#Letters to the Editor — April 17, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — April 17, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — April 17, 2022” Uber’s price surgeYou report that critics of Uber call that company’s rising fares “downright unethical” (“We are being taken for a ride,” April 15). Prices reflect underlying realities of demand and supply. In New York City, rising crime (thanks, Bill de Blasio!) simultaneously raises the demand for…

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#Uber, Lyft accused of upping prices after Brooklyn subway attack

#Uber, Lyft accused of upping prices after Brooklyn subway attack

“Uber, Lyft accused of upping prices after Brooklyn subway attack” Uber and Lyft suspended surge pricing in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn on Tuesday after irate New Yorkers shared screenshots showing sky-high rideshare prices following a horrific subway attack that injured at least 29 people.  The shocking assault, which reportedly saw a gunman shoot at least 10…

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#Rikers Island to soon deliver food directly to inmates

#Rikers Island to soon deliver food directly to inmates

“Rikers Island to soon deliver food directly to inmates” Room service is coming to Rikers Island.  The beleaguered jail complex is set to close down their commissary store in favor of a new, digital ordering system described as a jailhouse “Uber Eats” that’ll deliver food and other sundries directly to detainees, an internal memo obtained…

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