EXCLUSIVE: NY Attorney General Comes Out Against Rules That Would Limit Uber And Lyft

BuzzFeed - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says the rules as written would “needlessly restrict competition.” Carlo Allegri / Reuters In a letter to the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) last Friday obtained by BuzzFeed News, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took a formal stand against a proposed rule that would largely limit the way app-based car services like Uber and Lyft operate in New York. Schneiderman writes that the proposed rules, as written, would unfairly limit competition. "From a competitive standpoint, these advances may lower the costs of entry for new for-hire vehicle services and encourage existing services to compete more effectively for both drivers and passengers." The proposed ruling — which would prevent a base from dispatching a driver that was affiliated with another base (unless there was a formal agreement between the two bases) — would effectively limit Lyft's supply of drivers to the 10 that are af