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Top NYC news: Uber driver gets 3 years for kidnapping; MTA floats proposal to ban repeat offenders

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Published on June 25, 2019
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in New York City.

Uber driver gets 3 years for kidnapping sleeping passenger

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who drove for Uber in New York City has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for abducting a woman who fell asleep inside his vehicle.

Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston.

NYC Cabbies Facing Financial Ruin Force City to Mull a Rescue

New York City Council members are considering laws that would bail out hundreds of taxi drivers facing financial ruin as competition from Uber-like vehicles choke city streets and erode their income.

Read the full story on Bloomberg.

New York City’s public libraries to end film streaming through Kanopy

The libraries cited unsustainable costs in ending the service. Cinephiles took to social media with their reactions.

Read the full story on New York Times.

The candidates for New York City’s primary elections

There’s a race in the 45th Brooklyn Council District, the former seat of Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. 

Read the full story on New York Post.

MTA considering proposal to ban repeat offenders in New York City

The MTA is considering a proposal that would ban repeat offenders from New York City's transit system.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.


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