NYC Mayor Adams touts Uber, Lyft agreement, but drivers call it a corporate give-away [Video]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Eric Adams touted an agreement his administration reached with Uber and Lyft Wednesday, but drivers aren’t buying it.

Bhairavi Desai – the head of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and someone who Adams’ administration has stood with in the past — said the agreement on driver lockouts amounts to little more than a handout to the ride share giants while trying to curb a growing labor movement among the drivers.

“The real goal of this phony deal is to try to demobilize the thousands of drivers who’ve made it clear that they’re ready to strike. Unfortunately, the city seems more interested in a photo-op and an easy press victory than actually fighting for drivers,” Desai said in a statement published on X. “But drivers don’t need photo-ops and they aren’t afraid of taking on Uber, Lyft or City Hall. We reject this corporate give-away, and we’ll continue mobilizing until the lockouts …