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N.Y. Governor to Regulate Uber Statewide in Lieu of NYC Struggles

On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo indicated that Uber might present another occasion for the the state to step in and organize something New York City — and its mayor — couldn't.

On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo indicated that Uber might present another occasion for the the state to step in and organize something New York City — and its mayor — couldn't.

Speaking to reporters following an event about women’s equality in Manhattan, Cuomo said that Uber, and technologies like it, necessitate a new form of regulation, one that is necessarily statewide in scope and, therefore, under his control.

"You can’t do Uber city by city," he said.

 "When you think about it, it can’t work otherwise, right?” said Cuomo. “You’re an Uber driver in New York City, you then drive to Nassau and drop off a person. It only works if you can pick up a person in Nassau. And it has to be the same terms and conditions, et cetera. So really a statewide license is appropriate.”

Cuomo's comments come at a pivotal time for Uber. The car-hail app maker has just begun an aggressive push to operate statewide in New York.

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