And in what would amount to a radical shift in the makeup of the century-old taxi industry, the city also wants to create a parallel class of cabs only allowed to make pickups outside Manhattan.
The State Legislature voted on Friday to vastly expand the reach of regulated, metered taxi service in New York City, a move that would create a class of livery cabs that can be hailed legally on the street outside the busiest parts of Manhattan.
Instead, the city is weighing a proposal to create a class of yellow cabs that would be prohibited from picking up passengers in most of Manhattan, the taxicabs' traditional territory, but would be able to do so in other parts of the city, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
The government is planning to scrap taxi licences to create a single registration system for cabs, hire cars and ride-hailing services.
He used the cab to create a physical place for his belongings and also to maintain a sense of order and structure.
In May, he filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a lawsuit brought by a taxi industry group against the administration's plan to create a new class of livery cabs.
Mr. Bloomberg has said he believes the city will prevail on the measure, and his administration was heartened last week when it won a resounding victory in a court battle with the taxi industry over the city's right to create a new class of livery cabs that can pick up street hails outside the busiest parts of Manhattan.
A State Supreme Court justice on Friday blocked the Bloomberg administration's plan to create a new class of livery cabs, a setback in the city's effort to expand street hail service beyond Manhattan.
Page A13 New York JUDGE HALTS PLAN FOR NEW LIVERY SERVICE A judge placed on hold the Bloomberg administration's plan to create a new class of livery cabs, a frustrating stumble for the city in its efforts to expand street hail service to the outer boroughs.
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