest court.
The plan has been stop and go since 2013, when a lower-court judge blocked the roll-out of Bloomberg’s favored Nissan NV200, saying the then-mayor exceeded his authority by anointing one type of vehicle for the city’s entire yellow fleet.
But then a year later, a mid-level appeals court said the Nissans could hit the road because the TLC, acting under Bloomberg, was responsible for producing a “21st century” cab.
The plan was a hallmark of Bloomberg’s tenure that has since been adopted by Mayor de Blasio.
The fleet owners sued in 2013, saying the vehicle scheme should have been endorsed by the City Council.
The owners, led by the Greater New York Taxi Association, argue that the Nissans are not a good choice for the fleet because they’re not a hybrid nor handicap accessible.
The owners will make that argument before a third court in the coming months. The Court of Appeals will ultimately decide the fate of the futuristic cabs that have sunroofs and back-seat climate control.
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