Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, had been pushing to impose a cap on the number of for-hire vehicles in the city, like those operated by Uber. The de Blasio administration argued that apps like Uber were leading to traffic congestion. Uber â?? which opened its wallet on a knockdown political campaign that spanned TV, radio, phone calls, celebrity endorsements and even a â??de Blasioâ? tab in its app â?? argued that the mayor was in the pocket of the taxi industry, and that the move to curb ride-hailing apps would kill jobs and make life inconvenient for New Yorkers.
Uberâ??s political maneuvering proved so effective that the mayor suddenly dropped his plan.
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