A judge yesterday refused to lift an order that slammed the brakes on the Big Apple's controversial pilot program for hailing yellow cabs using smartphone apps.
Appellate judge Helen Freedman issued the temporary restraining order blocking apps such as Hailo and Uber from operating under the city-run program until an appeals court panel reviews the case at a May 20 hearing.
However, e-hail app makers Hailo and Uber continue to operate in the city despite the order.
Hailo argues that the order doesn't ban e-hail apps or prevent yellow cabs operating outside of the pilot program from accepting e-hails.
Reuters
The Big Apple taxi app flap has Hailo griping about the $4.7M it spent to expand to NYC.
"We went to court to clarify whether or not we were actually enjoined by her order and it was very clearly decided that we were not," Hailo CEO Jay Bregman told The Post yesterday.
The livery cab industry, which sued to stop the pilot program run by the Taxi and Limousine Commission, disagrees. A lawyer for black car owners, Randy Mastro, said Hailo is clearly in violation of the order.
"To the extent Hailo operates illegally, it does so at its peril," Mastro told The Post. "The injunction remains in full force and effect. And the TLC should be cracking down on those violating local law and defying the court's order."
Livery cab companies, fearing competition from e-hail technology, argue that they are the only ones who have approval to accept rides arranged in advance.
Earlier yesterday, Hailo CEO Bregman asked Freedman to lift the injunction, saying it was hurting his business.
Hailo said that the London-based company has already spent $4.7 million expanding into the New York City market — $1 million of which went toward the pilot program.
"The delay and confusion associated with this protracted litigation have already strained Hailo's reputation and goodwill," Bregman told the appeals court judge.
gsloane@nypost.com
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