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Steve Bellone!
County Executive Steve Bellone
is standing up for Suffolks future!
Steve embraces Uber because of his
commitment to jobs, safer streets and
new opportunities for us.
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June 6, 2017: Uber has hit a rough patch of filed by a rival Google-owned company
road. And the ride-hailing companys image has accusing Uber and the engineer of conspiring
Nassau should follow Suffolk, which has
been suffering some pretty big dents as a to steal trade secrets.
result. The damages are all self-inflicted. But
enthusiastically embraced ride-hailing.
they are not justification to ban Uber and its Is being investigated Suffolk
by federal officials for
officials noted not only that ride-hailing isregulators,
peers, like Lyft, from operating on Long Island. using software to evade part part of its
hyperaggressive management style.
of modern
State legislation life for
allows ride-hailing young professionals, whose
companies
to functionrecruitment
throughout New Yorkboth counties consider
beginning Fired more than essential
20 employees toas part of its
June 29, now that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has own investigation into claims of sexual
their
signed another future
measure growth,
moving up the startbut that the industry
harassment could
within the company.
generate
date. The law also asthemuch
gives counties right to as $120 million in new
opt out, and Nassau in particular is being None of that bad behavior by Uber diminishes
spending
lobbied heavily by its taxi industry by its the
to do just passengers.
fact that ride-hailing services using app
that. That would be a big mistake, despite the platforms enjoy wide public support. They can
fact that Uber: reduce drunken driving, offer alternatives to
Banning a new technology to protect an those without cars in a region that lacks public
outmoded
Has admitted it shortchangedone is York
its New rarely a smart idea. Good
transportation, and introduce much-needed
City drivers by tens of millions of dollars, and competition to a stagnant industry. Where
saw the head ofbusinesses
its state operationadapt.
leave the The others die. And
introduced elsewhere, ride-hailing has been
company onecustomers
week later. win. Let Uber and company roll.
affordable, prompt and safe.
Fired the top engineer in its driverless-car
program, because he failed to produce Nassau should follow Suffolk, which has
court-ordered documents related to a lawsuit enthusiastically embraced ride-hailing. Suffolk
http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial/welcome-uber-to-the-suburbs-1.13712004