New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission

Taxi and Limousine Commission

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Commission overview
Formed 1971 (1971)
Jurisdiction New York City
Headquarters 33 Beaver Street,
New York, NY
Commission executive
  • Meera Joshi, chairman and chief executive officer
Key document
Website www.nyc.gov/tlc

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC or NYC TLC) is an agency of the government of New York City[1] that regulates medallion (yellow) taxicabs, livery cabs, "black cars", commuter vans, paratransit vehicles (ambulettes), and some luxury limousines.[2]

The commission consists of nine members appointed by the Mayor for seven-year terms with the advice and consent of the City Council, with one member designated by the Mayor to act as the chairman and chief executive officer.[3] TLC inspectors are New York City special patrolmen. It was established in 1971 as the successor to the New York City Hack Bureau operated under the aegis of the New York City Police Department. Its regulations are compiled in title 35 of the New York City Rules.

In April 2015, the TLC posted a notice in the City Record proposing the "Licensing of For-Hire Vehicle Dispatch Applications", requiring mobile app operators to apply for approval of certain changes to any app used to arrange vehicle rides for hire, widely considered to be targeted at ridesharing company Uber, with a public hearing to be held on May 28.[4][5]

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  1. ↑ New York City Charter § 2300; "There shall be a New York city taxi and limousine commission[...]"
  2. ↑ "About TLC". New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ↑ New York City Charter § 2301
  4. ↑ Flegenheimer, Matt (13 May 2015). "Uber and Internet Giants Assail New York City’s Plan to Bolster Rules for Car-Hire Apps". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ City Rec, Apr. 24, 2015 at 1627

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